The story of Pretty Woman enters on the down-on-her-luck Hollywood prostitute Vivian Ward (Roberts) who is hired by a wealthy businessman, Edward Lewis (Gere), to be his escort for several business and social functions, and their developing relationship over the course of Vivian's week-long stay with him.
This February, FEINSTEIN'S/54 BELOW, Broadway's Supper Club & Private Event Destination, presents some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond.
Sofia Carson is 'Perfect' for Freeform's Upcoming Pilot PRETTY LITTLE LIARS: THE PERFECTIONISTS
The Susan Smith Blackburn Prize has announced 10 Finalists for its prestigious playwriting award, the oldest and largest prize awarded to women playwrights writing in the English language. Chosen from over 150 nominated plays, the Finalists are:
The Hollywood Pantages, a Nederlander Theatre, is proud to announce the 2018-19 Season, consisting of seven productions including a Tony®-Winning Best Musical Revival, direct-from-Broadway L.A. Premieres, and highly-anticipated returns of long-running Broadway Blockbusters.
The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County (@ArshtCenter) is proud to present the South Florida premiere of SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS (@SmallMouthPlay), the Obie Award-winning, critically-acclaimed play by Bess Wohl. Playing February 16 - March 4, 2018 in the intimate Carnival Studio Theater (Ziff Ballet Opera House), SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS continues the Center's 2017-2018 Theater Up Close Series.
Tony Award winner Steve Kazee returns for a guest spot on NBC's BLINDSPOT, this Friday, January 26, 2018 at 8:00 PM. Below, BWW brings you an exclusive first look at the appearance!
Good morning BroadwayWorld! Today's top stories: The Phantom of the Opera celebrates its 30th anniversary today, and more!
Rehearsal for the World Premiere of the Broadway-bound PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL began yesterday, Monday, January 22, 2018. See the first photo of the full company as they head into rehearsal below!
Before heading to Chicago, the cast met the press yesterday, January 24. Catch up with the full company, including Mitchell, Barks, Kazee and more!
PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL will begin performances on Broadway on Friday, July 20, 2018, at The Nederlander Theatre (208 West 41st Street), with an official opening night of Thursday, August 16, 2018.
Good morning BroadwayWorld! Today's top stories: The nominations for the 90th annual Academy Awards are announced today, and more!
Before heading to Chicago, the cast met the press this morning. Check out a photo preview from the big day below!
To celebrate this amazing milestone, we checked in by phone with Michael Crawford, from New Zealand. As many know, along with a long career creating numerous roles, the star also inspired the creation of this very web site. After I saw the production myself in 1994, my father said 'If you thought that was great, you need to hear the original...' And, the rest is BroadwayWorld history.
The Hasty Pudding Theatricals, the oldest theatrical organization in the United States, announces actor and screenwriter, PAUL RUDD, as the recipient of its 2018 Man of the Year Award.
Julia Roberts may have won the hearts of 1990's audiences playing a hooker with a heart of gold rescued by a dashing millionaire, but the creators of the upcoming Pretty Woman musical know that that is one storyline that won't fly with modern audiences.
EXIT Theatre proudly presents our first annual Burlesque Extravaganza, four unique evenings featuring some of the Bay Area's most treasured performers. Thanks to the respective successes of our previous full-length Burlesque cabaret shows Rebel Without a Bra, At the White Rabbit Burlesque, Hotel Burlesque, and Just Another Zombie Holiday Show; as well as our monthly burlesque showcase, DIVA or Die Burlesque EXIT Theatre is becoming a recognized home of Burlesque in the Bay Area. We're thrilled to share this amazing line-up of beauty, talent, and sequined hotness to shake you out of the mid-winter doldrums, and extend your Valentine's Day celebrations by a whole extra week. Our featured acts include a titillating Sing and Strip hosted by the tasty Red Velvet, Seven Deadly and Other Sins with Magnoliah Black as MC, How Lovely to be a Woman, a one-woman show featuring DeeDee Queen, and our outrageous Burlesque Improv Night with If 'N' Whendy and a bevy of buxom babes.
Peter Cetera comes to the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall with his 7-piece electric band, The Bad Daddy's today, January 5, 2018 at 8:00PM.
Vicky Featherstone, artistic director of the Royal Court, has been named number one in The Stage 100, the definitive guide to the most influential figures working in the UK theatre and performing arts industry today.
The Public Theater announced the exciting national and international line-up today for the 14th annual UNDER THE RADAR FESTIVAL, running January 4-15, 2018.
Signature Theatre is excited to announce the cast and creative team for the world premiere of 4,380 Nights by DC playwright Annalisa Dias. The production will be directed by Kathleen Akerley (Artistic Director of Longacre Lea) and will feature Ahmad Kamal (Woolly Mammoth's KISS) as Malik Essaid/El Hadj El Kaim, Michael John Casey (Shakespeare Theatre's Othello, Folger Theatre's Henry V) as Bud Abramson/Man, Rex Daugherty (Signature'sShakespeare's R&J) as Luke/Colonel Pelissier, and Lynette Rathnam (Ford Theatre's Death of a Salesman) as Woman (complete cast and creative team bios are below). 4,380 Nights will run from January 16 through February 18 in Signature Theatre's ARK Theatre. 4,380 Nights is Signature's submission to the 2018 Women's Voices Theater Festival.
'Thank you, universe! I guess I WASN'T crazy thinking I could write this book.' That was hit songwriter Shelly Peiken's first thought after hearing news thatthe audiobook of her Confessions of a Serial Songwriter had been nominated for the 2018 GRAMMY Award for Best Spoken Word Album.
Good morning BroadwayWorld! Today's top stories: PRETTY WOMAN tickets go onsale today and more!
Tickets for Pretty Woman: THE MUSICAL on Broadway and for the Chicago world premiere go on sale to the general public today, December 15, 2017.
Producer Paula Wagner announces Pretty Woman: THE MUSICAL has found its full company!
University of Tennessee alumnus, Rusty Mowery, will be awarded the CBT Artistic Achievement Award at the Clarence Brown Theatre's annual Gala to be held Friday, May 18, 2018 at The Mill & Mine, 227 W. Depot Avenue in Knoxville, TN.
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