Singer-songwriter Bryan Adams has clarified once and for all that, yes, the meaning of his classic song ‘Summer of ’69’ is entirely sexual. Setting the record straight, the rocker confirmed that he wanted to deliver something X-rated with his 1984 head-bopping anthem.
Bryan sounds surprised that some fans still haven’t clocked onto the naughtier undertones of the track, reports Mirror.co.uk.
“Well, I was going to call the song ‘Best Days of My Life’ but mentioning ‘69’ felt a bit more provocative. Isn’t this talk a bit sexy for breakfast time?” he quipped, before adding that, at the age 64, he has hit his prime: “Oh, the best days are now, always now. When I wrote that song, I was trying hard to imagine or fantasise what life would hold, but I’m there now and, you know, it’s great”.
Back in 2008, the chart-topper shared that his intentions behind...
Bryan sounds surprised that some fans still haven’t clocked onto the naughtier undertones of the track, reports Mirror.co.uk.
“Well, I was going to call the song ‘Best Days of My Life’ but mentioning ‘69’ felt a bit more provocative. Isn’t this talk a bit sexy for breakfast time?” he quipped, before adding that, at the age 64, he has hit his prime: “Oh, the best days are now, always now. When I wrote that song, I was trying hard to imagine or fantasise what life would hold, but I’m there now and, you know, it’s great”.
Back in 2008, the chart-topper shared that his intentions behind...
- 12/12/2023
- by Agency News Desk
Singer-songwriter Bryan Adams has clarified once and for all that, yes, the meaning of his classic song ‘Summer of ’69’ is entirely sexual. Setting the record straight, the rocker confirmed that he wanted to deliver something X-rated with his 1984 head-bopping anthem.
Bryan sounds surprised that some fans still haven’t clocked onto the naughtier undertones of the track, reports Mirror.co.uk.
“Well, I was going to call the song ‘Best Days of My Life’ but mentioning ‘69’ felt a bit more provocative. Isn’t this talk a bit sexy for breakfast time?” he quipped, before adding that, at the age 64, he has hit his prime: “Oh, the best days are now, always now. When I wrote that song, I was trying hard to imagine or fantasise what life would hold, but I’m there now and, you know, it’s great”.
Back in 2008, the chart-topper shared that his intentions behind...
Bryan sounds surprised that some fans still haven’t clocked onto the naughtier undertones of the track, reports Mirror.co.uk.
“Well, I was going to call the song ‘Best Days of My Life’ but mentioning ‘69’ felt a bit more provocative. Isn’t this talk a bit sexy for breakfast time?” he quipped, before adding that, at the age 64, he has hit his prime: “Oh, the best days are now, always now. When I wrote that song, I was trying hard to imagine or fantasise what life would hold, but I’m there now and, you know, it’s great”.
Back in 2008, the chart-topper shared that his intentions behind...
- 12/12/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Three of Canada’s most talented tunesmiths will be joining the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame in a special event on Saturday, Sept. 24.
As Canadian Press reports, Alanis Morissette, Bryan Adams and David Foster will be officially inducted into the organization during a special ceremony taking place at Toronto’s Massey Hall.
Also being inducted into the Hall of Fame will be Jim Vallance — Adams’ frequent collaborator, who’s also written songs for the likes of Anne Murray and Joan Jett — and Daniel Lavoie, who’s written hits for Celine Dion and Roch Voisine.
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The star-studded ceremony will feature a who’s who of Canadian music artists honouring the inductees in song, with Alessia Cara, Jessie Reyez and Serena Ryder singing Morissette’s hits, while Adams’ songs will be performed by Corey Hart and...
As Canadian Press reports, Alanis Morissette, Bryan Adams and David Foster will be officially inducted into the organization during a special ceremony taking place at Toronto’s Massey Hall.
Also being inducted into the Hall of Fame will be Jim Vallance — Adams’ frequent collaborator, who’s also written songs for the likes of Anne Murray and Joan Jett — and Daniel Lavoie, who’s written hits for Celine Dion and Roch Voisine.
Read More: Olivia Rodrigo To Reunite With Alanis Morissette At Canadian Songwriters Hall Of Fame Gala
The star-studded ceremony will feature a who’s who of Canadian music artists honouring the inductees in song, with Alessia Cara, Jessie Reyez and Serena Ryder singing Morissette’s hits, while Adams’ songs will be performed by Corey Hart and...
- 9/24/2022
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
It’s no secret that Olivia Rodrigo and Alanis Morissette are big fans of each other’s music, with Rodrigo having the chance to pay tribute to the “You Oughta Know” singer at the upcoming Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame (Cshf) Gala.
In an announcement, the Cshf unveiled its final round of presenters and performers for the upcoming gala, scheduled to be held on Sept. 24 at Toronto’s Massey Hall.
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According to the announcement, Rodrigo will induct Morissette into the Hall of Fame. As part of the tribute, Alessia Cara will perform. Morissette will join this year’s others inductees: Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance, David Foster, and Daniel Lavoie (Murray McLauchlan celebrated his induction during the 2022 Mariposa Folk Festival last month).
This will mark the first time that Rodrigo and Morissette...
In an announcement, the Cshf unveiled its final round of presenters and performers for the upcoming gala, scheduled to be held on Sept. 24 at Toronto’s Massey Hall.
Read More: Alanis Morissette On Sending Olivia Rodrigo A ‘Road Survival Kit’: ‘I Really Should Get On That’
According to the announcement, Rodrigo will induct Morissette into the Hall of Fame. As part of the tribute, Alessia Cara will perform. Morissette will join this year’s others inductees: Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance, David Foster, and Daniel Lavoie (Murray McLauchlan celebrated his induction during the 2022 Mariposa Folk Festival last month).
This will mark the first time that Rodrigo and Morissette...
- 8/15/2022
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
Thirty years ago this month, Aerosmith’s “Janie’s Got a Gun” peaked on the Hot 100, reaching Number Four — just below Paula Abdul’s “Opposites Attract,” Seduction’s “Two to Make It Right” and Rod Stewart’s “Downtown Train.” It was an uncharacteristically dark single for the band, with themes of incest, child abuse, and revenge murder.
This was a period where the band worked a lot with outside songwriters like Desmond Child and Jim Vallance, but Steven Tyler and bassist Tom Hamilton wrote the song on their own. Steven...
This was a period where the band worked a lot with outside songwriters like Desmond Child and Jim Vallance, but Steven Tyler and bassist Tom Hamilton wrote the song on their own. Steven...
- 2/13/2020
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Pretty Woman: The Musical will end its Broadway run on August 18, when the show will have played 27 preview and 421 regular performances at the Nederlander Theatre since its debut last August.
Producers revealed the news Wednesday, saying the musical will begin performances in Hamburg, Germany in late September. A U.S. national tour will kick off in October 2020.
The musical, which was shut out of Tony nominations this year, was the highest-grossing and longest-running new musical of the 2018-2019 Broadway season. It has broken the Nederlander’s eight-performance weekly box office record four times during its run.
Based on the 1990 blockbuster movie starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere, Pretty Woman: The Musical opened on August 13, 2018 with Samantha Barks and Andy Karl in the lead roles. It features original music and lyrics by Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance, a book by the late Garry Marshall and the film’s writer J.F. Lawton,...
Producers revealed the news Wednesday, saying the musical will begin performances in Hamburg, Germany in late September. A U.S. national tour will kick off in October 2020.
The musical, which was shut out of Tony nominations this year, was the highest-grossing and longest-running new musical of the 2018-2019 Broadway season. It has broken the Nederlander’s eight-performance weekly box office record four times during its run.
Based on the 1990 blockbuster movie starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere, Pretty Woman: The Musical opened on August 13, 2018 with Samantha Barks and Andy Karl in the lead roles. It features original music and lyrics by Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance, a book by the late Garry Marshall and the film’s writer J.F. Lawton,...
- 7/4/2019
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Pretty Woman: The Musical will launch a North American tour next year, kicking off at the Providence Performing Arts Center, Rhode Island, in October 2020.
Other dates, cities and casting will be announced at a later date. The musical, based on the 1990 movie starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere, opened on Broadway August 16, 2018.
With original music and lyrics by Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance, book by the late Garry Marshall and the film’s screenwriter J.F. Lawton, and direction and choreography by Jerry Mitchell, Pretty Woman broke the Nederlander Theatre’s eight-performance weekly box office record four times. In recent weeks, the show has been grossing generally, more or less, in the $700,000-$800,000 range, of a potential $1.4M.
“Thirty years ago, Garry Marshall’s film Pretty Woman redefined a genre,” said producer Paula Wagner, “and now audiences across America will experience all the romance, comedy and passion in this unforgettable and imaginative new musical.
Other dates, cities and casting will be announced at a later date. The musical, based on the 1990 movie starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere, opened on Broadway August 16, 2018.
With original music and lyrics by Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance, book by the late Garry Marshall and the film’s screenwriter J.F. Lawton, and direction and choreography by Jerry Mitchell, Pretty Woman broke the Nederlander Theatre’s eight-performance weekly box office record four times. In recent weeks, the show has been grossing generally, more or less, in the $700,000-$800,000 range, of a potential $1.4M.
“Thirty years ago, Garry Marshall’s film Pretty Woman redefined a genre,” said producer Paula Wagner, “and now audiences across America will experience all the romance, comedy and passion in this unforgettable and imaginative new musical.
- 5/8/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
A special 2-lp red vinyl edition of Pretty Woman The Musical Original Broadway Cast Recording from Atlantic Records, produced by Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance, will be available for purchase through select retailers, including the official Atlantic Records store and at the Nederlander Theatre, beginning Friday, January 18, 2019. Pretty Woman The Musical Original Broadway Cast Recording is also available on all Dsp's and on CD wherever music is sold.
- 1/18/2019
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Tony Award-nominee Adam Pascal is set to star in Pretty Woman: The Musical for one week. The original Roger from the landmark musical Rent will step into the role of Edward Lewis from Jan. 15-20.
“Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance have written a premiere romantic rock score for Pretty Woman: The Musical and we are ecstatic to have one of Broadway’s foremost rockers, Adam Pascal, step in for Andy Karl during his vacation,” said producer Paula Wagner.
“I always love a reason to come back to Broadway,” said Pascal, “so singing this score opposite Samantha Barks, in this sexy, romantic musical for eight performances was a no-brainer.”
Based on the classic Garry Marshall movie starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere, Pretty Woman: The Musical has played to sold-out audiences at Broadway’s Nederlander Theatre and has shattered the box office records since opening July 20. Grammy Award winner Bryan Adams...
“Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance have written a premiere romantic rock score for Pretty Woman: The Musical and we are ecstatic to have one of Broadway’s foremost rockers, Adam Pascal, step in for Andy Karl during his vacation,” said producer Paula Wagner.
“I always love a reason to come back to Broadway,” said Pascal, “so singing this score opposite Samantha Barks, in this sexy, romantic musical for eight performances was a no-brainer.”
Based on the classic Garry Marshall movie starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere, Pretty Woman: The Musical has played to sold-out audiences at Broadway’s Nederlander Theatre and has shattered the box office records since opening July 20. Grammy Award winner Bryan Adams...
- 12/18/2018
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
The magical fairytale production of Pretty Woman: The Musical is about to go international. Producer Paula Wagner announced that the musical will have its first international production in Germany with performances starting September 23, 2019 at Hamburg’s Stage Theater.
“Garry Marshall dreamed of bringing his beloved film Pretty Woman to Broadway as a musical. His dream has come true…and then some…as we move forward launching the second production of this romantic, new musical in Germany,” said Wagner. “Pretty Woman was an International blockbuster film. Widely embraced in Germany, Pretty Woman has had an extremely strong connection resonating with audiences from Hamburg to Berlin to Munich.”
Pretty Woman: The Musical originally opened on Broadway on August 16 at Broadway’s Nederlander Theatre to sold-out audiences. Pretty Woman has original music and lyrics by Grammy Award winner Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance with a book by Garry Marshall and the film’s screenwriter J.F. Lawton,...
“Garry Marshall dreamed of bringing his beloved film Pretty Woman to Broadway as a musical. His dream has come true…and then some…as we move forward launching the second production of this romantic, new musical in Germany,” said Wagner. “Pretty Woman was an International blockbuster film. Widely embraced in Germany, Pretty Woman has had an extremely strong connection resonating with audiences from Hamburg to Berlin to Munich.”
Pretty Woman: The Musical originally opened on Broadway on August 16 at Broadway’s Nederlander Theatre to sold-out audiences. Pretty Woman has original music and lyrics by Grammy Award winner Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance with a book by Garry Marshall and the film’s screenwriter J.F. Lawton,...
- 12/13/2018
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Prostitutes, once a staple of the Broadway musical, have been keeping a low profile in recent years. The old fantasy of sleeping with guys and making good money yielded long ago to real horror stories of exploitation, sexism, drug addiction and human trafficking. None of which has stopped Garry Marshall and J. F. Lawton from turning their hit 1990 movie “Pretty Woman” into a Broadway musical, which opened Thursday at the Nederlander Theatre.
Marshall directed the movie and Lawton wrote the screenplay, and they’re credited this time around as writers of the book, which means “Pretty Woman” the musical is a too-faithful adaptation of the original.
They have made one small but important update. The heroine’s seamy occupation is acknowledged at the get-go by turning her first song into a heartfelt lament, “Anywhere but Here,” effectively delivered in country style by a strong-voiced Samantha Barks.
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Marshall directed the movie and Lawton wrote the screenplay, and they’re credited this time around as writers of the book, which means “Pretty Woman” the musical is a too-faithful adaptation of the original.
They have made one small but important update. The heroine’s seamy occupation is acknowledged at the get-go by turning her first song into a heartfelt lament, “Anywhere but Here,” effectively delivered in country style by a strong-voiced Samantha Barks.
Also Read: 'Gettin' the...
- 8/17/2018
- by Robert Hofler
- The Wrap
I might not be the target audience for Pretty Woman – The Musical, seeing as how I was never a fan of Pretty Woman – The Movie. Just never thought it was cute, funny or charming when Richard Gere, in that 1990 star-making movie, jokingly snapped shut that proffered jewelry box, drawing the startled, wide-mouthed guffaw that transformed Julia Roberts into Julia Roberts.
And that was 10 years before the Millennium, well before the Laugh became schtick, and well well before #MeToo and Time’s Up did in – to anyone who was listening – the romanticization of sexual commodification in Hollywood.
Follow-your-dream American Idol platitudes and ’90s nostalgia don’t come close to explaining how or why Pretty Woman made its Cinderella trip from rom-com guilty pleasure to cloying, regressive Broadway musical. Bland Mor songs, costumes mistaking gaudy for glitzy and a sugary lead performance add up to one very smudged, very ill-fitting glass slipper.
And that was 10 years before the Millennium, well before the Laugh became schtick, and well well before #MeToo and Time’s Up did in – to anyone who was listening – the romanticization of sexual commodification in Hollywood.
Follow-your-dream American Idol platitudes and ’90s nostalgia don’t come close to explaining how or why Pretty Woman made its Cinderella trip from rom-com guilty pleasure to cloying, regressive Broadway musical. Bland Mor songs, costumes mistaking gaudy for glitzy and a sugary lead performance add up to one very smudged, very ill-fitting glass slipper.
- 8/17/2018
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
When the 1990 movie comedy “Pretty Woman” catapulted Julia Roberts to stardom, it was widely reported that Disney and late director Garry Marshall had tweaked J.F. Lawton’s downbeat prostitute/john tale “Three Thousand” into a sumptuous rom-com, to the profit of all concerned. Its newest incarnation sanitizes the tale completely. With anything mature or sensual systematically removed, “Pretty Woman: The Musical” goes all-in on fantasy, casting two sizzling talents, Samantha Barks and Andy Karl, as bland, pretty people singing pretty Bryan Adams-Jim Vallance tunes with nothing much at stake. Stubbornly inconsequential, it’s a morally uplifting fairy tale of which everyone, young and old alike, can be skeptical.
The Lawton-Marshall libretto fundamentally sticks to the screenplay line by line, joke by joke. Multimillionaire corporate raider Edward Lewis (Karl) hops in a brand-new 1989 Lotus Esprit and, in an impulse maybe only Hugh Grant could explain, whisks streetwalker Vivian Ward (Barks) from Hollywood Blvd.
The Lawton-Marshall libretto fundamentally sticks to the screenplay line by line, joke by joke. Multimillionaire corporate raider Edward Lewis (Karl) hops in a brand-new 1989 Lotus Esprit and, in an impulse maybe only Hugh Grant could explain, whisks streetwalker Vivian Ward (Barks) from Hollywood Blvd.
- 8/17/2018
- by Bob Verini
- Variety Film + TV
Much to fans’ delight, Pretty Woman: The Musical stays true to the 1990 original movie!
The rags-to-riches story of Vivian Ward falling in love with wealthy businessman Edward Lewis hits the Big Apple in August with Samantha Barks stepping into the vinyl boots of Oscar-winning actress Julia Roberts while Andy Karl suits up to play the wealthy businessman previously portrayed by Richard Gere.
People has an exclusive look of just how similar the upcoming production is to the Garry Marshall-directed rom-com — and these three juxtaposed fan-favorite scenes will stop you from saying, “Big mistake. Big. Huge.”
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The rags-to-riches story of Vivian Ward falling in love with wealthy businessman Edward Lewis hits the Big Apple in August with Samantha Barks stepping into the vinyl boots of Oscar-winning actress Julia Roberts while Andy Karl suits up to play the wealthy businessman previously portrayed by Richard Gere.
People has an exclusive look of just how similar the upcoming production is to the Garry Marshall-directed rom-com — and these three juxtaposed fan-favorite scenes will stop you from saying, “Big mistake. Big. Huge.”
Meet Cute
Bark transforms...
- 8/8/2018
- by Karen Mizoguchi
- PEOPLE.com
Broadway’s Pretty Woman: The Musical showed other summer newcomers how it’s done. Though it performed only two previews during the season’s Week 8, the show with the big title recognition grossed $328,854, 96% of its potential, with admission of 2,336 at 100% of capacity. Average ticket price was a solid $141.
Based on the 1990 Julia Roberts & Richard Gere movie and staged at the Nederlander Theater, the musical features direction and choreography by Jerry Mitchell (Kinky Boots), an original score by Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance, and a book by the movie’s director Garry Marshall and screenwriter J.F. Lawton. In the Roberts & Gere roles are Samantha Barks and Andy Karl.
In all, the 32 Broadway shows took in $36,855,921, about 87% of potential and a negligible 2% slip from last week. Total attendance of 281,446, about 93% of capacity, was even with Week 7.
Pretty Woman far out-dazzled other recent Broadway arrivals. Head Over Heels, the Arcadian mash-up of mock-...
Based on the 1990 Julia Roberts & Richard Gere movie and staged at the Nederlander Theater, the musical features direction and choreography by Jerry Mitchell (Kinky Boots), an original score by Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance, and a book by the movie’s director Garry Marshall and screenwriter J.F. Lawton. In the Roberts & Gere roles are Samantha Barks and Andy Karl.
In all, the 32 Broadway shows took in $36,855,921, about 87% of potential and a negligible 2% slip from last week. Total attendance of 281,446, about 93% of capacity, was even with Week 7.
Pretty Woman far out-dazzled other recent Broadway arrivals. Head Over Heels, the Arcadian mash-up of mock-...
- 7/23/2018
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Pretty Woman The Musical, with original music and lyrics by Grammy Award winner Bryan Adams and his longtime songwriting partner Jim Vallance, a book by Garry Marshall and the film's screenwriter J.F. Lawton, and direction and choreography by two-time Tony Award winner Jerry Mitchell, begins performances at Broadway's Nederlander Theatre 208 West 41st Street on Friday, July 20, 2018. Starring Samantha Barks and three-time Tony Award nominee and Laurence Olivier Award winner Andy Karl, Pretty Woman The Musical will open Thursday, August 16, 2018.
- 7/20/2018
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Pretty Woman The Musical, with original music and lyrics by Grammy Award winner Bryan Adams and his longtime songwriting partner Jim Vallance, a book by Garry Marshall and the film's screenwriter J.F. Lawton, and direction and choreography by two-time Tony Award winner Jerry Mitchell, begins performances at Broadway's Nederlander Theatre 208 West 41st Street on Friday, July 20, 2018. Starring Samantha Barks and three-time Tony Award nominee and Laurence Olivier Award winner Andy Karl, Pretty Woman The Musical will open Thursday, August 16, 2018.
- 7/20/2018
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Three-time Tony Award nominee Andy Karl, last seen on Broadway in Groundhog Day, has been cast as the male lead in the upcoming Pretty Woman: The Musical. He’ll play Edward Lewis (Richard Gere in the 1990 movie) opposite Samantha Barks’ Vivian (the role that made a superstar of Julia Roberts).
Karl, who won an Olivier Award for the London production of Groundhog Day and also starred in Broadway’s Saturday Night Fever, replaces Steve Kazee, who left the Pretty Woman production for family reasons, according to producers.
The new musical, which begins performances July 20 at the Nederlander Theatre, also stars Karl’s real-life wife Orfeh, a Tony nominee for Legally Blonde. Karl had seen the show in pre-Broadway workshops and the Chicago run.
“I always figured I’d be playing the part of ‘audience member’ for Pretty Woman,” Karl said. “When Paula Wagner and my longtime friend, Jerry Mitchell, asked...
Karl, who won an Olivier Award for the London production of Groundhog Day and also starred in Broadway’s Saturday Night Fever, replaces Steve Kazee, who left the Pretty Woman production for family reasons, according to producers.
The new musical, which begins performances July 20 at the Nederlander Theatre, also stars Karl’s real-life wife Orfeh, a Tony nominee for Legally Blonde. Karl had seen the show in pre-Broadway workshops and the Chicago run.
“I always figured I’d be playing the part of ‘audience member’ for Pretty Woman,” Karl said. “When Paula Wagner and my longtime friend, Jerry Mitchell, asked...
- 5/23/2018
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
The box office for Pretty Woman The Musical will open Tuesday, May 22, 2018, at 10am Est. Pretty Woman The Musical has original music and lyrics by Grammy Award winner Bryan Adams and his longtime songwriting partner Jim Vallance, a book by Garry Marshall and the film's screenwriter J.F. Lawton, direction and choreography by two-time Tony Award winner Jerry Mitchell, and begins Broadway performances Friday, July 20, 2018, at the Nederlander Theatre 208 West 41st Street, with an official opening night of Thursday, August 16, 2018.
- 5/21/2018
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
The moment Samantha Barks smiles and sings near the beginning of this musical adaptation of the film “Pretty Woman,” we know things are going to be Ok. The sense that this show — not exactly a match with the #MeToo era — has missed its cultural moment never completely disappears but it does dissipate, becoming at least semi-irrelevant when confronted with Barks’ big personality and even bigger voice. She proves highly capable of sweeping us up, if not completely away, into this faithfully scripted (by the movie’s late director Garry Marshall and original screenwriter J.F. Lawton), blandly scored (by Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance), capably but not imaginatively directed (by Jerry Mitchell) version of the 1990 mega hit that launched Julia Roberts into stratospheric superstardom.
Barks (Eponine in the film version of “Les Miserables”) plays Vivian Ward, the Hollywood Boulevard prostitute who melts the frozen heart of corporate raider Edward Lewis, played in the movie,...
Barks (Eponine in the film version of “Les Miserables”) plays Vivian Ward, the Hollywood Boulevard prostitute who melts the frozen heart of corporate raider Edward Lewis, played in the movie,...
- 3/29/2018
- by Steven Oxman
- Variety Film + TV
Pretty Woman is getting a Broadway makeover!
People has an exclusive first look at Samantha Barks and Steve Kazee, who will star as prostitute Vivian and businessman Edward in the stage adaption of the classic rom-com.
On March 13, the Broadway-bound Pretty Woman: The Musical begins its five-week limited engagement at the Oriental Theatre in Chicago before opening in New York this summer. (Preview performances begin July 20 at the Nederlander Theatre, before the Aug. 16 opening night.)
“This image of Vivian and Edward on the steps of The Metropolitan Opera was always in my head and heart as the perfect night. It...
People has an exclusive first look at Samantha Barks and Steve Kazee, who will star as prostitute Vivian and businessman Edward in the stage adaption of the classic rom-com.
On March 13, the Broadway-bound Pretty Woman: The Musical begins its five-week limited engagement at the Oriental Theatre in Chicago before opening in New York this summer. (Preview performances begin July 20 at the Nederlander Theatre, before the Aug. 16 opening night.)
“This image of Vivian and Edward on the steps of The Metropolitan Opera was always in my head and heart as the perfect night. It...
- 2/21/2018
- by Jeff Nelson
- PEOPLE.com
Pretty Woman is getting a Broadway makeover!
People has an exclusive first look at Samantha Barks and Steve Kazee, who will star as prostitute Vivian and businessman Edward in the stage adaption of the classic rom-com.
On March 13, the Broadway-bound Pretty Woman: The Musical begins its five-week limited engagement at the Oriental Theatre in Chicago before opening in New York this summer. (Preview performances begin July 20 at the Nederlander Theatre, before the Aug. 16 opening night.)
“This image of Vivian and Edward on the steps of The Metropolitan Opera was always in my head and heart as the perfect night. It...
People has an exclusive first look at Samantha Barks and Steve Kazee, who will star as prostitute Vivian and businessman Edward in the stage adaption of the classic rom-com.
On March 13, the Broadway-bound Pretty Woman: The Musical begins its five-week limited engagement at the Oriental Theatre in Chicago before opening in New York this summer. (Preview performances begin July 20 at the Nederlander Theatre, before the Aug. 16 opening night.)
“This image of Vivian and Edward on the steps of The Metropolitan Opera was always in my head and heart as the perfect night. It...
- 2/21/2018
- by Jeff Nelson
- PEOPLE.com
Pretty Woman is headed to Broadway -- and the cast and crew promise the musical adaptation will feature everything that fans love about the iconic 1990 romantic comedy starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere.
“I don't want to give away too much, but I think all the standards are there. I watched the film the other night for just a reference point and I was like, we got that; we got that. There are those moments that you have to have,” Steven Kazee teases to Et at Garry Marshall Theatre's First Annual Founders Gala. “What we're trying to do is tell the story in the same way to a new audience. We just want to try to be as true to the story as possible.”
The movie-turned-musical about a prostitute and a wealthy businessman who fall in love with each other is set to open on Broadway in the fall of 2018 following a five-week engagement at the Oriental...
“I don't want to give away too much, but I think all the standards are there. I watched the film the other night for just a reference point and I was like, we got that; we got that. There are those moments that you have to have,” Steven Kazee teases to Et at Garry Marshall Theatre's First Annual Founders Gala. “What we're trying to do is tell the story in the same way to a new audience. We just want to try to be as true to the story as possible.”
The movie-turned-musical about a prostitute and a wealthy businessman who fall in love with each other is set to open on Broadway in the fall of 2018 following a five-week engagement at the Oriental...
- 11/16/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Greenlit means a project is officially a go, so all you have to do is follow these leads to stay up to date. You never know where you’ll find an opportunity to land an audition! “Pretty Woman” is the latest movie-to-musical adaptation coming to Broadway, and the production has found its leads. Tony-winner Stave Kazee will play the stage version of Richard Gere’s Edward, a single, rich businessman in need of a weeklong companion. The companion, Vivian, for whom he develops feelings, will be played by Samantha Barks, best known for her portrayal of Eponine in the 2012 “Les Misérables” film. The show will come to the Great White Way in the fall of 2018 following a five-week preview in Chicago at the Oriental Theater beginning March 13, 2018. The team behind the Garry Marshall movie adaptation includes Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance creating original music and lyrics, book by Marshall and J.F. Lawton,...
- 9/28/2017
- backstage.com
Musician Bryan Adams has begun work on a Pretty Woman Broadway musical. Bryan Adams Co-creates Score For Pretty Woman Musical He and writing partner Jim Vallance are already writing songs and an original score for the production, using the book by the late Gerry Marshall and film screenplay by J.F. Lawton as their basis. The show will feature Les Mis film […]
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- 9/27/2017
- by Hillary Luehring-Jones
- Uinterview
A musical adaptation of the film Pretty Woman is set to debut on Broadway in the fall of 2018.
Samantha Barks will make her Broadway debut in the role of Vivian, originally helmed by Julia Roberts, while Steve Kazee will play Edward Lewis, the character first portrayed on screen by Richard Gere. The score for Pretty Woman will be written by rocker Bryan Adams in conjunction with Jim Vallance.
In a statement, producer Paula Wagner promised that the musical adaptation would honor its beloved, $463-million-grossing source material. "Pretty Woman: The Musical will have the heart,...
Samantha Barks will make her Broadway debut in the role of Vivian, originally helmed by Julia Roberts, while Steve Kazee will play Edward Lewis, the character first portrayed on screen by Richard Gere. The score for Pretty Woman will be written by rocker Bryan Adams in conjunction with Jim Vallance.
In a statement, producer Paula Wagner promised that the musical adaptation would honor its beloved, $463-million-grossing source material. "Pretty Woman: The Musical will have the heart,...
- 9/26/2017
- Rollingstone.com
With music and lyrics by Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance
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- 9/26/2017
- by CS
- Comingsoon.net
Samantha Barks, who played Eponine in the 2012 big-screen musical “Les Misérables,” will star opposite “Shameless” actor Steve Kazee in the Broadway-bound musical version of “Pretty Woman.” The new production, with a score by Grammy winner Bryan Adams and his longtime songwriting partner Jim Vallance, will premiere at Chicago’s Oriental Theatre on March 13, 2018, in advance of an expected Broadway opening in fall 2018. Two-time Tony winner Jerry Mitchell will direct the new musical, which boasts a book by the late director Garry Marshall and the 1990 film’s screenwriter J.F. Lawton. Also Read: 'Pretty Woman' Cast Reunion Reveals Film's Dark Original.
- 9/26/2017
- by Thom Geier
- The Wrap
He helped bring both Legally Blonde and Kinky Boots to the stage. And now director and choreographer Jerry Mitchell is setting his sites on one of the most beloved romantic comedies of all time: Pretty Woman.
The 1990 Garry Marshall rom-com, which starred Julia Roberts and Richard Gere as a prostitute and the man who hires and falls in love with her (respectively), will jump from the big screen to Broadway — opening as a musical in the fall of 2018 in a Nederlander Theater to be announced.
When it does it’ll come with an original score from “(Everything I Do) I...
The 1990 Garry Marshall rom-com, which starred Julia Roberts and Richard Gere as a prostitute and the man who hires and falls in love with her (respectively), will jump from the big screen to Broadway — opening as a musical in the fall of 2018 in a Nederlander Theater to be announced.
When it does it’ll come with an original score from “(Everything I Do) I...
- 9/26/2017
- by Dave Quinn
- PEOPLE.com
Telsey + Co. is casting the upcoming developmental lab for the highly anticipated stage adaptation of “Pretty Woman,” and will hold an Equity Chorus Call in New York City. The musical, which will feature direction and choreography by Tony Award winner Jerry Mitchell (“Kinky Boots”), seeks female performers ages 20–40s to fill out its ensemble. The team is casting actors of all ethnicities, who are able to single versatile styles. The call will be held at 10 a.m. on June 15 at Ripley-Grier Studios (520 8th Ave.). Auditioners should have 16 bars prepared of a pop/rock song which demonstrates range—no musical theater selections. Sheet music of your chosen song should be provided for the accompanist, as well as a copy of your photo-résumé, stapled together. The lab itself will run Sept. 11–Oct. 6. Pay will be $1,000/week. The fully-staged musical is aiming for the 2018–19 season to bow on Broadway. In addition to Mitchell,...
- 6/1/2017
- backstage.com
New album 'Tracks of My Years' is out Sept. 30.
Bryan Adams is getting back to his roots.
For his first studio album since 2008's Eleven, the Grammy winner is releasing Tracks of My Years on September 30. The album does feature one original song ("She Knows Me," co-written by Adams and longtime collaborator Jim Vallance), but it's otherwise completely composed of time-honored classics from the '50s, '60s and '70s. Among the tracks featured on the album's deluxe version is a cover of Jimmy Cliff's 1969 song "Many Rivers to Cross."
Pics: Peek Inside Bryan Adams' Book of Celeb Portraits
See Adams perform the track in ETonline's exclusive video below.
"Making the selection of the songs for the album took a long time" said Adams. "We recorded all kinds of songs until the songs sort of presented themselves, or sounded different enough from the originals. We did about three months of recording, spread out over...
Bryan Adams is getting back to his roots.
For his first studio album since 2008's Eleven, the Grammy winner is releasing Tracks of My Years on September 30. The album does feature one original song ("She Knows Me," co-written by Adams and longtime collaborator Jim Vallance), but it's otherwise completely composed of time-honored classics from the '50s, '60s and '70s. Among the tracks featured on the album's deluxe version is a cover of Jimmy Cliff's 1969 song "Many Rivers to Cross."
Pics: Peek Inside Bryan Adams' Book of Celeb Portraits
See Adams perform the track in ETonline's exclusive video below.
"Making the selection of the songs for the album took a long time" said Adams. "We recorded all kinds of songs until the songs sort of presented themselves, or sounded different enough from the originals. We did about three months of recording, spread out over...
- 9/30/2014
- Entertainment Tonight
Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return
Written by Adam Balsam and Randi Barnes
Directed by Will Finn and Daniel St. Pierre
USA, 2014
Roughly a minute after the opening credits of Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return end, the Lion (no longer Cowardly) not-so-playfully threatens to give the Tin Man an “oil change.” Although this is but the first of many groaners to come, it at least establishes an accurate, if unentertaining, tone to the picture. There might be a nugget of an interesting story in this adaptation if the computer animation wasn’t so cheap-looking and flat, or if the character development in the script felt earned or logical, but Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return is a mostly poor excuse for a start to the summer movie season in terms of family-friendly fare.
Lea Michele voices Dorothy Gale, who wakes up the morning after her initial adventures in Oz...
Written by Adam Balsam and Randi Barnes
Directed by Will Finn and Daniel St. Pierre
USA, 2014
Roughly a minute after the opening credits of Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return end, the Lion (no longer Cowardly) not-so-playfully threatens to give the Tin Man an “oil change.” Although this is but the first of many groaners to come, it at least establishes an accurate, if unentertaining, tone to the picture. There might be a nugget of an interesting story in this adaptation if the computer animation wasn’t so cheap-looking and flat, or if the character development in the script felt earned or logical, but Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return is a mostly poor excuse for a start to the summer movie season in terms of family-friendly fare.
Lea Michele voices Dorothy Gale, who wakes up the morning after her initial adventures in Oz...
- 5/9/2014
- by Josh Spiegel
- SoundOnSight
Upcoming film Dorothy Of Oz will feature music by Oscar-nominee and 15-time Grammy winner, Bryan Adams, writing original songs for the feature with his writing partner, Jim Vallance. Along with Grammy-Award winning songwriter Tift Merritt and Emmy-winner Jim Dooley. Lyricist Mike Himelstein. Music supervisor is Vicki Hiatt Ali, Hannibal, Madagascar, Open Season. Check out a just-released promo for the film below...
- 3/16/2012
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
Deborah Lurie has signed on to score the upcoming animated 3D musical Dorothy of Oz. The movie’s story is an update on The Wizard of Oz and centers on Dorothy Gale who is returning to a tornado-devastated Kansas and then being transported back to Oz to help her friend. The movie’s voice cast includes Lea Michele, Jim Belushi, Dan Akroyd, Kelsey Grammer, Oliver Platt, Martin Short, Megan Hilty and Hugh Dancy. Dorothy of Oz is directed by Dan St. Pierre (Everyone’s Hero). While Lurie is writing the score, the film’s songs are written by Bryan Adams, Tift Merritt and Jim Vallance. Jim Dooley is providing additional songs and lyrics. The film is set for a spring 2012 release. To find out more about Dorothy of Oz, visit the official movie webpage.
Lurie will also be participating in a panel for the movie this weekend at Comi-Con alongside...
Lurie will also be participating in a panel for the movie this weekend at Comi-Con alongside...
- 7/20/2011
- by filmmusicreporter
- Film Music Reporter
After this year’s return to Wonderland, another mythical kingdom is scheduled to be revisited in 2012.
An animated sequel to The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy of Oz will follow Glee’s Lea Michele, who will voice the titular Ms. Gale, as she sets off from a post-tornado Kansas with dog Toto once again in tow.
The film will also feature the voice-talents of Dan Ackroyd, Kelsey Grammer and Jim Belushi as returning characters Scarecrow, Tin Man, and the Lion respectively (you can see character art here), and introduce a series of new characters, among them: Marshall Mallow (Hugh Dancy), Tugg (Patrick Stewart), China Princess (Megan Hilty) and villain The Jester (Martin Short). The plot goes as follows
There is trouble in Oz and Dorothy is needed! With Glinda’s help, she and Toto return to Oz. Joined by her old friends the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, the Lion as well as exciting new characters,...
An animated sequel to The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy of Oz will follow Glee’s Lea Michele, who will voice the titular Ms. Gale, as she sets off from a post-tornado Kansas with dog Toto once again in tow.
The film will also feature the voice-talents of Dan Ackroyd, Kelsey Grammer and Jim Belushi as returning characters Scarecrow, Tin Man, and the Lion respectively (you can see character art here), and introduce a series of new characters, among them: Marshall Mallow (Hugh Dancy), Tugg (Patrick Stewart), China Princess (Megan Hilty) and villain The Jester (Martin Short). The plot goes as follows
There is trouble in Oz and Dorothy is needed! With Glinda’s help, she and Toto return to Oz. Joined by her old friends the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, the Lion as well as exciting new characters,...
- 8/18/2010
- by Steven Neish
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Coming from Summertime Entertainment, Dorothy of Oz is a brand new 3D animated movie starring Glee’s Lea Michele, Martin Short, Dan Ackroyd, Kelsey Grammer, and Jim Belushi as Dorothy, The Jester, Scarecrow, Tin Man, and the Lion respectively. The story follows Dorothy in a post-tornado Kansas before she returns to Oz to help her friends:
There is trouble in Oz and Dorothy is needed! With Glinda’s help, she and Toto return to Oz. Joined by her old friends the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, the Lion as well as exciting new characters, Dorothy sets out on a perilous journey to stop the crafty Jester from using the power of the Wicked Witch of the West’s wand to turn the people of Oz into puppets. That seems to be the least of Dorothy’s problems as her travels lead her straight into a treacherous maze, a cave full of...
There is trouble in Oz and Dorothy is needed! With Glinda’s help, she and Toto return to Oz. Joined by her old friends the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, the Lion as well as exciting new characters, Dorothy sets out on a perilous journey to stop the crafty Jester from using the power of the Wicked Witch of the West’s wand to turn the people of Oz into puppets. That seems to be the least of Dorothy’s problems as her travels lead her straight into a treacherous maze, a cave full of...
- 8/17/2010
- by Phil
- Nerdly
It was only a week or so ago that we brought you news on Glee’s Lea Michele scoring the starring role as the voice of Dorothy in a brand new 3D animated movie called Dorothy of Oz, and now we have the first look at the entire cast, and the characters they’ll be playing courtesy of the official website (via /Film).
There is trouble in Oz and Dorothy is needed! With Glinda’s help, she and Toto return to Oz. Joined by her old friends the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, the Lion as well as exciting new characters, Dorothy sets out on a perilous journey to stop the crafty Jester from using the power of the Wicked Witch of the West’s wand to turn the people of Oz into puppets. That seems to be the least of Dorothy’s problems as her travels lead her straight into a treacherous maze,...
There is trouble in Oz and Dorothy is needed! With Glinda’s help, she and Toto return to Oz. Joined by her old friends the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, the Lion as well as exciting new characters, Dorothy sets out on a perilous journey to stop the crafty Jester from using the power of the Wicked Witch of the West’s wand to turn the people of Oz into puppets. That seems to be the least of Dorothy’s problems as her travels lead her straight into a treacherous maze,...
- 6/21/2010
- by Phil
- Nerdly
"Glee" star Lea Michele is set to both voice the titular character and sing several musical numbers in the animated 3D musical "Dorothy of Oz" for Summertime Entertainment reports Variety.
Randi Barnes, Adam Balsam and Barry Glasser penned the script based on the same book by Roger S. Baum, great-grandson of the original "The Wizard of Oz" author L. Frank Baum. This story centers on Dorothy Gale "returning to a tornado-devastated Kansas and then being transported back to Oz to help her friends."
Also onboard are Jim Belushi as the Lion, Dan Aykroyd as the Scarecrow, Kelsey Grammer as the Tin Man, Oliver Platt as Wiser the Owl, Megan Hilty as the China Princess, Hugh Dancy as as Marshall Mallow and Martin Short as Dorothy's arch-nemesis Jester/
Bryan Adams and his writing partner Jim Vallance are writing the first songs and lyrics for the film. Bonne Radford ("Curious George,...
Randi Barnes, Adam Balsam and Barry Glasser penned the script based on the same book by Roger S. Baum, great-grandson of the original "The Wizard of Oz" author L. Frank Baum. This story centers on Dorothy Gale "returning to a tornado-devastated Kansas and then being transported back to Oz to help her friends."
Also onboard are Jim Belushi as the Lion, Dan Aykroyd as the Scarecrow, Kelsey Grammer as the Tin Man, Oliver Platt as Wiser the Owl, Megan Hilty as the China Princess, Hugh Dancy as as Marshall Mallow and Martin Short as Dorothy's arch-nemesis Jester/
Bryan Adams and his writing partner Jim Vallance are writing the first songs and lyrics for the film. Bonne Radford ("Curious George,...
- 6/14/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Variety are reporting that Lea Michele, star of Fox’s Glee, has been cast as the voice of Dorothy in Dorothy of Oz, an upcoming 3D animated musical from Summertime Entertainment. This would be her first feature film role.
Michele joins Jim Belushi, Dan Ackroyd and Kelsey Grammer who play the Lion, the Scarecrow and the Tin Man respectively, in the film produced by Bonne Radford (Curious George, The Road to El Dorado).
The story reportedly follows Dorothy in a post-tornado Kansas before she returns to Oz to help her friends. Bryan Adams will apparently pen the songs for Dorothy of Oz with writing partner Jim Vallance.
Michele joins Jim Belushi, Dan Ackroyd and Kelsey Grammer who play the Lion, the Scarecrow and the Tin Man respectively, in the film produced by Bonne Radford (Curious George, The Road to El Dorado).
The story reportedly follows Dorothy in a post-tornado Kansas before she returns to Oz to help her friends. Bryan Adams will apparently pen the songs for Dorothy of Oz with writing partner Jim Vallance.
- 6/12/2010
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Hollywoodnews.com: Lea Michele isn’t in Kansas anymore.
The “Glee” actress has been cast as the voice of Dorothy in the upcoming 3D animated musical “Dorothy of Oz” from Summertime Entertainment.
Actress joins comedians Jim Belushi who will play the Lion, Dan Ackroyd as the Scarecrow and Kelsey Grammer as the Tin Man.
Variety reports that “Dorothy” is the first feature film role for Michele. Film will be produced by Bonne Radford (“Curious George,” “The Road to El Dorado”).
The story follows Dorothy in a post-tornado Kansas before she returns to Oz to help her friends.
Bryan Adams will pen the songs for “Dorothy” with writing partner Jim Vallance. The production has no distributor as of yet.
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The “Glee” actress has been cast as the voice of Dorothy in the upcoming 3D animated musical “Dorothy of Oz” from Summertime Entertainment.
Actress joins comedians Jim Belushi who will play the Lion, Dan Ackroyd as the Scarecrow and Kelsey Grammer as the Tin Man.
Variety reports that “Dorothy” is the first feature film role for Michele. Film will be produced by Bonne Radford (“Curious George,” “The Road to El Dorado”).
The story follows Dorothy in a post-tornado Kansas before she returns to Oz to help her friends.
Bryan Adams will pen the songs for “Dorothy” with writing partner Jim Vallance. The production has no distributor as of yet.
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- 6/12/2010
- by HollywoodNews.com
- Hollywoodnews.com
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