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Pretty Woman The Musical – Hull New Theatre

6Feb

By Jackie FoottitNo Comments

Yorkshire & Humber

Pretty Woman The Musical – Hull New Theatre

Picture the scene - good-looking, generous, American billionaire, driving a to-die-for motor, gets lost in the red light district of Hollywood - Hollywood Boulevard. So far, so sort of believable. He attracts the attention of a hooker (and I’m not talking rugby), who offers to drive him in said motor (which belongs to his lawyer) to the posh Beverly Wilshire hotel, where he has booked the penthouse. Not so believable. And what happens next is totally unbelievable, but do you know, the sell-out crowd at the Hull New Theatre on Monday night, soaked up every entertaining minute when Pretty Woman The Musical came to town. Based on the 1989 film of the same name, starring Julia Roberts as the hooker, Vivian Ward, and Richard Gere as the billionaire, Edward Lewis, the musical is a riot...

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After a record breaking on-sale in November, the producers of THE SHOW MUST GO ON LIVE! are delighted to announce 18 West End shows and an all-star musical theatre cast coming together for a unique one-off concert in the biggest West End celebration this summer. The show will run for seven performances only from 2nd – 6th June 2021 at The Palace Theatre, full details and tickets can be purchased from www.theshowmustgoonlive.com The concert will be hosted by musical theatre legends, Bonnie Langford (“9 to 5 the Musical”, “42nd Street”) and Trevor Dion Nicholas (“Hamilton”, “Aladdin”). Bonnie said today, “I am delighted to be hosting this special night where all of these West End musicals will be pe...