Pretty Woman musical starring Samantha Jade opening in Adelaide this week

Big news. Big. Huge! The much-loved Broadway and West End smash hit musical PRETTY WOMAN: The Musical will make its Adelaide premiere at Her Majesty’s Theatre for a strictly-limited season from 31 May.

One of Australia’s favourite performers, Samantha Jade, stars as Vivian Ward, the role made famous worldwide by the much-loved Julia Roberts. She features alongside Ben Hall as Richard Gere’s character Edward Lewis.

 

 

Critics are raving about this five-star production with the Courier Mail calling it “a burst of Hollywood magic” and a “cheeky comedy, big-hearted romance” with “vocals that hit harder than a Rodeo Drive price tag”. Other critics called it “a joyous, heart-warming, and unabashedly feel-good evening” and “everything a modern musical should be—fun, heartfelt, glamorous, and unapologetically romantic”.

The musical broke box office records at the Nederlander Theatre when making its Broadway debut in 2018 and has also wowed audiences in an extended West End season in London and a US national tour as well as productions in Spain, Italy, Poland and Germany. It features a blazing rock score from Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance with direction and choreography by Tony Award winner Jerry Mitchell (Kinky Boots, Hairspray) and a book by the original movie’s director Garry Marshall & screenwriter J.F. Lawton.

 

 

Samantha Jade has been a household name in Australia for many years since winning Channel 7’s X Factor in 2012. She has amassed a collective 91 million streams and 2.3 million sales worldwide, released a single with Pitbull (Shake That) and released her album NINE in 2015 which hit #2 on the ARIA charts.

The multi-talented Samantha has been a regular fixture on Australian television, starring as Kylie Minogue in the TV Miniseries INXS: Never Tear Us Apart, as well as an ongoing guest-starring role in Home & Away. She has also toured with One Direction, Westlife, Backstreet Boys and joined the cast of the second season of Celebrity Apprentice.

 

 

Ben Hall is best known for his series regular role as Ned Willis on Neighbours and his leading role in the Robbie Williams biopic Better Man, directed by Michael Gracey. His other musical theatre credits include Boublil & Schönberg’s Les Misérables and the Australian production Only Heaven Knows.

The cast also features crowd-favourite Michelle Brasier as Vivian’s wise-cracking friend Kit de Luca as well as the multi-talented Tim Omaji in the dual role of Happy Man / Mr Thompson.

Book your tickets for a trip to Rodeo Drive and get ready for a big night out. Big. Huge!

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Season Details

Venue: Her Majesty’s Theatre|Adelaide
Date: 31 May – 5 July 2026

For more information click HERE

Photo Credit: Daniel Boud