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"Opulent scenic design by Martin Flynn and breathtaking costumes by Mary Folino highlight an all-star cast led by Kathryn Brunner as Ella and Brent Thiessen as Prince Topher. Brunner’s kind and gentle demeanor belie powerhouse vocals and complement Thiessen’s charming naivete and earnest desire to do good."
"This beautiful production not only delights in nostalgia, it also breathes progress and power. It’s an uplifting, hopeful, and magical lesson in kindness, compassion, and perseverance."
The 1st National Company of
Pretty Woman
Directed/ Choreographed by Jerry Mitchell
Music Supervision by Will Van Dyke
starring
Olivia Valli as Vivian Ward
Adam Pascal as Edward Lewis
Kyle Taylor Parker as Happy Man
Jessica Crouch as Kit Deluca
Matthew Stocke as Philip Stuckey
with
Nella Cole, Michael Dalke, Nico DeJesus, Christian Douglas, Danny Drewes, Alex Gibbs, Em Hadick, Joshua Kenneth Allen Johnson, Kelsee Kimmel, Chris Manuel, Alexa Xioufaridou Moster, Kaylee Olson, Amma Osei, Jonathan Ritter, Becca Suskauer, Matthew Vincent Taylor, Brent Thiessen, Bria J Williams, Imani Pearl Williams
"Pretty Woman is a guilty pleasure show, a sexy nostalgia trip that goes down easy. Mitchell’s choreography and staging is clever, zesty and always thoroughly alive. All in all, the touring cast has found a better emotional key and chilled-out vibe than the original crew."
VIDEO: Audience reviews after playing Edward Lewis in Durham, North Carolina
REVIEW: "As Edward, Brent Thiessen perfectly walked the line between sophisticated and uptight."
REVIEW: "In the lead roles, Valli and Thiessen are a great match. Thiessen creates an Edward that is believably bemused, bewitched, and so utterly smitten with Vivian that he’s impossible not to love."
REVIEW: "Brent Thiessen proved to be a great scene partner for Valli. He played Edward with just the right mixture of Big Apple bravado and a dawning awareness that as one of the most ruthless and ever-acquisitive wolves of Wall Street, he might be missing out on the most important things in life."
REVIEW: "Brent Thiessen is more of what film director Gary Marshall originally had in mind for Philip Stuckey's intimidating, slimy, and snarky persona - imagine if Bradley Cooper took this role."
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