Pretty Woman Reviews

Cristina from Chicago, Illinois

UNFORTUNATE USE OF GREAT TALENT

As someone who's seen PW the movie about 900x, I was really eager to see the musical. And when I realized who the stars were, I was even more excited. The acting was excellent, but the musical was tired. Not a single song was catchy and the script was nearly identical to the movie save for the early restaurant scene (which was one of the better scenes). I had hoped for some creativity to complement the classic story, but I found myself saying the lines in my head before the actors did and wondering what Julia and Richard would think if they saw their legacy put to musical shame.

Patty from Chicago, Illinois

WASTED OPPORTUNITY, EVENING AND $100 BUCKS

You'd think that since the writers didn't spend a minute re-writing the script for this musical--pulling it almost verbatim from the movie--they'd have had a bit more time to focus on the songs, but apparently not. Without an ounce of musical talent, I seriously think that I could have come up with a ditty or two better than what was presented. And when I think about the missed opportunities for big numbers, like Welcome to Hollywood or the Opera (which was the only shinning part of the show) or the Polo Match - just such a shame. I attended with two friends and we had to truly convince each other to stay after intermission. At one point we all simultaneously broke out into the giggles because it was that bad. In terms of pure nostalgia, such a goldmine to work with. Such a shame.

Ellen from Chicago, Illinois

CAST-GREAT. SCRIPT-THE EXACT SAME. SONGS-UNREMARKABLE.

I found myself wishing I was watching the movie. The script was exactly the same, the songs were unremarkable. The cast did a good job with what they had (I kind of felt sorry for them). We rolled our eyes and giggled at some points because it was so corny. Many of the movie moments just didn't play in the theater and it would have been fun to see a few "tweeks" for the stage. I don't think this is going to Broadway.

Bruce Allen from Vancouver

SIMPLY AWFUL

Terrible , songs written by someone obviously who has never seen a musical and also whose song writing talent dried up in the seventies, the songs were the worst lyrics I have ever heard banal fire the songwriters , as others have reviewed this would shame a high school production will close on broadway within two months

Lynn B from Chicago, Illinois

STAY HOME AND WATCH THE MOVIE INSTEAD

Almost left at intermission, wish I did. The music was kid Disney. Songs were mainly repeating one cheesy line over and over and a lot of times didn't seem to match the mood of the scene. Barks has a beautiful voice, it's a shame it was wasted on terrible ballads. Kazee seemed like he didn't want to be there. Eric Thompson and Oerfeh gave us hope. If it wasn't for how uncomfortable and cramped the seats were I probably would have fallen asleep.

Kaye from Chicago, Illinois

PRETTY WOMAN—THE MUSICAL

With the exception of the opera scene, this play was brutal. The performers were talented but the show overall was just bad. And the music was —well, I can’t remember a single song and I saw it last night. NOT Broadway ready.

JR from Chicago, Illinois

LEFT @ INTERMISSION

Truly atrocious! Lucky for us, the "big mistake. Big. Huge!" moment happened just before the intermission, so we had seen more than we needed to see and did not have to suffer through any more. The music is what drags this show down so so far. Not a single memorable song, and completely cheesy, predictable, cookie cutter movie turned musical. Unfortunately, not tasteful. Just unbearable.

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