# Pretty Woman Musical Starring Samantha Jade To Open This Week **Featured** — On Your Markus **Published:** 29 May 2026 **Author:** Markus Hamence **Source:** https://onyourmarkus.au/pretty-woman-musical-starring-samantha-jade-to-open-this-week/ Pretty Woman Musical: 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… --- Pretty Woman Musical: 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. ![Woman in red dress smiling beside "Pretty Woman: The Musical" text and branding.](https://media.onyourmarkus.au/originals/43043/Pretty-Woman.jpg) 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! ![Pretty Woman Musical](https://media.onyourmarkus.au/originals/43033/oGg-YoR.jpg) ![Pretty Woman Musical](https://media.onyourmarkus.au/originals/43032/NDkDBPDu.jpg) ![Pretty Woman Musical](https://media.onyourmarkus.au/originals/43037/sVT7aTzQ.jpg) ![Pretty Woman Musical](https://media.onyourmarkus.au/originals/43034/DeQteGrg.jpg) ![Pretty Woman Musical](https://media.onyourmarkus.au/originals/43036/RUHBGKmW.jpg) ![Pretty Woman Musical](https://media.onyourmarkus.au/originals/43040/ff-pePfA.jpg) ![Pretty Woman Musical](https://media.onyourmarkus.au/originals/43035/wMuxJVkZ.jpg) ![Pretty Woman Musical](https://media.onyourmarkus.au/originals/43039/2rnyNudw.jpg) ![Pretty Woman Musical](https://media.onyourmarkus.au/originals/43038/oPOSt7JA.jpg) *Photography by Daniel Boud* **PRETTY WOMAN** **The Musical** **31 May – 5 July 2026** **Her Majesty’s Theatre, Adelaide** **Produced by Suzanne Jones for JONES Theatrical Group, ATG Productions and Gavin Kalin Productions** **Book by** **Garry Marshall & J. F.Lawton**** **Music and Lyrics by** **Bryan Adams & Jim Vallance** **Based on the Touchstone Pictures motion picture** **Written by J. F. Lawton** **Directed and Choreographed by Jerry Mitchell ** **Arrangements and Orchestrations by Will Van Dyke** **Originally produced on Broadway by** **Paula Wagner Nice Productions LPO** **New Regency Productions Caiola Productions & Co. James L.** **Nederlander Roy Furman Hunter Arnold** **Graham Burke Edward Walson deRoy Kierstead Michael Cassel** **Group** **Presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International.** **For tickets and further information, visit ****[www.prettywomanthemusical.com.au](http://www.prettywomanthemusical.com.au/)** **#PrettyWomanAU #PrettyWomanTheMusical @PrettyWomanMusicalAU ** ![Man in black tuxedo and woman in blonde wig and colourful outfit pose against red and white promotional banner.](https://media.onyourmarkus.au/originals/43042/616838377_122165552126767107_7885174076766658423_n.jpg)