Pretty Woman the Musical is Coming! 15 Other Films Who Got the Broadway Treatment!
Pretty Woman is coming to Broadway! The classic 1990 romantic comedy that cemented the superstar status of Julia Roberts and Richard Gere is being turned into a stage musical, according to director Garry Marshall.
Though it’s hard for us to visualize the love story between a wealthy businessman and a prostitute being acted out in song and dance numbers, we trust it will be just as sweet as the original!
The hit movie is hardly the first feature film to be adapted for the Great White Way. Scroll down to see which other films have received the Broadway treatment!
Once
Movie premiered: 2006
On Broadway: 2012-present
Won Tony Award for Best Musical
Shrek
Movie premiered: 2001
On Broadway: 2008-2010
Legally Blonde
Movie premiered: 2001
On Broadway: 2007-2008
Billy Elliot
Movie premiered: 2000
On Broadway: 2008-2012
Won Tony Award for Best Musical
Ghost
Movie premiered: 1990
On Broadway: 2012
Newsies
Movie premiered: 1992
On Broadway: 2012-present
Catch Me If You Can
Movie premiered: 2002
On Broadway: 2011
Sister Act
Movie premiered: 1992
On Broadway: 2011-2012
Bring It On
Movie premiered: 2000
On Broadway: 2012
Sunset Boulevard
Movie premiered: 1950
On Broadway: 1994-1997
Won Tony Award for Best Musical
A Christmas Story
Movie premiered: 1983
On Broadway: 2012 (limited run)
Disney Films: The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella & The Little Mermaid
The Lion King (1994): ran on Broadway from 1997-present, won Tony Award for Best Musical
Beauty and the Beast (1991): ran on Broadway from 1994-2007
Cinderella (1950): ran on Broadway from 2013-present
The Little Mermaid (1989): ran on Broadway from 2007-2009