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