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Oliver Tompsett joins the cast of Pretty Woman The Musical in the West End

Published on

April 11, 2023

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Oliver Tompsett has joined the cast of Pretty Woman The Musical at the Savoy Theatre playing Edward Lewis.

Oliver Tompsett in Pretty Woman The Musical. Photo: Danny Kaan Oliver Tompsett has stepped into the role of Edward Lewis in Pretty Woman The Musical at the Savoy Theatre replacing Danny Mac.

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Most recently Oliver has played the roles of Fiyero in Wicked and Galileo in We Will Rock You.

Oliver joins Aimie Atkinson as Vivian Ward, Courtney Bowman as Kit De Luca and Andy Barke as Happy Man/Mr Thompson. The cast is completed by John Addison, Jemma Alexander, Becky Anderson, Matt Bateman, Patrick Barrett, Kimberly Blake, Robertina Bonano, Oliver Brenin, Alex Charles, Daniel Clift, Ben Darcy, Hannah Ducharme, Elishia Edwards, Tom Andrew Hargreaves, Antony Hewitt, Helen Hill, Mark Holden, Elly Jay, Matt Jones, Kurt Kansley, Georgia Kleopa, Annabelle Laing, Will Luckett, Curtis Patrick, Hassun Sharif and Charlotte Elisabeth Yorke.

Aimie Atkinson and Oliver Tompsett in Pretty Woman The Musical. Photo: Danny Kaan

Once upon a time in the late ’80s, Vivian met Edward and her life changed forever. Be swept up in their romance in this dazzlingly theatrical take on a love story for the ages – and get to know these iconic characters in a whole new way – in a sensational show that took London’s West End by storm, guaranteed to lift your spirits and light up your heart.

Pretty Woman The Musical features original music and lyrics by Grammy Award winner Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance, a book by Garry Marshall and the film’s screenwriter J.F. Lawton, it is directed and choreographed by the two-time Tony Award winner Jerry Mitchell.

Featured in the musical is Roy Orbison and Bill Dee’s international smash hit song ‘Oh, Pretty Woman’ which inspired one of the most beloved romantic comedy films of all time. Pretty Woman the film (produced by Arnon Milchan - New Regency Productions) was an international smash hit when it was released in 1990.

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Pretty Woman will play at the Savoy Theatre until Sunday 18 June 2023, when it leaves London to embark on a UK and Ireland Tour opening at the Birmingham Alexandra Theatre on 17 October 2023. Casting for the tour is to be announced. Read our original review of Pretty Woman at the Piccadilly Theatre.

Pretty Woman The Musical has scenic design by David Rockwell, costumes by Tom Rogers from the original Broadway designs by Gregg Barnes, lighting design by Kenneth Posner and Philip S. Rosenberg, sound design by John Shivers, hair design by Josh Marquette, and music supervision, arrangements and orchestrations by Will Van Dyke. 101 Productions, Ltd are the Global General Management Consultant.

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