{"id":2268,"date":"2025-12-10T17:29:59","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T15:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myza.co.za\/events\/?post_type=event_listing&p=2268"},"modified":"2026-05-25T00:12:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T22:12:07","slug":"pretty-woman-the-musical-johannesburg","status":"expired","type":"event_listing","link":"https:\/\/myza.co.za\/events\/event\/pretty-woman-the-musical-johannesburg\/","title":{"rendered":"Pretty Woman: The Musical, Johannesburg"},"content":{"rendered":"

Local theatre fans, it\u2019s time to fall in love again \u2013 with a classic \u201890s story (the famous film starring Julia Roberts and Richard Gere), brilliant music (from rock superstar Bryan Adams and his longtime songwriting partner Jim Vallance, as well as the title track\u00a0“Oh, Pretty Woman”<\/em>, the hit by Roy Orbison and Bill Dee) and the phenomenal cast of fresh South African talent bringing\u00a0Pretty Woman: The Musical<\/strong> to the stage at Montecasino\u2019s Teatro from 24 April.<\/p>\n

Starring as Vivian Ward is the brilliant\u00a0Leah Mari<\/strong>, who made her professional debut as the alternate \u2018Maria\u2019 in\u00a0The Sound Of Music 2023\/24<\/em>\u00a0and won the\u00a0Fleur du Cap\u00a0Theatre\u00a0Award\u00a0for\u00a0\u201cBest Performance by a Lead Actress in a Musical\u201d for playing Eliza Doolittle in\u00a0My Fair Lady 2024\/25<\/em>. Most recently Leah played the role of Kitty in\u00a0CHICAGO The Musical<\/em>. As the suave Edward Lewis, the versatile\u00a0Christopher Jaftha<\/strong>, who recently starred as Potiphar, Jacob\u00a0and<\/em>\u00a0Pharaoh in\u00a0Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat<\/em>. His other stage credits includeAfrican Footprint, Aladdin\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<\/em>West Side Story<\/em>and was recently nominated as\u00a0NFTA Best Actor for his work in the film\u00a0Khaki Fever<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Kit De Luca, Vivian\u2019s best friend, will be played by\u00a0Thuto Lesedi\u00a0Gaasenwe<\/strong>\u00a0(For Coloured Girls<\/em>,\u00a0The Jungle Book<\/em>,\u00a0A Place of Knowing<\/em>), with\u00a0Tiaan Rautenbach\u00a0<\/strong>(We Will Rock You, MAMMA MIA!,<\/em>\u00a0The Addams Family: The Musical<\/em>) starring as Happy Man, the hotel manager.\u00a0<\/strong>Daniel Conradie<\/strong>\u00a0(Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, My Fair Lady, Hairspray<\/em>) plays Edward\u2019s lawyer Philip Stuckey.<\/p>\n

The ensemble is packed with talent. Look out for\u00a0Bo Molefe<\/strong>\u00a0(Showtime Australia\u2019s The Michael Jackson\u00a0HIStory\u00a0Show, Peter Pan, Beauty and the Beast<\/em>);\u00a0Bradley Smith<\/strong>\u00a0(MAMMA MIA!,\u00a0Beauty and the Beast,\u00a0Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat<\/em>);\u00a0Stuart Brown<\/strong>\u00a0(We Will Rock You,\u00a0<\/em>MAMMA MIA!,<\/em>\u00a0<\/em>Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat<\/em>) and\u00a0Bella Smith<\/strong>\u00a0(Meatloaf: The Rebel Ride, Once Upon A Time<\/em>);\u00a0Sandi<\/strong>\u00a0Dlangalala<\/strong>\u00a0(Hlakanyana<\/em>\u00a0TheMusical, My Fair Lady, Peter Pan<\/em>);\u00a0Dylan Du Plessis<\/strong>\u00a0(Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,\u00a0<\/em>Adventures in\u00a0Pantoland, Beauty and the Beast<\/em>),\u00a0Liyabuya\u00a0Gongo<\/strong>\u00a0(Thirst, Workers Chant, Swan Lake<\/em>);\u00a0Michelle Juncker<\/strong>\u00a0(Noises Off, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Beyond<\/em>);\u00a0Virtuous\u00a0Kandemiri<\/strong>\u00a0(The Buddy Holly Story<\/em>,\u00a01999: The Ultimate Prince Experience, The Jungle Book<\/em>);\u00a0Yethu\u00a0Kibi\u00a0<\/strong>(Heathers, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat<\/em>,\u00a0Pippin<\/em>);\u00a0James Mc Phail<\/strong>\u00a0(A Chorus Line<\/em>,\u00a0Fiddler on the Roof, Love! Valour! Compassion!<\/em>);\u00a0Danny Meaker<\/strong>\u00a0(Hamlet, Othello, Alice in Wonderland<\/em>);\u00a0Chichi\u00a0Nwoha\u00a0<\/strong>(Cinderella Jr, Sarafina!, Chicago The Musical<\/em>);\u00a0Jordan Rogers\u00a0<\/strong>(Beauty and the Beast, Pinocchio<\/em>);\u00a0Lesego\u00a0van Niekerk<\/strong>\u00a0(African Footprint, West Side Story, CHICAGO the Musical<\/em>);\u00a0Gugu Dhlamini<\/strong>\u00a0(Jack and The Beanstalk, Alice in Wonderland, Disney\u2019s The Magic Box<\/em>),\u00a0Yahto Kraft<\/strong>\u00a0(Meat Loaf: The Rebel Ride, The Addams Family: The Musical, Malo and The Moon Maiden<\/em>);\u00a0Jonathan Raath<\/strong>\u00a0(West Side Story<\/em>,\u00a0Matilda The Musical,\u00a0CHICAGO The Musical<\/em>) and\u00a0Ashley Scott\u00a0<\/strong>(The Sound of Music, Disney\u2019s The Magic Box, CHICAGO\u00a0\u00a0The Musical<\/em>).<\/p>\n

The over\u00a050\u00a0all-South African company includes the 24-member cast, 6-piece band, crew and creative team.\u00a0\u00a0Pretty Woman: The Musical<\/strong>\u00a0is produced by Showtime Management in association with Crossroads Live North America. The\u00a0combined South African and international creative team includes\u00a0Rusty Mowery (Associate Director and Associate Choreographer) and\u00a0Will van Dyke (Musical Supervisor) from New York, working with South African\u2019s\u00a0Resident Director and Choreographer, Darren Greeff supported by Assistant Resident Director, Brett De Groot and Assistant Resident Choreographer, Alexandra Girard. Musical Director, Daniel Geddes\u00a0will lead the band, assisted by Assistant Musical Director,\u00a0Luigia\u00a0Cassaleggio. Alistair\u00a0Kilbee\u00a0of\u00a0GearhouseSplitbeam\u00a0is\u00a0Pretty Woman: The Musical\u2019s\u00a0<\/strong>Technical Director and Peter Taylor is the Company Manager.<\/p>\n

Pretty Woman: The Musical\u00a0<\/strong>premiered on Broadway in 2018 and has also enjoyed\u00a0acclaimed runs in the West End and tours across North America and Europe. The show and its story of the unlikely romance of the rough-edged\u00a0Vivian and refined businessman Edward\u00a0is uplifting and fully of joy,\u00a0combining love, laughter, nostalgia and chart-topping songs to make each performance an enjoyable trip down memory lane.<\/p>\n

The show features a book by\u00a0Garry Marshall<\/strong>and<\/strong>\u00a0J. F. Lawton<\/strong>, the creators of the original Pretty Woman film; songs by\u00a0Bryan Adams<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Jim Vallance<\/strong>\u00a0and direction and choreography by Tony Award\u00ae winner\u00a0Jerry Mitchell<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re so proud to be able to produce the debut South African run of this wonderful modern musical, and to do so with an all-South African cast, crew and band,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0says\u00a0Hazel Feldman of Showtime Management. \u201cThe story will take audiences back to the classic film, and they\u2019ll also fall in love with the fantastic music and the incredible performances of our actors, singers and dancers.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Owing to strong adult themes, this production has a PG rating of 12+. Parental guidance is advised. Terrific Tuesday discounts available. Ts and Cs apply. A 20% block booking\u00a0discount is offered on groups of 20+ on selected shows for specific price categories.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2267,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"event_listing_category":[392],"event_listing_type":[367],"class_list":["event_listing","type-event_listing","event_listing_category-performing-visual-arts","event_listing_type-concert-or-performance","entry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/myza.co.za\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_listing\/2268","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/myza.co.za\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_listing"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/myza.co.za\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event_listing"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/myza.co.za\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2268"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"event_listing_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myza.co.za\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_listing_category?post=2268"},{"taxonomy":"event_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myza.co.za\/events\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_listing_type?post=2268"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}