Roy Orbison's "Pretty Woman" Is Being Added to "Pretty Woman" Show
Roy Orbison's "Pretty Woman" Is Being Added to "Pretty Woman" Show
#1Roy Orbison's "Pretty Woman" Is Being Added to "Pretty Woman" Show
Posted: 6/19/19 at 8:08am
"Noel [Coward] and I were in Paris once. Adjoining rooms, of course. One night, I felt mischievous, so I knocked on Noel's door, and he asked, 'Who is it?' I lowered my voice and said 'Hotel detective. Have you got a gentleman in your room?' He answered, 'Just a minute, I'll ask him.'" (Beatrice Lillie)
#2Roy Orbison's "Pretty Woman" Is Being Added to "Pretty Woman" Show
Posted: 6/19/19 at 8:14am
wow, having not seen the show i would have expected it to have been included from the start
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#3Roy Orbison's "Pretty Woman" Is Being Added to "Pretty Woman" Show
Posted: 6/19/19 at 8:15am
Justin D said: "wow, having not seen the show i would have expected it to have been included from the start"
It really should have been included from the start IMO.
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#4Roy Orbison's "Pretty Woman" Is Being Added to "Pretty Woman" Show
Posted: 6/19/19 at 10:00amThe show posted a video of the song. Orfeh and the cast sing it with the audience at the curtain call.
#5Roy Orbison's "Pretty Woman" Is Being Added to "Pretty Woman" Show
Posted: 6/19/19 at 10:11am
A flop-sweat move if ever there were.
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nasty_khakis
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/15/07
#6Roy Orbison's "Pretty Woman" Is Being Added to "Pretty Woman" Show
Posted: 6/19/19 at 10:11am
Didn't Shrek add "I'm a Believer" at curtain call towards the end of the run?
#7Roy Orbison's "Pretty Woman" Is Being Added to "Pretty Woman" Show
Posted: 6/19/19 at 10:21am
nasty_khakis said: "Didn't Shrek add "I'm a Believer" at curtain call towards the end of the run?"
Yes, they did. Since this song is also going in at curtain call, it seems they're taking a similar tactic. It also reminds me of Billy Elliot's end days, when they cut the majority of the swearing, and the West Side Story revival did something similar when they cut some of the Spanish. Mary Poppins also replaced that terrifying "Temper, Temper" number, though I think they ran a few more years after that.
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#8Roy Orbison's
Posted: 6/19/19 at 10:27am
I still can’t believe producers didn’t secure the rights to the song prior to mounting the production. Its one thing for a Mean Girls not to use Rocking Around the Christmas Tree, and Legally Blonde not to use Perfect Day, but Pretty Woman is literally gets its title from the song, or at least thats what 90% of the general public thinks. At this point we’ve also had multiple screen to stage adaptations with iconic musical moments and/or songs audiences find synonymous with the film be used successfully in the stage adaptation. Rocky used both Eye of the Tiger and Gonna Fly Now, seamlessly in its score, Ghost might of used a little too much Unchained Melody, but Spongebob used Best Day Ever, and School of Rock used its title song. I will exclude Beetlejuice from the argument as it opened after Pretty Woman, but this is one of the biggest producing blunders in recent memory.
Updated On: 6/19/19 at 10:27 AM
RippedMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/05
#9Roy Orbison's
Posted: 6/19/19 at 11:22amI’ve never experienced a worse score than Pretty Woman, so maybe they didn’t want audiences leaving singing the only catchy melody in the show.
Marlothom
Broadway Star Joined: 4/13/04
#10Roy Orbison's
Posted: 6/19/19 at 12:07pm
What a silly move. I wonder if they will encourage audience members to film this on their phones and post it to social media (like SIX). It will likely confuse tourists who will think it contains other songs from the movie soundtrack. IMO Samantha Banks singing "It Must Have Been Love" would have been magical.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 5/27/14
#11Roy Orbison's
Posted: 6/19/19 at 1:52pm
this is a good move
shocked they didnt do it from the start
just saw this last week for the first time
and liked it a lot more than i thought i would
its not great
it is fun and entertaining and the guy playing the hotel manager/street person pretty much steals the show
i was also lucky enough to see roy orbison play a 400 person club in sf in 1982
he was the real deal
pretty woman is a truly iconic song, long before richard gere and julia roberts ever showed up
#12Roy Orbison's
Posted: 6/19/19 at 1:56pm
I wonder what difference the producers think this will make.
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#13Roy Orbison's
Posted: 6/19/19 at 2:00pm
bdn223 said: "I still can’t believe producers didn’t secure the rights to the song prior to mounting the production. Its one thing for a Mean Girls not to use Rocking Around the Christmas Tree, and Legally Blonde not to use Perfect Day, but Pretty Woman is literally gets its title from the song, or at least thats what 90% of the general public thinks. At this point we’ve also had multiple screen to stage adaptations with iconic musical moments and/or songs audiences find synonymous with the film be used successfully in the stage adaptation. Rocky used both Eye of the Tiger and Gonna Fly Now, seamlessly in its score, Ghost might of used a little too much Unchained Melody, but Spongebob used Best Day Ever, and School of Rock usedits title song. I will exclude Beetlejuice from the argument as it opened after Pretty Woman, but this is one of the biggest producing blunders in recent memory."
Reminds me of the out of town tryout of First Wives Club where they couldn't get rights to "You Don't Own Me" but instead got rights to "Stop! In the Name of Love"
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Broadway Star Joined: 4/24/19
#16Roy Orbison's
Posted: 6/19/19 at 4:31pmThey see licensing in their future, and are doing this to have at least one fun, catchy, Instagram-worthy song to push in advertising.
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