Review: Broadway’s “Pretty Woman: The Musical” offers soaring performances of low-aiming songs (via thknwco)
“Pretty Woman: The Musical” carries a sequined chip on its shoulder — namely, to prove it’s just as much fun as its 1990 movie namesake.
Along with its PG-13, lightly sexualized take on “Cinderella” and “Pygmalion,” the story continues to situate our mismatched protagonists in a late 1980s/early ’90s milieu of rank materialism. Pink-and-blue color schemes, brightly patterned costumes and restrained period touches help sell the vibe, with intimate and wonderfully efficient sets by David Rockwell.
That’s not too different from the movie, which glosses over the realities of sex work and other complex subjects because it’s a heteronormative rom-com, not a documentary. But the facile book robs this earnest, fast-paced show of the chance to even observe how U.S. culture has changed since 1990. Which is a lot.
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