by Linda Holmes
September 26, 2017
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Richard Gere and Julia Roberts in a scene from the film Pretty Woman, 1990. (Hulton Archive/Buena Vista/Getty Images)
On Tuesday morning, the first announcement went out that in Fall 2018 — only a year away! — Broadway performances will begin of Pretty Woman: The Musical. Prior to that, Chicago will host the world premiere run, beginning in the spring.
Sooooooooooooooooo if you’ve been wondering when one of Hollywood’s most endearing-slash-problematic stories would make it to the stage, it’s almost time!