Samantha Jade to Star in Pretty Woman. Sydney Season Announced.

Samantha Jade will star as Vivian in the upcoming Broadway and West End musical PRETTY WOMAN: The Musical, which makes its debut at QPAC Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) in Brisbane in October before debuting at Theatre Royal Sydney from November.

Based on the iconic film, Samantha will play the role made famous worldwide by the much-loved Julia Roberts.

“We knew from the first time Samantha auditioned that not offering her the role of Vivian would be a big mistake. Big. Huge! Her voice perfectly suits Bryan Adams’ iconic score and I know Australian audiences will fall in love with her when she makes her debut at QPAC in October,” said Suzanne Jones of JONES Theatrical Group.

“This is a dream role for me. Such a beloved film that is a favourite of so many worldwide and I’m delighted to be able to originate the role for Australian audiences,” said Samantha Jade.

Samantha Jade won Channel 7’s X Factor in 2012. She has amassed a collective 91 million streams and 2.3 million sales worldwide, released a single with Pitbull (Shake That) and released her album NINE in 2015 which hit #2 on the ARIA charts. 

Samantha has been a regular fixture on Australian television, starring as Kylie Minogue in the TV Miniseries INXS: Never Tear Us Apart, as well as an ongoing guest-starring role in Home & Away. She has also toured with One Direction and Westlife and has headlined the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras twice.  In 2023, Samantha toured nationally with the Backstreet Boys and joined the cast of the second season of Celebrity Apprentice. Most recently, Samantha was the runner-up of Channel 7’s 2024 Dancing With The Stars and released her single Peachy. 

PRETTY WOMAN: The Musical features a rock score from GRAMMY® winners Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance (Summer of ’69, Heaven), direction and choreography by Tony Award® winner Jerry Mitchell (Kinky Boots, Hairspray) and a book by the original movie’s director Garry Marshall & screenwriter J.F. Lawton.

The musical made its Broadway debut at the Nederlander Theatre in 2018 and has played in Spain, Italy, Poland and Germany as well as an extended West End season.

Further casting announcements will be made in the coming weeks.

PRETTY WOMAN

The Musical

Produced by Suzanne Jones for JONES Theatrical Group, ATG Productions and Gavin Kalin Productions

Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) Lyric Theatre, Brisbane

From 5 October 2025

Theatre Royal Sydney

From November 2025

Book by Garry Marshall & J. F. Lawton**

Music and Lyrics by Bryan Adams & Jim Vallance

Based on the Touchstone Pictures motion picture

Written by J. F. Lawton

Directed and Choreographed by Jerry Mitchell

Arrangements and Orchestrations by Will Van Dyke

Originally produced on Broadway by Paula Wagner Nice Productions LPO New Regency Productions Caiola Productions & Co. James L.

Nederlander Roy Furman Hunter Arnold Graham Burke Edward Walson deRoy Kierstead Michael Cassel Group

Presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International.

www.prettywomanthemusical.com.au

TICKETS ON SALE NOW FOR THE BRISBANE SEASON VIA www.prettywomanthemusical.com.au /  www.qpac.com.au or phone 136 246.

#PrettyWomanAU #PrettyWomanTheMusical #thisisqueensland

@PrettyWomanMusicalAU @Queensland 

The Australian Debut of PRETTY WOMAN: The Musical is supported by the Queensland Government, via Tourism and Events Queensland.