Pretty Woman musical UK tour: Molly Rainford and Danny Walters lead 2027 cast

Pretty Woman: The Musical is heading back out on the road in 2027, and two familiar faces from Albert Square will lead the company. Molly Rainford will play Vivian Ward, making her stage debut in the role, with Danny Walters as Edward Lewis and Bernadette Bangura as Kit De Luca. The tour opens at the New Wimbledon Theatre on 10 March 2027.

A stage debut for Molly Rainford

Rainford is an actress, singer and television presenter. She played Anna Knight in EastEnders on BBC One and took the title role in the CBBC series Nova Jones. She was a finalist on Britain's Got Talent in 2012 and on Strictly Come Dancing in 2022, and last year she competed in Celebrity Race Across the World with her partner Tyler West.

Danny Walters as Edward Lewis

Walters is best known for playing Keanu Taylor in EastEnders, a role that earned him an International Achievement Recognition Award for Best Young Actor, the National Television Award for Best Newcomer and the Radio Times Soap Award for Best Exit. His screen work also includes Benidorm and Call the Midwife. His stage work includes The Greater Game at Southwark Playhouse and Spring Awakening at the Brighton Pavilion.

Bernadette Bangura as Kit De Luca

Bangura recently played Becky in the UK and Ireland tour of Waitress. Her other credits include Moulin Rouge! at the Piccadilly Theatre, My Fair Lady at the London Coliseum, Jesus Christ Superstar at the Barbican, and UK tours of Hairspray and Sunset Boulevard.

The full company

The three leads are joined by Selena Barron, Jabari Braham, Jack Campbell, Cletus Chan, Josh Crowther, Sophie Cullen, Benjamin Dawson, Sian Gentle Green, Rebecca Ibbott, Kai Cameron Jay, Callum Martin, Brogan McFarlane, LJ Neilson, Matthew Prime, Alana M Robinson, Roshaan Saulnier, Morgan Scott, Ellie Seaton, Sario Solomon, Tomas Wolstenholme and Tara Yasmin. Further casting is to be announced.

Where is the tour going?

The 2027 tour visits 19 venues across England, Scotland and Wales:

• 10 to 20 March 2027: New Wimbledon Theatre
• 23 March to 3 April 2027: Palace Theatre, Manchester
• 6 to 17 April 2027: Milton Keynes Theatre
• 20 April to 1 May 2027: Grand Opera House, York
• 4 to 15 May 2027: The Alexandra, Birmingham
• 18 to 29 May 2027: King's Theatre, Glasgow
• 1 to 5 June 2027: Edinburgh Playhouse
• 8 to 12 June 2027: Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
• 29 June to 3 July 2027: Sunderland Empire
• 6 to 10 July 2027: Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
• 13 to 17 July 2027: Hull New Theatre
• 20 to 24 July 2027: Regent Theatre, Stoke
• 27 to 31 July 2027: Leeds Grand Theatre
• 10 to 14 August 2027: New Theatre, Oxford
• 17 to 28 August 2027: Bristol Hippodrome
• 31 August to 11 September 2027: Liverpool Empire
• 21 September to 2 October 2027: Theatre Royal, Nottingham
• 5 to 9 October 2027: New Victoria Theatre, Woking
• 12 to 16 October 2027: His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen

The show

Based on the 1990 film, the musical has direction and choreography by two time Tony Award winner Jerry Mitchell. The score is by Grammy winner Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance, and the script is by the film's director Garry Marshall and screenwriter J.F. Lawton.

Dominic Shaw recreates the direction, with sets by David Rockwell and costumes by Tom Rogers from Gregg Barnes's original Broadway designs. The tour is produced by ATG Productions, Paula Wagner, Nice Productions, LPO, New Regency Productions and Gavin Kalin Productions.

Has it played in the UK before?

Yes. After premiering in Chicago in 2018 and playing Broadway, the musical opened in the West End at the Piccadilly Theatre on 13 February 2020. It moved to the Savoy Theatre from 8 July 2021 and played its final performance there on 18 June 2023, before a sell out UK and Ireland tour from October 2023. Read about that first UK and Ireland tour, or look back at our review from the Piccadilly Theatre.

For dates and updates as the tour approaches, head to our Pretty Woman: The Musical page.

Header image: official tour artwork, courtesy of Raw PR.