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Vivian Ward may feel like she “ain’t Cinderella” , but for us, Samantha Barks became a true princess portraying the sassy hooker. Andy Karl, Ezra Night, Samantha Barks and Robby Clater; photo: Matthew Murphy As the production of Pretty Woman: the Musical has just released its original cast album , we are re-discovering the wonderful yet atypical love story of Vivian and Edward through the beautiful voices of Samantha Barks, Andy Karl, Orfeh, and many others . The musical, based on the 1990 movie of the same name starring Richard Gere and Julia Roberts, is as much a smash hit, featuring fantastic original tracks composed by Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance . First of all, let’s talk about how Samantha Barks shines as Vivian. Not only does she play the role with perfection, bringing both sass and glamour, she also has such an incredible voice that you almost wish that she had more tracks on the soundtrack. Whatever she does, Samantha puts her everything into it. It m

While many students all across the world barely make their way back to school, the fearlessly talented Erika Henningsen has already begun her journey in the terrifying halls of North Shore High School almost seven months ago. Starring in the new, Tony-nominated musical Mean Girls as the bright-eyed and keen Cady Heron , the 26-year old Broadway star shines ‘as bright as day’ on the stage of the August Wilson Theatre every night. Erika Henningsen (photo: Joan Marcus)