Photo Coverage: Samantha Barks is Honored With Portrait at Sardi's
By: Jennifer Broski Apr. 18, 2019
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Yesterday, Samantha Barks was honored with a portrait at Sardi's!
BroadwayWorld was there for the unveiling! Check out the photos below.
Samantha Barks is currently starring as Vivian Ward in Pretty Woman on Broadway. She previously garnered rave reviews and acclaim for her performance as Eponine in Universal's film adaptation of Les Miserables, directed by Tom Hooper. She received the Breakout Award at Glamour Magazine's Women of the Year Awards, Best Female Newcomer by the Empire Awards, the Spotlight Award from the Hollywood Film Festival, and was nominated for Young British Performer of the Year by the London Critics Circle.
In 2008, Barks competed in the UK television program "I'd Do Anything" in which she was one of the finalists in a search for a new, unknown lead to play Nancy in a West End revival of Oliver!. Barks' career on the West End includes starring in The Donmar Warehouse's production of City of Angels, Honeymoon in Vegas, Oliver!, The Last Five Years and Les Miserables. Other theater credits include Velma in the Los Angeles Philharmonic's production of Chicago at The Hollywood Bowl, and her critically acclaimed performance of the title role in the world premiere of Amelie at Berkley Rep. Barks' film credits include The Christmas Candle, Bitter Harvest, The Revenger and Interlude in Prague.
Pretty Woman: The Musical is playing at the Nederlander Theatre, where it has shattered the box office record four times and has been playing since July 20, 2018. The show features original music and lyrics by Grammy Award winner Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance, a book by Garry Marshall and the film's screenwriter J.F. Lawton, and direction and choreography by two-time Tony Award winner Jerry Mitchell.
Pretty Woman stars Samantha Barks as 'Vivian' opposite three-time Tony Award nominee and Laurence Olivier Award winner Andy Karl (Groundhog Day, Rocky) as 'Edward,' with Tony Award nominee Orfeh (Legally Blonde) as 'Kit,' Eric Anderson (Waitress) as 'Mr.Thompson,' Jason Danieley (The Full Monty) as 'Philip Stuckey,' and Kingsley Leggs (Sister Act) as 'James Morse' in a company of 25 that includes Allison Blackwell, Tommy Bracco, Brian Calì, Robby Clater, Jessica Crouch, Nico DeJesus, Anna Eilinsfeld, Matt Farcher,Lauren Lim Jackson, Renée Marino, Ellyn Marie Marsh, Jillian Mueller, Jake Odmark, Jennifer Sanchez, Matthew Stocke, Alex Michael Stoll, Alan Wiggins, Jesse Wildman Foster and Darius Wright.
Photo Credit: Jennifer Broski
Samantha Barks, Max Klimavicius
Samantha Barks, Max Klimavicius
Samantha Barks, Max Klimavicius
Samantha Barks, Max Klimavicius
Samantha Barks, Max Klimavicius
Samantha Barks, Max Klimavicius
Samantha Barks, Max Klimavicius
Samantha Barks, Max Klimavicius
Samantha Barks, Max Klimavicius
Samantha Barks, Max Klimavicius
Samantha Barks, Max Klimavicius
Orfeh, Samantha Barks, Eric Anderson, Andy Karl, Jason Danieley
Samantha Barks and the cast of Pretty Woman
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