Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Bad Cinderella will take her final bow on Broadway on 4 June 2023 barely four months after the show’s New York debut.
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Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical re-titled as Bad Cinderella for Broadway debut
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella is heading for Broadway in early 2023 with a new name, new songs and a new leading lady. In a statement posted on his Twitter feed, the multi-award-winning composer said: “I am thrilled and delighted that we are bringing @badcinderella on Broadway to the Imperial Theatre. We have been working hard […]
June closure is announced for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella
It has been reported that the West End production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical Cinderella will close on 12 June 2022. The show began previews on 25 June 2021 at London’s Gillian Lynne Theatre but, after a number of Covid-related delays, did not open until 18 August. In December 2021 performances were halted once again, […]
Andrew Lloyd Webber ‘devastated’ by decision to halt performances of Cinderella until February
Andrew Lloyd Webber has expressed his ‘devastation’ after it was announced that the curtain will remain down on his latest hit Cinderella until 9 February 2022. In a statement posted on his Twitter feed, the multi-award-winning composer said: “I am absolutely devastated that Cinderella has to temporarily close. My life has been devoted to musical […]
Lloyd Webber announces Cinderella gala performance in aid of the Malala Fund
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s hit new musical Cinderella will hold a special gala performance next month in support of Malala Yousafzai’s work to empower women and girls across the world. Announcing the fundraiser, Lloyd Webber said: “I am an enormous admirer of Malala. She is an extraordinary person and you can imagine my delight when I […]
Cinderella – Gillian Lynne Theatre
Cinderella continues at the Gillian Lynne Theatre, London. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ Variants of the Cinderella story exist wherever folk tales have thrived. These days, we tend to regard the version collected by Charles Perrault as “the” version of the story – pumpkin, fairy godmother, glass slippers and all – […]
World premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella is set for 25 August 2021
After a period of enforced closure, the world premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella will be on 25 August 2021. With music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, written by Academy Award winning Emerald Fennell (Best Original Screenplay Oscar in April 2021) and with lyrics from David Zippel, the brand new musical will resume performances at the Gillian […]
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s anger as Covid rules stop Cinderella’s West End opening night
Andrew Lloyd Webber has hit out at the Government’s isolation rules after he was forced to make the “heart-breaking decision not to open my Cinderella” after a single cast member tested positive for Covid. In a statement announcing the cancellation of performances at the Gillian Lynne Theatre including the planned fundraising Freedom Day and Gala […]
What do we really know about Andrew Lloyd Webber’s misfit Cinderella?
Emily Shepherd writes: Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella is set to break stereotypes of the traditional Cinderella narrative that we’re all familiar with. Set to have its gala opening this week at London’s Gillian Lynne Theatre, the cast and creatives have given little away about the new interpretation of the classic fairy tale, keeping fans on […]
Rebecca Trehearn, Georgina Castle, Laura Baldwin & Gloria Onitiri join the cast of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella
The full cast has been announced for the forthcoming world premiere production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella, with Rebecca Trehearn as The Queen, Georgina Castle and Laura Baldwin as Cinderella’s stepsisters Marie and Adele and Gloria Onitiri as The Godmother. They join Carrie Hope Fletcher as Cinderella, Ivano Turco as Prince Sebastian and Victoria Hamilton-Barritt […]
Rehearsals begin for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella following Government’s roadmap announcements
Just a week after Prime Minister Boris Johnson unveiled the Government’s roadmap out of lockdown Andrew Lloyd Webber has confirmed rehearsals have begun for the delayed world premiere of his eagerly-anticipated show Cinderella. Releasing footage of his leading lady Carrie Hope Fletcher and members of the production team inside the newly-refurbished London’s Gillian Lynne Theatre […]
New single from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella
Polydor Records has released a third single from the cast recording of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s eagerly anticipated Cinderella: The Musical. The second single to feature leading lady Carrie Hope Fletcher, ‘I Know I Have A Heart’ is now available across all digital formats. Unveiling the latest track from the upcoming album, Lloyd Webber said: “I […]
Pre-premiere album release for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella – first single out now
Theatre-lovers will get their first taste of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s eagerly-anticipated Cinderella: The Musical with the release of a full album featuring cast members and guest artists in early 2021. In a move that replicates the composer’s concept album launch of Jesus Christ Superstar 50 years ago, the music of Cinderella will debut in advance […]
World premiere production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella will now open in April 2021
Producers The Really Useful Group announced today that Andrew Lloyd Webber’s new musical Cinderella will now have its world premiere at London’s Gillian Lynne Theatre on 7 April 2021, with previews from 19 March. Andrew Lloyd Webber said: “Whilst I continue to impress on the government that theatres can reopen safely based on the London Palladium model, […]
Victoria Hamilton-Barritt to play the Stepmother in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella
While Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella will arrive in the West End later than planned, the composer and his team’s preparation for the eagerly-anticipated world premiere continues with the casting of Cinderella’s wicked stepmother. Victoria Hamilton-Barritt (The View Upstairs, Soho Theatre, Murder Ballad, Arts Theatre) will play the villainous role alongside Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella, Carrie Hope […]
Cinderella to arrive late due to ‘current global circumstances’
Andrew Lloyd Webber has delayed the world premiere of his eagerly-anticipated Cinderella in response to the coronavirus crisis.
Carrie Hope Fletcher is Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella
Carrie Hope Fletcher will step into the title role in the world premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s eagerly-anticipated Cinderella at the newly-refurbished London’s Gillian Lynne Theatre later this year. Based on an original idea by Killing Eve screenwriter and actress Emerald Fennell (currently playing Camilla Parker Bowles in the high-profile Netflix series The Crown), the […]
Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella to follow School of Rock into the Gillian Lynne Theatre
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s eagerly-anticipated Cinderella will debut at London’s Gillian Lynne Theatre this year following the departure of the venue’s current show School of Rock. Based on an original idea by Killing Eve screenwriter and actress Emerald Fennell (currently playing Camilla Parker Bowles in the high-profile Netflix series The Crown), the new version of the […]
