![]() ![]() ![]() Bad Cinderella keeps its titular protagonist (Linedy Genao) in France, specifically Belleville. Lord Lloyd-Webber is closing his The Phantom Of The Opera on Broadway in 2023.Ī fixture on Broadway since 1988, it will close on February 18, a day after previews begin for Bad Cinderella, meaning a Lord Lloyd-Webber musical will have been performing on Broadway every single playing night since September 1979. The production transferred to Broadway from London’s West End where it was simply titled Cinderella, but no name-change nor amount of glitz can conceal the reductive tropes in Webber’s prosaic new musical. JoAnn M Hunter choreographs with direction by Laurence Connor. The stage musical features a brand new score from Lord Lloyd-Webber with a book by Emerald Fennell and lyrics by David Zippel. “I have one thing to tell you,” she said. Genao then used a canister of spray paint to spray the word “Bad” over the show’s original logo. “It’ll be a treat to see what kind of birthday present I get,” he said. ![]() The composer at a press conference outside the theatre noted that the show will officially open - and the reviews will be posted - on March 23, a day after his 75th birthday. Lord Lloyd-Webber hopes his fairy tale has a better ending on Broadway than it did in London, where Cinderella closed less than a year after opening and suffered heavy losses, particularly when Covid-19 scrambled its run. Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber with Linedy Genao, who will star in his production Bad Cinderella (Craig Ruttle/AP) She has had ensemble roles in Dear Evan Hansen and On Your Feet!Ĭarrie Hope Fletcher played the title character in London. Carolee Carmello, Grace McLean, Jordan Dobson, and more will join the previously announced Linedy Genao in the upcoming Broadway bow of Andrew Lloyd Webber s Bad Cinderella, set to begin. In the exceptionally beautiful kingdom of Belleville, the fields are idyllic, the prince is charming, and the. The productions closing will mark the first time the Main Stem hasnt had an Andrew Lloyd Webber musical in more than four decades. The musical theatre icon announced on Monday that his retooled version of Cinderella will land in New York at the Imperial Theatre in February with new songs, a new leading lady and a new title.īad Cinderella - borrowing the title from a key song in the show rather than using London West End’s name Cinderella - will star Linedy Genao in the title role. Bad Cinderella - Broadway Tickets, News, Info & More. Andrew Lloyd Webber is saying goodbye to his last remaining show on Broadway and welcoming another. Matt Windman, amNY: Well, Bad Cinderella (which was originally titled simply Cinderella when it premiered in London, which might have caused some consumer confusion) is splashy, campy. ![]()
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