![]() ![]() Will this struggling show get a storybook ending? That can’t happen at the Imperial, and ticket-buyers won’t watch actors waltz for seven straight minutes. ![]() At the Gillian Lynne Theatre in London, the audience members in the pricey seats rotated around the stage a la Disney World and got a much needed thrill. One major moment that will need to be totally rethought - and I gather that it hasn’t yet - is the grand ball scene. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Bad Cinderella” is headed to the Imperial Theatre on Broadway. Hunter and lyricist David Zippel are all still on board. Original director Laurence Connor, choreographer JoAnn M. Playing the rebellious re-envisioned Cinders, here a spitfire who goes on angry tirades and covers the town in graffiti, is not the West End’s lead Carrie Hope Fletcher, but Linedy Genao, who was previously on Broadway in the ensemble of the Gloria Estefan show “On Your Feet.”Ī source told The Post there will also be a revised book from “Promising Young Woman” Oscar-winner Emerald Fennell (another source said she is not involved anymore at all, despite being credited, and a different writer will fix the wonky script), as well as redone set and costume designs. The only other time Lloyd Webber gave a different moniker to a show en route to New York after a major West End run was when he changed “Jeeves” to “By Jeeves.” But a “By” ain’t a “Bad.” Tell us what you think of the title “Bad Cinderella” in the comments, readers! 17, 2023 (one day before Lloyd Webber’s “The Phantom of the Opera” shoves the old chandelier in a storage unit), the show has been renamed “Bad Cinderella.” 'Here Lies Love' review: David Byrne musical makes Broadway a nightclubĪndrew Lloyd Webber’s musical “Cinderella” is coming to Broadway after all - and, like the main character, she’s getting an extreme makeover.įirst, they’re ditching the title that confused Brits because they associate the princess with Christmas pantomimes, and would have stumped Americans because they’d expect Rodgers and Hammerstein or Disney.įor its run at the Imperial Theatre beginning Feb. ![]() The success of 'Barbenheimer' means nothing for the movies 'The Cottage' review: Tired new Broadway farce is forced Tina Fey could take over 'Saturday Night Live' for Lorne Michaels: source 'Haunted Mansion' review: Disney ride movie franchise is cursed ![]()
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