The cast didn’t exactly hide their giddiness at this. After the note was read, the audience then started booing and jeering. Carrie Hope Fletcher, the star of the show, could be seen shaking her head. He lamented how COVID may have hurt the show’s grosses, bragged about how ‘we kept the government’s feet to the flames and led the charge to the West End opening again’, then declared that the show ‘might have been a costly mistake.’ That phrase spawned murmurs among the audience as well as a variety of reactions from the cast who were standing RIGHT THERE when he said it. Lloyd Webber thanked the cast and crew but seemed more interested in justifying his terrible business choices. The West End show will return 'as soon as this. Instead, during the curtain call, by the production’s director, Laurence Connor, read a letter penned by him. Andrew Lloyd Webber has said he is 'devastated' to have halted his latest musical Cinderella for seven weeks as Omicron plays havoc with live events. Clearly aware that his presence would perhaps inspire negative feelings, Lloyd Webber did not make an appearance. So, as you can imagine, the mood was somewhat mixed on closing night. The cast let the world know via Twitter that they were furious, and there were calls of protest to Actors Equity. 17, one night before the scheduled closing of the long-running Phantom. Actors who had signed year-long contracts suddenly discovered they were out of a job via the news. Lloyd Webber announced Monday that his next musical, Bad Cinderella, will begin performances on Feb. The show’s closing announcement shocked many, most of all the cast and crew who found out about the news at the same time as the general public. So, like any professional, he reacted in the worst way possible. The musical received strong reviews but struggled with COVID-related costs and restrictions, and it never took off in the way that Lloyd Webber hoped it would. Now playing at the Gillian Lynne Theatre, ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER’S CINDERELLA is a hilarious new romantic musical comedy featuring an original story and book by. The current West End company is led by Fletcher in the title role, alongside Ivano Turco as Prince Sebastian, Victoria Hamilton-Barritt as the Stepmother, Caleb Roberts as Prince Charming, Rebecca Trehearn as the Queen, Laura Baldwin and Georgina Castle as the Stepsisters, and Gloria Onitiri as the Godmother.Cinderella, the newest musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber, closed its doors on Sunday night in London after a year-long run plagued by issues. Hunter, co-musical supervision by David Andrew Wilson and John Rigby, musical direction by Ben van Tienen, vocal coaching by Fiona McDougal, design by Gabriela Tylesova, sound design by Gareth Owen, and lighting by Bruno Poet. The creative team is led by director Laurence Connor, with choreography by JoAnn M. Thank you very much to everyone involved, particularly our UK audiences who have loved and supported the show. In a statement, he said "I am really excited to get to work putting together a new production with No Guarantees (Christine Schwarzman, President, Darren Johnston, Executive Vice President) for Broadway. Nonetheless, Lloyd Webber is still planning to mount the production in New York City. She added: "I had no official call from the company to let me know before it was posted online." Current leading lady Carrie Hope Fletcher, who was not performing on Sunday when the closure was announced, reportedly had to find out "via other cast members and a member of the music team," she stated in a social media post. The current cast was informed of the closing notice an hour before showtime, though many future incoming cast members allegedly found out online after the news broke. Carrie Hope Fletcher, Laura Baldwin, Victora Hamilton Barritt, and Georgina Castle appear in the West End production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cinderella at the Gillian Lynne Theatre.Īfter a tumultuous run of less than a year, Andrew Lloyd Webber has announced that his new West End musical Cinderella will close on June 12.Ĭinderella, which features a score by Lloyd Webber and David Zippel, and a book by Emerald Fennell, received a four-star review from out sibling website WhatsOnStage, with critic Sarah Crompton describing the show as " worth waiting for." But the production was filled with disquiet: a delayed opening and halt in performances last summer due to the pandemic a winter hiatus during the Omicron surge a retooling from Lloyd Webber and the creative team complaints of unfair treatment from the cast and a single Olivier Award nomination (for costar Victoria Hamilton-Barritt).
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