Webber backpedaled to suggest that his intentions were noble and that all he wanted was to help give the industry a necessary kickstart. Criticism and protests followed which were only exacerbated by Webber’s callous remarks. Some of the cast and crew who were not present at the May 1st, 2022 matinee and failed to receive word of the closure until it was announced publicly. The Bad Cinderellas With Their Prince Charming: Carrie Hope Fletcher, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Linedy Genao Broadway Rumor-Mill Did Not See This ComingĪpparently, the news of the London closure failed to make the rounds prior to announcement. In June of 2022, Webber closed the production. The musical finally opened in August of 2021, but had to shutter for a month or so during the Omicron surge. Then, due to a cast member testing positive for the virus, the opening was postponed again. However, COVID regulations dictated that theatres could only operate at 50% capacity. Originally set to open in London in August of 2020, ALW’s Cinderella was pushed to the following summer. After receiving a lot of flak for his insensitive offhanded comments, the knighted composer later clarified he meant that he opened the show too early amid government regulations. While Webber and company would rather focus on the future incarnation of his new musical, many will remember the London production, which had a less than illustrious run, and even a bit of controversy.Īt the show’s closing, Webber notoriously called the venture a costly mistake, referring to the high price of maintaining it during the West End’s Covid shutdown. The show wasn’t panned so much as it was pandemic-ed. It was even nominated for Grammy, Olivier, and WhatsOnStage Awards (the latter of which leading lady Carrie Hope Fletcher won). Well, the production itself was fairly well received. Genao has already recorded the musical’'s title song in English and Spanish Bad Cinderella on Broadway What Went Wrong In London? While the London cast was helmed by Carrie Hope Fletcher, Bad Cinderella will be played on Broadway by Dominican American and relative newcomer Linedy Genao ( Dear Evan Hansen, On Your Feet!). The show also tackles hot button issues like beauty shaming and gender dynamics. Cinderella, no longer represented by the tired damsel in distress trope, and her prince are forced to redefine the happily ever after of it all. Not So Happily Ever After?īilled as an unconventional fairy tale, this modern iteration of the classic centers on an updated version of the titular character. Hunter, who will also stay on board for Broadway. Zippel and Fennell both collaborated with Webber on the London production, as well as director Laurence Connor and choreographer JoAnn M. New York City audiences can even expect several new songs for the upcoming production. Webber announced that he and the rest of the team, including Tony Award winning lyricist David Zippel (City of Angels, Hercules) and Oscar winning bookwriter Emerald Fennell (Promising Young Woman, Killing Eve), are deep in the revision process. Preview performances are set to begin on Friday, February 17, 2023, with opening night currently scheduled for Thursday, March 23, 2023. 1.Rebranding his recent London debacle for Broadway, Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber announced that his newly titled Bad Cinderella will land this spring at the Imperial Theatre. If you need more musical theatre song suggestions, check out my professional repertoire guides here. I don’t think anyone across the gender spectrum should be discouraged from singing these songs– though the majority of them will fit tenor and baritone/’baritenor’ voices best in their current keys. Note: Since I started this blog nearly a decade ago, discussions about gender in theatre and society in general have evolved so much (thankfully!). For a list of great female character songs, check out this blog post.īelow is a list of solo musical theatre songs from the 2020s performed by male-identifying characters. However, there have been some strong original score and jukebox score musicals this decade so far, and I’d like to highlight songs from those here. Many shows that have opened since have been revivals. It’s also important to note that Broadway was completely shuttered from March 2020 through September 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s hard to believe we’re already about 1/3 through this decade. Hello everyone! It’s been a while since I’ve posted a song list here, and I’ve had multiple requests asking for musical theatre song suggestions from the 2020s.
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