Last Sunday, after the performance, Andrew Lloyd Webber announced to the cast and creative that “Cinderella”, currently running at London's Gillian Lynne Theatre, will close on June 12, even though new cast members were supposed to start in the show from July. The musical has suffered massive losses since its opening due to a postponed opening, a short hiatus last summer in order to make changes to the show and government restrictions that reduced the capacity of the performance during its previews. During this period that the show was run, it is estimated a weekly loss of £100,000.
The availability of tickets in the coming weeks is high. This could be the reason why the producers have decided to close the show less than 12 months after its opening.
A Broadway opening is headed in March 2023 with previews from February. No theatre has been announced.
Cast and creative are listed below.
Book: Emerald Fennell
Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber
Lyrics: David Zippel
Director: Laurence Connor
Designer: Gabriela Tylesova
Choreographer: JoAnn M. Hunter
Lighting designer: Bruno Poet
Sound: Gareth Owen
Cast:
Carrie Hope Fletcher (Cinderella), Ivano Turco (Prince Sebastian), Rebecca Trehearn (The Queen), Victoria Hamilton-Barritt (Stepmother), Georgina Castle (Marie), Laura Baldwin (Adele), Gloria Onitiri (The Godmother), Caleb Roberts (Prince Charming), Georgina Onuorah (alternate Cinderella & ensemble), Sam Robinson (Dorian), Giovanni Spano (Gawain), Vinny Coyle (Arthur).
Ensemble:
Michael Afemaré, Lauren Byrne, Michelle Bishop, Sophie Camble, Tobias Charles, Nicole Deon, Jonathan David Dudley, Michael Hamway, James Lee Harris, Katy Ivory Jordan, Jessica Kirton, Kelsie-Rae Marshall, Georgia Tapp, Matthieu Vinetot, Alexandra Waite Roberts, Rodney Vubya
Swing : Lydia Bannister, William Bozier, Dominic Adam Griffin, Leah Harris, Andy Rees et Lauren Stroud.
Carrie Hope Fletcher will not be performing on the following dates: 23-25 March and 20-25 April, and 20-22 May.
On Tuesday and Wednesday evening performances, the role of Cinderella will be played by Georgina Onuorah.
“Cinderella” is produced by in London by Andrew Lloyd Webber for The Really Useful Group.
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Venue : Gillian Lynne Theatre (former New London Theatre) - Drury Lane, London, WC2B 5PF Tube : Holborn/Covent Garden (300m) Bus : 1, 4, 6, 9, 11, 13, 15, 23, 26, 59, 68, 76, 77A, 91, 139, 168, 171, 172, 176, 188, 243, 341, 521, X68
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