Cinderella (Lloyd Webber musical)

Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cinderella is a stage musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by David Zippel and a book by Emerald Fennell that is expected to premiere in London's West End in 2021. It is an adaptation of the classic story of the same name.

This article is about the 2021 Lloyd Webber musical. For the 1957 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical of the same name, see Cinderella (Rodgers and Hammerstein musical).
Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cinderella
Poster for the West End production
MusicAndrew Lloyd Webber
LyricsDavid Zippel
BookEmerald Fennell
BasisCinderella
by Charles Perrault and the Brothers Grimm
Productions2019 London Workshop

Productions

West End (2021)

The musical was workshopped at The Other Palace in London in May 2019 with Carrie Hope Fletcher in the title role, Tyrone Huntley as Prince Sebastian and Victoria Hamilton-Barritt as the Stepmother.[1]

Cinderella is scheduled to have its world premiere at the Gillian Lynne Theatre in London's West End with previews beginning on 30 April and an official opening on 19 May 2021.[2] The opening, originally scheduled for August 2020, was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] The production is set to be directed by Laurence Connor and choreographed by JoAnn M. Hunter. Fletcher, Hamilton-Barritt and Ivano Turco are set to create the roles of Cinderella, the Stepmother and Sebastian.[4][5][6][7]

Cast and characters
Character Workshop
(2019)		 West End
(2021)
Cinderella Carrie Hope Fletcher
Sebastian Tyrone Huntley Ivano Turco
Jean Gary Wilmot TBA
Queen Ruthie Henshall TBA
Stepmother Victoria Hamilton-Barritt
Adèle Sophie Isaacs TBA
Marie Rebecca Trehearn TBA
Prince Charming Jonny Fines TBA
Duke Ronan Burns TBA
Dorian Oliver Ormson TBA

Musical numbers
  • "Bad Cinderella" – Cinderella[8]
  • "Far Too Late" – Cinderella[8]
  • “Only You, Lonely You” – Prince Sebastian[7]

References
  1. Shenton, Mark (2019-05-24). "Friday Briefing: Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cinderella, a rousing Carousel and happy birthday Ian McKellen". London Theatre Guide. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  2. "Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cinderella announces cast album plans and rescheduled West End premiere date | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 2020-11-03.
  3. Wood, Alex. "Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cinderella delays opening until October", WhatsOnStage.com, 5 March 2020
  4. Snow, Georgia. "Carrie Hope Fletcher to star in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella musical", The Stage, 14 February 2020
  5. Wiegand, Chris (2020-01-10). "Killing Eve's Emerald Fennell and Andrew Lloyd Webber create new Cinderella". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-01-11.
  6. "Victoria Hamilton-Barritt to join cast of Cinderella". LW Theatres. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  7. Edmonds, Lizzie (10 December 2020). "Dancer plucked from obscurity by Andrew Lloyd Webber wins lead role in Cinderella". Evening Standard.
  8. "Cinderella: Music and video". Really Useful Group. Retrieved 14 November 2020.


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