In a statement released Sunday by Lloyd Webber’s Really Useful Group, the composer said “creating a new show in the middle of Covid was an incredible challenge” and that a new Cinderella production is set to open on Broadway in 2023. Concerns were expressed on social media about the way in which the news about the closing of the show during the weekend of bank holidays was circulated. Cary Hope Fletcher, who plays Cinderella, wrote on Twitter on Sunday night: “I do not think I have the words νω I send love to everyone who is affected by today’s news and how this news was spread.” Summer Stralen, who was to join Cinderella’s cast, said she had learned of the early closure by reading a news item on the Internet and that her agent had emailed the news. Luke Latchman, who was also scheduled to take part in the show, wrote on Twitter: “Imagine – you plan in your mind 100 times what you will say when it is announced. Tell your friends and family that something is coming and you can’t wait to tell them. Knowing that the career-changing West End was coming. Then you see a tweet and everything is gone “. The winner of the Great British Bake Off and Strictly finalist John Whaite revealed on social media that he was going to join Cinderella’s cast in July in the role of Prince Charming. He said that “his heart went well” to those who work on the show. A Really Useful Group spokesman said Monday: “Everyone involved in Cinderella got in touch by phone, email or in person (some through agents) before the news came out live. “Every effort was made to ensure that people would be notified before it went live, while trying to manage how quickly they would move on social media once people were informed.” Carrie Hope Fletcher as Cinderella and Gloria Onitiri as the Godmother. Photo: Tristram Kenton / the Guardian No specific reasons were given by the Really Useful Group for closing the show, but Cinderella suffered heavy losses during its operation, especially when the shows were suspended from late December to early February to avoid disruption and to “protect the quality of the show ”while the Omicron variant quickly spread throughout the UK. The show’s arrival at the Gillian Lynne Theater in the West End was delayed by a year due to the pandemic. Government restrictions meant Cinderella was playing at a reduced capacity during its previews, with an estimated weekly loss of £ 100,000. The official opening night was canceled at 11 a.m. last July due to a Covid case in the cast. When the show finally opened in August, it received rave reviews, but its online booking system reveals that there are many vacancies for the rest of the show. In a statement, Lloyd Webber said: “I’m incredibly proud of Cinderella. “Not only did it receive some of the best reviews of my career, but we were led to reopen the West End, ensuring that theater and live entertainment remained relevant to the news.” The composer – who resigned from his Conservative counterpart in 2017, saying he was entering the busiest period of his career – has spoken candidly about the government’s handling of the pandemic. “We kept the government’s feet on fire during the change of heart during the pandemic,” the statement said. Last summer he even said he was ready to risk arrest and open to a full audience when the theater’s capacity was limited by social distance. (Cinderella remained in limited capacity for that period, with an estimated weekly loss of £ 100,000.) Its total assets, according to the Sunday Times Rich List for 2021, plummeted 27 275 million £ to 25 525 million £. Their box office or ticket agent will need to contact spectators with tickets for performances after June 12 to discuss their options. Broadway previews for Cinderella, presented with production company No Guarantees, are set to begin in February 2023. Rebecca Trehearn, center, in Cinderella. Photo: Tristram Kenton / The Guardian
Fairytale ending: Cinderella’s troubled schedule
January 10, 2020 The news announced that Andrew Lloyd Webber is creating a new version of Cinderella with writer Emerald Fennell and lyricist David Zippel February 14, 2020 Carrie Hope Fletcher has been announced in the lead role for the musical, which will be released in August 2020 March 5, 2020 As Covid is upsetting, it was announced that the first preview will now be delayed until October 9 due to “current global conditions” July 8, 2020 The opening night was delayed for March 2021. “The show will definitely continue, a little later than I expected,” says Lloyd Webber June 4, 2021 The song Far Too Late was released for the musical, which is expected to open in July June 8, 2021 Lloyd Webber says he is determined to open Cinderella at full capacity and is ready to risk his capture. June 18, 2021 The composer criticizes the “government delay and confusion” and says that Cinderella will not be part of a pilot program for the reopening of theaters, as proposed by the Prime Minister July 19, 2021 The press night was canceled for a short time due to a Covid case in the cast. Lloyd Webber criticizes “weak conditions created by the blunt organ that is the guiding principle of government isolation” August 18, 2021 Cinderella finally opens up to critics, receiving five stars in the Guardian December 21, 2021 Cinderella’s performances have stopped because of Omicron and will resume “as soon as this wave is licked,” says Lloyd Webber February 3, 2022 Cinderella opens again May 1, 2022 The closure was announced. “We thank everyone who participated, especially our audience in the UK who loved and supported the show,” said Lloyd Webber.
