Carrie Hope Fletcher is set to star in a brand new version of Cinderella with a score by Andrew Lloyd Webber will open at the Gillian Lynne Theatre from May 2021.
Fletcher is known for her musical stage performances in Les Miserables, which she returned to in 2019 to appear in the All-Star concert before returning to the full West End production, and Heathers the Musical, in which she played the lead character, Veronica Sawyer.
Cinderella will feature an original book by the Emmy Award-nominated screenwriter Emerald Fennell, who is best known for leading the script of season two of BBC's Killing Eve, as well as appearing on screen in Netflix's The Crown, playing Camilla. Lloyd Webber has written the new score which has lyrics by David Zippel. It will be the second time the English composer has partnered with American lyricist - whose other musical work includes City of Angels and Disney's Hercules - since The Woman in White in 2004.
In an article from The Stage, Andrew Lloyd Webber is looking to open Cinderella with 75% seating capacity. "I have taken the view, as far as Cinderella is concerned, that I am not going to change any plans at the moment." When discussing the capacity arrangements, Webber did state that Cinderella could open with a smaller audience, but theatres need to get to 100% as soon as possible.
The musical is directed by Laurence Connor with choreography by JoAnn Hunter, reuniting the creatives after working together on Lloyd Webber's musicals School of Rock and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Connor's other musical work includes Chess and Miss Saigon in the West End.
Workshop performances of Cinderella were staged for three nights at The Other Palace in May 2019, with Mark Shenton commenting on its "confident, funny, fresh and sassy contemporary take on such a classic tale." The workshop performances featured Carrie Hope Fletcher in the titular role, alongside Tyrone Huntley, Victoria Hamilton-Barritt, Sophie Isaacs, Rebecca Trehearn and Ruthie Henshall.
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Thursday, 10 December, 2020, 19:27
Cinderella's prince has arrived! Ivano Turco will play Prince Sebastian in Andrew Lloyd Webber's forthcoming musical Cinderella, which is set to start performances at the Gillian Lynne Theatre on 30 April 2021. The Zimababwe-born dancer will make his West End debut in the role.
“I’m overjoyed to introduce Ivano Turco as our Prince Sebastian in Cinderella," Lloyd Webber told the Evening Standard. "I’m convinced audiences will fall in love with him, as...
Friday, 30 October, 2020, 11:33
A new song, written by Andrew Lloyd Webber with lyrics by David Zippel, has been released from the forthcoming West End musical Cinderella. "Bad Cinderella" is sung by Carrie Hope Fletcher, who takes on the title role in the show. You can listen to the song here.
This marks the second tune released from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella, following the September debut of a video for "Far Too Late."
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Tuesday, 15 September, 2020, 10:54
Andrew Lloyd Webber has released one of the new songs which will be performed in the world premiere of Cinderella, which will open next year. Titled “Far Too Late”, Carrie Hope Fletcher sings the track in an exclusive video, which can be watched here.
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Friday, 06 March, 2020, 09:34
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s upcoming musical version of Cinderella is will delay its opening later this year, due to the ‘the current global circumstances’.
The composer’s new musical was officially announced last month, and set an opening date at the Gillian Lynne Theatre on 23rd September, with previews from 28th August.
However, announcing that previews will now begin on 9th October, Lloyd Webber said: “The show will go on sale next week as planned, but in the current...
Friday, 14 February, 2020, 12:27
Carrie Hope Fletcher is set to take on the title role in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s new musical version of Cinderella, which will open at the Gillian Lynne Theatre in August.
Fletcher, who played the role in workshop performances of the musical at The Other Palace, is currently playing Fantine in Les Miserables at the Sondheim Theatre, and has also starred in Mary Poppins, Heathers and The Addams Family.
She will star as Cinderella in the musical which has a new book by...
Friday, 10 January, 2020, 09:58
A new production of Cinderella will receive its West End premiere later this year. The musical will feature music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, and will begin performances at the Gillian Lynne Theatre from September 2020, with School of Rock closing at the West End venue in March 2020.
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