Andrew Lloyd Webber to transfer his ‘Cinderella’ to Broadway

NEW YORK CITY — As one in every of his exhibits closes subsequent 12 months, one other will open and the lengthy string of Broadway exhibits by Andrew Lloyd Webber continues.

“Phantom of the Opera” is about to shut in February after operating constantly for 1 / 4 of a century.

A brand new present known as “Dangerous Cinderella” will hit the stage a day earlier, permitting him to keep up his steady streak.

There was a minimum of one Andrew Lloyd Webber present on Broadway since 1977.

The musical theater icon introduced Monday that his retooled model of “Cinderella” will land in New York on the Imperial Theatre in February someday after the composer’s seventy fifth birthday.

“I will be intrigued to see what sort of birthday current I get,” Webber mentioned.

His tackle a category will function with new songs, a brand new main girl, and a brand new title.

“Dangerous Cinderella” borrows the title from a key tune within the present somewhat than utilizing London West Finish’s blander identify “Cinderella.”

It should star Linedy Genao within the title function. She’s had ensemble roles in “Pricey Evan Hansen” and “On Your Ft!”

Carrie Hope Fletcher performed the title character in London.

“The Cinderella everyone knows is quiet,” Genao mentioned. “She’s obedient. She’s well mannered. This Cinderella’s not. She takes up area. She speaks her thoughts. She’s not prepared to adapt to the social norms. She desires to be herself, and makes certain that everybody is aware of.”

Genao is a Dominican-American born in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn, and raised in Hamden, Connecticut, who now hopes to encourage younger girls like herself.

“That is a lot greater than me,” Genao mentioned. “It is an honor of a lifetime to have the ability to symbolize my Latin group to play a princess as a result of rising up I by no means had that.”

Lloyd Webber hopes his fairy story has a greater ending on Broadway than it did in London, the place “Cinderella” closed lower than a 12 months after opening and suffered heavy losses, significantly when COVID-19 scrambled its run.

The present was completely re-revamped for Broadway the place Genao was employed to convey it to life.

“I hope little folks within the viewers and all over the place can see themselves represented onstage,” Webber mentioned.

The stage musical contains a model new rating from Lloyd Webber with a ebook by Emerald Fennell and lyrics by David Zippel.

JoAnn M. Hunter choreographs with course by Laurence Connor.

Lloyd Webber is closing his “The Phantom of the Opera” on Broadway on February 18, 2023.

The Related Press contributed to this report.