World premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber's CINDERELLA set for 25 August 2021
Photo credit: Tristram Kenton
Following a period of enforced closure, the Really Useful Group have announced that the world premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella will be on 25 August.
Performances will resume at the Gillian Lynne Theatre on 18 August to continue previews before the official opening on 25 August.
The complete reinvention of the classic fairytale features original music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, with a book by Academy Award winning Emerald Fennell and lyrics by David Zippel.
Carrie Hope Fletcher leads the new production as title character Cinderella, with Ivano Turco as Prince Sebastian and Victoria Hamilton-Barritt playing The Stepmother. Rebecca Trehearn is The Queen, Georgina Castle and Laura Baldwin, as Cinderella’s stepsisters Marie and Adele, Gloria Onitiri plays The Godmother and Caleb Roberts is Prince Charming.
The full company also includes Michael Afemaré, Lydia Bannister, Michelle Bishop, William Bozier, Lauren Byrne, Sophie Camble, Tobias Charles, Vinny Coyle, Nicole Deon, Jonathan David Dudley, Dominic Adam Griffin, Michael Hamway, James Lee Harris, Leah Harris, Kate Ivory Jordan, Kelsie-Rae Marshall, Georgina Onuorah (who will play the role of Cinderella at certain performances), Andy Rees, Alexandra Waite Roberts, Sam Robinson, Giovanni Spano, Lauren Stroud, Georgia Tapp and Matthieu Vinetot.
The production is directed by Laurence Connor, with choreography by JoAnn M Hunter, design by Gabriela Tylesova, sound by Gareth Owen, lighting by Bruno Poet and co-musical supervision by John Rigby.
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