Linedy Genao: Last News

coming to Broadway after all — and, like the main character, she’s getting an extreme makeover.First they’re ditching the title that confused Brits because they associate the princess with Christmas pantomimes and would have stumped Americans because they’d expect Rodgers and Hammerstein or Disney. For its run at the Imperial Theatre beginning Feb. 17, 2023 (one day before Lloyd Webber’s “The Phantom of the Opera” shoves the old chandelier in a storage unit), the show has been renamed “Bad Cinderella.” The only other time Lloyd Webber gave a different moniker to a show after a major West End run was when he changed “Jeeves” to “By Jeeves.” But a “By” ain’t a “Bad.” Tell us what you think of the title “Bad Cinderella” in the comments, readers!There will also be a brand-new star.

Andrew Lloyd Webber is sharing some sad family news. In a statement, via, the Tony-winning composer revealed that his oldest child, Nicolas Lloyd Webber, is «critically ill» and battling gastric cancer.The composer shared that he is «absolutely devastated» and will have to miss the upcoming opening night of his Broadway show which is set to make its debut at New York City's Imperial Theatre on March 23.«As my friends and family know, he has been fighting gastric cancer for the last 18 months and Nick is now hospitalized,» Webber wrote via.

Andrew Lloyd Webber is bringing another show to Broadway as he prepares to say goodbye to The Phantom Of The Opera. The musical theater icon, 74, announced Monday that his retooled version of Cinderella will land in New York at the Imperial Theatre in February with new songs, a new leading lady and a new title.Bad Cinderella - borrowing the title from a key song in the show rather than using London West End's blander name Cinderella - will star Linedy Genao in the title role.  New show! Andrew Lloyd Webber is bringing Bad Cinderella to Broadway with actress Linedy Genao cast in the starring roleShe's had ensemble roles in Dear Evan Hansen and On Your Feet! Carrie Hope Fletcher played the title character in London.Lloyd Webber hopes his fairy tale has a better ending on Broadway than it did in London, where Cinderella closed less than a year after opening and suffered heavy losses, particularly when COVID-19 scrambled its run. The stage musical features a brand new score from Lloyd Webber with a book by Emerald Fennell and lyrics by David Zippel. JoAnn M.