ALW Announes BAD CINDERELLA At The Imperial Theater - Previews Start 2/17/23

Looks like a live announcement is happening outside the Imperial Theater tomorrow at 10am

Updated On: 10/9/22 at 08:52 PM

Why on earth are ALW and Miramontez wasting the media's time on the initial announcement of a show? The coverage won't be any better than servicing a press release (which they will no doubt still do at 10:01am) or an exclusive to the NYTimes.

Feels like a situation where he wanted to announce it on Good Morning America or Today Show and everyone passed on the pitch.

God help us. Any chance we'll get a star announcement as well for the title role?

BCfitasafiddle said: "God help us. Any chance we'll get a star announcement as well for the title role?"

Not if ALW wants to position the show as bigger than any actor, and himself as the key creative force.

EDSOSLO858 said: "Given the mostly favorable reviews in London (especially fromThe New York Times), I am hopeful for the future of this title on Broadway. However, ALW needs to stop treating cast and crew members like dirt. NOW.

Previews will likely begin in February, before a March official opening.

So I guess this means no revolve at the top of Act II?

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It's honestly believed here is the UK that the major critics hyped this show as it was the first show to open in the pandemic. The non Newspaper critics were less then enthusiastic. This is not a good show.

Here we go! He's going to be the same way he was with the London production! Seriously! I don't know how anyone would want to work with ALW nowadays! He's nothing but a control freak in my opinion! I've said it before and will repeat it: had he not been so controlling of the show and had a better creative team, I think it would have been a hit somehow! He should just be a composer! Not a producer, not a director, not a designer, JUST a composer. I'm sorry if some of you may disagree, but I have lost all respect for ALW at this moment.

Think SweatyOracle on TikTok (I know a lot of people discredit him but two of my friends who are well connected with theater insiders say he's 99 percent right ) said Miley Cyrus was rumored to play Cinderella and Colleen Ballinger as one of the stepsisters(she's touring in the spring though ....)

Plastic Hearts was the most critically successful album of Miley's career and gave her two radio staples in one year. Something she hadn't achieved since 2013. She signed a new record deal with Columbia, and is currently planning her 8th album. I say all that to say, Miley Cyrus is almost certainly not going to play Cinderella on Broadway. I'd bet good money that's one of the fake tips people have been sending to mess with him.

I’m curious to know if the creative and design team will be the same here or if it will be an all new production since Andrew didn’t seem too pleased with the West End show. If he changes the title to Bad Cinderella he deserves everything coming his way.

Keeping my fingers crossed it’s Beanie as Cinderella and Rosie O’Donnell as the stepmother!

songanddanceman2 said: "EDSOSLO858 said: "Given the mostly favorable reviews in London (especially fromThe New York Times), I am hopeful for the future of this title on Broadway. However, ALW needs to stop treating cast and crew members like dirt. NOW.

Previews will likely begin in February, before a March official opening.

So I guess this means no revolve at the top of Act II?

"

It's honestly believed here is the UK that the major critics hyped this show as it was the first show to open in the pandemic. The non Newspaper critics were less then enthusiastic. This is not a good show."

I sat through it and it was a VERY trying 2 hours. I could not bear to sit through it again. The newspaper critics were completely at odds with the rest of the public; as you say, I think they were delighted to review something finally (but also, especially compared with Broadway, there are very few *actual* London critics left -- most of them have been replaced by entertainment reporters whose knowledge is very limited).

Is ALW going to be there in person? If so then I wonder if this will be used to announce something about Phantom (e.g. a nonsensical 'bigger and better' spiel that they tried in London...).

Updated On: 10/3/22 at 06:09 AM

I guess it will never happen but I could see the show working off Broadway with a low budget, a lot of cuts and a cult following. Kind of Heathers style. There are some enjoyable moments so I don’t think the entire thing needs to be thrown out and forgotten about. It will probably be slaughtered when it opens in NYC on Broadway.

Updated On: 10/3/22 at 08:08 AM

I saw a video last night speculating the show will begin before “Phantom” closes, as to not disrupt ALW’s 40+ year streak of having a show playing on Broadway