ALW's Cinderella — Page 10

yyys said: "If this transfers to Broadway it needs a venue that will handle the surprise that happens before the ball scene....."

I don't think there is a venue on Broadway that can handle the surprise without undergoing a ton of renovation. That effect is going to have to either be scrapped or completely rethought.

And to be honest, besides the initial “oooooooh” factor, it adds nothing to the show. 

A casting notice went up for this a few days ago. Looks like they’re aiming to open this fall.

Eyeing Broadway for March 2023

Plans are already underway to bring it to Broadway. His co-producer in the US is Christine Schwartzman, one of the wealthiest people in America (wife of Steve Schwartzman, for whom the main NYPL location is named). So as far as I'm concerned, people like ALW and Schwartzman can throw around money however they wish 

To give them a small bit of credit, it is really hard to build and sustain buzz when you have to continually keep shutting down because of COVID. We've seen that on Broadway too. The lack of Olivier attention of course doesn't help either.

I never saw it in London, but wonder if ALW & co. are planning changes to both the writing and physical production for NYC? Didn't the seats move in London?? Perhaps the main issue is Laurence Connor, who really isn't a director but keeps being hired by ALW and Cameron Mackintosh because he is pliable. If ALW would work with a real director and be an equal collaborator with his coauthors instead of playing mogul, he might find happier creative results.

Updated On: 5/1/22 at 03:41 PM

Yeah, I'm mainly going by his work on Les Mis, Phantom, and Saigon.

I think he does deserve SOME credit for School of Rock (which I admittedly forgot about) for getting good performances out of the kids. Kid actors are hard, and the kids were all uniformly great when I saw the original cast. But the overall direction of that show was nothing flashy or memorable. Or maybe that's thanks to JoAnn Hunter, who choreographed it and also Cinderella.

Loopin’theloop said: "And the cast, both playing and the ones booked yo takeover found out via the press.

It’s truly jaw dropping that this man never seems to learn… "

They found out in the press?? It was not announced backstage at the theatre prior to a performance as is the custom?

Dolly80 said: "It’s absolutely disgusting. There should be more accountability when this happens , well- it’s kind of shocking that those in charge think this kind of behaviour is even acceptable."

What is disgusting? That shows close when they are not good? 

They shouldn't bring this over here without huge changes. Couldn't even sit through the horrible cast recording. 

In that case, f**k those in charge. Thanks for the info, lilpunkin. 

It's a brutal industry. I had friends who booked major national tours that got scrapped (Bat Out of Hell) or got pulled and went non-union (Tootsie). 

I know it seems cruel from the outside, but the industry is about the bottom line. ALW is going to bleed money just to give people their dreams, etc. 

How exactly does announcing the closing on social media instead of telling the hired actors directly help ALW's bottom line?