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[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 3/23/23 at 5:22pm

[windowwaving]

Posted: 3/23/23 at 6:04pm

I know a lot of people have complained about the set looking cheap, but from a lot of what I’ve seen it looks pretty good? Does it just picture better than it looks in real life?

[BossBroadway]

Posted: 3/23/23 at 6:33pm

The design elements are stunning. People are just trying to hate on it because of ALW and are trying to find a way to bring him down. 

[EDSOSLO858]

Posted: 3/23/23 at 6:45pm

Looks like Gabriela Tylesova did some phenomenal work on the sets and costumes. 

[gibsons2]

Posted: 3/23/23 at 6:56pm

Bad Cinderella's gorgeous, luscious stage sets and costumes can be compared to Moulin Rouge and Phantom. Nothing cheap about them.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 3/23/23 at 7:11pm

Reviews for this can’t be posted until after midnight?

[BossBroadway]

Posted: 3/23/23 at 7:26pm

I think that they're doing that to just to be campy given the whole "stroke of midnight" plot point. Nothing too serious. 

[Dylan Smith4]

Posted: 3/23/23 at 8:41pm

Mickey Jo Theatre's thoughts are in. Definitely a mixed review.

 

 

Updated On: 3/23/23 at 08:41 PM

[The8re phan]

Posted: 3/23/23 at 8:43pm

I had low expectations, but this is pure campy fun and I had a fabulous time.  I hope the reviews aren't too brutal and this finds an audience

[msmp]

Posted: 3/23/23 at 9:04pm

It's not high art and I don't think it has a deep message or anything, but what it was for me was simple: it was fun. The show was fun, the actors seemed to be having a great time (especially Grace and Carolee!), and the score is pretty memorable ("Man's Man", "Beauty Has a Price", and the title song have been stuck in my head since I went). Ultimately, that's the biggest reason I go to a musical (outside of something like Parade): I want to lose myself in something for a couple hours, feel like I had a good time, and have something to whistle while desperately trying to get a cab.

I do agree the book is kind of a mess, but for the price of admission, I was just glad to have a couple hours of campy, pretty-to-look-at fun. If you don't think too hard about it and let yourself simply enjoy being at the theatre, it's well worth it.

I will say that in terms of the performances, both Grace and Carolee absolutely stole the show for me. The chemistry between those two during their number together is just off the charts.

[smallworld]

Posted: 3/23/23 at 9:06pm

gibsons2 said: "Bad Cinderella's gorgeous, luscious stage sets and costumes can be compared to Moulin Rouge and Phantom. Nothing cheap about them."

I sincerely hope you're kidding. The sets look like they're made of cardboard and literally shook as they moved, as if they were about to collapse. The costumes looked like they were bought off of the clearance rack at the Party City that's closing on 34th Street. 

[Dylan Smith4]

Posted: 3/23/23 at 9:10pm

smallworld said: "gibsons2 said: "Bad Cinderella's gorgeous, luscious stage sets and costumes can be compared to Moulin Rouge and Phantom. Nothing cheap about them."

I sincerely hope you're kidding. The sets look like they're made of cardboard and literally shook as they moved, as if they were about to collapse. The costumes looked like they were bought off of the clearance rack at the Party City that's closing on 34th Street."

OMG!!!!! YESSS!!!! THIS SAYS IT ALL! 

[Voter]

Posted: 3/23/23 at 9:15pm

Jordan Catalano said: "Reviews for this can’t be posted until after midnight?"

Looks like I’m staying up until midnight 

[GroupAGroup1]

Posted: 3/23/23 at 9:27pm

David Cote of the Observer calls BAD CINDERELLA a "garish, braindead riff on the fairytale":

https://observer.com/2023/03/review-bad-cinderellas-glass-slipper-more-like-a-moldy-croc/

 
Also: "It amazes me, frankly, that after decades in the business, Lloyd Webber still has no ability—or desire, perhaps—to write a bona fide musical-theater number okay I'm gonna stop you right there

As someone who knows how kitschy Lloyd Webber's work can be, and as a connoisseur and expert on Sh***y Lyrics in Andrew Lloyd Webber Musicals COME ON MAN IT'S NOT THE EIGHTIES ANYMORE YOU CAN'T KEEP GATEKEEPING LLOYD WEBBER AWAY FROM THE GENRE YOU HAVE TO GIVE UP THIS FIGHT EVENTUALLY

Updated On: 3/23/23 at 09:27 PM

[Dylan Smith4]

Posted: 3/23/23 at 9:36pm

GroupAGroup1 said: "David Cote of the Observer calls BAD CINDERELLA a "garish, braindead riff on the fairytale":

https://observer.com/2023/03/review-bad-cinderellas-glass-slipper-more-like-a-moldy-croc/

OUCH!

 

[BorisTomashevsky]

Posted: 3/23/23 at 9:51pm

According to David Cote: “The fact that Genao is a poor actor with a grating, nasal voice, and negative comic timing makes Cinderella less appealing than the gyrating cartoons around her.”

There’s no coming back from that. 

Updated On: 3/23/23 at 09:51 PM

[Dylan Smith4]

Posted: 3/23/23 at 9:55pm

BorisTomashevsky said: "According to David Cote: “The fact that Genao is a poor actor with a grating, nasal voice, and negative comic timing makes Cinderellalessappealing than the gyrating cartoons around her.”

There’s no coming back from that."

DAMN!

[BossBroadway]

Posted: 3/23/23 at 9:57pm

In Bad Cinderella's defense, The Observer typically has very strict reviews. They HATED & Juliet, which is similar to BC in the sense that it's campy and pure entertainment, as opposed to something of more substance. 

Edit: They also review more operas than Broadway shows, so this makes a lot of sense...

Updated On: 3/23/23 at 09:57 PM

[songanddanceman2]

Posted: 3/23/23 at 10:08pm

BossBroadway said: "In Bad Cinderella's defense, The Observer typically has very strict reviews. They HATED & Juliet, which is similar to BC in the sense that it's campy and pure entertainment, as opposed to something of more substance.

Edit: They also review more operas than Broadway shows, so this makes a lot of sense..."

Or he just hated the show. 

[songanddanceman2]

Posted: 3/23/23 at 10:12pm

Variety is Negative 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/variety.com/2023/legit/reviews/bad-cinderella-review-broadway-andrew-lloyd-webber-1235561772/amp/

[TaffyDavenport]

Posted: 3/23/23 at 10:12pm

Variety is negative:

https://variety.com/2023/legit/reviews/bad-cinderella-review-broadway-andrew-lloyd-webber-1235561772/

"To clear up the obvious question, 'Bad Cinderella,' which opened at the Imperial Theater Thursday night, isn’t good. Composed by Webber and with lyrics by David Zippel, it is a muddled and momentum-less retooling of the familiar fairy tale in search of a coherent point of view as if it were a glass-slippered foot."

[BossBroadway]

Posted: 3/23/23 at 10:12pm

I'm not saying it should be getting great reviews, but based on the history of this reviewer I can see why this was an awful review. They hated & Juliet and review much more operas than Broadway shows, so it makes sense that they WOULDN'T like the show, regardless if it was campy perfection or the worst show alive. 

[songanddanceman2]

Posted: 3/23/23 at 10:19pm

Negative 

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-24/bad-cinderella-review-andrew-lloyd-webber-musical-boldly-rejects-beauty-taste?leadSource=uverify%20wall

[Dylan Smith4]

Posted: 3/23/23 at 10:33pm

Just anxiously waiting for NYT!!!

[cliffordbradshaw2]

Posted: 3/23/23 at 10:35pm

The Times loved it-----back in August 2021.  I doubt they'll be so lucky tonight.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/19/theater/andrew-lloyd-webber-cinderella.html

Updated On: 3/23/23 at 10:35 PM