BAD CINDERELLA to close on June 4 — Page 27

The show bombed on the west end and should have never opened on Broadway. Now it bombed on Broadway go figure... It's just a BAD show! I cant even listen to the score it's that BAD and that opening number -Buns & Roses ? UGH!

New marketing is NOT going to save it just close it!

So, whatever happend to Hailey Kilgore she would have been a great Cinderella. Bad casting decision on LinedyGenao!

Robbie2 said: "The show bombed on the west end and should have never opened on Broadway. Now it bombed on Broadway go figure... It's just a BAD show! I cant even listen to the score it's that BAD and that opening number -Buns & Roses ? UGH!

New marketing is NOT going to save it just close it!

So, whatever happend to Hailey Kilgore she would have been a great Cinderella. Bad casting decision onLinedyGenao!"

The score is absolutely gorgeous. Such a fun show!

Can they stunt-cast a better writer?

Kelly Clarkson as Cinderella, just sayin.

quizking101 said: "I don’t think casting is the issue when the show itself is the main problem, and talk of emergency stunt casting means replacing one of the leads prior to Tony nominations and consideration and that’s not a good look."

Well considering the Tony nominations come out in 9 days, I highly doubt anyone is being replaced in that time :) Acting nominations are also highly unlikely, aside from maaaaaaaaaaaybe Carmello or McLean.

It all seems a little too late. Also depending on what role it is, the replacement might throw off the calibration (not that the show is highly calibrated to begin with, but...) If it's, for example, a drag queen or housewife as one of the two above roles, it would be odd to have just one person of that nature in the show –– and to replace one of the two best parts of the show.

Not that she's a huge draw, but someone like Auliʻi Cravalho could have been great in the title role of the original Bway cast.

I'd also take anything BETTY22 heard from a castmember with a tiny grain of salt: unless this is the castmember who is being replaced, that's not information that would ever be shared with the company so is more likely hearsay.

Updated On: 4/23/23 at 02:20 PM

jkcohen626 said: "I heard a name that was real head scratcher because she's a very talented Tony winner with an impressive theatre resume... but just a theatre resume.

Also, Super Awesome Friends has been reposting bootleg clips of the show on TikTok. So after the whole, "Belleville bootleg" "controversy ok," the new marketing agency for the show is now using real bootlegs to try to market it."

I can see the press conference now : I’m not your bad Cinderella, I’m your next to normal Cinderella”

jkcohen626 said: "I heard a name that was real head scratcher because she's a very talented Tony winner with an impressive theatre resume... but just a theatre resume.

We've seen time and time again that Broadway stars (no matter how big) don't bring in people, only real A-listers do.

I think "film and TV stars" or "Hollywood stars/celebrities" might be more accurate to use than "real A-listers." Every industry has its A-listers, including the theater industry. A Tony winner with "just" a theater resume = an incredible, charismatic performer that might give some life to a struggling show!

Also, I think it's less about having A-listers in any industry, and more about finding a person with a dedicated following that will put people in seats. I wouldn't necessarily consider Jinkx to be an A-lister in the vein of Zendaya, for example, but their presence was obviously a boon to Chicago.

I wouldn’t put it past him to replace Linedy considering how he’s dealt with past leading ladies. He is a capricious man!

I’d much more hope they’d stunt cast Cinderella over either the Queen or the Stepmother. Grace and Carolee are the ones carrying this show. I really wish this would do better.

https://nypost.com/2023/04/18/bad-cinderella-hemorrhaging-cash-as-2023-tony-noms-approach/

Webber supposedly wants to close it. It's Schwartzman who wants it open and she has unlimited money.

jkcohen626 said: "https://nypost.com/2023/04/18/bad-cinderella-hemorrhaging-cash-as-2023-tony-noms-approach/

Webber supposedly wants to close it. It's Schwartzman who wants it open and she has unlimited money."

So who gets the final say?

saxpower said: "I was looking at available seats fro the rest of April and noticed something odd. With one exception, it appears more than half of the seats are still available for each performance (no, that's not the odd part).

The one exception, though is Wednesday's matinee. By my figuring, it's approaching 90% capacity. I just seems odd that theoneperformance this week selling well is a Wednesday matinee. Whats also weird is telecharge says the performance starts at 1 PM. The Bad Cinderella website lists 2:00 (the time for all other Wednesday Matinees). Clicking on the Wednesday Matinee on the BC website brings you to the telecharge page for tomorrow night's performance.

I'm not a conspiracy theorist type but the whole thing looks..odd. Any ideas for what's happening?"

That should be a 1:00 student matinee... they did one last week too.

saxpower said: "
The one exception, though is Wednesday's matinee. By my figuring, it's approaching 90% capacity. I just seems odd that the one performance this week selling well is a Wednesday matinee. Whats also weird is telecharge says the performance starts at 1 PM. The Bad Cinderella website lists 2:00 (the time for all other Wednesday Matinees). Clicking on the Wednesday Matinee on the BC website brings you to the telecharge page for tomorrow night's performance.

I'm not a conspiracy theorist type but the whole thing looks..odd. Any ideas for what's happening?"

So I don't want to say much to reveal anything, but let's just say there's a kitten who has been slinking around and giving those who want to see Bad Cinderella, Kimberly Akimbo, and Leopoldstat an opportunity to for specific weeks. This is the first week I've seen this kitten offer me Bad Cinderella, since she usually only carries Akimbo.

(I loved the show though, so I am very glad to say I'll give it a second view now that previews are over!)