BAD CINDERELLA to close on June 4 — Page 7

This seems like a curious comment:
"Here’s a Belleville bootleg to celebrate our first preview. p.s. we don’t support illegal recording in our theater and will be reporting your posts xoxo"

I do not enjoy her vocals on that at all. Cute merch though! Love the color combo. 

I have to agree Cinderella was dressed like more of an outcast in the West End production. I like the costume here if she’s attempting to look like everyone else, but if she’s not I’m not sure what sets her apart now visually. 

Thanks for the merch link.

This was truly cringe worthy in London. It only got some positive reviews here because it was the first new show since Covid and had been all over the press. I hope they have done a LOT of work. 

I hate to compare, but the edge that Carrie had to her performance and vocal in the title song is deeply missed. It didn’t need to be the same at all, but it had to leave SOME impression. Hoping to hear that it’s just a poorly chosen clip.

There are a few notes at the beginning that sound a little flat to me, but she has a very pinched/whiny sound in a voice that seems to lack literal power as well as any star quality. 
 

 

I saw the show in London and I HATED it. Awful wokey rubbish show with a terrible book and BAD score. I adore most of ALW's work. I'm normally a huge fan. 

There IS a good show in there somewhere - it JUST needs to know its tone and audience - as well as a new set, new book, half a new score (half thrown away) the fairy-godmother role completely rewritten, the end of Act 1 totally reworked, the necklace/locket sub-plot looked at, a look at the fact that all the characters hate each other, new chorus songs and a proper duet (or two) in the show. 

BAD Cinderella needs to be alternative woke/progressive for a reason - not for the 2023 cheesy and tedious sake of it. Even worse, it is offensive. What IS the message of the show? To conform or not? London was not clear at all. 

Good luck to them all - I personally don't think all theses changes can/will be made in one year since the dreadful show i saw in London.

Updated On: 2/17/23 at 08:23 PM

Intermission... sigh. I've seen nothing of the London production so its all new to me. One of the things I don't love to say is I'm not feeling the lead/ bad cinderlla character. I can't figure out if it's the writing or its the actress. I was so excited to see a POC in this role and I just feel let down... On another note, Carolee Carmello and Grace McLean are running away with the show. Lovely tracks for these women. Christina Acosta Robinson was also lovely. Jordan Dobson is doing the best he can eith thr material given. 

 

The Music is mostly forgettable, but you do get a few glimpses of the driving, full orchestral sounds u want from ALW. 

Jordan Catalano said: "Intermission. The bones of the show are exactly the same but pretty much every scene and most songs are tweaked to completely rewritten (there’s a completely new opening number and a new song in place of “Unbreakable&rdquo."

Sounds like a lot’s been changed! 

Also, Shirtless Jake is my honorary fourth “hunk” tonight.