The “Real Townspeople of Belleville” are heading toBroadway!
Producers ofAndrew Lloyd Webber’s new musicalBad Cinderella— starringLinedy Genao— have announced the complete cast of the upcoming Broadway musical in an exclusive video shared with PEOPLE.
“I’m not your Cinderella; I’m yourbadCinderella,” Genao, who appeared in Broadway’sOn Your Feet!and was an understudy inDear Evan Hansen, says in the clip.
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Joining the actress in the musical — which will begin performances Feb. 17 at the Imperial Theatre — are Tony Award nominee Carolee Carmello (1776,Parade) as the Machiavellian Stepmother, Grace McLean (Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812) as the ever-exacting Queen and Jordan Dobson (A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical) as theheir-do-well Sebastian.
“If I’m the heir, we are royally screwed,” says Dobson in the clip, while Carmello adds: “I’m a kind, honorable woman —no matter whatyou’ve heard!”
Morgan Higgins will play the husband-hungry step-sister Marie, with Sami Gayle as the ditzy step-sister Adele and Christina Acosta Robinson as the all-seeing Godmother. Savy Jackson has been cast as the Cinderella alternate.
The cast also includes ensemble members Raymond Baynard, Mike Baerga, Lauren Boyd, Tristen Buettel, Kaleigh Cronin, Josh Drake, Ben Lanham, Angel Lozada, Cameron Loyal, Mariah Lyttle, Sarah Meahl, Christian Probst, Larkin Reilly, Julio Rey, Lily Rose, J. Savage, Tregoney Shepherd, Dave Schoonover, Paige Smallwood and Aléna Watters as well as swings Alyssa Carol, Gary Cooper, Robin Masella, Michael Milkanin, Chloe Nadon-Enriquez and Lucas Thompson.
In October, Lloyd Webber — whosePhantom of the Operaannounced earlier this year that it will close after 35 years on Broadway — revealed thatBad Cinderellawill come to Broadway. The show’s title song was also released at the time.
According to a press release for the musical, “This modern retelling of the classic fairytale is set in the exceptionally beautiful kingdom of Belleville. Our Cinderella is no longer the damsel in distress who needs saving. She finds herself and her prince in new circumstances which cause them to rethink what ‘happily ever after’ really means.”
Bad Cinderella(then under the titleCinderella) began performances on London’s West End in June 2021; however, its opening was delayed due to theCOVID pandemic. It ended its run a year later this June after its unexpected closing notice was announced in May.
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Lloyd Webber’sThe Phantom of the Operawill take its final bow on April 16 at the Majestic Theatre following a 35th-anniversary celebration on Jan. 26.
With the arrival ofBad Cinderella,a Lloyd Webber musical will have been performing on Broadway every single playing night since September 1979 — a 43-year streak.
source: people.com
