The show’s lyrics are by Zippel, a multi-award winner for Broadway productions including City of Angels, The Goodbye Girl, The Woman in White and Liza at the Palace, as well as for work on film including Disney’s Hercules and Mulan, both of which received Oscar nominations.Ĭinderella will also star Victoria Hamilton-Barritt as the Stepmother. ![]() The production, a complete reinvention of the classic fairytale, is based on an original idea by Emerald Fennell, the Emmy Award-nominated lead scriptwriter of the second season of international smash hit Killing Eve, with a brand new score from the legendary composer and lyrics by David Zippel.Ĭinderella will reunite Webber with director Laurence Connor and choreographer JoAnn M Hunter, who previously worked on the Olivier Award-winning international hit, School of Rock and the recent sold out production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at The London Palladium, which returns to the venue in summer 2021.įennell’s new film, A Promising Young Woman, that she wrote and directed and which stars Carey Mulligan, opened this autumn. As an actress, she played Patsy Mount on the BBC’s Call the Midwife and currently depicts Camilla Parker Bowles on the Netflix hit, The Crown. She is also a bestselling author and social media personality. The album features cast from the highly anticipated new theatre production, which will open in spring 2021 at The Gillian Lynne Theatre in London, along with appearances from some surprise guest vocalists.įletcher will play Cinderella in the highly anticipated new production. She has starred in Heathers (Theatre Royal Haymarket), The Addams Family (UK Tour), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (UK Tour), Mary Poppins (Prince Edward Theatre), and most recently played Fantine in Les Misérables at the Sondheim Theatre. I sent it on to our lyricist, and almost instantly David Zippel came back with the fantastic line, ‘I Know I Have a Heart Because You Broke it.’ ‘I Know I Have A Heart’ is Cinderella’s ‘unrequited love moment’ in the show, but I won’t tell you more than that other than what a thrill it is to have a voice like Carrie’s record it.” These things tend to come to you when you least expect them, and I wrote this melody on a plane to LA. ‘Bad Cinderella’ has now been streamed over 1.4 million times globally and performed on The One Show and Children in Need 2020.Īndrew Lloyd Webber said, “I knew we needed a big power ballad moment for Cinderella, and I am so excited for you to finally hear it. ![]() ‘I Know I Have A Heart’ is the second song by Fletcher to be released from the forthcoming soundtrack, after ‘Bad Cinderella’ came out to high acclaim in October. It follows the release late last year of ‘Only You, Lonely You’ sung by Ivano Turco. ‘I Know I Have A Heart’ is sung by Carrie Hope Fletcher. The production began previews Jat the Gillian Lynne Theatre, officially opened August 18, 2021, and finished its run June 12.Polydor Records has released the video clip of the third piece of music from the forthcoming album of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella. Lloyd Webber's Cinderella is a contemporary take on the classic fairy tale with a book by Oscar-winning screenwriter Fennell, music by Lloyd Webber, and lyrics by David Zippel. We kept the government’s feet to the flames, and led the charge to the West End opening again. It might have been a costly mistake, but I am proud of what we did, and will forever be grateful to everyone who supported me.” Webber's original statement that drew controversy after being read aloud from the stage of the Gillian Lynne Theatre read in part, "My huge thanks to everyone. With love today and always, Andrew Lloyd Webber." ![]() For now, I want to say thank you to everyone involved in Cinderella for all you have done. Everything we did was to try and support the West End and get everyone back to work after the worst period in our history. We were desperate to support the West End after 2 years of a devastating pandemic and the mistake we made was trying to open too early, meaning we had to postpone twice. I adore this production and I am incredibly, incredibly proud of Cinderella and everyone who has been involved in our show. The response reads, "I am devastated to have been reported to have said that my beloved production of Cinderella was a 'costly mistake.' Nothing could be further from the truth, and I am very sorry if my words have been misunderstood. hmZoMf2PIr- Andrew Lloyd Webber June 13, 2022
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