ALW’s Bad Cinderella - Broadway Imperial Theater

Lyrics seem to have changed from ‘I am’ bad Cinderella to ‘Call me’ bad Cinderella

$318 for stalls (orchestra) that is crazy.

Going to the effort of changing the word 'catty', but keeping the ableist term 'lame' in (that many people have criticised) is genuinely perplexing to me.

I'm very aware that the west end production had so many issues, but I ended up seeing it so many times because the theatre was right on my work doorstep and I often got tickets for as cheap as £10, and developed a bit of a soft spot for it, but honestly I'm already cringing at the thought of how hard this will be bashed on broadway.

The original production's humour was about as British tongue and cheek as you can get, and it's also pretty obvious that the lead role was built around CHF (She was basically playing herself with a wig on to honest), so I just really struggle to see how it will translate to an American audience. We've all discussed the lyric, script and plot issues ad noisome, but also the whole thing had a very pantomime vibe that US audiences just won't relate to.

Also I personally feel that VHB carried the entire show, I'm surprised that she hasn't had to have major back surgery after so many months to be honest. 

It won’t post properly because it’s a reel, but cast announcement here: www.instagram.com/reel/Cl3hwmas-q0/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Some dodgy wooden line deliveries there but “The Real Townspeople of Belleville” should get the camp-bit-of-fluff tone over to American audiences.

I don't understand who they're trying to appeal to here.

Linedy looks as conventionally glam as the rest of them. It'll be interesting to see what kind of look they go with for her Cinders, frumpy CHF won't work for her at all.

Youtube version

Carolee Carmello has a long history of flops. Will this be a new addition to the collection?

First day of rehearsals. The show’s instagram’s posting lots of stories featuring excited actors with beaming faces. Can’t help feeling like this…🫣

A playwright called Alexis Scheer is providing “additional book material.” Wonder if that’s the odd line of dialogue or a major re-write?

Very curious to see how this plays out. Am I right in thinking that while we get plenty of failed Broadway shows, it’s much more rare for them to get one of ours?

That's a dull and derivative comment and completely untrue. 

Even though it’s on another continent it’s still got cack-handed publicity. First a weird series of posts trying to make it look like the cast are getting ‘papped.’ (They aren’t.)

And now there’s a short reel on Instagram of ALW with various members of the cast gathering round him. The song playing over it is Popular. There’s either an amazing lack of self-awareness or someone in his media team is low-key taking the piss. But we’ll see how popular he is when it opens next month, especially if just one bad review made him have a meltdown last time.

Finding the whole thing grimly fascinating.