Cinderella (Lloyd Webber musical)

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Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cinderella, produced on Broadway as Bad Cinderella, is a musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by David Zippel, and a book by Emerald Fennell. Loosely adapted from the classic Cinderella story, the musical recasts gender relationships, explores the theme of beauty shaming, and Cinderella changes her appearance to secure love, but discovers it is better to be true to oneself. Plot changes include Cinderella being made a scapegoat by the town; the queen colluding with the stepmother; the prince inviting Cinderella to the ball; the prince's engagement to a stepsister (he never becomes king, as his long-lost older brother reappears); and the prince elopes with Cinderella, and they leave the town. After beginning West End previews in June 2021, London performances were suspended due to COVID-19 outbreaks among the cast. The show ultimately opened in August 2021 to mostly positive reviews, and ran until June 2022. After some changes to the show, including changes...

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