![]() “I’m not going to do that, but who knows when we will open here? 2084?” “There are voices saying ‘Come on, forget Britain, do it on Broadway,’” Lloyd Webber said, according to Deadline.Lloyd Webber told The Telegraph in a recent interview that he is still determined to get “Cinderella” on its feet in London. “Cinderella” would’ve been Lloyd Webber’s first new show on London’s West End in five years, Variety reported. Freedom Day has turned into closure day.”Ī statement from Andrew Lloyd Webber /a47FN1anG3- Andrew Lloyd Webber July 19, 2021 “My sadness for our cast and crew, our loyal audience and the industry I have been fighting for is impossible to put into words. “Cinderella was ready to go,” he continued.“We have been forced into a devastating decision which will affect the lives and livelihoods of hundreds of people and disappoint the thousands who have booked to see the show. “Despite this, the impossible conditions created by the blunt instrument that is the government’s isolation guidance, mean that we cannot continue,” Lloyd Webber said in a statement on Twitter Monday.In a statement, Lloyd Webber said the production has “employed a rigorous testing system” for the entire cast and crew since the beginning, and that after a few days of additional tests, the rest of the staff has consistently tested negative for COVID-19. The composer’s announcement came after a cast member tested positive for COVID-19 over the weekend. ![]() On July 19 - dubbed “ Freedom Day” as it marked the day England lifted COVID-19 lockdown restrictions - Lloyd Webber announced that he would not be opening his new production “Cinderella,” which was scheduled to open on July 20 in London.
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