Every day is opening night.

ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER’S NEW MUSICAL “CINDERELLA” RELEASES SECOND SINGLE, IVANO TURCO ANNOUNCED TO JOIN CAST

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PLEASE

POLYDOR RECORDS/UMe
ANNOUNCE THE RELEASE OF
“ONLY YOU, LONELY YOU”

THE SECOND PIECE OF MUSIC FROM
ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER’S
NEW MUSICAL
“CINDERELLA”

“ONLY YOU, LONELY YOU” IS AVAILABLE NOW

IVANO TURCO
ANNOUNCED TO JOIN CAST IN LATEST REVEAL

THE FULL ALBUM OF “CINDERELLA,”
RECORDED EARLIER THIS YEAR DURING LOCKDOWN,
IS DUE FOR RELEASE EARLY NEXT YEAR,
AND IS AVAILABLE NOW FOR PRE-ORDER

THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NEW THEATER PRODUCTION
IS SET TO OPEN IN SPRING 2021

New York, NY (Friday, December 11) – Polydor Records/UMe has announced the release of the second piece of music from the forthcoming album of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella. ‘Only You, Lonely You’ is sung by the latest cast member to be revealed, Ivano Turco, and is available starting today across all DSPs, here.

A video of Turco singing “Only You, Lonely You” can be viewed here.

It follows the release of “Bad Cinderella” sung by Carrie Hope Fletcher, which was released to much acclaim in October. The upcoming album features cast from the highly anticipated new theater production, which will open in Spring 2021 at the Gillian Lynne Theatre in London, along with appearances from some surprise guest vocalists.

Turco – who will play Sebastian, the younger brother of Prince Charming – auditioned initially to be in the dance ensemble for the show but Lloyd Webber and director Laurence Connor saw the potential for him to take one of the lead roles, invited him to audition for the role of Sebastian, and a week later Turco found himself recording his part on the Cinderella album at the legendary Metropolis Studios in London. Turco has just graduated from the renowned Urdang Academy, though like so many graduates this year, he was not able to don a tux for a ceremony and send off.

Cinderella will mark his West End debut and follows performances in Sleeping Beauty (Imagine Theatre), Runner Up in the All-England National Dance Competition (Hackney Empire), Teen Spirit (feature film), and The Wiz (Milton Keynes Theatre). Before the closure of theaters in 2020, Turco was due to appear in West Side Story at the Royal Exchange, Manchester.

Andrew Lloyd Webber said, “I’m overjoyed to introduce Ivano Turco as our Prince Sebastian in Cinderella. I’m convinced audiences will fall in love with him, as we did, on hearing this version of “Only You Lonely You.” Straight out of college, Ivano initially came in to audition as a dancer but has a natural acting talent, a wonderful voice, and an innate charm and warmth and from the day we met I just knew I’d found our Prince!”

Cinderella will open at the Gillian Lynne Theatre on Wednesday, May 19, 2021, with previews from Friday, April 30, 2021.

All further information is available at www.andrewlloydwebberscinderella.com

Carrie Hope Fletcher 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 Miserables at the Sondheim Theatre. She is also a bestselling author and social media personality.

The production, a complete reinvention of the classic fairy tale, 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 Tony Award®-winning legendary composer and lyrics by David Zippel.

Cinderella will reunite Andrew Lloyd 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 & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the London Palladium, which returns to the venue in Summer 2021.

Fennell’s new film A Promising Young Woman, that she wrote and directed and which stars Carey Mulligan, opened this fall. 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.”

The show’s lyrics are by David Zippel, a multi-award winner for Broadway productions including City of AngelsThe Goodbye GirlThe 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 Academy Award® nominations.

Cinderella will also star Victoria Hamilton-Barritt as the Stepmother.

All further creative team and cast announcements regarding Cinderella will be made at a later date.

Ahead of Cinderella’s arrival at the Gillian Lynne Theatre, LW Theatres are carrying out internal upgrade work to the building including the addition of more toilets and refurbishment to areas of the auditorium and Front of House, as well as adopting measures to welcome back audiences safely as soon as restrictions allow. These measures are currently being trialled at the London Palladium and will be rolled out across LW Theatres.

Official trailer for Cinderella is available, here.

Website: www.andrewlloydwebberscinderella.com
Facebook: @ALWCinderella
Twitter: @ALWCinderella

Listings Information

Cinderella
Written by Emerald Fennell
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Lyrics by David Zippel
Directed by Laurence Connor
Choreography by JoAnn M Hunter
Further Creative Team announcements to be made at a later date

Cinderella will be played by Carrie Hope Fletcher and the role of The Stepmother will be played by Victoria Hamilton-Barritt.

Further cast announcements will be made at a later date.

Gillian Lynne Theatre
166 Drury Lane
Holborn
London
WC2B 5PW

Tickets
Group rates & concessions apply
Ticket prices start from £19.50 (during previews)

Booking Online
www.andrewlloydwebberscinderella.com

Season Dates
From Friday, April 30, 2021
Press Night: Wednesday May 19, 2021 at 7:00 PM

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday: 7:30 PM
Wednesday, Saturday & Sunday: 3:00 PM

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Media Contacts

For Andrew Lloyd Webber
Rick Miramontez, DKC/O&M, rick@omdkc.com
Aaron Meier, DKC/O&M, aaron@omdkc.com

For Cinderella
David Bloom, Story House, david.bloom@storyhousepr.co.uk, 07980 297 299
Rebecca Byers, Story House, rebecca.byers@storyhousepr.co.uk, 07813 902 937
www.storyhousepr.co.uk

For Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cinderella: The Musical (Original London Cast Recording)
Sujata Murthy, UMe, sujata.murthy@umusic.com