This presentation of the women in Belleville, although comical at times, did make me squirm a little. Cinderella sings triumphantly that she is “nothing like†all the other women in the town in her first number, “Bad Cinderellaâ€. It’s made painfully clear that Cinderella is not like the other shallow, girly-girls in Belleville: she dresses in grunge clothing, wears black lipstick, and sports Doc Martens (how very daring).Ĭinderella’s bad-ass persona comes at the expense of every single other female character in the cast who she is contrasted with, all of whom are presented as complete airheads, and referred to collectively as ‘bimbos’ by Prince Sebastian. Unfortunately, ALW’s “Cinderella” plunges into the ‘not-like-other-girls’ territory at times. The sinister fashionista fairy godmother, who could give Naomi Campbell a run for her money, is an ingenious twist on the classic tale! The deviation from the original fairy tale is both ambitious and refreshing. (If you’re expecting the original fairy tale, you’re in for a surprise!) Unlike the original tale, this Cinderella does not need to undergo a dramatic transformation to get her prince. Everything about ALW’s “Cinderella” makes a bold statement all apart from its somewhat misguided take on feminism.Īt its core, this version of “Cinderella” holds a valuable and important feminist message: that women should not have to change themselves to be loved and desired by men. Anyone planning on seeing Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Cinderella” will undoubtedly have a blast! As always, Webber puts on a hell of a show: the costumes are deliciously camp, the set is dazzling and Webber’s melodies are guaranteed to be stuck in your head for days. Theatre is back, and so is our Lord and Saviour Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber with his new take on the classic fairy-tale, “Cinderella”. Roar writer Phoebe Smart reviews Andrew Lloyd Webber’s adaptation of “Cinderella”.
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