The West End musical will return 'as soon as this wave is licked', the composer and producer says.
Andrew Lloyd Webber has said he is "devastated" to have halted his latest musical Cinderella for seven weeks as Omicron plays havoc with live events.
The West End show will return "as soon as this wave is licked", the composer and producer said, with a return currently scheduled for 9 February.Cinderella is one of many plays to have already had UK performances cancelled because of Covid among cast and crew.Carrie Hope Fletcher plays the title role in Cinderella
"Once again, this wretched virus has put paid to the joy of entertaining audiences, something that I hold so dear,""Sadly this is the right thing to do, not just for the safety of our cast, musicians and backstage crew, but for the quality of the show we give our audiences who travel long distances and make significant investments to come and see us.
"Rest assured, Cinderella will re-open as soon as this wave is licked and we know we can give our audiences the fantastic time they deserve.": "Like so many theatres up and down the country, day after day, we are forced to make decisions based on the latest round of test results." It added that producers were "passionately committed to returning sooner if the circumstances improve and we will keep the situation under constant review".
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