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UPDATE, July 23 The Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Cinderella will restart performances in London next month following what proved to be a temporary halt rather than the “closure” initially suggested by the composer. In a Tweet this morning, the production said, “We are pleased to announce that performances of Cinderella…

Andrew Lloyd Webber has announced the indefinite closure of his new West End musical Cinderella a day before its official opening due to what the composer angrily called “the blunt instrument that is the Government’s isolation guidance” regarding Covid-19. In a tweet Monday morning, Webber said the musical, which…

Gary Corbett, a keyboardist best known for his touring work with KISS and Cinderella who also co-wrote the Cyndi Lauper hit “She Bop,” has died after a battle with lung cancer. No age was given, but he died just short of his birthday today. Corbett’s death was confirmed by his sister in a Facebook post. “Those who…

UPDATED with bandmates’ statement: Jeff LaBar, a guitarist who was a key part of the hard rock band Cinderella as it rose to fame in the 1980s “hair band” heyday, has died. No cause was immediately available, but his son confirmed the death in an Instagram post. LaBar’s first wife, Gaile LaBar-Bernhardt, told TMZ that…

On Wednesday, Amazon unveiled the first trailer for its reimagining of Cinderella, starring singer-songwriter Camilla Cabello, dating it for release on September 3. Written and directed by Kay Cannon (Blockers), Cinderella is billed as a musically-driven, bold new take on the traditional story you grew up with. Our…

UPDATED with first-look photos: Amazon’s recent pickup of Sony’s Camila Cabello musical movie Cinderella will hit the streamer this fall in 240 countries. The news of the likely landing spot for the pic came as the streamer released the first looks at the Kay Cannon-directed film. As Deadline first told you last week…

EXCLUSIVE: Coming off the critical success of Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar, Oscar-nominated writers Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo will reteam on their first adventure with Disney: a live-action untitled Cinderella Evil Stepsisters film. Sources add that at this time it is unknown whether Wiig and Mumolo would also…

UPDATED, April 1: Sony is going a week later with Uncharted, its adaptation of the PlayStation video game starring Tom Holland, on February 18, 2022 instead of February 11. The pic will have access to Imax and PLF screens at that time. Uncharted goes up against Paramount’s Rumble and Universal/Endeavor Content’s Ambula…

The Crown stars Olivia Colman and Helena Bonham Carter are to star in a socially distanced, virtual staging of pantomime classic Cinderella for BBC Two, with Richard Curtis executive producing. The stars will perform from the safety of their homes for the Comic Relief special, which airs on Christmas Eve and will be…

EXCLUSIVE: Count Sony’s Camila Cabello Cinderella movie as one of the more notable major studio features safely returning to production after the pandemic shutdown. Cinderella, directed by Kay Cannon, is resuming filming outside of London, with some low-level shooting commencing this week as the production felt safe…

UPDATE (9.30AM): Following the publication of this interview, HBO Max distanced itself from the statements about the Friends reunion taping being imminent. A date for the shoot is yet to be determined, according to a person familiar with the matter. EXCLUSIVE (6.30AM): Fulwell 73, the production company that counts Jam…

The UK's vibrant film and TV production sector recorded a stellar start to 2020, before the coronavirus pandemic shuttered all shoots across the country. Largely driven by inward investment, spend was tracking to hit a new record before the closure of sets in March. Still, numbers for January – March totaled $806M…