Carrie Hope Fletcher is best known for her musical stage performances in Les Miserables as Fantine and Eponine, which she returned to in 2019 to appear in the all-star concert before returning to the full West End production at the Sondheim Theatre. Fletcher also originated the role of Veronica Sawyer in Heathers the Musical in London.
Cinderella will feature an original book by the Academy Award-winning screenwriter Emerald Fennell. As well as writing Promising Young Woman, Fennell's credits include leading the script of season two of BBC's Killing Eve, as well as appearing on screen in Netflix's The Crown, playing Camilla.
The Cinderella musical features a new score by Lloyd Webber, with lyrics by David Zippel. It will be the second time the English composer has partnered with American lyricist - whose other musical work includes City of Angels and Disney's Hercules - since The Woman in White in 2004. The Cinderella cast recording will be released in July 2023.