Andrew Lloyd Webber may close ‘Cinderella’ musical due to COVID rules

The British government won’t let poor “Cinderella” go to the ball. 

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s new musical was set to have its opening night Tuesday in London, but the production has been thrown into chaos due to one actor, among the cast of more than 30, contracting the coronavirus. Tonight’s premiere — which was supposed to coincide with the rest of England pulling pandemic-related restrictions on what Downing Street is calling Freedom Day — was canceled and a new opening date has not been named. In a statement, the “Phantom of the Opera” composer and West End theater owner said that because of the UK’s quarantine rules, his musical might close altogether.