Photo: Diana on Broadway/Twitter
Princess Dianais returning to the boards of Broadway after a pandemic pause.
On Thursday, the officialTwitteraccount ofDiana: The Musicalreleased a new poster with the updated timing for the return of the stage interpretation of the royal’s life.
Just above the royal are the words: “The story you only thought you knew.”
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Set in 1981, the musical follows Diana as she prepares to marry into the royal family. The show also explores the aftermath of that marriage, from her husband’s highly publicized affair with Camilla to her relationship with the press.
The productionbegan previews at New York’s Longacre Theatre on March 2, 2020, but never made it to its March 31 opening date when the COVID-19 pandemic triggered global lockdowns and the complete closure of the musical theater industry for the remainder of 2020.
At the time, de Waal — who who previously starred inKinky BootsandAmerican Idioton Broadway — that her Diana is “present in every single moment that she’s involved with.”
She continued, “[Diana] had this amazing grace about her that I definitely don’t have naturally. It’s been a real process on how to control my body and move in the way she moved.”
Jeanna de Waal and Roe Hartrampf.Little Fang Photo
Joining de Waal in the show are Roe Hartrampf asPrince Charles, Erin Davie asCamilla Parker Bowles(before she married Charles and became the Duchess of Cornwall) and two-time Tony Award winner Judy Kaye atQueen Elizabeth.
Diana: The Musicalstarts previews November 2 on Broadway and officially opens on November 17. Before that, the original cast album releases on September 24 ahead of thestreaming premiere on NetflixOctober 1.
source: people.com
