Genao, who described herself in a news release as “a proud Dominican American,” was in the ensemble of the Broadway production of “On Your Feet!” and an understudy in the Broadway production of “Dear Evan Hansen,” and this fall she is to star in a production of “On Your Feet!” at Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, N.J.

The New York production is to star Linedy Genao, in her first leading role on Broadway. “It adds up to not so much a ball as a blast,” Chris Wiegand wrote in a five-star review for The Guardian, adding that it was “silly but warm and inclusive, with relatable, down-to-earth heroes and pertinent points about our quest for perfection and our expectations of each other and ourselves.” “Bad Cinderella,” which had a previous run with a sparer title, “Cinderella,” in London, is a contemporary adaptation of the classic fairy tale, now with a consideration of beauty standards and body-shaming, plus bawdy language and same-sex relationships. 17, one night before the scheduled closing of the long-running “Phantom.”

Lloyd Webber announced Monday that his next musical, “Bad Cinderella,” will begin performances on Feb. The famed composer Andrew Lloyd Webber’s unbroken streak on Broadway - at least one of his musicals has been onstage since 1979 - will not end with the closing of “The Phantom of the Opera” next year.

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