Celeb News: Leona Lewis Departing Broadway’s Cats

ashuduff

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The Broadway revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats will welcome a new Grizabella in the coming month. Leona Lewis, the British pop singer known for the song “Bleeding Love,” announced via Twitter that she will depart the Broadway production in the next month.

“Wow can't believe less than a month til I leave NY, time has flown by, I'll miss my ‪@CatsBroadway family like crazy!,” she wrote.

HandsOn

[moon emoji]

Rascal

TheFireLexus

Was she sacked?

Soeplepel

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Originally posted by TheFireLexus

Was she sacked?

No, she wasn't. She had a contract until October

DMDR

This isn't really news, we have always known she was leaving in October, she only signed up for a 3 month contract.

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Lewis took the role after Nicole Scherzinger pulled out at short notice ... Lloyd Webber called Lewis to ask whether she was interested, but insisted that she audition. Being a seasoned trouper, she flew to New York and within a few days the part was hers. She will play Grizabella until October, not a long stint by theatre standards. “I’d just come off a tour, I was having some time off and it just seemed like the perfect role because it’s not a long commitment.”

https://www.theguardian.com/music/20...adway-x-factor

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Currently appearing in the show through October, Lewis, 31, goes Off Script to talk tackling the iconic ballad “Memory,” joining the Broadway community and experiencing the stage door for the first time: “It’s even more hype than a concert.”

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/new...roadway-917521

Can't_M!ss_This

I follow people in this and they never talk about Leona. It's weird

DMDR

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Originally posted by Can't_M!ss_This

I follow people in this and they never talk about Leona. It's weird

Why is it weird?

Leona posts photo's and snapchats with the cast regularly, she goes out with dinner with some of them too.

BabyJane

Cool, hope she has a comeback, Spirit was so good.

Shimenawa

Nicole's impact

Can't_M!ss_This

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Originally posted by DMDR

Why is it weird?

Leona posts photo's and snapchats with the cast regularly, she goes out with dinner with some of them too.

It's just weird that none of them mention being in Cats with Leona Lewis. They'll snap backstage in makeup and talk about it but I've yet to see Leona featured or mentioned. She's kinda a big star so I just expected to hear her mentioned when I heard that she was going to be in it. I'm probably following the few that aren't about that life. I don't know lol

prollyallmyfault

She did get very negative reviews, so it makes sense