Scottish Daily Mail

PRINCESS OF WAILS!

Diana: The Musical on Netflix

- By Jennifer Ruby Showbusine­ss News Editor

It WAS forced to close before it even opened last year thanks to the pandemic.

But now patient fans who had been looking forward to a Princess Diana Broadway musical will be able to watch the performanc­e without needing to travel to New York.

the show will be available on Netflix from next month ahead of the planned reopening of the stage version later in the year.

A trailer for Diana: the Musical sees British stage actress Jeanna de Waal in character as the Princess of Wales as she navigates her place in the royal household and the breakdown of her marriage to Prince Charles.

the show debuted with a limited run at the La Jolla Playhouse in California in March 2019 and had been due to open on Broadway last year.

But it was forced to shut before its opening night last March due to the coronaviru­s pandemic. the cast and crew then filmed a performanc­e at an empty theatre, which has been turned into a Netflix special.

the controvers­ial stage show depicts the affair between Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles and an intense media frenzy surroundin­g Diana. It also includes a line from Judy Kaye, who plays the Queen, telling Diana: ‘In the old days we would have chopped off your head and be done with you.’

the trailer, which shows a montage of set pieces from the show, includes a scene depicting Diana and Charles’ wedding and one in which the princess cradles a new born Prince William.

It will be available to watch on Netflix from October 1, before returning to Broadway in December.

 ?? ?? Leading Lady: Jeanna de Waal as Diana. Right, with Charles at their wedding
Leading Lady: Jeanna de Waal as Diana. Right, with Charles at their wedding
 ?? ?? Delight in white: Miss de Waal dances with a cast member
Delight in white: Miss de Waal dances with a cast member

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