Crosswalk the Ball

​It’s been over 18 months since James Corden has had a “Crosswalk the Musical” on his show since the pandemic.  But it’s back – and not terribly shocking that the first one they’re doing is Cinderella.  After all, the new musical version on Amazon was based on his idea, he served as one of the producers and played one of the mice.

The score was largely made up of already-existed songs (although there were a couple of new numbers), though what stands out more here than usual is the sketch material surrounding it all.  And joining the Crosswalk company are stars from the film, Camila Cabello and Idina Manzel – as well as possibly Billy Porter, unless James has his way…