X Factor musical star: 'We couldn't do anything more to save it'
Cynthia Erivo on going from I Can't Sing! to Shakespeare, auditioning for X Factor.
By Tom Eames and Daniel Sperling
I Can't Sing! star Cynthia Erivo has opened up about the show's closure on Saturday (May 10).
The actress and singer plays the lead female role of Chenise in the X Factor musical, which was axed after launching in late March at the London Palladium due to low ticket sales.
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Speaking to Digital Spy, Erivo said that she and her castmates remain positive despite the early end.
She said: "It's natural to be upset when you've enjoyed something so much, and we're all powering through until the end of the week to make sure that everyone has as good a time as we've had in the production.
"It'll be full of fun. I'm sure there'll be a couple of tears because we're a close company, but I don't think the day will be a day of depression at all."
She continued: "Although it's short-lived, it's not something that I'm going to forget anytime soon, and there's no reason to be anything other than happy about what we've done."
When asked about why she thought the show didn't sell enough tickets, she said: "I can only say that from where I'm standing, people have enjoyed it, and it's just about getting people in, that's all it is. We on the stage couldn't do anything more than what we were doing."
Erivo revealed that she has no plans to audition for the actual X Factor, saying: "Probably not, not because I don't like the show, it's just because it would be selfish for me to do something like that because I've had lots of great opportunities.
"What's amazing with The X Factor is that it gives people a chance who wouldn't normally have one. I couldn't go on it, because it would be like me being lazy, because I've definitely had my opportunities."
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The classically-trained actress also revealed that she would like to record her own solo material.
"I'm writing all the time," she said. "I've got a couple of sessions this week writing and maybe putting together a couple of concerts in the next few months."
Speaking about her ideal future projects, she added: "I would love to appear in Scandal, something like that, or Grey's Anatomy because I think they're incredible.
"I'd love to star in 7 Guitars, and I'd love to do some Shakespeare at the Globe, because I haven't done that since RADA. One of my favourite pieces is Antony and Cleopatra - I'd love to be in that. Or an alternative version of Romeo & Juliet where I get to play Mercutio, something like that."
The final production of I Can't Sing! will be staged on Saturday evening (May 10).
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