Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella
Music by Richard Rodgers
Original Lyrics and Book by Oscar Hammerstein II
New Book by Douglas Carter Beane
Orchestrations by Danny Troob
Music Adaptation & Arrangements by David Chase
Director Rachel Terceira
Music Director Joe Carvahlo
Choreographer Zoe Gillis
Performances
Friday & Saturday 7:30pm, Sunday 2:00pm
November 8, 9, 10, 15 ,16, & 17
A bona fide fairy tale, told with the Rodgers & Hammerstein hallmarks of grace, originality, charm and elegance. Originally presented on television in 1957, starring Julie Andrews, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella was the most widely viewed program in the history of television, drawing an astonishing 107 million viewers. Its recreation in 1965, starring Lesley Ann Warren, was no less successful in transporting a new generation to the miraculous kingdom of “Dreams Come True,” and a second remake in 1997 set a new standard for representation and diversity in screen musicals, starring Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as her Fairy Godmother. In 2013, Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella finally made it to Broadway, with Laura Osnes in the title role.
Cinderella, forced into a life of household chores by her wickedly cruel stepmother and stepsisters, dreams of a better life. The town crier announces a royal ball at which the Prince of the kingdom intends to find a bride, and Cinderella wishes she could attend. When her stepsisters and stepmother go off to the ball, a Fairy Godmother appears and magically grants Cinderella’s wish. At the ball, Cinderella and the Prince meet and instantly fall in love, but she abruptly excuses herself at midnight, leaving only a glass slipper on the palace steps. After an extensive search throughout the kingdom, the Prince and Cinderella are magically reunited and blissfully married.