Rodgers' & Hammerstein's Cinderella

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December 7 - 23, 2023.

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The original version
The timeless enchantment of a magical fairy tale is reborn with the Rodgers & Hammerstein hallmarks of 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 the medium. 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.

 

In 1956 Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II were indisputably the world’s most successful writers of musicals. Julie Andrews was a sparkling new star, having just triumphed in My Fair Lady. When her agent approached Rodgers & Hammerstein and suggested that the television audience would welcome a musical version of Cinderella, it was an irresistible temptation for all.
 

Rodgers & Hammerstein approached the story with the honesty and simplicity that characterized all their work. They purposely did not seek to improve a story they felt was dramatically sound, as many writers are prone to do, instead concentrating on bringing the characters to life. Rodgers wrote in his autobiography Musical Stages, “In writing the story and the songs, Oscar and I felt that it was important to keep everything as traditional as possible, without any ‘modernizing’ or reaching for psychological significance.” When Hammerstein was asked where he found the version of the Cinderella story he based his adaptation upon, he answered, “I looked it up in the encyclopedia.”

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Cast List:

Cinderella: Rachel Walman

Prince Charming: DJ Kostka

King: Terrence Brady 

Queen: Sue Lindholm

Stepmother: Julia Randall

Joy: Missy Potash

Portia: Erica Morris

Fairy Godmother: Jen Almeida

Herald: Mickey Olsen

Chef: Fiona McCray (Second Girl & Oldest Sister)

Steward: Devin Massarsky (Father)

Rat/Coachman: Will Olean

Rat/Footman: Charlie Tobin

Mice/Horse: Gabby Castro (Sloppy girl), Paxton Glidden, Mia Nadeau (Daughter & bad girl)                      

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Ensemble: 

Anjali O’Brien (First and Third girl) 

Jane Taylor (Grandma)

Gia Popov (Kid sister)

Finnigan Conlin

Finley Smith

Lucas Almeida

Ollie Camp

Chiara Castro (Studious girl & Younger sister)

Keren Castro (Mother)

Nashira Glidden (Woman)