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Overview

This new musical take on the traditional tale has a bookish and nearsighted heroine who finds and captures the heart of a studious prince. Full of wit, warmth and charm!

Synopsis

Romantically-challenged Prince Freddy, having just received his Doctor of Philosophy, has returned to his home kingdom and is being pressured by his all-business father, King Frederick, to quickly choose a bride at the upcoming royal ball.

Domineering Brunhilda and greedy daughters, Clarissa and Priscilla, are excited to go to the ball but smart and modern stepdaughter Cinderella would rather stay home and read with her animal friends Aristotle the Crow, Plato the Toad, and Socrates the Spider.

Magical Gwendolyn the Well-Wisher appears and urges Cinderella to go to the ball. Stubborn Cinderella finally agrees to go... provided she doesn't have to wear any stupid glass slippers.

At the ball, Cinderella and Prince Freddy dance and fall in love, but the ball erupts into chaos at midnight with every girl losing a glass slipper; Cinderella loses her red sneaker. Prince Freddy tours the countryside with his trusty friend, Gaston to reunite the sneaker with its rightful owner. Brunhilda, Clarissa and Priscilla throw obstacles in the would-be princess' way, but Cinderella and Freddy find each other by learning that appearances aren't important and it's better to trust your heart.

Author Info

Joseph McDonough(Book)

Joseph McDonough is the resident playwright at both the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park (where he was the winner of the 2006 Mickey Kaplan New American Play Prize for his play STONE MY HEART) and the Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati where Cinderella was given its world premiere, and where he has written the books for several other musicals, including SLEEPING BEAUTY, THE FROG PRINCESS, AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS and ALICE IN WONDERLAND. His plays have been produced around the country and he is an active member of the Playwrights Workshop at the Player's Club in New York and of New River Dramatists in Healing Springs, NC. He has previously developed his work at Lincoln Center and the Abingdon Theatre Company in New York and at the Chicago Dramatist Workshop.

Fitz Patton(Music)

Fitz Patton has composed scores and created sound designs in New York at The Lincoln Center Festival, Manhattan Theatre Club, Playwrights Horizons, The Public Theatre, The Atlantic Theater, Juilliard, Clubbed Thumb, The Flea, and Naked Angels, and regionally at New York Stage and Film, Dallas Theater Center, Philadelphia Theater Co., Calshakes, Baltimore Centerstage, Yale Repertory, Ensemble Theater of Cincinnati, Long Wharf, Arizona Theater, Co., Pasadena Playhouse, Pittsburgh Public Theater, American Players Theater and Coconut Grove among others. He has a graduate degree in design from the Yale School of Drama and composition degrees from Bard College and Vassar College.

David Kisor(Lyrics)

David Kisor is a composer, performer, musical director and teacher, and received his Master's Degree in music composition from the University of Cincinnati's College-Conservatory of Music. He has long been associated with the Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati where he has composed the scores and written the lyrics to several musicals including ROBIN HOOD, JACK AND BEANSTALK, LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD, SNOW WHITE, THE FROG PRINCESS, ALICE IN WONDERLAND, AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS, SLEEPING BEAUTY, and THE ADVENTURES OF PINOCCHIO and CARS, DOGS, MONEY AND THE MOON (for which he also wrote the book).

Billing Credits

CINDERELLA
Music by FITZ PATTON
Lyrics by DAVID KISOR
Book by JOE MCDONOUGH
NOTE: The names of the Composer, Lyricist, and Bookwriter shall be equal in size, type, coloring, boldness, and prominence. No billing shall appear in type larger or more prominent than the billing to the Authors except for the title of the Play.

Casting Information

CINDERELLA: a smart, self-confident girl who would rather spend an evening discussing philosophy with her off-beat animal friends than going to a stuffy ball. This bookwork is nobody's fool but her world turns upside down when she falls in love.

SOCRATES THE SPIDER, PLATO THE TOAD and ARISTOTLE THE CROW: Cinderella's outcast friends can talk with her when no one else is around.

BRUNHILDA: Cinderella's loud, vain and obnoxious stepmother who wishes her younger days weren't so far behind her so she could sweep the prince off her feet herself.

CLARISSA and PRISCILLA: Cinderella's stuck-up, fashion-challenged and not-so-bright stepsisters who fight with each other about who is a better catch for the prince.

PRINCE FREDDY: just returned home from his studies abroad with a doctorate in philosophy and has no interest in being pushed into choosing a bride... until he meets Cinderella.

GASTON: Freddy's cool best friend and suave valet. He tries to teach Freddy the art of wooing a woman.

KING FREDERICK: Freddy's all-business father who views marriage as necessary royal estate planning.

GWENDOLYN THE WELL-WISHER: not quite a fairy godmother; she's more of a magical advice giver who helps Cinderella and Freddy.

Ensemble: Other Animal Friends and Guests at the Ball.  The ensemble may be expanded as needed to accommodate larger cast sizes. Ensemble members can be both Animals in most of the scenes and also Guests at the Ball.

Orchestral Info

Piano/Vocal
Orchestrated Accompaniment CD Provided

Acts

Two

Resources

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