Music by
Richard Rodgers
Book and Lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II

Performed
June 26-29, July 2-3, 5-6, 9-13, 2002
at
The Boal Barn Playhouse

Production Staff

Director	Kim Silverman
Music Director	Brian Victor
Scenic Designer	Adriana Pevec Brown
Lighting Designer	Amanda B. Huckabee
Choreographer	Jill A. Brighton
Costume Designer	Edna M. Immel
Technical Director	Darren Ferlazzo
Stage Manager	Samantha E. Huckabee
Apprentice Coordinator	Elizabeth A. Mugridge

About the Show

Cinderella, the kind, persecuted heroine, has been suffering at the hands of her evil stepfamily for hundreds of years, all over the world. There are many versions of this classic folk tale; one of the earliest recorded versions appeared in China (850-60 Common Era), and is written as though it is a tale well known to its audience. Yeh-shen has a magical fish instead of a fairy godmother and a golden shoe instead of a crystal one. But the hard-luck and the handsome prince remain the same, instantly recognizable to all of us who grew up with this tale, the ultimate happy ending story.

Walt Disney, with his unerring eye for the popular fancy, took his Cinderella from Charles Perrault’s Contes de ma Mere l’Ove (Tales of Mother Goose) where our heroine had the fairy godmother, the pumpkin carriage, the animal servants, and the glass slipper, leaving out the gory punishments that the Brothers Grimm meted out to the stepfamily (red hot pokers, anyone?) …

Disney’s only modern competition is this musical version of Cinderella. It was originally written for CBS television by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II in 1957. This stage version has played constantly for decades, delighting us with its portrayal of justice done and true love conquering all.

Pamela Monk

The Cast

Cinderella	Kelley Edwards
King	Michael J. Russell
Queen	Kathy DiMuccio
Stepmother	Betty Bechtel
Portia	Allison Schwier
Joy	Heather Summers
Prince Charming	Matthew Evans
Fairy Godmother	Cathy Hutzell
Herald	Dennis M. Kalup
Chef	Steve Mcguire
Steward	James C. Hall
Townspeople	Sally Best-Irvin Jill A. Brighton Brigette Thomas Crelling William Daniel Daup Emily Dennis Walker Faison Janis Fisher Abbey Foard Eva Heppelmann Maggie Lee Kelsey Lope William Mills Leah W. Mueller Elizabeth A. Mugridge Samantha Mullen