⭐ RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN’S CINDERELLA – UK PREMIERE ANNOUNCED FOR HOPE MILL THEATRE – NOVEMBER 2022 ⭐
Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester is to stage the UK theatrical premiere of the Broadway musical version of Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella, it has been announced.
The musical’s previously postponed 2020 run will now be staged later this year at Hope Mill Theatre.
Leading the creative team for this new production are venue founders Joseph Houston (he/him) and William Whelton (he/him), with Houston directing and Whelton co-directing and choreographing.
Completing the creative team is musical supervisor Leo Munby (he/him), musical director Audra Cramer (she/her), featuring New Musical Arrangements by Jason Carr (he/him), set & costume designer Elly Wdowski (she/her), projection designer George Reeve (he/him), lighting designer Aaron J Dootson (he/him), wig designer Richard Mawbey (he/him), casting by Jane Deitch (she/her) and artwork by Steph Pyne (she/her).
The smart and beautiful young Ella lives in the care of her wicked, self-absorbed stepmother Madame and her two stepsisters Charlotte and Gabrielle. In another part of the kingdom, Prince Topher is trying to find himself and learn his place in the world. When his scheming advisor Sebastian suggests throwing a ball so the Prince can meet potential brides, Ella and Topher’s different worlds come together. Expect the unexpected in this clever retelling of the beloved fairy tale.
Cinderella is the only musical written for the television by legendary duo Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. Originally broadcast live in 1957 starring Julie Andrews, the broadcast was watched by more than 100 million people, before subsequently being remade for TV again in 1965 and 1997 (starring Whitney Houston and Brandy).
A new Broadway version with a Tony-nominated book by Douglas Carter Beane premiered in 2013 featuring several fresh characters and songs. This will be the first time a fully staged version of the show has been performed in the UK (following a 2019 one-night concert version in London).
Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella will play the Hope Mill Theatre, running from 1st November – 11th December 2022.
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