Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella

Music by Richard Rodgers

Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II

New book by Douglas Carter Beane

Original book by Oscar Hammerstein II

In March 2013, a new Rodgers and Hammersteinmusical opened on Broadway – new to Broadway, but based on a TV musical first written nearly 60 years before, and beloved by audiences all over the world. It was Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella, which very quicklybecame the belle of the ball of the Broadway season, winning cheers for its fresh take on a timeless classic. Douglas Carter Beane created a new, Tony-nominated book that was hailed for complementing the inspirational themes ofRodgers and Hammerstein with a 21st-century sensibility, giving the musical new characters, surprising plot twists, and revelatory moments that harkened back to the Charles Perrault version of the fairy tale. The score was cheeredas well: the familiar songs from the television versions – “In My Own Little Corner,” “Impossible,” “A Lovely Night,” “Do I Love You Because You're Beautiful,” and so on– along with undiscovered gems from the “trunk.” Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella was hailed by the Associated Press as a “charming, witty and relevant take on the classic story” and cheeredby New York magazine as a “wised-up, wit-spackled CINDERELLA... As solidly entertaining as they come!”