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Cinderella on Tour
Cinderella is unique among the Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals in that it was the famous pair's only musical written for television. The 1957 debut of Cinderella featured musical-theater legend Julie Andrews in the title role, playing handmaiden to her stepmother and stepsisters after her father's passing.
In keeping with the storyline of the classic folktale, the musical follows Cinderella as she hopes for a better life, or at least one far away from her family members' demands. She is granted that wish by a fairy godmother who, through her magical transformations of the young woman and a nearby pumpkin, helps brings Cinderella tantalizingly close to the destiny about which she dreams.
In 2013, a new take on Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella debuted on Broadway, with a script updated by Douglas Carter Beane (To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Xanadu). The updated version of the story adds a few more characters and intrigue-filled plot twists, and — most notably — makes one stepsister at least somewhat sympathetic to Cinderella's plight.
The soundtrack also includes four Rodgers & Hammerstein songs that weren't in the original run of the show, which further expand the range of the plot. Laura Osnes (Grease, South Pacific) and Santino Fontana (Frozen, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend) originated the roles of Ella and Prince Topher on Broadway, while Carly Rae Jepsen and Keke Palmer also played the title character during the production's Broadway run.
The Broadway run of Beane's Cinderella revival closed in January 2015, but the show is still enchanting audiences around the world with its touring production. Starring Kaitlyn Mayse as Ella, Lukas James Miller as Topher, and Zina Ellis as the fairy godmother Marie, this Cinderella demonstrates how with a little magic and a sprinkle or two of fairy dust, anyone can be who they want to be.
I have waited a few years for my grand daughter to be old enough to appreciate the arts, and now she is finally at that age"10". We loved our night at Toby's! Dinner was awesome, and the staff and actors were amazing! We sat with a long time season ticket holder who helped me with my decision to become one too!
Cinderella at Tobys far exceeded expectations. The lead actress is simply wonderful, as is the lead actor. The quality of performance, choreography, singing, and costumes were first rate. Several of this cast will certainly make it to Broadway.
Casting for Cinderella was well done, especially the king (who also happened to be our waiter). Cinderella was beautiful, and her voice was awesome. Our party could tell the cast had worked together many times so the flow of the play was smooth. One in our party had played Cinderella in a previous high school production and she loved this performance.
We had our grandchildren as our guests and were seated in the "B12" section. We could see the actors but when the mice and cat came on stage the children couldn't see them and we adults could only see them at times. The production was really enjoyable if you were seated in the front of the house, but as we were in the back, we didn't get to see all portions of the play, nor the ending when Cinderella and the Prince and cast face everyone in the front of the theatre. Our meal was excellent and our waitress Jennie was very good.
The music was great. The productions numbers are always good at Toby's. The Prince seemed a little flat on some of his songs. The two leads interacted beautifully.
