A New Cinderella — Page 13

It was also the pop influence of the film that spawned the idea of a national tour that was headed up by Andrew Lippa, Tom Briggs, and Gabriel Barre. While I do find that adaption to be thin in some places, I do believe there were some stronger moments than what is currently playing on Broadway. I am surprised several people have chosen not to acknowledge that production.

Sadly a recording does not exist. The only video that I know of are these clips from when papermill did it. Andrew Lippa's pop orchestrations were dropped, but the arrangements are still in use. It was a direct adaption of the 1997 teleplay. 13 years ago I think it could've played broadway and done well.
Cinderella

Updated On: 2/8/14 at 08:38 PM

Since Rocky was canceled tonight I decided to go across the street and check in on the new cast at the Broadway.

Why is everyone talking about Carly Rae and Fran Drescher when the real new star of the show is Joe Carroll! His Prince Topher is sweet, funny and well-sung. I liked him more than Santino and it was the most developed I have ever felt that character. He had an easy chemistry with Carly, which greatly helped her performance too.

As for Drescher: her voice was completely shot. She sounded like Joan Rivers and her singing voice evoked a less lyrical Hermione Gingold. She's simply playing a mixture of herself and the Nanny, which is what the audience wanted to see anyway. She even incorporates her signature laughter into the show. The good news is that she's having a blast and really livens up the proceedings.

Carly Rae gets off to quite a shaky start. Her singing voice is not ideal for this music; it's thin/heavily amplified, breathy and she sings her vowels with a poppy twang. In My Own Little Corner was rough, but once she got through it she seemed to settle into the role and it was her acting that finally won me over rather than her singing. She is very game for trying anything and have a nice presence onstage. She lets down the score a bit, but she sings on pitch and it's not enough to ruin the numbers or anything.

Victoria Clark was a true pro tonight. So alive and vivacious. I know Drescher is the star replacement, but come on. You shouldn't have her bow after Victoria Clark.

The show still is what it is, and I will never fully embrace this new book. DCB's book was met with tepid laughter from the few who were in theater tonight. The rear mezz has been curtained off and the rest of the mezz was a ghost town. I don't know how much longer this one is going to be around.

Overall it felt a little messy, but that quality began to play its favor, like you were rooting for the scrappy team to win the little league game.

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YES YES. Sorry, I saw the pictures posted here and other sites, and it looked like Fran took her bow after Vicki, and I assumed it was just for opening night. So glad it angered someone else as well. I understand that Fran is the "celebrity" but come on, Victoria Clark!! I wonder when she'll leave the production/when her contract is up. As well as Ann Harada.

I also saw the show last night. It was my first time seeing the production and it was a mixed bag for me. I am not a fairy tale type of guy, but my friend and I wanted to see Fran.
If you are looking for Fran's trademark persona, she doesn't disappoint. She basically played a bitchier version of Fran Fine, and that's what the audience wanted. Her voice was very raspy, but thankfully she didn't have to sing much. It was evident that she reached her comfort level in act two because those were her strongest scenes.

Carly has a weak and weightless singing voice. But she managed to sing in tune, while ultimately turning in a pleasant but somewhat forgettable performance.

Joe Carroll gave another forgettable performance, in my opinion. He sang many notes out of tune in act 1, but fortunately redeemed himself vocally in act 2.

Victoria Clark was simply stunning. She is always a joy and pleasure to watch on stage.

The audience was frustrating.
Multiple people were taking pictures throughout the show. And the crinkling of wrappers and shaking of ice was at an all time high. It was all very annoying. I only heard a child speak out loud once the entire show. It was the adults being disrespectful as usual.

Overall, it was a pleasant evening, but nothing to write home about.

Oh! Interesting. Also, how significantly did the book change from early previews?

The book was changed rather extensively. Besides the cut song and the election which bwayphreak mentioned there was a scene at the soup kitchen when Cinderella and Topher showed up to see how the other half lives. It was very We'd Like to Thank You Herbert Hoover. Cinderella had some cheesy line about remembering that her book talked about democracy and she read about passage about free elections. It was ludicrous. They did hold the elections and Madame hilarious went against her old friend Sebastian?!

Jean Michel used to be a lot angrier too.

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Just posted A Lovely Night from their first show:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csOTM1mBwNI

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New video!! Show looks great! It's also cool to see Victoria Clarke's understudy in the video!
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"New video!! Show looks great! It's also cool to see Victoria Clarke's understudy in the video!"

Yeah, I noticed that Jill Abramowitz is Marie in the video (at least in the second clip of her, I can't really tell in the first). They probably shot it February 6th, when I saw it, and Victoria was out.

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They didn't of Laura either.

So, once again, we may have to push Cinderella: This time for June/July. I'm just wondering (I'm starting to warm up about the thought of seeing CRJ): Is there any inside rumors/speculation of who will replace Carly Rae Jepsen and Fran Dreschuer after June 8th?