Cinderella opening Feb 2013 @ Broadway Theatre

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Cinderella opening Feb 2013 @ Broadway Theatre

Posted: 8/7/12 at 12:35pm

Great news! Very excited to see it :)
http://www.broadway.com/buzz/163300/cinderella-starring-laura-osnes-and-santino-fontana-sets-dates-at-the-broadway-theatre/

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Updated On: 8/7/12 at 12:35 PM

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Cinderella opening Feb 2012 @ Broadway Theatre

Posted: 8/7/12 at 12:39pm

That's a pretty big theater for this show isn't it?

#3

Cinderella opening Feb 2012 @ Broadway Theatre

Posted: 8/7/12 at 12:45pm

Hope Victoria Clark and Marla Mindelle stay with the project too. <3

#4

Cinderella opening Feb 2012 @ Broadway Theatre

Posted: 8/7/12 at 12:52pm

Matilda
Cinderella
Annie

Oh my.

#5

Cinderella opening Feb 2012 @ Broadway Theatre

Posted: 8/7/12 at 12:54pm

Wow. Was NOT expecting them to take a theater this big.

#6

Cinderella opening Feb 2012 @ Broadway Theatre

Posted: 8/7/12 at 1:11pm

So both Cinderella and Annie will be swallowed up by huge theatres and do battle with each other, AND the winter doldrums? I'm kinda baffled anymore by how out-of-touch producers can be.

I guess it's less risky than opening something new. Which will close first?

#7

Cinderella opening Feb 2012 @ Broadway Theatre

Posted: 8/7/12 at 1:11pm

Feb 2012?

; )

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Updated On: 8/7/12 at 01:11 PM

#8

Cinderella opening Feb 2012 @ Broadway Theatre

Posted: 8/7/12 at 1:14pm

^ Still living in the past, I guess :P

"Which will close first?"
Really?

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#9

Cinderella opening Feb 2012 @ Broadway Theatre

Posted: 8/7/12 at 1:34pm

The Broadway Theatre is huge and tourists do not often visit New York at this time. I hope the show will find an audience. I love the music and the story of course and this is a talented cast.

#10

Cinderella opening Feb 2012 @ Broadway Theatre

Posted: 8/7/12 at 1:50pm

I love the music. I'm a bit perplexed as to why this needed a new book, and I bet it will still be advertised as Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella instead of Douglas Carter Beane's Cinderella. Previous revisions have remained relatively faithful, and were based heavily on Oscar Hammerstein's original book. Beane has made so many oddball changes that it's a wonder why he didn't just seek out a composer and create an original musical adaptation instead of wreaking havoc on material that didn't need his help.

#11

Cinderella opening Feb 2012 @ Broadway Theatre

Posted: 8/7/12 at 1:54pm

I'm also leaving out a possible Into the Woods transfer.... Can there be too many "family" shows on Broadway at once?

#12

Cinderella opening Feb 2012 @ Broadway Theatre

Posted: 8/7/12 at 1:59pm

don't forget Newsies.

#13

Cinderella opening Feb 2012 @ Broadway Theatre

Posted: 8/7/12 at 2:29pm

MATILDA
NEWSIES
PETER AND THE STARCATCHER
ANNIE
CINDERELLA
THE LION KING
WICKED

Will all fight for the same audience.

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--Aristotle

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Cinderella opening Feb 2012 @ Broadway Theatre

Posted: 8/7/12 at 2:30pm

Don't forget the Poppins

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Cinderella opening Feb 2012 @ Broadway Theatre

Posted: 8/7/12 at 2:32pm

I think this show can have wonderful potential. I am excited to see how it will be on Broadway and I think it can draw in audience with some of the names they have in the cast. Osnes, Clark, Harada, Mindelle just to name a few.

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Cinderella opening Feb 2012 @ Broadway Theatre

Posted: 8/7/12 at 2:33pm

^I thought Mary Poppins was only for the 18 and up crowd now?

#17

Cinderella opening Feb 2012 @ Broadway Theatre

Posted: 8/7/12 at 2:59pm

YAY!!! I am glad it's taking a larger theatre. This means the creative team can go all out on a big lavish set.

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Cinderella opening Feb 2012 @ Broadway Theatre

Posted: 8/7/12 at 3:06pm

Osnes, Clark, Harada, Mindelle? Who?

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Cinderella opening Feb 2012 @ Broadway Theatre

Posted: 8/7/12 at 3:07pm

Clark, Osnes, Fontana, Mindelle, and Harada singing R&H? Holy vocals!

#20

Cinderella opening Feb 2012 @ Broadway Theatre

Posted: 8/7/12 at 3:09pm

I am really intertested on how the set is going to be! :)

Very very excited for this production!

#21

Cinderella opening Feb 2012 @ Broadway Theatre

Posted: 8/7/12 at 4:14pm

So excited for this!!

#22

Cinderella opening Feb 2012 @ Broadway Theatre

Posted: 8/7/12 at 5:14pm

it's a wonder why he didn't just seek out a composer and create an original musical adaptation instead of wreaking havoc on material that didn't need his help.

This project wasn't Doug's brainchild. He was hired. I'd rather it be in his hilariously witty hands than almost anyone else. They will play up the comedy for sure and maybe try to get a broader show than just straight fairy tale on stage.

The size of the house concerns me too, but maybe they're going for big, lavish stage magic.

#23

Cinderella opening Feb 2012 @ Broadway Theatre

Posted: 8/7/12 at 5:44pm

It should start previews in late February & actually open mid-to-late March if they want to get off to a good start. Starting previews in January and opening in February would be terrible, and at that huge Broadway Theater.

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#24

Cinderella opening Feb 2012 @ Broadway Theatre

Posted: 8/7/12 at 7:22pm

That's what I would do too, ACL2006! And, I'm surprised there weren't any out-of-state tryouts for this "new" version.

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Cinderella opening Feb 2012 @ Broadway Theatre

Posted: 8/7/12 at 7:41pm

With the Center Theatre Group producing, I was hoping that there would be a tryout at the Ahmanson this winter, but no.

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