Peter Saide is Prince in Cinderella tour

[musicaltheater1]

Posted: 6/22/08 at 11:19pm

Australian Peter Saide will play the Prince to Lea Salonga's Cinderella in the first tour of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella to commence in Asia in July 2008. A US mounting is expected in 2009.

http://www.cinderellaonstage.com/bios.php#saide

Peter's audition video

Updated On: 6/22/08 at 11:19 PM

[gypsy4]

Posted: 6/23/08 at 12:22am

are they touring the original or the eartha kitt national tour version That version brings back fond memories.

[musicaltheater1]

Posted: 6/23/08 at 1:00am

It will be a "new version". Here's what they wrote about it:

"The BAE production of Cinderella will be adapted by Mark Waldrop, the award winning writer and director whose credits include Bette Midler's Divine Miss Millennium Tour.

Director Bobby Garcia will supervise an all-new version of Cinderella which is aimed at the adult audience as well as the family audience."

"The Rodgers and Hammerstein library has allowed the creators of this new production to not only feature the famous song "Ten Minutes Ago," but also to introduce other famous songs from the catalogue which capture the romance and enchantment that will be the cornerstones of this production."

Link: http://www.cinderellaonstage.com/about.php#about

Updated On: 6/23/08 at 01:00 AM

[gypsy4]

Posted: 6/23/08 at 1:18am

I checked it out It looks like they are mixing the two versions together.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 6/23/08 at 1:24am

They're mixing several versions. They're including "The Sweetest Sounds" and "There's Music in You" from the Disney version and subsequently the Eartha Kitt tour, but they're also including "Loneliness of Evening", "Boys and Girls Like You and Me" and "Your Majesties". I wish they'd record it. It'd be like having a compilation album of different songs from all the various versions.

[gypsy4]

Posted: 6/23/08 at 1:32am

I hope this comes to broadway next season.

[bwaybabe2]

Posted: 6/23/08 at 2:26am

"I hope this comes to broadway next season."

...Broadway, and maybe tour also. This is one of those shows that will be good on tour. So glad they are having Cinderella back :)
(maybe Sutton Foster can consider it, now).

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 6/23/08 at 5:13am

I would have rather the Eartha Kitt tour play Broadway.

[musicaltheater1]

Posted: 6/25/08 at 9:44pm

Press conference for Cinderella with pictures and a video of Peter and Lea singing "Ten Minutes Ago" courtesy of gibbscadiz.


Press Pictures and Video

Updated On: 6/25/08 at 09:44 PM

[bwaybabe2]

Posted: 6/27/08 at 4:54am

That was a nice link, musicaltheater1...but I just cannot get into Lea as Cinderella =I

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 6/27/08 at 8:49am

Lea Salonga CINDERELLA
Patti LuPone GYPSY

Is this a trend?

[SirNotAppearing]

Posted: 6/27/08 at 8:52am

Does Lea strike anyone else as completely wrong for this part? She's 37.

But yes, Sutton Foster and Cheyenne Jackson would completely own for the Broadway cast.

[bwaybabe2]

Posted: 6/28/08 at 12:26am

Cheyenne would be a good choice for prince, and a crowd gatherer...

[wonderfulwizard11]

Posted: 6/28/08 at 12:31am

Cheyenne would be good as the Prince, but his talent would be completely wasted. Having done the show (though not this version), the Prince is a sucky role.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 6/28/08 at 1:01am

It really is a poorly developed role, but it does help to have "Loneliness of Evening" just to have something more for him to sing. Though I've never liked the placement of it.

[musicaltheater1]

Posted: 7/19/08 at 10:34am

Check out the rehearsal video.
Cinderella Open Rehearsal