Playhouse 1960, Houston, Texas

Cinderella’s Glass Slipper

Book by

Vera Morris
Music and lyrics by

Bill Francoeur By

Directed by

Darcy Leach

Saturdays & Sundays at 3:00 PM

Oct. 4th - Oct. 26th, 2008

Auditions Aug. 16th & 17th at 1:00 PM

This delightful large cast musical will charm audiences of all ages. Cinderella works hard in the home of her cruel stepmother. Her silly stepsisters, Brunhilda and Cleopatra, see themselves as beautiful and think the prince will marry them. Of course, the handsome prince spends most of the evening at a palace ball trying to escape from them! The story is age old, but you'll meet playful new characters in this fresh adaptation: a brave mouse, a hesitant cat and the amazing Pumpkinhead, who changes into a coach! Our Fairy Godmother has her hands full tutoring an apprentice but still makes time for Cinderella. Amazing (yet simple!) stage magic sends our heroine off to the palace ball. As we know, she loses her glass slipper as she tries to run out before the clock strikes midnight. As the ladies of the kingdom try to fit into the crystal shoe, the prince finally finds the girl he is to marry. This well-known classic is filled with songs by Bill Francoeur that create their own magic, such as the prologue "Once Upon a Time," the stepsisters' "Ladies of Fashion" and Cinderella's "Dream of Tomorrow."