Cinderella

[deliasherman]

Cheap tickets showed up on TDF, and of course we had to go.  We lucked out, too, with orchestra seats--extreme left of house, with a clear view of the Raccoon climbing up into the trees and the 4 white mice/horses being readied to trundle onto the stage, but we were far enough up front to see everybody's expression, so it worked out very well, I

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[birdhousefrog]

Miss E's middle school did Cinderella last year and that was just about her first experience of live theater. It was a cute production. When I saw it was back on stage here, I was tempted to get tickets for us. But the trek to the big city is still a bit scary for us. DC I can do. NYC from out the east end? Not yet. I might as well be a million miles away as I watch the Sound. Great writeup, thanks.

Oz

[ext_287181]

Nothing can keep me from loving this musical. So many good memories from watching the Leslie Ann Warren version every single bingle year on TV when I was a kid! And oh, YES, re "My Own Little Corner"! So many great songs.

[negothick]

Seeing Glass Menagerie and Cinderella at the same time must have set all sorts of wind chimes knocking together in strange resonance. Laura could be Cinderella, waiting to be recognized as Special, and Amanda as a Wicked (Step)mother, flirting with the Gentleman Caller. But in this universe, there is no rescue.