Nonesuch Players Present “Cinderella” February 18 and 19

 

“Our production is the revised “Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella” that premiered on Broadway in March 2013,” said Director David Tierney. “It was the very first time a Rogers and Hammerstein setting of Cinderella appeared on Broadway, and the production includes a new book by Douglas Carter Beane, David Chase, and Bruce Pomahac.”

 

The Rivers performances promise to be lively and magical, with a cast that includes both seasoned Nonesuch Players as well as new faces and voices. Chris Holownia is the assistant director and music director, while Cassandra Lovering is the choreographer and Judy Weiner is overseeing costumes. Students Grace Monaghan ’17 and Kate Knight ’17 are managing a stage crew of nine, more than a dozen students are singing in the chorus, and members of the Upper School orchestra are performing in the pit.

 

Thursday is a community evening with no homework, no evening meetings, and all athletic practices finishing by 6:30 p.m. There will be a community dinner in Kraft Dining Hall at 5:15 p.m. for faculty, staff, and students, with bagged dinners available for athletes after practice, and buses to take students to and from Regis. Students, faculty, and staff can click here to sign up for the free dinner, free ticket, and bus online. To buy a ticket for $5 for either Thursday or Friday, click here.

 

There are innumerable versions of the story of “Cinderella,” dating back to sixteenth century Europe, and while the folk tale exemplifies the tragedy of unjust oppression, the version we all know and love has a “happily ever after” ending.

 

According to the program notes, which include an extensive history of the folk tale’s evolution, Rogers and Hammerstein’s first musical adaptation of the story was produced on television in 1957. The production starred Julie Andrews as Cinderella and the broadcast was seen by over 100 million people, or about 60% of the US population at the time. In 1965, the same adaption was again produced for television with Leslie Ann Warren in the title role, and was rebroadcast annually for ten years.  In 1997, there was yet another television production which included Whitney Houston, Jason Alexander, Whoopi Goldberg, and Bernadette Peters.