[dropcap]The[/dropcap] 2013 Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella, appears live at the Oklahoma City Civic Center Music Hall for a limited engagement March 22-27, followed by performances March 29-April 3 at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center. The revival of the 1957 musical premiered on Broadway in March 2013, received rave reviews from The Hollywood Reporter and was nominated for nine Tony Awards, winning one for best costume design. The stage production featured some new twists and turns by writer Douglas Carter Beane, known best for his screenplay To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar, with direction by Mark Brokaw and choreography by Josh Rhodes. The musical was originally produced for CBS, starring Julie Andrews as Cinderella, and had an audience of more than 1 million people – the largest television audience in history at the time. The show has been remade several times, including a 1997 television performance for ABC. Fans and critics alike applauded this Disney production, starring the iconic Whitney Houston and Brandy Norwood as Cinderella, for its diversity in casting. The continuous remakes and adaptations prove that Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella is truly an American treasure. See the Tony Award-winning costumes and experience, once again, the resonating storyline as the production rolls into the Sooner State. For ticket pricing and more information, visit www.celebrityattractions.com.
