Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein are well known for their classic Broadway productions – ‘Oklahoma!’ and ‘Carousel’ come to mind. They’re less known for their rare foray in the television world, but in 1957 the pair penned a version of the classic fairy tale ‘Cinderella’ that aired on CBS. The broadcast starred a young Julie Andrews and drew over 100 million viewers. This weekend, that same production (minus Ms. Andrews, of course) will hit the stage of The Players Guild of Dearborn, which continues its 83rd season. Some of the show’s familiar tunes include "In My Own Little Corner,” “Ten Minutes Ago I Saw You,” “The Stepsisters' Lament” and “A Lovely Night.”
The cast features Kate Wallace as Cinderella, Ken Kilgore as the Prince, Dearborn’s own Patti Jones as the Stepmother, Juliette Abbott of Allen Park as Portia, Patrick Landino as the King and Sally Goodman of Dearborn as the Queen. The show is directed and choreographed by John Luther with music direction by Paul Abbott. Mike Moseley serves as producer.
“Cinderella” will run for four weekends, with the opening weekend kickoff November 13th through 15th. It will continue on weekends through December 6th. Friday and Saturday shows are at 8:oopm and Sunday matinees are at 2:30pm.
The Players Guild of Dearborn Theatre is located at 21730 Madison. Tickets are $18. For more information, call the Guild ticket line at (313) 561-TKTS, or visit their web site at www.playersguildofdearborn.org .
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I saw a preview performance of this on Wednesday night. It's a must see - such a beautiful show! The singing, the dancing, the costumes, the sets - everything was so well done. The Players Guild of Dearborn is little-known shining star in this city. You really should go see this show to see what I mean.
Agreed. Every performance I've seen at Players has been top-notch. I'll try to get out to one if scheduling works out.
Anon - is this something a 9 yr. old would enjoy sitting thru?
We went to opening night. It was a delightful production. I was surprised there weren't any younger kids, Donna. I think children would really enjoy this as it is the traditional story, with music.
Thanks T.A. I was hoping that's what it was, I'll have to go up and get tickets.
Definitely kid-and grandkid-friendly. As long as they can sit still for a couple hours!
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