On 5 August 2022, the Broadway production of Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella will waltz onto the QPAC Lyric Theatre stage for a limited time. If you are looking to nab yourself some of the premium seats in the house for latter in its season, then keep an eye on the QPAC website as the final wave of tickets are going on-sale this week. Pre-sale tickets for the final performances up to 3 September 2022 are now available for those who signed up for specific waitlists, while all tickets will go on public sale this Friday.
Finishing up its inaugural Australian season in Melbourne’s Regent Theatre, producers Llyndon Terracini (Opera Australia) and John Frost (Crossroads Live Australia) have shared the below comment about audience reactions so far:
We are thrilled that capacity audiences are loving this glorious and uplifting Broadway favourite. Cinderella is one of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s greatest scores and this production, with beautiful orchestrations, magnificent costumes and sets, jaw-dropping transformations and all the moments you love from the classic story, is enchanting everyone who sees it. Brisbane is in for a treat!
The production seeks to provide a fresh new take on the tale of a young woman who is transformed from a chambermaid into a princess, Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella combines the story’s classic elements – the glass slippers, pumpkin, a beautiful masked ball and more – along with some surprising twists. More than just a pretty face with the right shoe size, this Cinderella is a contemporary figure living in a fairytale setting. A spirited young woman with savvy and soul, she not only fights for her own dreams, but forces the prince to open his eyes to the world around him and realise his dreams too. This stage production is based on the 2013 Broadway version, featuring a new book by Douglas Carter Beane and direction by Mark Brokaw.
Following their debut roles as Aladdin and Princess Jasmine in Disney Theatrical Productions Australia’s season of Aladdin the Musical, this production will see Shubshri Kandiah and Ainsley Melham reunite together once more in the lead roles of Ella (Cinderella) and Prince Topher respectively.
Other cast members include Silvie Paladino (Mamma Mia!, Les Misérables) as Marie, the Fairy Godmother; and Tina Bursill (TV’s Doctor Doctor, Wentworth) as Madame, Ella’s stepmother, in Melbourne and Sydney. Todd McKenney (The Boy From Oz, Shrek) plays the Lord Chancellor, Sebastian, during the Melbourne season, Matilda Moran (Titanic: the Musical, Les Misérables) and Bianca Bruce (In the Heights, Memphis the Musical) play Ella’s stepsisters Gabrielle and Charlotte. Daniel Belle (My Fair Lady, Les Misérables) is Lord Pinkleton, the second-in-command in the Royal household, while Josh Gardiner (Billy Elliot, Rent) is Jean-Michel, the poor revolutionary who is in love with Gabrielle.
Tickets for the Melbourne Season are available through TicketMaster, with direct links to official booking pages via the show’s official website. Tickets for the Brisbane and Sydney seasons are also on-sale, with tickets available via QTIX and TicketMaster respectively. Consult the show’s official website for more information.
