The Slipper and the Rose (musical)

The Slipper and the Rose - The Story of Cinderella
Music	Songs: Richard M. Sherman Robert B. Sherman Score: Angela Morley
Basis	1976 Original Film
Productions	2001 Wolverhampton, UK 2004 Salt Lake City, Utah 2008 Cornwall, UK 2008 Tacoma, Washington 2011 York, UK 2011 Montreal, Canada 2013 Liverpool, UK

The Slipper and the Rose (sub-titled The Story of Cinderella) is a musical theatre retelling of the classic fairy tale of Cinderella. Originally made as a motion picture, the stage musical version was created in 1984 by Philip Burley. It runs for approximately two and a half hours over two acts and an intermission.

Plot

Based on the original Cinderella fairy-tale, the story revolves around a central theme of love between Prince Edward of Euphrania and Cinderella. There are also elements of wish fulfillment notably conveyed through the character of the Fairy Godmother.

The story begins with Edward's unsuccessful search for a bride and ends with love fulfilled as Prince Edward and Cinderella marry. The plot contains many elements from the well known Cinderella story (a bride-finding ball, fitting the slipper for example), with additional twists (a betrayal).

Characters

• Cinderella
• Prince Edward
• the Stepmother
• the King
• the Queen
• the Dowager Queen

• the Fairy Godmother
• the Lord High Chamberlain
• John, the Prince Edward's valet and friend
• the Duke of Montague, cousin to the Prince
• Isobella, Stepsister
• Palatine, Stepsister

Synopsis of Scenes

Act I

• Prologue - Graveyard/Palace stable yard
• Scene 1 - Interior of Cinderella's House
• Scene 2 - Interior of Palace
• Scene 3 - Graveyard
• Scene 4 - Cinderella's Kitchen
• Scene 5(a) - Field
• Scene 5 - Interior of Palace
• Scene 6 - Hallway of Cinderella's House
• Scene 7(a) - A Bedroom at the Palace (insert)
• Scene 7(b) - Interior of Dress Shop (insert)
• Scene 8 - Cinderella's Kitchen
• Scene 8(b) - Fairy Godmother's Hideaway (insert)

Act II

• Scene 1 - Interior of Palace
• Scene 1(b) - Field
• Scene 2 - Hallway of Cinderella's House
• Scene 3 - Interior of Palace
• Scene 3(a) - Street
• Scene 4 - Interior of palace
• Scene 5 - Field
• Scene 5(a) - A Bedroom at the Palace (insert)
• Scene 6 - Interior of Palace
• Scene 7 - Faraway
• Scene 8 - The Cathedral

Songs

• Overture
• "Why Can't I Be Two People?"
• "What Has Love Got to Do With Getting Married?"
• "Once I Was Loved"
• "What a Comforting Thing to Know"
• "Protocoligorically Correct"
• "Bride-Finding Ball"
• "Suddenly It Happens"
• "The Slipper and the Rose Waltz Theme" (an instrumental version of "He Danced With Me")

• "Secret Kingdom"
• "He Danced With Me/She Danced With Me"
• "Position and Positioning"
• "Tell Him Anything (But Not That I Love Him)"
• "I Can't Forget the Melody"
• "Secret Kingdom (Reprise)"

Productions

United Kingdom

This musical production has been run many times on the British stage. Notably in 2001 by the Bilston Operatic Company, Wolverhampton, in May 2008 at the Minack Theatre in Cornwall, in April 2011 at the York Theatre Royal, and most recently in November 2013 by BOST Musicals at the Liverpool Empire Theatre.

North America

United States

It made its US premiere in February, 2004 at the Hale Center Theater in Salt Lake City, Utah. A production was also put on in Nov.-Dec. 2008 at the Tacoma Musical Playhouse in Tacoma, Washington.

Canada

The Slipper and the Rose had its Canadian premiere on Saturday May 28, 2011 at the Beaubois Theatre in Montreal, Quebec.

See also

• The Slipper and the Rose
• National Operatic and Dramatic Association

External links

• The Slipper and the Rose at IMDb
• Information from the National Operatic and Dramatic Association (NODA)
• Bilston Operatic Company
• York Theatre Royal
• Les Productions Coracole (Montreal, Canada) website showcasing their recent presentation of The Slipper and the Rose.
• The Slipper and the Rose fan site
• Reference at guidetomusicaltheatre.com