“Cinderella” as a musical did not live up to expectations. My expectations, but then again, if my expectations mean the standard of “Phantom of the Opera”, then it will be rather biased. Still, it is not one of Rodger’s and Hammerstein’s better works. I prefer their earlier works like “The King & I”, “State Fair”, “
Still, the singing was good, since Lea Salonga is playing the titular role. The stage musical has been “upgraded” to a modern version incorporating modern issues and affairs. For instance, when the King knows the Prince is having a ball, he was livid and talks about how times are bad, one should not be too lavish!
And the Prince himself wants to be with someone whom he can talk to, whom he can love, and not just any mere person. Cinderella herself was fretting and dreaming and in the end her godmother helped make her dream come true.
Towards the end, the message of the show is that “Nothing is impossible because impossible things happen everyday”. Well said! At least a good perk up in these gloomy times! Now I wish “Cats” will live up to the hype!
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