The rendition of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella now running on Broadway is a great show with fun tangents to the original story by book writer Douglas Cater Beane and spectacular, imaginative, active sets by Anna Louizos. It’s beautifully lighted by Kenneth Posner and offers wild splashes of costume by William Ivey Long.
Choreographer Josh Rhodes keeps things jumping, while director Mark Brokaw times the action perfectly. All the cast members are terrific singers (as they should be on Broadway). The leads, Laura Osnes and Santino Fontana, are just right: good voices, good looks and charm. Victoria Clark is a delightful Fairy Godmother.
With its totally excellent cast and memorable songs, this is one of the best musicals in town. At nearly two and a half hours, it’s a tad long for kids under the mid-teens, but for the grownups, it’s a marvelous experience of musical theater at its best.
