i was front row for this production of Cinderella. The cast was chosen bc of their talents, like most broadway productions today, not by their race. Sherri Shephard played the evil stepmother. I really enjoyed the added political aspect of this production! This was Keke Palmer's broadway debut and she was nothing short of amazing! Her parents are veteran stage performers and her mom helped Keke in her transition from tv/film to the broadway stage. After the show, the stage door was inundated with tons of fans, any of them little girls, hoping to see Keke, get an autograph and a picture with her. Keke did NOT disappoint! She spoke to every single person there, gave autographs, took selfie's with them (her mom even took some of the pictures for the fans) until every single person waiting was gone. I know this for a fact because my daughters and I were actually the very last people there! She didn't rush off and was so gracious to everybody. I was so much more impressed by her because of the time she took to please all (and there were many many) fans who waited for her. Her class shone bright on broadway that night!
I do wish they paced it slower. Maybe they had a lot to squish in with the the theater's time slot but I really do wish they could speak a little slower instead of it being a tiny bit rushed. It could've been more natural
Nene is trying and has the right energy but damn she should have taken diction lessons. So many words lost due to lack of enunciation. Jokes were missed bc the audience didn’t catch the words.
I cant understand the period features of this production.....irs half mediaeval and half 18c. Costumes lm talking about.....strong medieaval overtones.......Cinderella is an 18c story.... the ladies all have panniers the men are medieaval Someone doesnt know or care.... Details please details tch tch
I mean it's more then likely they just want a fairytale asthetic rather then a specific time period. There's no rule that says they hadto stay in a time period. Clearly they just wanted to make it feel more timeless. Cinderella isn't a true story so you can set in whenever you want andyou can also make a guess that the story might not even take place in our universe. It's ok to be a bit more playful with style sometimes.
yeah ik I’m late to this but all the townsfolk look like theyre frok the medieval period while madame and her daughters look like theyre from the victorian era
