Exclusive: Go Behind The Scenes Of The Muny's CINDERELLA With Mikaela Bennett, Jason Gotay, Ashley Brown & More!
By: Alan Henry Jul. 12, 2019
Broadwayworld has an exclusive behind the scenes look at Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella at The Muny. Check out the photos below!
The cast includes Mikaela Bennett (Ella), Jason Gotay (Prince Topher), Ashley Brown (Marie), Alison Fraser (Madame), John Scherer (Sebastian), Stephanie Gibson (Gabrielle), Jen Cody (Charlotte), Chad Burris (Jean-Michel) and Victor Ryan Robertson (Lord Pinkleton). A spellbinding ensemble completes this cast, including Akilah Ayanna, Jack Brewer, Jordan De Leon, Emma Gassett, Samantha Gershman, Jeff Gorti, Katie Griffith, Juan Guillen, Julie Hanson, Michael Hartung, Joshua K.A. Johnson, Kamal Lado, Amanda LaMotte, Commodore C. Primous III, Payton Evelyn Pritchett, Mikayla Renfrow, Cooper Stanton and April Strelinger. The company will also be joined by the Muny Kid and Teen youth ensemble.
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella is directed by Marcia Milgrom Dodge and choreographed by Josh Walden with music direction by Greg Anthony Rassen.
The production team leading Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella includes scenic design by Paige Hathaway, costume design by Robin L. McGee, lighting design by Rob Denton, sound design by John Shivers and David Patridge, video design by Nathan W. Scheuer, wig design by Kaitlyn A. Adams. Production stage manager is Nancy Pittelman. Casting is by Telsey + Company.
Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella features music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, a new book by Douglas Carter Beane and an original book by Oscar Hammerstein II.
A magical evening awaits, but we mustn't be late! This Rodgers and Hammerstein treasure began as one of the most-watched television programs in history and was finally produced on Broadway in 2013, receiving nine Tony Award nominations. With winsome charm and irresistible fantasy, the score features shoe-in favorites, including "In My Own Little Corner," "The Prince is Giving a Ball" and "Ten Minutes Ago." "It's Possible" this timeless tale will have your heart soaring and prove, once and for all, dreams really can come true.
The seven shows in the 2019 Muny season are: Guys and Dolls (June 10 - 16), Kinky Boots (June 19 - 25), 1776 (June 27 - July 3), Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella (July 8 - 16), Footloose (July 18 - 24), Lerner and Loewe's Paint Your Wagon (July 27 - August 2) and Roald Dahl's Matilda (August 5 - 11). For more information, visit muny.org.Photos by Phillip Hamer
Mikayla Renfrow
Payton Evelyn Pritchett
Katie Griffith and Amanda LaMotte
Muny Kids
Katie Griffith, Amanda LaMotte
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Katie Griffith, Amanda LaMotte, Payton Evelyn Pritchett
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Cast of Cinderella
Amanda LaMotte and Mikayla Renfrow
Payton Evelyn Pritchett
Victor Ryan Robertson
Mikayla Renfrow
Victor Ryan Robertson
Juan Guillen and Muny Kids
Backstage at The Muny
Emma Gasset, Commodore C. Primous III and muny kid
Backstage at The Muny
Cast of Cinderella
Jason Gotay and Michael Hartung
Cast of Cinderella
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Payton Evelyn Pritchett, Samantha Gershman and Amanda LaMotte
Mikayla Renfrow
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Victory Ryan Robertson, cast of Cinderella
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Jennifer Cody, Alison Fraser, Stephanie Gibson
Mikaela Bennet, Jennifer Cody, Stephanie Gibson, Alison Fraser
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Mikaela Bennet and Ashley Brown
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Emma Gasset, Ashley Brown, Mikaela Bennett
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Victor Ryan Robertson
Cooper Stanton, Ashley Brown, Mikaela Bennett
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Joshua K.A. Johnson and Cast of Cinderella
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Jason Gotay, Akilay Ayanna
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Jason Gotay, Mikaela Bennett, Cast of Cinderella
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Joshua K.A. Johnson, April Strelinger, Kamal Lado
Cooper Stanton, cast of Cinderella
Joshua K.A. Johnson, April Strelinger, Kamal Lado, Jeff Gorti
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