Wharton Center to Welcome CINDERELLA as First Broadway Show of the 2015-16 Season

Rodgers + Hammerstein's CINDERELLA, the 2013 Tony Award winning Broadway musical from the creators of South Pacific and The Sound of Music, is the first MSU Federal Credit Union Broadway at Wharton Center show of the 2015-2016 season. The show opens September 22-27, 2015.

The entire 2015-2016 season is scheduled to be announced on Monday, April 20, to Wharton Center donors and subscribers and on Tuesday, April 21, to the general public. Diane Willcox, Wharton Center's Director of Marketing, says, "We are excited to kick off the school year with such a great show! Typically, Wharton Center's Broadway season has started later in the fall. Since Cinderella is in September, we wanted time to talk about the show to schools and also to let all our groups across the state know about it."

Tickets for CINDERELLA will go on sale to subscribers starting Tuesday, April 21. Subscribers receive the greatest benefits, including huge discounts and access to the best seats in the house before tickets go on sale to the general public later this summer.

With its fresh new take on the beloved tale of a young woman who is transformed from a chambermaid into a princess, this hilarious and romantic Rodgers + Hammerstein's CINDERELLA combines the story's classic elements - glass slippers, pumpkin, and a beautiful ball along with some surprising twists. More than just a pretty face with the right shoe size, this Cinderella is a contemporary figure living in a fairytale setting. She is a spirited young woman with savvy and soul who doesn't let her rags or her gowns trip her up in her quest for kindness, compassion and forgiveness. She longs to escape the drudgery of her work at home and, instead, work to make the world a better place. She not only fights for her own dreams, but forces the prince to open his eyes to the world around him and realize his dreams, too.

With music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, CINDERELLA was originally written for television -- debuting in 1957 with Julie Andrews as the star. In 2013, the show made its long-overdue Broadway debut with a new book by Douglas Carter Beane based on the original book by Oscar Hammerstein II.

Rodgers + Hammerstein's CINDERELLA is directed by Mark Brokaw and choreographed by Josh Rhodes. Music adaptation, supervision and arrangements are by David Chase, and orchestrations are by Danny Troob. Mr. Beane's book for CINDERELLA blends masterfully with the musical's cherished score, which includes songs such as "In My Own Little Corner," "Impossible/It's Possible," "Ten Minutes Ago," and "Do I Love You Because You're Beautiful?"

Along with CINDERELLA, Richard Rodgers' and Oscar Hammerstein's legendary musicals include OKLAHOMA!, Carousel, The King and I, South Pacific and The Sound of Music.

The Broadway creative team includes Tony Award nominated scenic designer Anna Louizos, six- time Tony Award winning costume designer William Ivey Long, lighting design by Tony Award winner Kenneth Posner and sound design by Tony Award nominee Nevin Steinberg.

The CINDERELLA tour is produced by Robyn Goodman, Jill Furman, Stephen Kocis, Edward Walson, Venetian Glass Productions, The Araca Group, Caiola Productions, Roy Furman, Peter May, Sanford Robertson, Eric Schmidt, James Spry and Blanket Fort Productions.

For more information, visit www.CinderellaOnBroadway.com.

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