Charles Perrault News

Cape Cod Theatre Company/Harwich Junior Theatre will inaugurate a new Outdoor Stage to celebrate its 70th Season.

Sleeping Beauty and Swan Lake have been announced for performances at Sheffield City Hall in October. Both will be performed on Sunday 24 October, with Sleeping Beauty at 14:30 and Swan Lake at 19:30.

Over the decades, hundreds of films have been made that are either direct adaptations from Cinderella or have plots loosely based on the story, which traces its roots back to ancient times. Can't keep the story straight? Need help deciphering the differences between the Rodgers and Hammerstein, Disney, and newest Andrew Lloyd Webber versions of the fairytale? BroadwayWorld is breaking it down!

Det KGL. Theater presents Cinderella at The Old Stage. Performances began on September 19, and will continue through November 10, 2020.

In the Rodgers and Hammerstein version of the classic a?oeCinderella,a?? it takes the prince fewer than 10 minutes to fall in love with an unknown beauty who enters the kingdom's ballroom half an hour before midnight.

Into the Woods is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. The musical intertwines the plots of several Brothers Grimm and Charles Perrault fairy tales, exploring the consequences of the characters' wishes and quests.

Earlier this year, it was announced that a new kind of princess is officially coming back to the stage.  Andrew Lloyd Webber's new musical Cinderella will premiere at The Gillian Lynne Theatre in London next year, putting an all new spin on a beloved classic.

Houston Ballet begins its 2020 performances with The Sleeping Beauty by former Artistic Director, Ben Stevenson OBE. This story ballet, as part of Houston Ballet's 50th anniversary season lineup, honors the lasting legacy Stevenson built from 1976-2003.

I racconti che hanno fatto parte della nostra infanzia, popolati da principi azzurri e fate e principesse, non se ne sono mai andati. Sono stati portati sul palco dalla Evoluzione Theatre Company e, con il loro musical FAVOLAH, hanno vinto cinque prestigiosi premi ai Broadway World Italy Awards, tra cui Miglior Musical con partitura originale.

Kansas City Ballet Artistic Director Devon Carney today announced the company's 2020-2021 season, which opens with Michael Pink's mesmerizing Dracula, continues with Devon Carney's world premiere choreography for the romantic and comedic Cinderella, and closes with George Balanchine's three-part masterpiece, Jewels. The season also includes the annual and always highly anticipated return of The Nutcracker and the intimately intense dance experience known as New Moves.

The Children's Theatre of New Jersey, located in the Historic Palace Theatre on Route 183 in Netcong, New Jersey has announced four plays selected for their 9th Annual New Play-Reading Festival happening January 31st to February 2nd . In the New Play-Reading Festival, four brand-new plays for young audiences, chosen from 150 submitted works, will be read by professional and community artists in a casual setting. Following each reading, the entire family can participate in discussion of the work with the professional team.

If you're looking for a fun family show to see this holiday season, Raleigh Little Theatre's CINDERELLA is a great choice. This year marks the 36th annual production of the musical and Mike McGee returns to direct for his second year. The show is based on the original, well-known fairy tale by Charles Perrault and adapted by Jim Eiler. It's an outlandish yet narratively simple version of the story, but it's sure to thrill younger children. 

Sidekick Theatre gets the holiday season off to a sparkling start with a show for the whole family with a new musical adaptation of the beloved fairytale, Cinderella. It is being presented at The Ives Auditorium, 11411 Masonic Home Drive, Bloomington from beginning with group performances on November 21. Public performances Begin December 15 and run through December 30, 2019.

Tickets are on sale now to San Francisco Ballet's 2020 Repertory Season, starting January 21 with Christopher Wheeldon's Cinderella, set to Sergei Prokofiev's score, at the War Memorial Opera House. The 2020 Season continues through May with two additional story ballets: George Balanchine's A Midsummer Night's Dream (March 6a?"15) and Artistic Director and Principal Choreographer Helgi Tomasson's Romeo & Juliet (May 1a?"10). Tickets to the 2020 Repertory Season start at $29.

Wright State University Theatre continues its 54th season in the Festival Playhouse with the award-winning musical fantasy, Into the Woods, running from November 22nd - December 8th. The New York Times proclaimed: 'It will take you somewhere wonderful.' This Broadway musical inspired by Brothers Grimm and Charles Perrault's well-known fairy tales is sure to captivate audiences - bringing to the stage the beloved, fairy tales you all know and love, exploring the consequences of the characters' wishes and quests.

Puppetworks is pleased to announce the fall presentation in its Park Slope, Brooklyn Theatre: the  most internationally famous of all faery tales: 'The Sleeping Beauty.'

The Round Barn Theatre at Amish Acres has announced is 2020 show selections for its 25th subscription season that includes 280 performances from April 8 through December 31st. The season's theme is a?oeAll Music, All the Time.a?? For the first time in its 27 years of repertory theatre, The Round Barn will produce SEVEN, THAT'S RIGHT 7,  musicals for its 2020 season, all designed to Tug on the Heart Strings.

Kids Acts Philippines (KAPI) opens its 17th theatrical season with a musical adaptation of the classic fairy tale SLEEPING BEAUTY.

Friday, August 16th, 2019 a?' Union County Performing Arts Center presents Into the Woods from Friday, September 6th to Saturday, September 21st at the Hamilton Stage in Rahway, NJ.

Actors Community Theatre in Jasper, Indiana has announced its production of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's classic musical Into the Woods directed by Evansville native Matthew Herrmann with music direction by Adrienne Collignon. There will be four performances only at the Jasper Arts Center beginning Thursday, July 25 at 7:30pm and continuing on Friday, July 26 at 7:30pm, Saturday, July 27 at 7:30pm, and Sunday, July 28 at 2pm.