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On Twitter Watch, THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD wrote ' Live tweeting begins! Check out backstage photos at the most fun musical on Broadway. @RTC_NYC #livedrood'

From Kristin Chenoweth to Deborah Cox to Idina Menzel to Barbra Streisand to Michael Crawford to the Ladies of THE VIEW to Adam Pascal, Patti LuPone, Raul Esparza, Alan Menken, Lea Salonga, Bernadette Peters, Laura Osnes, Victoria Clark, GLEE and Everything in Between - It's the BroadwayWorld.com 2013 Valentine's Day Special - It's the Biggest Ever!

Stuart Weitzman has been named the official designer of the glass slipper being worn in the first-ever Broadway production of Rodgers + Hammerstein's CINDERELLA. His one-of-a-kind creation makes its debut in the musical set for an official opening on March 3 at the Broadway Theatre.

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE WEEK: MOTOWN meets the press, Second Stage goes bowling, MISS DAISY drives down under, and so much more!

The celebrated musical Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella--originally written for television in 1957 by the legendary musical theatre duo Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II--makes its Broadway debut with this new production, featuring music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and a new book by four-time Tony nominee Douglas Carter Beane, based on the original book by Oscar Hammerstein II. Scroll below for a new photo of Cinderella and her Prince at the ball!

Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from this weekend Sunday, February 3, 2013 - Sunday, February 3, 2013.

BroadwayWorld collected as many of yesterday's evening Saturday Intermission Pics as we could to bring you Part 2 of our February 2nd SIP round-up. Yesterday evening's photos featured Cinderella's Stepsisters 'Anti-Lament' and pictures from ROCK OF AGES, SPIDER-MAN, THE BOOK OF MORMON, off-Broadway's THE FANTASTICKS, the SPAMALOT UK National Tour, HAIR in NYC, and regional productions of THE MIRACLE WORKER, CATS, PIPPIN, OLIVER!, THE MUSIC MAN and more!

On Twitter Watch, Laura Osnes wrote 'Sweetest princess on Broadway, @LILLACRAWFORD. Loved seeing you today!! @CinderellaBway @ANNIEonBroadway pic.twitter.com/OUYkuwsV'

As BroadwayWorld.com reported back in October exclusively, Meryl Streep will play the witch in the INTO THE WOODS film. In a new interview with the Litchfield County Times with arranger David Krane confirms, telling the paper that: ...

The Special Edition of 'Scott Alan Live,' which was recorded April 30th at Birdland, is now available both physically and digitially via iTunes, Amazon and CDbaby.

The new Broadway production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's CINDERELLA had even more magic on stage than usual last night, January 28, 2012 when the cast hosted a wedding proposal on stage at the Broadway Theatre.

Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from this weekend Sunday, January 27, 2013 - Sunday, January 27, 2013.

BroadwayWorld collected as many of yesterday's evening Saturday Intermission Pics as we could to bring you Part 2 of our January 26th SIP round-up. Yesterday evening's photos featured a hilarious (and shapely) final intermission pic from EVITA's Max von Essen, along with a great send-off from SPAMALOT in Finland, as well as a last wave to BOOK OF MORMON's Rory O'Malley, and a first SIP from Broadway's CINDERELLA, featuring Laura Osnes! Plus, check out photos from THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD, ANYTHING GOES, THE WIZARD OF OZ in Toronto, ROCK OF AGES, PEEPSHOW in Las Vegas, a ton of images from a regional production of THE MUSIC MAN and more!

The celebrated musical RODGERS + HAMMERSTEIN'S Cinderella, originally written for television in 1957 by the legendary musical theatre duo Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, will begin performances on Broadway tonight, January 25 at the Broadway Theatre (1681 Broadway at 53rd Street). To celebrate the show's first night of performances, BroadwayWorld tributes the fabulous leading lady with a compilation of our favorite Laura Osnes performances. Check them out below!

R+H's CINDERELLA begins previews, tonight, January 25, at the Broadway Theatre (1681 Broadway at 53rd Street).

Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director) presents its annual 2013 Spring Gala "A Celebration of Your Favorites" emceed by Alan Cumming (Cabaret) on Monday, March 11th, 2013 at the Hammerstein Ballroom (311 West 34th Street, NYC). The evening will be a celebration of the company's artistic achievements under Artistic Director Todd Haimes' 30 years of leadership and the future ahead.

It could have been my head was cloudy from taking in everything new from tech, or maybe it was because I was trying so hard to learn my understudy roles, but when I saw on our daily schedule that we had a sitzprobe coming up I thought, 'Oh nice. It's our sitzprobe.' Considering I am privileged to help ORIGINATE a RODGERS + HAMMERSTEIN MUSICAL on BROADWAY, my response to seeing sitzprobe on our daily schedule should have been something more along the lines of, 'AAaaaaaahhhhhsitzprobeaaaaaaAaaaaaaAAAHHHH!!!!!!!' (For anyone who doesn't know, sitzprobe, German for seated rehearsal, is the first time that singers get to sit down and make music with the orchestra.)

Witnessing a show come to life is an extremely special experience. While it is true that taking the time to tech through a show can be painfully long, it is equally true that teching a show gives you opportunities to witness moments that you will never forget. Since I don't mind long hours, I have had a great time getting the show up on its feet.

Check out the recently released commercial for the show below and meet the cast with videos of them from past productions and roles!

What do you think was going through Philippa Bevans' head as she tucked Julie Andrews into bed, as the budding star sang "I Could Have Danced All Night" during rehearsals for the original Broadway production of My Fair Lady? Do you think she knew how special that moment was? Do you think she maybe had an inkling of how iconic Julie Andrews would become? I bet she did. As I listen to Laura Osnes sing "Impossible" while I drive her to the ball, I find myself wondering the same thing. Will this be the moment in my life that my daughter one day has me describe to her over and over again?