A hilarious adaptation of this classic fairy tale
Throw out your fairy-tale ideas of a Cinderella with dainty glass slippers and hideous stepsisters – this hilarious adaptation has a new twist! In an English village in 1342, Cinderella, a plain looking girl with big feet, has to compete with her two mean-spirited, shallow but stunningly gorgeous stepsisters for the hand of the the local prince. The prince however, is unassuming and down to earth, with no interest in shallow or mean-spirited women. In this version, Cinderella has the help of her faithful feline companion, Tom, in addition to her lovable but vision-impaired Fairy Godmother, who can’t quite get the magic wand right in any instance.
Cinderella finally learns that magic isn’t the answer to her problems. Courage, kindness and self-confidence trump superficial beauty and an expensive wardrobe. From Tom’s slapstick shenanigans to Lady Lotta Bonbon’s cat allergies to cupcakes in the face at the ball, everyone laughs their way through the valuable lessons learned – even the hateful stepsisters see that a kind heart is what emanates true beauty. A comic delight for all ages!
May 11-13 and 18-20, 2012
Fridays and Saturdays 7:30 pm showtime; Sundays at 2:00 pm
PLEASE NOTE: All performances held at
Penn Wood High School Theater, 100 Green Avenue, Lansdowne, PA 19050
Tickets: $9 • Group rate: five for $39
Founded in 2000, the mission of Celebration Theater is to mount first-rate theatrical productions that challenge and entertain a diverse audience, both from Lansdowne and from a broad range of communities in and around Philadelphia.
Our past performances include A Christmas Carol (2001), The Woman in Black (2002), Ghost Train (2003), It’s a Wonderful Life (2004), Play On (2005) The Secret Garden (2005), Proposals (2006), Play It Again, Sam (2007), Fools (2007), The Laramie Project (2008), Lend Me a Tenor (2009), and Bunnicula (2009).
Performances are held in Lansdowne’s Twentieth Century Club, built in 1911 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The building is located at 84 South Lansdowne Avenue, just south of the SEPTA Regional Rail station.
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