WELCOME FROM THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTORS elcome to Paper Mill Playhouse and to Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella. We’ve worked magic to bring you this delightful musical fairy tale complete Wwith dance, romance, laughs, and timeless tunes. Our fabulously talented cast features favorite Paper Mill alumni alongside some of the brightest newcomers; the design team is first-class; and Mark S. Hoebee is back in the director’s chair, thrilled as always to collaborate with choreographer JoAnn M. Hunter and music director Michael Borth. It’s not too late to secure your seats for the rest of our exciting 2019–2020 season by becoming a subscriber. Up next, we are proud to produce the world premiere of Unmasked: The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber, celebrating the most prolific Broadway composer of our day. Then, the “divine” comedy smash Sister Act ushers in the spring and is guaranteed to make you sing praises. 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Please join us in duly thanking our Season Sponsor, Investors Bank, our Education and Outreach Sponsor, The Goren Family and The Harmony Helper App—which has just launched—who also sponsored this production of Cinderella along with Merck. Have a ball! Mark S. Hoebee Michael Stotts Producing Artistic Director Managing Director @MarkSHoebee @MikeStottsPMP PAPER MILL PLAYHOUSE 9 14 PAPER MILL PLAYHOUSE RECIPIENT OF THE REGIONAL THEATRE TONY AWARD® A not-for-profit organization under the direction of MARK S. HOEBEE MICHAEL STOTTS Producing Artistic Director Managing Director presents Rodgers + Hammerstein’s CINDERELLA Music by RICHARD RODGERS Lyrics by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II New Book by DOUGLAS CARTER BEANE Original Book by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II Starring (in alphabetical order) ASHLEY BLANCHET DONNA ENGLISH ROSE HEMINGWAY DEE HOTY ANDREW KOBER ANGEL LIN CHRISTOPHER SIEBER BILLY HARRIGAN TIGHE MICHAEL WAYNE WORDLY Scenic Design Costume Design Lighting Design ANNA LOUIZOS WILLIAM IVEY LONG CHARLIE MORRISON Sound Design Hair & Wig Design Costume Coordination MATT KRAUS PAUL HUNTLEY TOM BEALL Casting Production Stage Manager Press Representative TELSEY + COMPANY ANDREA CIBELLI RICHARD HILLMAN LAUREN HARRIS, CSA PUBLIC RELATIONS Music Direction Orchestrations Music Adaptation & Arrangements MICHAEL BORTH DANNY TROOB DAVID CHASE Choregraphed by JOANN M. HUNTER Directed by MARK S. HOEBEE MAJOR SPONSOR MAJOR SPONSOR Rodgers + Hammerstein’s CINDERELLA is presented through special arrangement with R&H Theatricals: www.rnh.com. PAPER MILL PLAYHOUSE 15 THE CAST (in order of appearance) Ella ................................................................................................................ ASHLEY BLANCHET Topher ..................................................................................................BILLY HARRIGAN TIGHE Lord Pinkleton .................................................................................MICHAEL WAYNE WORDLY Sebastian .................................................................................................. CHRISTOPHER SIEBER Marie ................................................................................................................DONNA ENGLISH Jean-Michel .........................................................................................................ANDREW KOBER Madame .........................................................................................................................DEE HOTY Gabrielle ........................................................................................................ ROSE HEMINGWAY Charlotte ....................................................................................................................... ANGEL LIN Footman .........................................................................................................CORBEN WILLIAMS Driver............................................................................................................... JOHN PETERSON* Lady of Ridicule ................................................................................................... KATE MARILLEY Knights, Townspeople, Lords & Ladies, Peasants ...............JOHN BARSOIAN*, KELLY BERMAN, ANTONIO BEVERLY, ERIN BURNISTON, TAELER CYRUS, RICHARD GATTA, CHRISTOPHER M. HOWARD, DEREK LUSCUTOFF*, KATE MARILLEY, JOHN PETERSON*, DAVE SCHOONOVER, CYNTHIA THORNE*, LESLIE BLAKE WALKER*, ISABELLA WARD*, CORBEN WILLIAMS, MINAMI YUSUI Understudies Understudies never substitute for listed players unless announced at the time of the appearance. For Ella: ERIN BURNISTON; for Topher: JOHN BARSOIAN*; for Sebastian, Lord Pinkleton: DAVE SCHOONOVER; for Marie, Madame: KATE MARILLEY; for Jean-Michel: RICHARD GATTA; for Gabrielle, Charlotte: KELLY BERMAN Swings: MONICA CIOFFI*, RICKY LOFTUS GEORGE* Dance Captain: CHRISTOPHER M. HOWARD *Equity Membership Candidate Please note: Latecomers will be seated at the discretion of the management. The taking of photographs, either with or without flash, and the use of any recording device, either audio or video, are strictly prohibited and are actionable federal offenses as a violation of United States copyright law. The use of cell phones in the theater, including texting, is prohibited. Please turn off all electronic devices such as mobile phones, beepers, and watches. 16 PAPER MILL PLAYHOUSE MUSICAL NUMBERS ACT ONE Prologue ...................................................................................................................... Ella & Chorus “Me, Who Am I?” ................................................................ Topher, Sebastian, Pinkleton & Knights “In My Own Little Corner” ......................................................................................................... Ella “Now Is the Time” .......................................................................................................... Jean-Michel “The Prince Is Giving a Ball” ............Pinkleton, Madame, Charlotte, Gabrielle, Ella, Marie & Crowd “Cinderella March” .............................................................................................................Orchestra “In My Own Little Corner” (Reprise)/“Fol-de-rol” .........................................................Ella & Marie “Impossible” ...................................................................................................................Marie & Ella “It’s Possible” ..................................................................................................................Marie & Ella “Gavotte” .....................Sebastian, Topher, Pinkleton, Madame, Charlotte, Gabrielle, Lords & Ladies “Ten Minutes Ago” ......................................................................................................Topher & Ella “Waltz for a Ball” ................................................................................................................Orchestra “Ten Minutes Ago” (Reprise) ..................................................................Topher, Ella, Lords & Ladies 15-Minute Intermission ACT TWO “Stepsister’s Lament” ............................................................................................ Charlotte & Ladies “The Pursuit” ....................................................... Topher, Pinkleton, Lords, Ella, Footman & Driver “When You’re Driving Through the Moonlight” ........................Ella, Madame, Charlotte & Gabrielle “A Lovely Night” .......................................................................Ella, Madame, Charlotte & Gabrielle “A Lovely Night” (Reprise) ........................................................................................Ella & Gabrielle “Loneliness of Evening” ................................................................................................Topher & Ella “The Prince Is Giving a Ball” (Reprise) ...............................Sebastian, Pinkleton, Heralds & Madame “There’s Music in You” ...............................................................................................................Marie “Do I Love You Because You’re Beautiful?” ...................................................................Topher & Ella “Ten Minutes Ago” (Reprise) .......................................................................Topher, Ella & Company “The Wedding” (Finale) .......................................................................................................Company Additional lyrics by Douglas Carter Beane, David Chase, and Bruce Pomohac ORCHESTRA Conductor: MICHAEL BORTH Keyboards: JUSTIN HORNBACK (Associate Conductor), SEAN FORTE Violins: AMY HAMILTON-SOTO (Concertmaster), MARY BABIARZ Viola: DAVID GOLD Cello: AMY BUTLER-VISSCHER Bass: JIM DONICA Woodwinds: SVJETLANA KABALIN, CHRISTINE MacDONNELL Horn: