Glass Slipper? ā
Pumpkin Carriage? ā
Lousy step-family, prince and princess, big olā ball? āāā
But if you think you know the story of Rogers and Hammersteinās Cinderella, think again. To quote my 63-year-old mother (who at the time of this review, weāre now 12 hours post leaving the theatre and sheās still telling me things she discovered and was awestruck by and enjoyed), āthat was the best,
Iām going to be honest. Iām not Adam Sandlerās biggest fanā or even really a fan, periodā by any stretch of the imagination. I donāt like most of his movies, I think he thinks heās funnier than he actually is, and on the whole, although weāre living in the Ā golden āOprah Eraā of musicals (āā¦you get a musical, you get a musical, you get a musical, everybody gets a musical!ā) and this particular one is not ānewā per se,
Do you suffer from ADHD and Dyslexia? Does trouble follow you everywhere you go? Do seemingly random people in your day-to-day life that nobody else can remember being there spontaneously turn into scary monsters trying to kill you? You might be a Demigod! A word of caution: when attempting to self-diagnose Demigodism, move at the speed of a mortal: very, very slowly. Or maybe youāre just thrillified that Silhouette Stages is producing The Lighting Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical.
Thank you, Madam (and gents and everyone), do come again, do
come againā to Silhouette Stages to see a rather invigorating production of She
Loves Me, Directed by Stephan Foreman with Musical Direction by Andrew
Zile. The dated and somewhat stale musical finds a vivacious new life under
Foremanās magical direction; his attention to detail, precision casting choices,
and overall approach to the performance gives it a bubbly exuberance that makes
for a thoroughly enjoyable evening of musical theatre (even if they are
tricking you into your first Christmas show of the 2019 calendar seasonā in
mid-October.)
