Boiling over with jealousy, the stepsisters loathingly commiserate as they watch a beautiful yet strangely familiar girl win over the handsome Prince.

Just moments after their romantic waltz, Cinderella and the Prince revel in the bliss of their newfound connection.

During this customary, stately dance at the ball, all eyes are on the Prince – until Cinderella appears at the top of the stairs, radiant in her shimmering ballgown. Cinderella gracefully descends the staircase as the stunned guests whisper and the Prince, enchanted, makes his way to greet her.

Before the delightfully mysterious Godmother arrives, Cinderella knows that attending the ball is… impossible. But the Godmother isn’t so sure about that, explaining that “impossible things are happ’ning every day.” She magically transforms a pumpkin into a golden carriage, four white mice into horses, and Cinderella’s plain work clothes into a gown, sending the delighted Cinderella off to the ball … Read More

After her stepsisters and stepmother eagerly depart for the ball, Cinderella wishes she, too, could attend such a special evening at the palace.

After overhearing her son and her husband take special consideration for her, the Queen lovingly embraces the King. Together, they sing a song sweetly remarking on their long-lasting love for one another. Rodgers and Hammerstein wrote “Boys and Girls Like You and Me” for their first musical, Oklahoma!, but the song was cut during the show’s Boston tryout.

Left alone to her chores, Cinderella finds comfort and contentment through the power of her imagination.

The bustling village square of the kingdom is interrupted by a rousing announcement from a palace herald: In honor of the Prince’s birthday, the King and Queen are hosting a ball for the whole kingdom, where the Prince hopes to meet his future bride. Rodgers & Hammerstein’s playful ensemble number was easily adapted to the medium of television; the original … Read More

As Prince of the Kingdom, Topher faces his future as king with uncertainty. Originally written for Me and Juliet, but cut during previews, “Me, Who Am I?” was repurposed for the 2013 Broadway production of Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella.

As Ella forages for firewood in a dewy forest, she wishes that the world could be as lovely as it looks. (From the 2013 Broadway production of Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella.)