ARIZONA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
ARIZONA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY THEATER
PRESENTS
RODGER’S & HAMMERSTEIN’S CINDERELLA
MUSIC BY Richard Rodgers
LYRICS BY Oscar Hammerstein II
Sound Nevin Steinburg
Choreography
Josh Rhodes
Costume Design
William Ivey Long
Casting Cindy Tolan
Adam Caldwell
Technical
Hudson Theatrical Associates
Associate Producer
Charles Salameno
General Management
Richards/Climan Inc.
NEW BOOK BY Douglas
Carter Beane
ORIGINALLY DIRECTED BY
Mark Brokaw
Stage Manager
Ira Mont
Associate Director
Gina Rattan
Music Director
Andy Einhorn
Musical Adaptation
David Chase
ORIGINAL BOOK BY Oscar Hammerstein II
Lighting Design
Kenneth Posner
Scenic Design
Anna Louizos
Hair and Wig Design
Paul Huntley
Music Coordinator
Howard Jones
Thomas Schall Associate Choreographer
Fight Director
Press Representitive
Sam Rudy Media Relations
Orchestrations
Danny Troob
Lee Wilkins
Company Manager
Brig Berney
Music Arrangement
David Chase
Originally Produced by Arrangement with Rodgers & Hammerstein: An Imagem Company
Acknowledgements
Arizona Christian University Leadership:
• ACU Board of Trustees
• Senior Executive Cabinet
• Operational Leadership Team
ACU Music Department Faculty & Staf, thank you for all the support you give our students!
Parents, Family & Friends, thank you for your support throughout the year!
Special Thanks
• Haven Church
• Don and Mary King
• Our Volunteers
Director’s Note
The inefable pairing of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II (of Oklahoma!, Carousel, The Sound of Music, The King and I… acclaim) created Cinderella as a TV musical special starring Julie Andrews in the titular role in 1957. Various stage versions and a second flm version in 1967 continued to shape the work, adding characters and numbers along the way. However, the 1997 flm starring Brandy in the role of Cinderella and Whitney Houston as the fairy godmother and its beautifully diverse and brilliantly talented company broke the mold of this fairytale forever. As Marie, our fairy godmother so aptly says, “in the name of every girl who has ever wanted to change the world she lived in. In the name of possibility.” We began to demand more of this happily ever after.
Following in the footsteps of the 1997 flm, the show would break the Broadway stage for the frst time in 2013 with a reimagined story to tell. Douglas Carter Beane created a new book for the show with the goal of creating a fairytale for today. The show’s focus shifted from love at frst sight to themes of social justice, of calls for charity, generosity, kindness and the ability to bring change to those around us through forgiveness. The King and Queen are removed; Jean-Michel, a frebrand concerned with the needs of the poor in the community is added and becomes the love interest of one of our not-so-wicked stepsisters. More importantly, Topher becomes a well-intentioned and three dimensional young man though one riddled with self doubt; Ella becomes a young woman seeking to challenge the status quo. Her fairy godmother rewards her with the invitation to the ball, her glass slippers and magical gown as a reward for her selfessness and compassion.
While the story of Cinderella has always felt like a timeless fairy-tale to me—the notion of being whisked away from the toils of our lives by a prince (or having a host of singing mice and bird friends to share in the day to day)—this reimagining instead feels timely and so welcome. I look forward to embracing our world again with kindness, a celebration of magic and sense of wonder for new possibilities. It has been a pleasure to share in this production with students and colleagues. “It’s possible” feels an apt celebration of the launch of our new Musical Theatre Concentration together. For “impossible things are happening every day.”
Andres Marrufo - Artstic Director
Arizona Christian University
The Cast
Ella ...................................... Aleksandra Mihailov
Giant .......................................... Alec Bazaldua
Topher ........................................ Isaiah Carman
Lord Pinkleton .............................. Matthew Phillips
Sebastian ................................ Matthew Espenson
Marie ..................................... Mckenzie Omoruyi
Jean-Michel ..................................... Lachlen Gee
Madame ........................................ Jayna Rardin
Gabrielle ...................................... Aryka Pageler
Charlotte ........................................ Jaylen Ross
Fox ........................................ Caitlin McDermitt
Raccoon .......................................... Taryn Karl
The Cast Crew
Director ..................................... Andres Marrufo
Music Director ................................... Corey Hirsch
Assistant Director ........................... Brady Lawrence
Choreographer ................................ Arianna Taylor
Assistant Stage Manager ...................... Hannah Nevin
Stage Design ................................ Steve Rodriguez
Sound ........................................ Samuel Lincoln
Costume Design .......................... Briana Thompson
Stage Hands ................... Damian Sandival, CJ Spanstra
Orchestra
Piano Conductor .............................. Corey Hirsch*
Violin 1 ................................. Morganne McIntyre*
Viola .................................... Braelyn Germaine**
Flute/Piccolo.................................... Abby Cofey*
Horn .......................................... Andrew Fort**
Bass .............................................. Rob Wren
Drums ...................................... Isaiah Kinnard**
Trombone ................................... Juliana Balinski
Percussion .................................... Brad Gerken*
*denotes ACU Faculty
**denotes ACU student or alumni
Matthew Espenson Sebastian Aleksandra Mihailov Ella Isaiah Carman Topher Mckenzie Omoruyi Marie Jayna Rardin Madame Aryka Pageler Gabrielle Cast
Caitlin McDermitt Fox Alec Bazaldua Giant Taryn Karl Raccoon Cast Jaylen Ross Charlotte Lachlen Gee Jean-Michel
Phillips Lord Pinkleton
Matthew
Cast Grace Arons Ensemble Phillip Eddy Ensemble Lance Kersey Ensemble Mikaela Orr Ensemble Statler Rardin Ensemble Macy Spangler Ensemble
Cast Sofa Spillmann Ensemble Sarah Stubblefeld Ensemble Hannah Titus Ensemble Brooke Valler Ensemble David Waybright Ensemble Abigail Wood Ensemble
Musical Numbers
ACT I
Overture .......................................... Orchestra
Prologue ....................................... Ella & Chorus
Me, Who Am I? ............ Topher, Sebastian, Lord Pinkleton, Knights, Pageboys
In My Own Little Corner .................................. Ella
In My Own Little Corner Tag /
Your Majesty ..................... Ella, Topher, Lord Pinkleton
In My Own Little Corner (Reprise) /
Fol-De-Rol ...................................... Ella & Marie
Impossible ...................................... Ella & Marie
It’s Possible ................................ Ella, Marie, Chorus
Gavotte / Ridicule .................................. Orchestra
Ten Minutes Ago ............................... Ella & Topher
Musical Numbers
ACT II
Entr’acte .......................................... Orchestra
Stepsister’s Lament .......... Charlotte & Ladies of the Court
Call To Arms ........................ Lord Pinkleton & Topher
He Was Tall .............................................. Ella
When You’re Driving Through The Moonlight ............ Ella, Charlotte, Gabrielle, Madame
A Lovely Night ............. Ella, Charlotte, Gabrielle, Madame
A Lovely Night (Reprise) ...................... Gabrielle & Ella
Loneliness of Evening........................... Topher & Ella
Announcing the Banquet
(The Prince is Giving a Ball Reprise) ............... Sebastian, Lord Pinkleton, Heralds, Madame
There’s Music In You ................................... Marie
King Topher ........................................... Crowd
Do I Love You Because You’re Beautiful? ....... Topher & Ella
The Proposal .......................... Ella, Topher, Company
The Wedding (Finale) ............ Ella, Topher, Lord Pinkleton, Marie, Company