Who's your favorite Disney princess? It had always been Cinderella for me ever since I was a little girl. The magic and enchantment, nothing compares! That's why when I heard that my favorite singer, Lea Salonga is playing my favorite princess, Cinderella, it's definitely a must watch for me!
But this time, it's not the Disney Cinderella that I fell in love with that will be appearing on stage. This one is adapted from the original musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein for television starring Julie Andrews.
I think the musical is more for mature audiences rather than small children. The humor is found in their dialogues that little kids might not appreciate much. There's no lively music that we enjoyed from the Disney version but instead we found ourselves listening to slow, melodramatic songs that's supposed to warm the heart.
As expected of Lea, the performance is beautiful and her voice is truly magical. I'm a big fan of her singing voice because it's crystal clear and always in perfect pitch! It's also nice that most of the cast were given their own time. Like the love story of the King and Queen, the evil step sisters and step mother, the fairy godmother as our story teller, even the mice and ofcourse the prince in his troubled time looking for his princess.
What I find really amazing are the costumes and production design! They're simply wonderful! The visual effects left me in awe, specially the costume change by Cinderella from her kitchen maid clothes to the princess gown in seconds! (Anybody can tell me what really happened there? ^^)
The show may not be as great as I expected it to be but the magical carriage, cute mouse puppets, colorful costumes, beautiful voices and performances are enough for me to enjoy the night! ^_^
Rating: 8/10
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