Raleigh Little Theatre proves again that dreams really can come true. The beautiful lass-who-lost-her-slipper makes her 25th annual appearance in hopes of finding her Prince Charming. This beloved fairy tale, retold in the style of English pantomime, has been delighting audiences in the Triangle area for a quarter century. Combine elegant costumes and magical scenery with song and dance, conniving steprelatives with a zany Fairy Godmother, and you have all of the ingredients for holiday cheer.
Based on a Fairy Tale by Charles Perrault
Adaptation and Lyrics by Jim Eiler
Music by Jim Eiler & Jeanne Bargy
December 12–21, 2008
Progress Energy Center For The Performing Arts in the A.J. Fletcher Theater
View the photos by Stuart Wagner
Cast
In order of appearance
Fairy Helper – Snow: Warren Keyes
Fairy Helper – Flake: Jason A. Cooper
Fairy Godmother: Lisa Kinlaw
Stepmother: Sandi Sullivan
Cinderella: Michelle Brooks Shumate
Henrietta: Timothy Cherry
Gertrude: M. Dennis Poole
King Darling III: Mark Ridenour
Pages: Spencer Bloom, Trey Lower
Prince Charming: Matthew Mollenkopf
Young Prince Charming: Tommy Crosson
Mouse/Pony: Melanie Davis, John Coleman Demers, Roxanna Demers, Nicholas Kraft, Bailey L. Lee, Jessica McGee
Princess Lenya: Ruth Berry
Ensemble: Amy Lynn Berenson, Ruth Berry, Teryn Genzlinger, Ford Hibbits, Houston Horn, Alex Hunt, Ashley Honeycutt, Bruce Mashburn, Olivia Perry, Jacob Stanton, Kerry Sullivan, Andrew Way, Nicholas White, Susan Williams, Aaron Wright, Brandon Yates
Quartet: Ashely Honeycutt (Arlequinna), Kerry Sullivan (Columbina), Andrew Way (Pierrot), Nicholas White (Pantelone)
Orchestra
Drums: Vince Moss
Piano I: Julie Florin, Kevin O’Barr
Synthesizer: Joy Springer
Bass: Dave Aduddell, Dan Zehr, Ed Moon
French Horn: Bill McHenry, Amy Symons
Clarinet: Wayne Leechford
Trumpet: Albert Boulus
Production Staff
Director: Haskell Fitz-Simons
Music Director: Megan Crosson
Choreographer: Haskell Fitz-Simons
Assistant Choreographer: Missy Dapper
Scenic Designer: Rick Young, Bill Rodgers
Costume Designer: Vicki Olson, John Franklin
Lighting Designer: Rick Young
Props Master: Betsy Bates
Makeup Designer/Production Assistant: Jo Brown
Wig Designer: Benjamin Butler
Technical Director: Jim Zervas
Production Supervisors: Paul Marsland, Joe Medlin, BJ Goswick
Production Stage Manager: Elaine Petrone
Rehearsal Stage Manager: Kerry Sullivan
Assistant Stage Managers: Dan Eckert, Deanna Eckert, Michael McGee, Scott Wray
Assistant to Director: Trisha Cohen
Dance Captain: Andrew Way
Audition Coordinator: Marie Berry
Mouse Nanny: Marie Berry
House Manager Coordinator: Bob Leyes
Usher Coordinator: Alice Ward
Cinderella Boutique Coordinators: Tamara Hopson, Gloria Rich
Photo Boutique Helper Coordinator: Susan Mygatt
Original Art Work: V. Cullum Rogers
Advertising and Graphic Design: Scotty Cherryholmes
Playbill Design: Heidi M. Dragon
Production Crew
Audition Crew: Marie Berry (Crew Chief ), Amy Blackwell, Alan Cason, Elaine Petrone, Julie Robison & Don Smith
Box Office: Patsy Clarke
Costume Shop Crew: Mary Ali, Julian Arrington, Donna Baker, Betsy Bates, Amy Lynn Berenson, Marie Berry, Benjamin Butler, Adrienne Core, Andrea Davis, Lauren Decess, Ani Goodenberger, Amanda Hassebrock, Janie Hassebrock, Kelcey Heathcoat, Kieria Henderson, Robin Hughes, Jhonny Izza, John Jarus, Elizabeth Jones, Chris Kaufmann, Emma Kimmel, Susan Kimmel, Joann Kochuk Catherine Lambe, Stephanie Lambe, JeMarl Kearney, Kathy Mauney, Wayne Olson, Elaine Petrone, Brittini Runion, Jonathan Rupert, Debbie Sherrod, Kerry Sullivan, Yvonne Terrelongue, Lydia Wagner, Stuart Wagner, Alex Walker, Kelly Walton, Lynne Wellin, Jean Wilkinson, Scott Wray, Dave Wray, Judy Wray & Joan Wright
Costume Running Crew: Amy Blackwell and Judy Keyes (Co-crew Chiefs), Julian Arrington, Diane Beth, Jennifer Dziedzic, Hannah Edwards, Sandy Fitzgerald, Vickie Gardner, Susan Garrison, Carlie Huberman, Shelley Kraft, Sunanda Jayantha, David Malone, Jennifer O’Connor, Christian Phipps, Sawyer Stone, Heather Talley & CJ Warren
Deck Running Crew: Ben Berry (Crew Chief ), Sasha Anistratova, Pat Berry, Michelle Demers, Dan Eckert, Todd Houseknecht, Gina J Beatty Martinez, Luis Maysonet, & Bridget Van Dyke
Mouse Nanny Crew: Betsy Newsome & Christian Phipps
Props Running Crew: Betsy Bates (Crew Chief ), Jim Bates, Karen Byers, Catherine Lambe, Alyssa Petrone & Michael Teleoglou
Public Relation Crew: Shirley Botkin, Scotty Cherryholmes, Patsy Clarke, Catherine Lambe, Carolyn LeRue, Martha Noyes, Stuart Wagner, Kelly Walton & David Watts
Set Construction Crew: Amy Lynn Berenson, Ben Berry, Pat Berry, Ruth Berry, Spencer Bloom, Nole Butzke, Timothy Cherry, Jason A. Cooper, Tommy Crosson, Dave Davis, Melanie Davis, John Coleman Demers, Roxanna Demers, Teryn Genzlinger, Ford Hibbits, Ashley Honeycutt, Houston Horn, Todd Houseknecht, Alex Hunt, Warren Keyes, Lisa Kinlaw, Nicholas Kraft, David Langmeyer, Bailey L. Lee, Trey Lower, Matthew Mollenkopf, , Jessica McGee, Michael McGee, Bruce Mashburn, Olivia Perry, Alyssa Petrone, David Petrone, Elaine Petrone, M. Dennis Poole, John Price, Mark Ridenour, Dick Shirk, Michelle Brooks Shumate, Jacob Stanton, Kerry Sullivan, Sandi Sullivan, Andrew Way, Nicholas White, Susan Williams, Scott Wray, Aaron Wright & Brandon Yates
Spot Light Crew: Chris Eckert (Crew Chief ), Matt Kizak, Jennifer O’Connor & Tatyana Stemkovski