CINDERELLA stars set: Santino Fontana and Laura Osnes

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/18/reimagined-cinderella-casts-its-leading-couple/?ref=theater

Fantastic casting!

[beautywickedlover]

Very excited about Osnes as Cinderella :)

[dreaming]

YAY!!!!! I love it!!!

[IdinaBellFoster]

Perfect casting! Osnes was able to find depth in Hope, one of the most underwritten roles in musical theatre, so I assume her Cinderella will be delightful. Fontana is an unexpected, inspired choice!

[aasjb4ever]

We already knew about Osnes, but Fontana seems like a choice from so far out in left field. Hmm.

[ACL2006]

since this never played Broadway, will it be considered a new musical or a revival??

[CurtainPullDowner]

YANKED again...

[CATSNYrevival]

Santino Fontana? Really?

[Lefou]

It's a revival.

[ucjrdude902]

Good for her!

[finebydesign]

I'm interested in hearing why it is considered a revival.

[CarlosAlberto]

This show never played in a Broadway theater how could it be considered a revival?

[mmh1019]

I love this casting :) she sounds like she's going to be a great fit as Cinderella & while Santino wouldn't be the first name to pop into my head I'm intrigued to see them together, especially if it sounds like Douglas Carter Beane is going to be revising the script.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

[CarlosAlberto]

Phyllis, what happened to your message?

[Michael Bennett]

The age and frequency of the material on stage will surely render it a revival. Wikipedia has an extensive listing of all the stage productions including several engagements at New York City Opera and several national tours.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Carlos, I was using a bad example and couldn't find another one.

[finebydesign]

Thanks MB, very interesting.

[leefowler]

It'll be interesting to see if it's a revival or not. It has a massively rewritten book, with a lot of R & H songs not originally written for the TV Cinderella. It's a similar situation to On A Clear Day.

[mmh1019]

let's hope it has better staying power than "On a Clear Day" did! are they looking to take it out of town first or straight to broadway next season?

[qolbinau]

Laura Osnes gets so much work.

[Blockhead24]

Is that a bad thing?

[qolbinau]

Not at all. I feel happy for her, especially considering she came from a reality-TV show, which have a bit of a stigma.

[rjm516]

Definitely! What an incredible career she has made in such a relatively short time.

[JohnyBroadway]

This is exciting news. Can't wait to hear her rendition of "My own little corner"
I would also consider the 2000 tour with kitt/montalbon and siggler close to a broadway production as possible.

[orangeskittles]

It will be a revival, just like Assassins and The Normal Heart were revivals. If a work is considered "classic", it's a revival. Cinderella- with half a dozen TV movies using the Rodgers and Hammerstein songs and 50+ years of tours and regional productions- is most definitely a classic. They're not going to change the book of the fairy tale so drastically that it could be considered a different show.

Great casting, though.