{"id":39812,"date":"2023-10-18T07:46:40","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T12:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tuts8dev.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=39812"},"modified":"2025-10-27T07:22:38","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T12:22:38","slug":"meet-the-cast-of-cinderella","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tuts.org\/meet-the-cast-of-cinderella\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Enchanted With the Cast of <i>Cinderella<\/i>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;off|phone&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Related Programs&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;40px||40px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;||40px||false|false&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;9a1805a3-c29d-4ffa-bf89-82729353589e&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;32px&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;28px&#8221; header_2_line_height_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; header_2_line_height_phone=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; header_2_line_height_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Theatre Under The Stars<\/strong> is thrilled to introduce the enchanting cast of Rodgers and Hammerstein\u2019s <em><strong>Cinderella<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<strong><em>Cinderella<\/em> <\/strong>is a timeless tale beloved by so many, and we are excited to bring this version to life on our stage for the holiday season,\u201d said <strong>Dan Knechtges<\/strong>, TUTS Artistic Director.<\/p>\n<p>Leading the cast are <strong>Brianna Kaleen<\/strong> as \u201cCinderella,\u201d <strong>Soara-Joye Ross<\/strong> as \u201cGodmother,\u201d <strong>Jason Schmidt<\/strong> as \u201cChristopher,\u201d <strong>Courtney Markowitz<\/strong> as \u201cStepmother,\u201d <strong>Gemini Quintos<\/strong> as \u201cGrace\u201d, <strong>Sarah Sachi<\/strong> as \u201cJoy,\u201d <strong>Brian Mathis<\/strong> as \u201cKing,\u201d <strong>Melrose Johnson<\/strong> as \u201cQueen,\u201d and <strong>Mark Ivy<\/strong> as \u201cLionel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Joining them in the ensemble are: <strong>Mike Baerga, Kahlil Cabble, Dwayne Cook, Kelly Lomonte, Miles Marmolejo, Betty Marie Muessig, Aisha Ussery, Kaleb Womack, Kenzie Woolridge<\/strong>, and <strong>Teresa Zimmermann<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The Teen Ensemble includes: <strong>Anastasia Zepeda, Jacob Hurst, Kallie Green, Beatriz De Andrade E Lima, Madison Weaston, Mabyn Coleman, Jayden Strawn, Sam Morales, Jessie Vance, Glenn Carter, Nicolas Schweers, Abby Yadan, Haley Griffin, Will Merkle, Riley Korfhage, and Julian Lammey.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Cinderella<\/em> <\/strong>is directed by <strong>Eboni Bell Darcy<\/strong>, music directed by <strong>John Cornelius<\/strong>, and choreographed by <strong>Monica Josette<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Joining Darcy\u2019s team on the production; Costume Designer, <strong>Colleen Grady<\/strong>, Lighting Designer, Renee Brode ; Sound Designer, <strong>Andrew Harper<\/strong>; Projection Designer, <strong>Brian Pacelli<\/strong>: Hair &amp; Makeup Designer, <strong>Kelley Jordan<\/strong>; Associate Director, <strong>Betty Marie Muessig<\/strong>, and Production Stage Manager, <strong>Caskey Hunsader<\/strong>. Casting for <em><strong>Cinderella<\/strong> <\/em>is provided by <strong>Calleri Jensen Davis Casting<\/strong> and by TUTS Artistic Line Producer, <strong>Laura Peete<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This fresh, dazzling and empowering production of the classic tale. This enchanted version of the classic tale is Inspired by the acclaimed teleplay starring Brandy and Whitney Houston. The timeless, magical fairy tale is reborn as a beautiful, inspiring and romantic story featuring Rodgers &amp; Hammerstein\u2019s most beloved songs.<\/p>\n<p>A glorious and wonder-filled holiday treat for the entire family as only TUTS can do. <strong><em>Cinderella<\/em> <\/strong>runs <strong>December 5 through 24<\/strong> at the Theatre Under The Stars. Tickets start at just $40, and are available online, by contacting the <strong>TUTS Box Office by phone at<a href=\"tel:7135588887\"> (713) 558-8887<\/a><\/strong> or in person by visiting the <strong>Box Office<\/strong> located at <strong>800 Bagby Street<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Theatre Under The Stars is grateful to our season sponsors <strong>Hampton\/Homewood Suites<\/strong> and <strong>ABC13<\/strong>. Theatre Under The Stars is funded in part by the <strong>City of Houston through the Houston Arts Alliance, The Brown Foundation and The Wortham Foundation. <em>Cinderella<\/em><\/strong> is sponsored in part by <strong>Enbridge<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Theatre Under The Stars is thrilled to introduce the enchanting cast of Rodgers and Hammerstein\u2019s Cinderella. \u201cCinderella is a timeless tale beloved by so many, and we are excited to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":39815,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39812","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tuts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39812","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tuts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tuts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tuts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tuts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39812"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tuts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39812\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tuts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tuts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39812"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tuts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39812"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tuts.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}