Showing posts with label Rodgers and Hammerstein. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rodgers and Hammerstein. Show all posts

Monday, August 4, 2008

Cinderella




This is must-see! It is already given that Lea Salonga is playing Cinderella. When I first learned that Cinderella is actually a play and that it will be staged here, I said to myself that I will watch it by hook or by crook.

What really struck me was the production set & design! The curtain is shimmering blue with the infamous glass slipper of Cinderella. Credits are up to the production team on how they did the transformation of Cinderella in rags to a ball gown and then back to rags again... and of course, the pumpkin into a golden carriage & mice to horsemen! They had really spun magic in the stage right before my eyes!!! Kudos too to the director, Bobby Garcia.

The orchestra is equally great! Though I'm more familiar with the songs rendered by Disney, Rodger's & Hammerstein's selection is a thumbs up! ... You should grab a copy of the OST.

It was indeed a worthwhile 2 hour show! The kid in us sometimes need to be unleashed once in while...

Friday, June 6, 2008

Every girls dream

...A dream is a wish your heart makes…. when you’re fast asleep...

That is the famous song sung by Cinderella in Disney’s rendition of the famous fairy tale ever. For me, Cinderella is the most memorable, if not the most popular heroine created by Walt Disney. I am sure the little girl in us has once dreamed of having the Cinderella Magic...a fairy godmother, (wow, can u imagine if everybody gets to have a fairy godmother… hahahaha), and of course, Prince Charming… dashing, debonair & what not…

Here’s the full lyrics…

"A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes"
Words and Music by: Mack David, Al Hoffman, and Jerry Livingston
Copyright 1948 WALT DISNEY MUSIC COMPANY (ASCAP)

A dream is a wish your heart makes
When you're fast asleep
In dreams you lose your heartaches
Whatever you wish for, you keep
Have faith in your dreams and someday
Your rainbow will come smiling thru
No matter how your heart is grieving
If you keep on believing
the dream that you wish will come true

This song is truly a classic! It reminds us not to stop dreaming…
and who says dreaming is just for kids?