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Building The World of Cinderella

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Welcome, pumpkin-carvers and palace-dreamers! Step behind the velvet drape to watch our craftsmen shape wood, foam, and metal into the enchanted carriage, a royal ballroom, and more.

All aboard, dreamers! Watch a humble gourd grow wheels of gleaming gold. Take a peek inside the construction of this enchanted ride.

Collage of pencil sketches, graph sheets and reference photos of carriage designs.
Small hand‑cut paper model of ornate carriage with graph‑paper seats on white table.
Wooden carriage wheel with a central axle in a workshop, part of the set construction for Tupelo Community Theatre's Production of Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella.
Wooden carriage wheels with a central axle in a workshop, part of the set construction for Tupelo Community Theatre's Production of Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella.
Partially constructed turning mechanism for the front wheels of a stage carriage, made with wood and mounted casters.
Anchoring the wheels that will roll Ella to destiny
Construction tools lying on carriage floor awaiting installation.
Cast members posing with partially built wooden carriage backstage at Cinderella rehearsals.
Partially framed carriage with wheel assemblies visible
Detailed view of pivoting carriage front
Elongated wooden drawbar extending from carriage base.
Wooden carriage tested by cast members on stage.
Workshop image showing complete under-carriage against brick wall
Wooden carriage frame backstage with plywood and supports
Workshop scene with ladder and emerging curved frame on carriage
Wide shot of light-wood carriage base with large wheels on empty theater stage, red seats in foreground.
Unfinished wooden carriage frame illuminated by blue backstage lighting
Unpainted wooden carriage frame shaped like a pumpkin rests on sturdy wheels
Close-up of damask-covered seat with beaded trim on the gold carriage
Rear angle of the carriage showing ornate medallion
Side view of a gold, pumpkin-shaped carriage
June 21

Watch the royal ballroom take shape!

Simple wood structure runs the width of the stage under dim work lights.
Wood structure runs the width of the stage with stairs and props in front
Wide shot of an unfinished raised platform with white balustrade
A gray faux-stone balcony platform with decorative railing on the Lyric stage
June 21
Unpainted wooden fireplace frame with textured stone insert
Madame's Cottage Inside
Madame's Cottage
Madame's Cottage Side Peek

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Music by Richard Rodgers - Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II - New Book by Douglas Carter Beane - Original Book by Oscar Hammerstein II

Orchestrations by Danny Troob - Music Adaptation & Arrangements by David Chase - Additional Lyrics by Douglas Carter Beane, David Chase, and Bruce Pomahac

CINDERELLA is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization. www.concordtheatricals.com