December 11-14, 2019
at Performance Works (Granville Island)
The Shoe Must Go On
a Cinderella musical panto
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A frothy, romantic bubble of fun! Our irreverent take on the classic tale invoked rival Fairy Godmothers, a horrible Hotel, magic potions, and the daintiest glass slippers (sorry, not slippers, glass flip-flops) to ever hit the stage.
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We featured music from such shows as Groundhog Day, Waitress, and The Band's Visit, and from songwriters Pasek & Paul (the creators of The Greatest Showman and Dear Evan Hansen). Our title song was a slight riff on Queen's "The Show Must Go On." The evening was enlivened by two (2!) magical transformation dresses, and twists abounded as (gasp) the wrong person married the Prince!
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Luckily, Flashback Florence was able to pop us back to the appropriate position in time, giving us a chance to do it all again and make it better. Thanks, Florence!
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Apparently the Cinderella story is found in cultures around the world. The earliest version is about 2,000 years old, and described how a Greek slave girl married the King of Egypt after he fell in love with the perfection of her sandal, vowing to wed the girl it fit.