Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Brisbane

In a stark change from last year, 2021 is shaping up to be quite the magical time for Australian musical theatre fans. The country is finally getting a shot to see Hamilton everyone will soon be able to swoon over Moulin Rouge! and making a date with one of popular culture’s most famous masked men, The Phantom of the Opera, is on the cards as well. And, as just announced, Cinderella will be riding a pumpkin carriage into Sydney when Tuesday, November 16 hits, too.

First premiering back on Broadway in 2013, this version of the beloved fairy tale features music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, a couple of the best-known names in musical theatre history. The pair actually wrote their songs for a 1957…