Cinderella

Lyric Opera of Chicago’s production of the beloved opera differs some from the well-known story, but goodness still triumphs!

Texas Ballet Theater principal dancer Paige Nyman on her rituals for staying grounded during the busy performance season.

A ballet based on the traditional folk tale uses a touch of comedy to enliven the show for a young audience.

Disney’s 2015 version of Cinderella is live action. The Cinderella story spread through nearly all cultures, from China. Artists have told and retold it, in picture books, movies, and ballets.

The story of “Cinderella” follows the fortunes of young Ella whose merchant father remarries following the tragic death of her mother. Keen to support her loving father, Ella welcomes her new stepmother Lady Tremaine and her daughters Anastasia and Drizella into the family home. But, when Ella’s father suddenly and unexpectedly passes away, she finds herself at the mercy of a jealous and cruel new family.

When the bigger upsets continue into the later rounds the team, usually a small and somewhat-unknown school, is termed a “Cinderella.”