【LikemostpeopleIhavegrownuphearingthestoryCinderellainwhichayounggirllivedwithhercruelstepmotherandsuddenlyhadherlifechangedbyakindfairyandasmartprince.SowhentoseeRodger&Hammerstein’sCinderella】

　　LikemostpeopleIhavegrownuphearingthestoryCinderellainwhichayounggirllivedwithhercruelstepmotherandsuddenlyhadherlifechangedbyakindfairyandasmartprince.SowhentoseeRodger&Hammerstein’sCinderellawhichisnowplayingonBroadwayIwasveryexcitedAssoonasIsatdownInoticedthetreesliningthestagewhichgaveitamagicalappearance.Theorchestrastartedtoplayandthelightsbecamedarkastheshowbegan.

　　Ilovedtheentireperformance.Everythingandeveryoneonstageseemedliketheyhadjustjumpedoffthepagesofthebelovedstory.

　　ItturnsoutthattheBroadwayexpertsagreewithme.TheshowhasreceivednineTonynominations(提名).TonyawardsarethetopprizesforBroadwayshows.LauraOsneswhoplaystheroleofCinderellahasbeennominatedfortheTonyforbestactressinamusical.

　　HowsimilaristheshowtothestoryofCinderellayouknow?Theanswerofcoursedependsonwhichversionofthestoryyou’veseenorread.InaninterviewwithTIMEFORKidsOsnespointedoutthatmanypeoplearefamiliarwiththeDisneymovieversion.TherearesomedifferencesbetweenthatmovieandtheBroadwayshow.Foronethingthestepmotherandthesistersarenotascruelintheshowasinthemovie.AlsointheBroadwayversionwhenCinderellaescapesfromthedancingpartyshepicksuphershoeafterdroppingit.SohowdoestheprincefindCinderellaagain?You’llhavetoseetheshowtofindout!

　　Ijustthinkanyonewouldenjoythisplayincludingbothkidsandadults.Theattentiontodetailisamazing.Inmyopinionthisplaydeservesadoublethumbs-up!

　　1.Theauthorwasexcitedbecause.

　　A.hehasgrownupknowingthestoryofCinderella

　　B.hecouldseeRodgers&Hammerstein’sCinderellaonstage

　　C.thelightsbecamedarkandtheorchestrastartedtoplay

　　D.thestagehadamagicalappearancewiththetreeonit

　　2.WhichofthefollowingshowsthattheBroadwayexpertsagreewiththeauthor?

　　A.Theyallagreethemusicalismorebelovedthanthestory.

　　B.Theyallagreethestoryismorecomplicatedthanthemusical.

　　C.BroadwayexpertshavegiventheshownineTonynominations.

　　D.LauraOsneshasbeennominatedfortheTonyforbestactress.

　　3.What