And we've got these wonderful
moments of magic in our life.
Like Cinderella, one of the most
popular fairy tales of all time,
the village theaters newest production
puts a modern twist on the classic.
Please welcome ice Garcia here to
perform in my own little corner from
Rogers and Hammerstein's Cinderella.
Hi Miss Mild and as meek as a mouse.
When I hear a command, I obey.
But I know of a spot in my house where no.
One can stand in while you were away.
In my own little corner,
in my own little chair,
I can be whatever I want to be.
Honoring of my fancy I can fly anywhere
in the world will open its arms to me.
I'm a young Norwegian Princess,
Sora milk made.
I'm the greatest prima Donna in Milan.
I'm an *** who has always
had her silk made by her own
flock of silkworms in Japan.
I am a girl man go mad for loves, it came.
I can play with a cool and confident kind
of air just as long as I
stay in my own little corner.
You're all alone in my own little chair.
I can be whatever I want to be.
I'm a thief in Calcutta. I'm
a queen in Peru, I'm a
mermaid dancing upon the sea.
My mantra, son, in African safari.
It's a dangerous type of
sport and yet it's fun. In
the night, I Sally forth to seek my quarry.
I forgot to bring my gun.
I'm lost in the jungle,
all alone and unarmed when
I meet a lioness in her leg.
Glad to be back in my own little corner.
My own little chair.
So every eligible young maiden.
Wait. That means me,
I'm going to the ball.
I am in the Royal palace of places.
I am chatting with the Prince
and King and Queen and the color
on my 2 step sisters faces.
Here's a queer sort of sour apple green.
I'm the bell. Of the ball
in my own little corner,
all alone in my own little.
I that was beautiful.
She gave me the chills.
So much sass. I love it.
Ohh my gosh. Brandon Ivy is here.
You are the artistic director.
That sounds like associate artistic director.
Associate artistic director.
It sounds like such a fun job.
Ohh. It's a blast.
What can people expect
from this performance,
this production of?
Cinderella is big, it's stylish,
it's modern, it is so much fun.
And village theater is actually
one of the largest professional
theaters on the West Coast,
so the talent is just top notch.
You have actors you've seen around town.
It's a fully local cast,
but there's also Broadway vets in it.
It's just an incredible group of artists.
I love that. Look at,
we're looking at some of the
pictures right now and we're
seeing I love this style.
So when ice came out here,
I looked at that outfit is so cute, right?
So this whole production is
set in a high fashion world.
Yes, it's like Met Gala inspired.
Ohh yeah and I have.
The costumes are just to die for.
It's incredible.
There's a moment at the top of
act two when we reveal the ball
and the curtain goes up and you
literally hear the audience gasp.
It is awash in these white fashion
forward Met Gala costumes.
It's incredible.
And I have to say I had a
friend that came with me to
opening night and you know,
Cinderella transforms and she gets her
ball gown and then he grabbed my arm.
He said those shoes.
Look at those.
What is glitter boots?
It's just, it's just amazing.
Glitter boots are wonderful
and it is so catchy.
The music is so catchy and and
and the way ice performs it,
it's just, it's got so much flair
and I hear there's a live orchestra
too. My gosh, yeah.
We have a 16 piece orchestra.
Wow. And to hear them play this
lush Rogers and Hammerstein
score is just unbelievable.
These waltzes, it's just a
feast for the ears really.
I mean and then in the music,
the choreography,
everything that goes into it.
I mean it's really just I
can't wait to take my kids.
It seems very family friendly. It
absolutely is. It is.
It is so much fun to see
families at the theater.
You know, we have locations in
both Issaquah and Everett and I
cannot wait to have families from
both of those communities join.
A fun thing is that our stage manager
gives a sends out performance reports
on the e-mail after every show
to just let us know how it went.
And she started doing what she's
calling a crown count of all the
little munchkins that show up in
in their Princess dresses and their
tiaras and their crowns love.
It is so much fun to just see
families back in the theater.
What I also love about this
is that my daughter actually
doesn't really love princesses,
but she's gonna love this because
she loves fashion and style. Ohh.
So I think this is gonna give her
a new vibe on what a Princess can
be and how fabulous. Absolutely.
And what ice does with this role is
totally inspired and modern and fresh
and it makes it makes it more relatable
and go like ohh, I know that girl.
Yes, yeah, yes.
So the script is drawn from
the 1997 television adaptation,
which we all loved.
How familiar were you with that show?
I mean, it was pretty
groundbreaking for its time.
Yeah. I mean, I am a millennial,
and so a Brandy is my Cinderella.
I grew up on that.
I grew up on that version.
But you know what I think a lot of people
don't know is Cinderella was always
a live television event for families,
specifically for families.
And the original TV event was Julie
Andrews was Cinderella in that version.
And then like a decade later,
it was Leslie Ann Warren.
And so I always say that if,
whether you're Cinderella is Julie
Andrews or Leslie and Warren or Brandy.
Or ice Garcia, right.
There is something for everyone.
It is like truly an intergenerational show.
It is, and it really is a lot of fun.
And I'm just so excited that
we've gotten to have this preview
this morning and talk to you.
And we're just thrilled we're
filled with magic this morning.
So thanks to both you and to ice.
This has been wonderful.
And Roger and Hammerstein's Cinderella
is playing at the village theater
in Issaquah through December 23rd.
Then it moves to village theater in
Everett January 6th through the 29th.
So you still have some time to see it,
but don't waste your time.
Get out there and get those tickets.
All.