Cinderella SCRIPT and SCORE PDF

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1. ONCE UPON A TIME

(All)
(The entire cast enters like a troupe of players, singing the opening number. As they reach the center of
the stage area, they meet and greet each other as they sing, setting up props, moving stage pieces and
scenery, putting on costumes, etc. as needed. At the end of the song, the Narrators are downstage left,
Cinderella and the Animals are downstage right, and Godmother is center stage.)
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Briskly (q = ca. 100-108)
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  repeat as needed 
    
PART I
  
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Once up - on a time,
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    
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PART II
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ver - y long a - go, all the girls in town were bus - y look - ing for a beau.
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ver - y long a - go, all the girls in town were bus - y look - ing for a beau.
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Yes, there was a Prince, hand - some as could be. Each and ev - ’ry maid - en thought, “Why
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Yes, there was a Prince, hand - some as could be. Each and ev - ’ry maid - en thought, “Why
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does - n’t he pick me?” Once up - on a time, once up - on a time.
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does - n’t he pick me?” Once up - on a time, once up - on a time.
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Lis - ten as we tell the tale with rhy - thm and with rhyme. Once up - on a time,
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Lis - ten as we tell the tale with rhy - thm and with rhyme. Once up - on a time,
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    
                    
once up - on a time. Join us as we dance and sing: once up - on a time.
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                       
once up - on a time. Join us as we dance and sing: once up - on a time.
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          
Once up - on a time, ver - y long a - go,
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       
     
Once up - on a time, long a - go,
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            
       
lived a fair young maid - en with a voice as pure as snow. Wore a tat - tered dress,
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lived a fair young maid - en with a voice as pure as snow. Wore a tat - tered

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sweet as she could be, kind and warm to one and all, just lis - ten, and you’ll see.
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                  
dress, sweet was she, kind and warm to one and all, just lis - ten, and you’ll see.
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   f          
           
Once up - on a time, once up - on a time. Lis - ten as we tell the tale with
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Once up - on a time, once up - on a time. Lis - ten as we tell the tale with
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        
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rhy - thm and with rhyme. Once up - on a time, once up - on a time.
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rhy - thm and with rhyme. Once up - on a time, once up - on a time.
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Join us as we dance and sing: once up - on a time.
  
                 
Join us as we dance and sing: once up - on a time.
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        
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time, a time, a time.
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    
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  
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NARRATOR 1: Our troupe of players has arrived.

It is on drama that they thrive.
NARRATOR 2: Today they’ve quite a tale to tell.

It may be one that you know well.
NARRATOR 1: A legend that’s many centuries old.

A story that many others have told.
NARRATOR 2: So do enjoy, ye gals and fellas,

this classic tale of Cinderella.
GODMOTHER: (center stage, dressed as an old beggar woman and speaking to the
audience) Do you see that young girl over there, dressed in tattered
clothes? (pointing stage right to Cinderella) That’s Ella. Well, let me tell
you, she hasn’t had an easy life. But she makes the best of it, always
willing to share what she has.
CINDERELLA: (pulling a piece of bread from her apron and feeding the Animals nearby)
Here, my little friends. I’m happy to share my breakfast with you!
(approaching Godmother with bread and a cup) And here, dear beggar
woman, it looks like you could use some bread as well. And perhaps some
water, too?
GODMOTHER: (accepting her offer) Thank you, young friend. Your kindness will come
back to you. I’m sure of it.
CINDERELLA: It’s always lovely to see you, dear beggar woman. Enjoy this perfect day!
(Cinderella returns to the Animals stage right as Godmother takes a

drink.)
GODMOTHER: (to audience) She’s amazingly upbeat. You see, Ella lost her dear mother
a few years ago, and her father recently remarried. His second wife, no
jewel herself, came with a pair of rather unpleasant and idle daughters.
Sadly, Cinderella’s father travels all the time, so he doesn’t see how
badly they treat her. They make her work from dawn to dusk, giving her
their hand-me-downs to wear. And they make her sit on the hearth, among
the cinders. That’s why they’ve nicknamed her “Cinderella.” Oh no, here
they come now!

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(Gertrude, Pearl, and Stepmother enter stage right with their noses in the
air and confront Cinderella as Godmother takes a bite of bread and
another drink.)
STEPMOTHER: (calling out) Cinderella! Cinderella! Come here at once!
CINDERELLA: Yes, Stepmother?
PEARL: You see, mother? It’s just like I told you. She’s sharing her breakfast with
the animals and that nasty old beggar woman again.
GERTRUDE: She’s wasting our perfectly good food … and water!
STEPMOTHER: (exasperated with Cinderella) Don’t you know money doesn’t grow on
trees, silly girl?! (she dismisses Godmother, shooing her off stage left)
CINDERELLA: Of course not, Stepmother. I just thought, perhaps—
STEPMOTHER: (cutting her off) No, you didn’t think. Not at all. Now, back to your chores.
GERTRUDE: My bed still needs to be made.
PEARL: And I have a dress that needs more pearls added to the collar. One can
never have enough pearls!
STEPMOTHER: (as the trio exits stage left) And, Cinderella, don’t forget to scrub
the kitchen floor, wash the dishes, and sweep the porch while we’re
gone. Come on, Pearl. Let’s go, Gertrude. We have some serious shopping
to do!

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2. IF ONLY
(Cinderella and Animals)
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Thoughtfully (q = ca. 66-72) 5 (Cinderella sweeps and cleans as she sings.)
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CINDERELLA
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If on - ly moth - er was - n’t gone.
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ANIMALS
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        
If on - ly she could hear my song. If on - ly fa - ther did - n’t
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              
trav - el so much, it would bring such de - light.
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        
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Now, it seems, noth - ing’s quite right.
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If on - ly I could leave this place.
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If on - ly she could leave this
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If on - ly I had my own space.
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place. If on - ly she had her own
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If on - ly my new fam - ’ly was more po - lite, not full of spite and
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space.
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gall. Now, it seems, I feel so small.
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That’s no good at all. If on - ly, if on - ly.
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I feel so small. I feel so small.
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         
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If on - ly, if on - ly.

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(Cinderella and the Animals exit stage right as the palace throne room is
revealed upstage left. The King, Queen, and Prince enter stage left. The
King sits on the throne.)
NARRATOR 1: Meanwhile, at the palace, our story will unfold.

The Prince wants to wed, or so we are told.
NARRATOR 2: How to find a bride? That’s the issue now.

Let’s listen in and see if they can figure out how.
KING: Well, son, I don’t know what to say. We sent you to all the best schools,
dancing classes, art events, festivals … you really haven’t met a single girl
that interests you?
PRINCE: I’m sorry, father, but sadly, no.
QUEEN: Don’t be too hard on him, dear. Remember how long it took YOU to find ME?
KING: Actually, I think it was the other way around, my dear. YOU found ME!
(The King and Queen laugh.)
PRINCE: Back to the matter at hand. I’d like to find a maiden here in our kingdom.
That way, we could spend some time together and really get to know
each other.
QUEEN: That would be nice, my son. But your father and I don’t get out much, so
we don’t know all of the local single maidens.
KING: There’s an easy way to solve that. Let’s throw a party, here at the palace.
QUEEN: What a lovely idea! We’ll invite everyone to come. We’ll have lots of food,
music, and dancing.
PRINCE: I’ll make sure to dance with each available young lady.
QUEEN: Great idea! You can tell a lot about a person when you dance with them.
KING: (calling to the Messengers, who enter stage left) Messengers, come here
quickly! We’re going to host a grand and elegant ball.
QUEEN: Spread the news. Invite short and tall, big and small.
PRINCE: I’m looking for the perfect bride, the fairest of them all.

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3. COME ONE, COME ALL

(Messengers and Villagers)
(The Villagers enter. The Messengers hand out invitations to the Villagers as they sing.)
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With joy! (q. = ca. 66-72)
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     
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MESSENGERS
Come one, come all.

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VILLAGERS
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           
   
Come one, come all. Come one, come all, ye
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          
   
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love - ly young maids, and hear the news we bring on this day. The King and Queen are
   
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       
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                        
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hav - ing a ball to see who is the fair - est of all, to see who is the fair - est of all.
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Come
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      
Come
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       
     
one, come all. Come one, come all.
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    
  
          
one, come all. Come one, come all. Come
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 
  
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    
    
Come one, come all. Come one, come all. Come
       
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                   
  
one, come all, ye love - ly young maids, and hear the news we bring on this day. The
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         
one, come all, and hear the news. The

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             
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King and Queen are hav - ing a ball to see who is the
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      
        
King and Queen are hav - ing a ball to see who is the
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                 
fair - est of all, to see who is the fair - est of all. Come
     
             
fair - est of all, to see who is the fair - est of all.
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    
  
          
one, come all. Come one, come all. Come
         
 
         
Come one, come all. Come one, come all. Come
  cresc.  
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       
 
one and all to the ball!
 cresc.    ff
          
one and all to the ball!

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VILLAGER 1: So, is it true that the Prince is looking for a bride?
(All women on stage react with excitement.)
MESSENGER 1: (clearing throat) Sorry, but we cannot confirm that report at this time.
VILLAGER 2: But my local source says that it’s true!
VILLAGER 3: I hear the Prince is rather eager to wed.
MESSENGER 2: You’ll have to come to the ball to find out.
STEPMOTHER: (entering stage left with Pearl and Gertrude, carrying lots of packages)
What’s going on?
PEARL: What’s all the excitement?
GERTRUDE: (grabbing an invitation from one of the Messengers) What’s this? Oh, my
goodness, the King and Queen are having a ball!
STEPMOTHER: Hmm, that’s curious. (reading the invitation over Gertrude’s shoulder) And
looking for the fairest of all? Finally, it’s time for the Prince to find a bride.
(aside) After all, he’s not getting any younger!
PEARL: Oh, mother, how exciting. I can wear that new gown with the pearls. I’m
sure he’ll notice me. After all, I’ve always dreamed of being a princess.
GERTRUDE: Really, Pearl, I’m sure he’ll pick me over you. What can you be thinking?
(Gertrude and Pearl continue to bicker as they move stage right. The
Villagers and Messengers exit on either side while making ad lib
comments.)
STEPMOTHER: (calling out) Cinderella! Cinderella, come here at once! We require your
assistance.
CINDERELLA: (entering stage right) Yes, Stepmother. What is it?

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PEARL: Well, first of all, help us with all of these packages.
GERTRUDE: Hurry, Cinderella. My arms hurt!
(Cinderella takes their purchases and puts them aside.)
STEPMOTHER: Now listen carefully, Cinderella. We haven’t much time to prepare. The
King and Queen are having a ball. We hear the Prince will be looking for a
bride, and he MUST pick one of my two darling daughters. We’ll need your
help to get ready.
PEARL: There’s so much to do! Did you add those pearls to my dress yet,
Cinderella? I’m sure those pearls will catch the Prince’s eye!
CINDERELLA: I’ll get to it right away.
GERTRUDE: And I need to learn to waltz—rather quickly! (trying out a few steps
and tripping over her own feet) Oh, I’ll never be able to dance with the
Prince.
CINDERELLA: Here, I can show you. (demonstrates an easy waltz step) Oh, how exciting.
I wish I could go, too!
PEARL: (laughing) You? Why, whatever can you be thinking?
GERTRUDE: What would you possibly wear? That old tattered dress?

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4. CATCH HIS EYE!

(Gertrude, Pearl, Stepmother, and Cinderella)
STEPMOTHER: (over music) Now get that ridiculous thought out of your head, Cinderella,
and help us get ready for the ball!

Frantic! (q = ca. 96-104) 5 GERTRUDE
  mf
      
GERTRUDE
PEARL        
Fix my hair. Mend my gown. Cer - tain - ly I’ll win the crown!


    
CINDERELLA
STEPMOTHER
PEARL
7
mf PEARL
 
             
Press my dress. Find my jewels. Pet - ti - coats must be bright.
CINDERELLA (aside)

mf
       

Why are they so cruel?
10 GERTRUDE GERTRUDE & PEARL
               

Shoes will have to shine just right. Hur - ry up! Can’t you move?
STEPMOTHER
    
mf
    
Wait! I must ap - prove!

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13 GERTRUDE PEARL GERTRUDE & PEARL
 
      

     
        
I will catch his eye! I will catch his eye! We will dance, the Prince and I, and
   

 
16
         
       


cer - tain - ly catch his eye! We’ll cer - tain - ly catch his eye!
STEPMOTHER &
       
CINDERELLA

Yes, you will!

(Stepmother, Gertrude, and Pearl ad lib ordering Cinderella around as they continue to dress for the ball.)
19
 




23 GERTRUDE PEARL
GERTRUDE PEARL
mf
   
mf
               

Must look great, pull it tight. And be sure it fits just right. Fix my face. Fix my hair.
   


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26 GERTRUDE & PEARL

      
   
Hur - ry! Don’t you care?
CINDERELLA
mf

              
Go - ing fast as can be. It’s not eas - y, can’t you see?
29 31
        


I will catch his eye!
STEPMOTHER
mf

STEPMOTHER
                  

Move those feet, one, two, three, swift - ly as can be. You will catch his eye!
32
     
 
      
         
I will catch his eye! We will dance, the Prince and I, and cer - tain - ly catch his eye!
 
       

You will catch his eye!

35 37
  
           

We’ll cer - tain - ly catch his eye!
STEPMOTHER &
CINDERELLA CINDERELLA
 
           
Yes, you will! How I wish I could go.

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38
 
        
She is such a scream!
STEPMOTHER CINDERELLA

              
Sil - ly girl, it can’t be so. But at least I can dream.
41
   f
                   
 
I will catch his eye! I will catch his eye! We will dance, the Prince and I, and
STEPMOTHER
f
       

     


You will catch his eye! You will catch his eye!
       
44
   
       
 
cer - tain - ly catch his eye! I’ll cer - tain - ly catch his eye!
STEPMOTHER &

     
CINDERELLA f
         

Yes, you will! You’ll cer - tain - ly catch his eye!
STEPMOTHER: Come on, girls, it’s time to go. We don't want to be late.
PEARL: I’m ready! Goodbye, Cinderella. We’ll tell you all about it when we get home.
GERTRUDE: But don’t wait up!

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5. COME ONE, COME ALL: REPRISE

(Villagers, Gertrude, Pearl, and Stepmother)
(During the song, the Villagers enter and join the trio, traveling across and around the stage to go the
ball, eventually exiting stage left. The Animals join a forlorn Cinderella stage right.)

With joy! (q. = ca. 66-72)
   
f
5    
PART I                  

Come one, come all, ye love - ly young maids, and hear the news that
  f
 
          
PART II

Come one, come all, and hear the
           
8
                         
we now re - lay. The King and Queen are hav - ing a ball to see who is the fair - est of all, to
 
 
                     
 
news. The King and Queen are hav - ing a ball to see who is the fair - est of all, to
     
13 16
               
  
see who is the fair - est of all. Come one, come all. Come
    
    
           
see who is the fair - est of all. Come one, come all.
   cresc.   
18 ff
            
  
one, come all. Come one and all to the ball!
         ff
 
cresc.
            

Come one, come all. Come one and all to the ball!

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CINDERELLA: (daydreaming) How I wish that I could go to the ball. I’m sure the Prince
is a wonderful person, but why would he ever choose me? I COULDN’T
even catch his eye, I SHOULDN’T think this way, and I certainly WON’T
let this ruin my night. After all, I still have a lot of work to do.
(Godmother enters, now dressed in a sparkling gown.)
GODMOTHER: Good evening, Cinderella. Do you recognize me?
CINDERELLA: No … maybe … wait … yes, I do! My dear beggar woman! But you’re
dressed so beautifully. Are you going to the ball, too?
GODMOTHER: Oh no, my child. I have more important things to do tonight. I’m here to
help YOU get ready.
CINDERELLA: But that’s impossible. I can’t go to the ball. I don’t have a way to get to the
palace, or anything to wear.
GODMOTHER: All in good time, my dear. After all, I’m your fairy godmother. So anything
is possible!
CINDERELLA: Oh, my goodness! A fairy godmother? I COULDN’T wish for such a

night, I SHOULDN’T dream of such a thing, and I WON’T believe it till
I see it!
GODMOTHER: Oh, my dear Cinderella, I’ll teach you never to use those words: couldn’t,
shouldn’t, or won’t! I’m here to show you that dreams can come true.

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6. COULDN’T, SHOULDN’T, OR WON’T!

(Godmother, Cinderella, and Animals)
GODMOTHER: (over music) But first, we have some major work to do. Now, listen carefully.

Magical (q = ca. 92-100)
5
  
mf
       
GODMOTHER
      
To the gar - den you go for a pump - kin. Make it
                 
round and as plump as can be. Then a gold - en coach you’ll see when you
10 13
           
 
 
     
bring it back to me. Now you see it, now you don’t! Lis - ten to my words, now,
ANIMALS mf
       

Oo
14
    
    
     
     
  
lis - ten ver - y well. Noth- ing’s as it seems when I fin - ish my spell! Now you think you see it,
       
       
 
oo oo oo

18
      
    
    


now you think you don’t. Nev - er say the words: could - n’t, should - n’t, or won’t!
     
        

oo oo oo

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
21 (Cinderella runs offstage and returns with a large pumpkin.)
       
Soon those
    
       
Lis - ten to her words.
25

         
 
         
mice shall turn in - to fine hors - es. That, of course, is quite hard to be - lieve. And the
 
    
    
29
             
 
cat there at your side soon will be your coach - ’s guide. Now you see it, now you
    

 GODMOTHER
32 33
             

      

don’t! Lis - ten to my words, now, lis - ten ver - y well. Noth- ing’s as it seems when I
 CINDERELLA

mf
           

   

Lis - ten to your words, now, I am lis - t’ning well. Noth- ing’s as it
  ANIMALS mf
         

Oo oo oo

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
36
    

         


fin - ish my spell! Now you think you see it, now you think you don’t.
     
  
          
seems when you fin - ish your spell! Now I think I see it, now I think I
   
       
 
oo oo oo

39
           
 
Nev - er say the words: could - n’t, should - n’t, or won’t!

                
don’t. Don’t say could - n’t, should - n’t, or won’t! Nev - er say the
  
   
cresc.
       
oo oo Nev - er say the words:
 
42

f
            
Nev - er say the words: could - n’t, should - n’t, or won’t!
 
f
       
 
words: could - n’t, should - n’t, or won’t!
  f
        
 
could - n’t, should - n’t, or won’t!

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(The Narrators act out the following lines or pretend to watch them
happening off stage. The Animals may hold up a sparkling “dressing
room” for Cinderella to change, if desired.)
NARRATOR 1: And sure enough, just as she said,
the pumpkin turned into a coach instead.
NARRATOR 2: Fine horses appeared to lead the way,
and the cat became the driver, they say.
NARRATOR 1: Two lovely birds arrived unannounced
with a stunning new gown, full of frills and flounce.
NARRATOR 2: The animals watched, with gasps and sighs,
as Cinderella was transformed, right before their eyes.
NARRATOR 1: Her hair was done up with a glistening crown,
and jewels were added up one side and down.
NARRATOR 2: A radiant beauty with a fabulous glow.
She was just about ready to go.
GODMOTHER: To finish you off, still one thing to do. (reaching into pocket)
Here, in my pocket, two dainty new shoes.
These sparkling slippers should fit just right.
But, be warned, you won’t have all night.
You’ll meet the Prince. He’ll be entranced.
And yes, he’ll certainly ask you to dance.
But as the clock strikes twelve midnight,
the spell will be broken; you’ll have to take flight.
CINDERELLA: (putting the shoes on) Oh, Godmother, how can I ever thank you?
GODMOTHER: Be off with you, my child. Have a magical evening. And remember, the
spell only lasts until midnight, when all will go back to the way it was.
(Godmother and the Animals wave and leave as Cinderella departs stage
left. As the music plays, the stage area is transformed into a shimmering
ballroom, full of people gathering and chatting. With assistance from the
Messengers, the maidens have formed a line. The Prince is trying to
dance with one at a time. Some are better than others at following his
lead. Gertrude and Pearl are both terribly unsuccessful. When Cinderella
appears, all stop to look at her and gossip about her. The Prince
approaches her and invites her to dance as he sings to her.)

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7. A WALTZ
(Prince, Cinderella, and Villagers)
Light waltz (q = ca. 144-152)

  13  21 
 
5
VOICES
 
31 (As Cinderella enters, all stop to look at her.)
PRINCE mf
   
I
43 (The Prince approaches Cinderella, asking her to dance—which they do wonderfully.)

      
          
think I hear a waltz. Oh yes, my dear, a waltz. Come dance with me,
48 51
      
          
one, two, three, love - ly, flow - ing waltz. The mu - sic has be - gun. Come
53

                 
join us, ev - ’ry - one. Come dance with me, one, two, three, love - ly, flow - ing
    

CINDERELLA & PRINCE
58 mf 59
         

     
waltz. We’ll sway from left to right. Per - haps we’ll dance all
VILLAGERS mf
       
   
   
We’ll sway from left to right. Per - haps we’ll dance all

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65 CINDERELLA 69
           
     


night. And since I love to waltz, oh yes, my Prince, to waltz, it
       

night.
CINDERELLA &
PRINCE
73 77
  
mf

               
 
just has me glow - ing, this love - ly, flow - ing waltz. Now let us both pre - tend this
      
79

             
      
fair - y tale won’t end. No signs of it slow - ing, this love - ly, flow - ing waltz. We’ll
mf
       

We’ll
85
        

     
sway from left to right. Per - haps we’ll dance all night.
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   
sway from left to right. Per - haps we’ll dance all night.

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All night! Oh yes, we hear a waltz. Oh
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All night! Oh yes, we hear a waltz. Oh
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                
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yes, my dear, a waltz. In an - y key, one, two, three, love - ly, flow - ing waltz. The
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              
     
 
yes, my dear, a waltz. In an - y key, one, two, three, love - ly, flow - ing waltz. The
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       
              
mu - sic’s al - most done. We’re hav - ing so much fun. Come dance with me, one, two, three.
    
                    
mu - sic’s al - most done. We’re hav - ing so much fun. Come dance with me, one, two, three.
  
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    
ff
   
cresc.
    
How I love to waltz. How I love to waltz!
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cresc.
               
How I love to waltz. How I love to waltz!

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KING: (to wife) Who is that lovely girl?
QUEEN: I don't know. I’ve never seen her before.
KING: She seems to have captured our son’s heart.
QUEEN: It certainly seems so!
PEARL: (complaining to Gertrude) I don’t recognize that girl.
GERTRUDE: No, neither do I.
PEARL: Well, she must be an out-of-towner, from another kingdom or something.
GERTRUDE: I know. (pouting) How did she even get an invitation? That’s not fair.
STEPMOTHER: (joining conversation) I wonder where she does her shopping.
8. MIDNIGHT!
(Instrumental)
(Instrumental)
(Instrumental)
(The following dialogue occurs over the 12 chimes of midnight.)
PRINCE: (to Cinderella, a bit breathless) I don’t know what to say. I’ve never felt
this way before.
CINDERELLA: (noticing the ringing) What’s that? What am I hearing?
PRINCE: Oh, that’s just the clock tower bells, ringing the magical hour of midnight.
CINDERELLA: (frantic) But that’s not possible. I feel like the evening has just begun.
I must go.
PRINCE: No, you can’t! We’ve just met. Please, stay for another dance. (pulling
her into dance position again)
CINDERELLA: (pulling away and running stage left) Oh, I’m so sorry, my sweet Prince.
It's been lovely ... really, really lovely. (she trips slightly and loses one
shoe, leaving it behind in her great hurry to be gone)
PRINCE: (calling after her) But I don’t even know your name. Wait! Come back!
Someone, stop her, please!

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(During the rhyming dialogue, the stage changes back to the village scene. The Villagers, King, and Queen exit.
NARRATOR 1: The rest of the evening, the Prince was distraught.

How would he find her? He thought and he thought.
NARRATOR 2: The villagers left, as the party closed down.

But they looked for the stranger all over town.
NARRATOR 1: The only thing reportedly seen

was a young house maid running away, unclean.
MESSENGER 3: (entering stage left with one shoe)

Look, my Prince, look what I've found!
Her sparkling slipper was left on the ground.
PRINCE: Then tomorrow, my friend, we shall search far and wide.

For that very slipper belongs to my sweet bride.
NARRATOR 2: The very next day, they went all over town.
For if the shoe fit, the Prince would offer the crown.
9. IF THE SHOE FITS

(Prince and Villagers)
(The Villagers re-enter the stage area, where many chairs are set up for the maidens to sit in as the Prince
tries the shoe on each one. It obviously doesnʼt ﬁt any of them, though they each try desperately to get the
shoe on their foot.)
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
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      
PRINCE
It can - not be de - nied, I’m look - ing for my bride. I’ll

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not be sat - is - fied till ev - ’ry maid - en’s foot I’ve tried.
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           
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It can - not be de - nied, he’s

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If the
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look - ing for his bride. He’ll not be sat - is - fied till ev - ’ry maid - en’s foot he's tried. If the
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shoe fits, if the shoe fits, if the maid - en’s foot fits in - side, she
   
       
 
shoe fits, if the shoe fits.

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                    
will be - come my bride! If the shoe fits, if the shoe fits, if the
  
  
          
If the shoe fits, if the shoe fits,
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       
    
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shoe fits, she’ll wear it! I’ll
   
   
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she’ll wear it!

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   
go from door to door. It’s real - ly quite a chore! Who knows how long be - fore I find the
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girl that I a - dore?
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He’ll go from door to door. It’s real - ly quite a chore! Who
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If the
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knows how long be - fore he finds the girl that he a - dores? If the
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shoe fits, if the shoe fits, if the maid - en’s foot fits in - side, she
  
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  
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shoe fits, if the shoe fits.

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  
will be - come my bride! If the shoe fits, if the shoe fits, if the
 
             

If the shoe fits, if the shoe fits,
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       
     
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shoe fits, she’ll wear it! When
  
        

she’ll wear it!
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     
      

       
  
all is said and done, if I have found the one, we’ll be in - vit - ing ev - ’ry - one to
    

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        
join us in the fun!
f

                   

 
When all is said and done, if he has found the one, they’ll

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          
If the shoe fits, if the

                     

be in - vit - ing ev - ’ry - one to join them in the fun! If the shoe fits, if the
       
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            
shoe fits, if the maid - en’s foot fits in - side, she will be - come my bride! If the
  
     


shoe fits. If the
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      
       
shoe fits, if the shoe fits, if the shoe fits, she’ll
         
 

 
shoe fits, if the shoe fits, she’ll
60 ff

cresc.
            
wear it! If the shoe fits, she’ll wear it!
cresc.
ff

Shoe fits,
     
  

      
wear it! Shoe fits, she’ll wear it!

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(Stepmother, Gertrude, and Pearl enter stage right.)
STEPMOTHER: Wait, my Prince. There are two more maidens who need to try on
the shoe. Obviously, it will fit one of them, as all the other girls in
town have tried and have been unsuccessful.
PRINCE: Of course, my Lady. Let’s give it a try.
GERTRUDE: (sitting in chair) Me first! Ugh… ouch… that hurts! (she desperately
tries, but is not able to fit into the shoe)
PEARL: It doesn’t fit YOU because it was made to fit ME! (she yanks
Gertrude from the chair) I WILL make it fit. I WILL make it fit.
I will, I will, I will make it fit. (she struggles)
PRINCE: I’m sorry, but this obviously is not your shoe either.
PEARL: (sobbing) Please, let me try again.
PRINCE: (resolved, depressed) That’s it. The end. My love is lost to me. How
will I ever find her again? We’ve tried the slipper on every maiden in
the kingdom.
(Godmother enters stage right, wearing her “beggar woman” cloak

over her fancy “fairy godmother” dress.)
GODMOTHER: Oh no, your Highness, you’ve not tried the shoe on EVERY maiden
quite yet.
PRINCE: Oh, beggar woman, there’s no way I danced with YOU last night at
the ball. I believe I would remember that.
GODMOTHER: (calling out stage right) Cinderella? Cinderella? Could you please
bring me a drink? A nice sip of water?
CINDERELLA: (entering stage right with cup, wearing her tattered dress once
again) Of course, it would be my pleasure, my dear beggar woman.
(she stops in her tracks when she sees the Prince)
GODMOTHER: There, your Highness. There is yet one other young maiden in your
kingdom who needs to try on that stunning slipper of yours.
(The King and Queen enter the stage area, along with the Animals.)

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STEPMOTHER: Oh, that’s ridiculous. (explaining to all) That’s just our housemaid,
Cinderella. There’s no way she was dancing at any ball last night.
GODMOTHER: (ripping off her cloak) And there’s no way I’m really a beggar
woman, either!
(All react with surprise.)
PRINCE: (looking at her carefully and gently) Come here and have a seat,
Cinderella.
CINDERELLA: Of course, my sweet Prince. (she sits, and the shoe fits perfectly)
GODMOTHER: Talk about “if the shoe fits!”
CINDERELLA: (reaching into her apron pocket) See, I even have the matching
slipper here. I saved it.
(The Prince helps Cinderella to put the other shoe on.)
PRINCE: I have finally found her. She’s an angel … gentle, kind, lovely, and
intelligent.
STEPMOTHER: (suddenly sweet as can be) Well, my dear Cinderella, my sweet,

darling stepdaughter, what do you suppose is to become of me, your
humble and gracious stepmother? (motioning Gertrude and Pearl
over, as they all bow awkwardly to Cinderella) And your loving and
adoring stepsisters?
CINDERELLA: My mother would want me to forgive you for your lack of kindness,
generosity, and love, so I will do that.
PRINCE: (on his knee to Cinderella) Cinderella, would you be interested in

living happily ever after … with me?
CINDERELLA: (adoringly) Oh, yes, I certainly would, my sweet Prince!
(The Villagers react with enthusiasm.)
ALL: And they all lived happily ever after!

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10. ONCE UPON A TIME: REPRISE

(All)
 
Briskly (q = ca. 100-108)
 3 mf
   
   
PART I


mf
 
   
  
PART II
Once up - on a
          
        


ver - y long a - go, lived a fair young maid - en with a voice as pure as snow.
    
  
         
    
time, long a - go, lived a fair young maid - en with a voice as pure as snow.
7
 
                
   
Then she met her Prince, and they fell in love. On their spe - cial wed - ding day the
 
 
           
     
Then she met her Prince, fell in love. On their spe - cial wed - ding day the

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     
         
sun was bright a - bove. Once up - on a time, once up - on a time.
f
         
         
sun was bright a - bove. Once up - on a time, once up - on a time.
    
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 
               
We hope you en - joyed our tale with rhy - thm and with rhyme. Once up - on a time,
           
         
We hope you en - joyed our tale with rhy - thm and with rhyme. Once up - on a time,
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    
                  
once up - on a time. Join us as we dance and sing: once up - on a
 
                     
once up - on a time. Join us as we dance and sing: once up - on a
19
      
ff
 
     

ff
    
       
11. BOWS
Repeat 10. Once Upon a Time: Reprise. Voices may join from measure 11 to the end.

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1. ONCE UPON A TIME

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Join us as we dance and sing: once up - on a time.

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NARRATOR 1: Our troupe of players has arrived.

NARRATOR 2: Today they’ve quite a tale to tell.

NARRATOR 1: A legend that’s many centuries old.

NARRATOR 2: So do enjoy, ye gals and fellas,

(Cinderella returns to the Animals stage right as Godmother takes a

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STEPMOTHER: (calling out) Cinderella! Cinderella! Come here at once!

CINDERELLA: Yes, Stepmother?

GERTRUDE: She’s wasting our perfectly good food … and water!

CINDERELLA: Of course not, Stepmother. I just thought, perhaps—

GERTRUDE: My bed still needs to be made.

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NARRATOR 1: Meanwhile, at the palace, our story will unfold.

NARRATOR 2: How to find a bride? That’s the issue now.

PRINCE: I’m sorry, father, but sadly, no.

(The King and Queen laugh.)

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3. COME ONE, COME ALL

Come one, come all.

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VILLAGER 1: So, is it true that the Prince is looking for a bride?

(All women on stage react with excitement.)

VILLAGER 2: But my local source says that it’s true!

VILLAGER 3: I hear the Prince is rather eager to wed.

MESSENGER 2: You’ll have to come to the ball to find out.

PEARL: What’s all the excitement?

CINDERELLA: (entering stage right) Yes, Stepmother. What is it?

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PEARL: Well, first of all, help us with all of these packages.

GERTRUDE: Hurry, Cinderella. My arms hurt!

(Cinderella takes their purchases and puts them aside.)

CINDERELLA: I’ll get to it right away.

PEARL: (laughing) You? Why, whatever can you be thinking?

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4. CATCH HIS EYE!

10 GERTRUDE GERTRUDE & PEARL

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26 GERTRUDE & PEARL

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GERTRUDE: But don’t wait up!

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5. COME ONE, COME ALL: REPRISE

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(Godmother enters, now dressed in a sparkling gown.)

GODMOTHER: Good evening, Cinderella. Do you recognize me?

CINDERELLA: Oh, my goodness! A fairy godmother? I COULDN’T wish for such a

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6. COULDN’T, SHOULDN’T, OR WON’T!

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