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CINDERELLA PRESS RELEASE
August 27, 2008
What do you get when you blend the mouth watering ingredients of CTV’s DEGRASSI: THE
NEXT GENERATION with a pinch of KIDS’ CBC-TV, throw in a dash of WE WILL ROCK
YOU, and stir with a zesty STRATFORD hambone? Simply the lightest, frothiest, funniest
theatrical soufflé that ever rose above the well trod boards of Toronto’s Elgin Theatre: Ross Petty’s
13th annual fractured fairy tale, CINDERELLA, THE SILLYLICIOUS FAMILY MUSICAL,
which plays November 28, 2008 through January 4, 2009.
Petty has surfaced from under his crinolines as Cindy’s Evil Step Mother, to announce that two
young stars of DEGRASSI: THE NEXT GENERATION will play the beautiful pumpkin-obsessed
heroine and her royal paramour. 18 year old Paula Brancati, going into her 2nd season as Jane
Vaughan on DEGRASSI , will share the stage with heart-throb Jake Epstein, who starred as Craig
Manning for 5 years on the popular CTV show.
A beloved early morning TV icon who has allowed Canadian Moms to catch their breath every
weekday morning for the past 14 years, will play the role of the Fairy Godmother. Patty Sullivan
hosted TVO KIDS for 8 years, and for the past 6 years has been energetically entertaining
pre-schoolers on KIDS’ CBC. The Globe and Mail called Patty the natural successor to the
wonderful “Mr. Dressup” Ernie Coombs.
Adam Brazier is currently in WE WILL ROCK YOU at the Panasonic Theatre after having rocked
Toronto in the ROCKY HORROR SHOW at Canstage, and happily returns to wreak havoc
as one of the Evil StepSisters in his 3rd Ross Petty production, having played the Prince in 2003’s
CINDERELLA, and the title role of ALADDIN in 2004.
Dan Chameroy, having portrayed such overtly masculine leading roles at the Stratford Festival as
Lancelot in CAMELOT and last year’s Curly in OLKAHOMA, has also been convinced to lay off
the testosterone and pump up the estrogen levels as Cinderella’s other Evil StepSister. Dan returns to
the Petty fold 13 years after having played the titular hero in the 1996 production of ROBIN HOOD.
Everyone’s favorite red head, Eddie Glen, is back for his 6th holiday production at the Elgin, after
his hilarious portrayal as Smee in last year’s PETER PAN. Eddie currently has them rolling in the
aisles in the Stratford Festival production of THE MUSIC MAN.
Multi-talented Ted Dykstra returns to direct his 3rd production for Ross Petty Productions; Tracey
Flye is back for a 6th year to create her always inventive choreography; Chris Earle pens his second
script for the Elgin after having created last year’s very original PETER PAN; and music director
Liz Baird joins the team for her first foray into silliness.
CINDERELLA is sponsored by BMO Financial Group, Tim Hortons, Mr. Clean and Le Royal
Meridien King Edward Hotel.