This year’s performance is the first that won’t be directed by the theater’s late artistic director, Haskell Fitz-Simons, who died earlier this year. But also look for more special effects, a new song and other twists. The show will feature perennial favorites such as a pair of evil stepsisters played by actors Tim Cherry and Dennis Poole and the rousing “Sneeze Polka” during the ball. Their return is just one element in a blend of classic and new that the theater hopes will delight the legions of fans who have made “Cinderella” a holiday tradition. They’ll even perform in front of the show’s original backdrop, which hasn’t been used for many years. This time around, Lisa is in the ensemble, while Rowell will again play the lovable, bumbling king. Or that they would be cast members again nearly three decades later, for the theater’s 30th annual production of the show. “I thoroughly enjoyed it.”īut the then-newlyweds never expected the show would last beyond that first December. Lisa was Cinderella Rowell was King Darling the Third, her Prince Charming’s father and the show was a zany take on the fairy tale filled with musical numbers and slapstick humor. RALEIGH - Lisa and Rowell Gorman remember well how much fun they had during Raleigh Little Theatre’s first production of “Cinderella” in 1984. Raleigh Little Theatre blends old and new in 30th anniversary production of holiday favorite “Cinderella”
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