LANCASTER, Pa. (Sept. 11, 2023) – Students from Lancaster Bible College’s Music, Worship & Performing Arts Department will present “Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella: Broadway Version” this month, with the debut performance taking the stage Sept. 22 and the musical closing during LBC’s Homecoming & Family Weekend on Sept. 30.

In this fairytale that has enchanted audiences for generations, we meet Ella—played by Paris Black, a junior Musical Theatre major from Ephrata, Pa.—a poor, fatherless girl forced into servitude by her stepmother and stepsisters. When the royal family announces a ball to find a wife for Prince Topher—played by Carter Rutkowski, a senior Musical Theatre major from Elizabethtown, Pa.—the kingdom is filled with excitement even though it is on the edge of disaster.

The Lancaster Bible College production of “Cinderella” at Good Shepherd Chapel, 901 Eden Road, includes the following show times:

• Friday, Sept. 22—7 p.m.
• Saturday, Sept. 23—2 and 7 p.m.
• Thursday, Sept. 28—7 p.m.
• Friday, Sept. 29—3 p.m.
• Saturday, Sept. 30—3 p.m.

Young princes and princesses are invited to dress up as their favorite Cinderella character and meet Cinderella and her friends after the Friday, Sept. 29, show. Visit lbc.edu/events for tickets.

The 2013 Broadway production of “Cinderella” was based on the original Rodgers and Hammerstein musical written for television and broadcast live in color on March 31, 1957, starring Julie Andrews. The 2013 musical was nominated for nine Tony Awards and won one. The musical toured nationally, followed by several international productions.

Even though she is initially pushed away from the ball, Ella, with the help of a few surprise friends and the flick of a magical wand, finds herself at the celebration, whisked around the dance floor by an admiring Prince Topher. She races against a ticking clock to win the prince’s love as the future of the kingdom rests on the outcome of the evening.

During the 2023-24 academic year, Lancaster Bible College marks 90 years of “educating Christian students to think and live and biblical worldview and to proclaim Christ by serving Him in the Church and society.” We celebrate our history, our heritage and God’s good work through alumni, faculty, staff and friends of LBC over many years. We rely on God’s wisdom and guidance as we equip students to make a lasting impact on our world: in Lancaster, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., online and through partnerships in Uganda, Brazil and beyond. Read stories, view videos, stay up to date on events, and learn more about the past, present and future of LBC at lbc.edu/90.

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Lancaster Bible College | Capital Seminary & Graduate School is a premier academic institution offering a full range of collegiate programming from non-credit courses to undergraduate, masters and doctoral degree programs. Since 1933, the college has prepared both traditional students and adult learners to think and live a biblical worldview and to proclaim Christ by serving Him in the Church and society. LBC | Capital’s graduates are geographically and culturally diverse, serving as ministry and professional leaders worldwide.

With a thriving community and a caring, Bible-centered environment, LBC | Capital provides a complete experience that prepares students for their life journey. Accredited through the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) and the Association for Biblical Higher Education Commission on Accreditation (ABHE), LBC | Capital is also approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) and the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI).

Lancaster Bible College is located at 901 Eden Road, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and along with Capital Seminary & Graduate School, has sites in Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia, and well as numerous online degree programs.

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