Recommended by NY STAGE REVIEW!

★★★★★

NY Stage Review

Recommended by THE NEW YORK TIMES!

“She’s Got The Beat”

New York Times

An Out of this World
Musical Adventure

Cast of 6

55 min - Theater for Young Audiences

65 min w/ intermission - Family / Public

Hip Hop Cinderella is an intergalactic romp that takes you on a cool hip hop adventure with unforgettable songs.

In this reimagining of the classic fairy tale, teenage Cinderella and her rapping robot companion Runka live on planet Zolla. They toil under the thumb of Cinderella’s stepmom, Lady Zurka, and her two social media-obsessed stepsisters, Zig and Zag.

The galaxy has lost its groove, and the Prince is throwing a Hip Hop Ball and Rap Competition to turn the beat around. Traveling via a quantum time warp, Cinderella transforms into “Ella C” and fights to win the competition.

Hip Hop Cinderella is a fun, family-friendly musical. It’s a perfect opportunity to showcase a diverse cast of characters.

MUSIC
Composer Demos


Rona Siddiqui

Camera on the Creators!

Music & Lyrics

Why Hip Hop Cinderella?

What’s it like working with Scott Elmegreen?

What was it like adapting the story?

Scott Elmegreen

Book

What excited you about Hip Hop Cinderella?

What is your favorite lyric from the show?

What do you like most about writing librettos?

Linda Chichester

Story Adaption

Why adapt the Cinderella story?

What motivates you?

CREATIVES

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RONA SIDDIQUI
MUSIC & LYRICS

A composer/lyricist based in NYC. Awards: 2020 Jonathan Larson Grant, 2019 Billie Burke Ziegfeld Award, ASCAP Foundation Mary Rodgers/Lorenz Hart Award, ASCAP Foundation/Max Dreyfus Scholarship. Named one of Broadway Women's Fund's Women to Watch. Shows: Salaam Medina: Tales of a Halfghan, One Good Day, The Tin, Treasure in NYC. Concerts: Rona Siddiqui: Halfghan on a Mission at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Rona's Turn at Feinstein's/54 Below. Featured Artist: Wicked's 16th-anniversary commemoration Flying Free, 24 Hour Musicals, Prospect Theater Company, The Civilians, the NYC Gay Men's Chorus, 52nd St Project.

SCOTT ELMEGREEN
BOOK

Scott Elmegreen - Scott’s family shows include THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS, LIVE! THE CLIMATE CHALLENGE (Bay Area Children’s Theatre; national tour); IVY + BEAN, THE MUSICAL (BACT; South Coast Rep; Atlantic Theater Company; national tour; pub. Theatrical Rights Worldwide); LADYBUG GIRL AND BUMBLEBEE BOY, THE MUSICAL (BACT; national tour); and AWESOME ALLIE, FIRST KID ASTRONAUT (Vital Theatre, planetariums, pub. TRW). He wrote the music for COLIN QUINN LONG STORY SHORT (Broadway; HBO; national tour), and his play STRAIGHT (NYTimes Critics’ Pick Off-Broadway; pub. Dramatic Publishing Company) has been produced across the country and around the world. He is a graduate of Princeton University and teaches musical theatre libretto writing and songwriting at the University of Chicago. 

LINDA CHICHESTER
STORY ADAPTATION

Co-founder of HipHopMusicals.com. Proud member of Women in Hip Hop. BFA graduate of Hofstra University and CTI Commercial Theater Institute Seminars.  A member of Women In Music, Linda has shepherded the development process of various musicals through readings, workshops, productions, and raised financing. Additionally, Linda scouts Broadway and Off-Broadway shows for overseas buyers.  She is also a member of the board of Amas Musical Theatre.

DAVID COFFMAN
STORY ADAPTATION

Cofounder of Hip Hop Musicals.com. Conceived and produced the Latino Off-Broadway musical 4 Guys  Named José . Conceived and produced the musical Blackbirds of Broadway which started at the National Alliance of Musical Theater Festival and played regional theaters across the U.S., the Montreal Jazz Festival, and two European tours. David is also the Managing Director of Sundance Productions Inc, which is the New York office of BB Promotion GmbH, which one of the leading firms providing high-quality musicals and live entertainment in Europe including international tours of  West Side Story and The Harlem Gospel Singers. Also New York representative for Scandinavia's largest theatrical stage rights agency, Nordiska ApS, David has negotiated international licenses the foreign language live stage rights for many Broadway musicals including The Addams Family, Flashdance, Hairspray, Spring Awakening, The Full Monty, Avenue Q (Helsinki), Wicked (Helsinki), The Last Ship, Next To Normal. Additionally, negotiated licenses for Cats and Rock of Ages in Mexico.  David speaks at Commercial Theater Institute and at the seminars on the international licensing of Broadway musicals.

Originally Developed and Produced by
Amas Musical Theatre
Donna Trinkoff / Artistic Producer