King:
Who is that charming girl?
Queen Constantina:
No one seems to know. She is stunning isn't she?
King:
A vision... Why, if I were young man I'd...
[
pause]
Queen Constantina:
Yes, dear?
King:
Well, I'd be younger, wouldn't I?
Queen Constantina:
Yes, dear.
Cinderella:
The sweetest sounds I'll ever hear are still inside my head / The kindest words I'll ever know are waiting to be said / The most entrancing sight of all is yet for me to see / And the dearest love in all the world is waiting somewhere for me / Is waiting somewhere, somewhere for me.
Cinderella:
[
singing] Am I making believe I see in you a man too perfect to be really true? Do I want you because you're wonderful? Or are you wonderful because I want you?
Stepmother:
My girls are going to be the envy of everyone at the ball.
Stepmother:
Beauty knows no pain, girls!
Stepmother:
I've always been told I've got too big a heart.
Calliope, Minerva:
You've got too big a heart, mother.
Stepmother:
Don't cling to the past Cinderella. Its not very attractive.
Lionel:
Are there any other young women in the house?
Stepmother:
[
speaking in high-pitched voice] How young?
Lionel:
Younger than you.
Cinderella:
I doubt he has any idea how a girl should be treated.
The Prince:
Like a princess, I suppose.
Cinderella:
No, like a person, with kindness and respect.
Cinderella:
But shouldn't a man love you for who you are, in spite of everything?
Stepmother:
How quaint. Tell me, Cinderella, What would you say to capture the prince?
Cinderella:
I don't know. But whatever I'd say, we'd know in an instant we were meant for each other. Then he'd smile, and kiss my hand...
Minerva:
That's so romantic.
Calliope:
Oh, say it again, Cinderella.
Stepmother:
Rubbish! This isn't about love, it's about marriage.
Fairy Godmother:
But the world is full of zanies and fools / Who don't believe in sensible rules/ And won't believe what sensible people say / And because these daft and dewey-eyed dopes / Keep building up impossible hopes / Impossible / Things are happening everyday
Queen Constantina:
So many beautiful girls! He'll meet someone tonight.
King:
And if he doesn't?
Queen Constantina:
This ball will never end!
Lionel:
I don't think we ordered enough food.
Queen Constantina:
We're just planning a little get-together, nothing fancy. Just family, a few close friends... and all the eligible young women in the kingdom.
The Prince:
Mother...
Queen Constantina:
We're only talking four or five-hundred at the most.
Minerva:
Did you ever see such a lazy girl in your life?
Calliope:
Who are you calling lazy?
Minerva:
Not you, stupid, Cinderella!
Calliope:
Oh... who are you calling stupid?
Minerva:
[
singing] Why would a fella want a girl like her? / A frail and fluffy beauty? / Why can't a fella ever once prefer / a solid gal like me!
Calliope:
She's a frothy little bubble / with a flimsy kind of charm / and with very little trouble / I could break her little arm!
Fairy Godmother:
Impossible! / For a plain yellow pumpkin to become a golden carriage / Impossible! / For a plain country bumpkin and a Prince to join in marriage!
Lionel:
You know, I honestly wish there WAS something between us.
Stepmother:
Really?
Lionel:
Yes. A continent.
[
walks away]
Minerva:
[
the Prince dances with another girl] I want a chance at him!
Lionel:
If he wants to kill me, why doesn't he just run me over with his carriage and get it over with?
Queen Constantina:
His royal highness, Christoper Rupert, Windimir, Vladimir, Carl, Alexander, Francois, Reginald, Lancelot, Herman...
Lionel:
Herman?
Queen Constantina:
Herman... Gregory James! He'll thank us for it later, is giving a ball!
Stepmother:
[
singing] Falling in love with love is falling for make-believe/Falling in love with love is playing the fool/Caring too much is such a juvenile fancy/Learning to trust is just for children in school/I fell in love with love one night when the moon was full/I was unwise with eyes unable to see/I fell in love with love with love everlasting/And love fell out with me!
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