It is based on the classic Charles Perrault version of the fairy tale Cinderella.
[1] Cinderella has been forced into servitude by her stepmother, who wishes to elevate her own two daughters in society.
Cinderella flees the ball before the magic expires at midnight, leaving behind a slipper.
[7] The musical was given its US premiere in February 2005 at the Hale Center Theatre in West Valley City, Utah.
[9][10] The Slipper and the Rose was staged in 2011 by Productions Coracole at the Beaubois Theatre in Montreal, Quebec.