Act I

Cinderella’s father, a widower, takes a second wife, a dominating woman with two daughters. The stepmother despises Cinderella’s goodness which highlights her own daughters’ weaknesses; because of this, the stepmother makes Cinderella a servant in her own home. One day, the stepsisters are up to their usual bickering with each other and taunting Cinderella, when, suddenly, the door opens and an old woman enters, begging. The stepsisters try to send the woman away but Cinderella offers the old woman some bread, which she accepts and then departs.

Later, there is a ball at the palace for all the maidens of the kingdom. Cinderella is forbidden to attend the ball and watches her step-family leave without her. The old woman re-appears and reveals herself as Cinderella’s Fairy Godmother. She calls on the Fairies of the Four Seasons and their attendants to transform Cinderella’s rags into a beautiful gown, and to transform a pumpkin into a luxurious coach. As Cinderella prepares for the ball, the Fairy Godmother warns Cinderella that all is lost if she doesn’t leave the ball before the clock strikes twelve.

Act II

At the palace, the prince enters and greets the ball guests. The ball is interrupted by the arrival of Cinderella in her coach, and the prince immediately falls in love with her. While the prince and Cinderella are dancing together, the clock strikes midnight.

Cinderella rushes from the palace, and the prince tries but cannot stop her; however he finds one of her slippers, which she has lost in her haste.

Act III

Cinderella is back home, remembering the ball as if it were a beautiful dream, but she finds the remaining glass slipper in her pocket proving she was not dreaming after all.

Word arrives of the prince’s search for the owner of the glass slipper. The prince enters, and the stepsisters try vainly to squeeze their feet in the tiny slipper; as Cinderella helps, the matching slipper falls from her pocket. The prince recognizes Cinderella and is overjoyed. With permission from Cinderella’s father, the prince asks Cinderella to marry him. Cinderella and the prince receive the blessings of the Fairies, and follow those blessings into a kingdom of happiness.