cinderella

This high school prom was like the Met Gala for teens: 'Can't compete with these kids'

"These kids KILLLLLLED this theme!!!! MET Gala who?? Anna Wintour needs to call them."

US tourist sexually assaulted and shoved 165-ft. to death near German castle ID’d as recent college grad

Eva Liu, 21, of Naperville, Ill., was killed while visiting the Neuschwanstein Castle in Schwangau Wednesday afternoon, when a 30-year-old man pushed her off the 165-foot gorge, police and school...

World Storytelling Day: What classic fairy tale embodies your zodiac sign?

Old school fairy tales were decidedly darker than Disney would have you believe; full of allegory and cannibalism, gruesome death and unheeded warnings. In every tale a lesson, and in...

We found tickets for 13 new shows coming to Broadway in 2023.

Tickets to see Lin-Manuel Miranda's new play "New York New York," Nathan Lane in "Pictures From Home" and a revival of Stephen Sondheim's "Sweeney Todd" on Broadway are available. Here's...

Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'Cinderella' musical needs work before Broadway

Bibbidi-bobbidi-cut 30 minutes! There is a satisfying musical buried somewhere in here — but, like the title character, the new show could use a Fairy Godmother’s wand.

Camila Cabello's 'Cinderella' dreams of being a girl boss — not a princess

Camila Cabello doesn't need Prince Charming to save her. "Cinderella" is getting a girl boss-esque twist in the forthcoming Amazon Studios re-imagining of the beloved orphan-turned-princess fairy tale. As seen...

Glam metal guitarist dead at 58

"My father, my hero, my idol, passed away today," his son Sebastian said in an emotional tribute. 

Minnesota theater cancels its own Cinderella production because cast was 'too white'

Not exactly a fairy tale ending. A suburban Minneapolis theater company abruptly canceled its production of “Cinderella” because the cast was “too white.” Chanhassen Dinner Theatres was planning to stage...

Billy Porter: New 'Cinderella' will be different, 'empowering' for women

Billy Porter says the upcoming remake of "Cinderella," in which he stars alongside Camila Cabello, is "for a new generation." "It's not about women needing a man for validation," the...

Disney World's Cinderella Castle is getting a major facelift

The Cinderella Castle at Disney World is taking a leaf from its movie namesake and receiving a major makeover. "Our park’s iconic, awe-inspiring centerpiece — Cinderella Castle — is about...

Woman born without arm creates Cinderella costume with 'glass' prosthetic

As a young girl, Mandy Pursley, who was born without a right arm, never saw Disney princesses that looked like her. "None of them were exactly like me," she told...

Billy Crystal's 'Mr. Saturday Night' musical scores early buzz

Word on the street it's terrific.

Andrew Lloyd Webber says 'Cinderella' musical coming to Broadway

Get ready to see some bibbidy, bobbity boo on Broadway. Andrew Lloyd Webber's production of "Cinderella" is hitting New York City's famed Great White Way in 2020. The king of...

'The Lion King', 'Dumbo' and more: Disney remakes through the years

A look back at Disney's ever-increasing catalog of remakes.

Family looking for nanny who'd dress up like a Disney Princess

Whatever happened to Mary Poppins? A family in England is looking to hire a nanny that will dress up as a different Disney Princess each month. The job posting, found...

Ranking the Disney princesses from retro to woke

Disney princesses have undergone a radical awakening over the decades. Here’s a ranking, from kept women to woke warriors:

The ‘Cinderella diet’ challenge is the latest ridiculous dieting trend

Once upon a time, a Japanese weight-loss trend called the "Cinderella diet" went viral, and created a Twitter storm. The controversial and unhealthy fad tells people how to calculate their...

Australia might ban fairytales from schools

The fairytales you grew up reading and watching could soon be expelled from schools - the latest to fall under the gender stereotype hammer. Australia's Respectful Relationship program argues that some...

Why Disney needs to stop remaking all its movies

When “Mulan” was released in the summer of 1998, it instantly became my favorite Disney movie. In the following months, rarely did any cassette tape other than the film’s soundtrack...

The triumph of joy: Lesson of a modern Cinderella

Warning: Spoilers ahead The beginning of the new Cinderella movie is a fairy-tale ending. We see a couple cooing over their baby daughter, sitting in a sunny meadow, wildflowers abounding....