Perrault’s version of Sleeping Beauty is quite different from versions popular today. When the king and queen fail to invite an elderly fairy to their daughter’s Christening, she arrives and curses ...

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Following her typically idiosyncratic revision of “Bluebeard,” Gallic helmer Catherine Breillat fractures another fairy tale with “The Sleeping Beauty.” The story’s ending may be happier this time ...

A king and a queen finally have a babe. They throw a feast in the child's honor and invite all seven fairies. To commemorate the importance of the fairies, they set out plates of gold and silverware ...

Directed by Johanna Gelbs and choreographed by Laurel Cameron, this magical, enchanting musical features veteran top talent from The Poconos, including Midge McClosky as Orchid The Wicked, Della Baird ...