I don’t know if I was necessarily nervous to fill in her shoes, because the thing about creativity is that you can make the role whatever you want it to be. “One of the first shows that I started listening to was the new Broadway version of ‘Rodgers and Hammersteins Cinderella.’ I fell in love with it, and it became one of those things where if I were to choose any role, ever, to perform in, it would be Cinderella. “I started getting into musical theatre in middle school,” said Miley. It didn’t fully process until I was onstage in front of an almost sold-out crowd.”Įscambia County Public Schools present 5 year strategic planįor Miley, playing the fairytale princess is a dream come true, but she said she is excited to pave her own path in her own pair of glass slippers. The energy soared versus the energy from dress rehearsals. “The energy was so high, and it was so great to finally get that feedback from a live audience.

“It was strange, because it felt like we were just doing a rehearsal, then everything opened up and there were people everywhere,” said Miley. She said opening night for her was a blur, but the energy was amazing. PLT’s leading lady for “Cinderella,” Anna Miley is a Pensacola native currently studying vocal performance at New York University. Working close with the technical director, Kayla Stephenson, who has worked magic with the set and everything, it has been an awesome experience.” Knowing that we had a team at PLT right now that could make that magic happen on stage was really inspiring. “The theme that hopes, dreams and wishes can happen, has always really resonated with me. “We all remember watching the animated “Cinderella” from the 1950s,” said Geri.

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