Thanks to Lisa for this article! A review from Daily News http://www.nydailynews.com/2001-05-02/New_York_Now/Theater/a-109514.asp A Soprano Plays 'Cinderella' By PATRICIA O'HAIRE Daily News Features Writer Jamie-Lynn Sigler plays a Mafia princess on the hit HBO series "The Sopranos," specifically, godfather Tony Soprano's daughter. Tomorrow night, the 19-year-old from Jericho, L.I., turns into a fairy-tale princess in the musical "Cinderella," which opens at the Theater in Madison Square Garden for a 10-day run. Jamie-Lynn will be stepping into some well-used slippers as she dances at Prince Charming's 21st-birthday ball. Julie Andrews played the title role in the original "Cinderella," adapted for CBS-TV by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein 2nd in 1957. Lesley Ann Warren and Brandy have played it since. 'Sopranos' star Jamie-Lynn Sigler Sigler's version is the first time the musical has been done onstage. This production originated in March in Louisville, and moved to Columbus, Milwaukee, Atlanta, Orlando and New Orleans before arriving here. "I've always done musical theater," Sigler says without a trace of the spoiled-rotten Meadow Soprano in her voice. "I've been doing it since I was 9." A veteran of more than two dozen shows, she has worked mostly in summer stock, including "The Sound of Music," "Annie," "The Wizard of Oz," "The Wiz," "Gypsy" and "The Goodbye Girl." The youngest of three children (she has two brothers), Sigler says "nobody else in the family seemed interested [in show business]. I started taking dance classes when I was little. It was when we'd do recitals that I found I just loved being on the stage." When she turned 16, her agent sent her to audition for the role of Meadow Soprano. She got the part, and thus began a whole new career in drama. Now, she's back singing and dancing "I guess I was kinda lucky." But despite all the traveling she has been doing recently, there is one place that she is still desperate to visit. "My mother was born in Cuba," she explains. "Her father's still there. I'd like to visit him. He's my grandfather and I've never seen him." Original Publication Date: 5/2/01