“This is not the Disney version,” says Leslie Jackson, who plays Marie, Cinderella’s Fairy Godmother, in the national tour of the Tony Award-winning musical, “Rodgers and Hammerstein’s ‘Cinderella,’” being staged at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 16 and 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Feb. 17 at the State Theatre Center for the Arts, Easton.

“Most of us have grown up knowing some version of the story, but this is a more current version of the classic fairy tale,” says Jackson in a phone interview.

The touring “Cinderella” is a 2013 adaptation by Douglas Carter Beane of the 1957 classic made-for-television special, and introduces several new characters and new Rodgers and Hammerstein songs. The Broadway production of the musical was nominated for nine Tony Awards, receiving one for costume design.

For the tour, costume design is by six-time Tony Award-winner William Ivey Long, scenic design is by Tony Award nominee Anna Louizos, lighting design is by Tony Award-winner Kenneth Posner and sound design is by Tony Award nominee Nevin Steinberg.

Jackson has had an affinity for musicals and studied opera at Northwestern University. “I always liked singing,” she says, “and I always loved musicals. I fall in love with the show every night. It has such a beautiful score.”

The touring show has music adaptation and arrangements by David Chase and music supervision is by Greg Anthony Rassen. Orchestrations by Bill Elliott are adapted from the original Broadway orchestrations by Danny Troob.

The show’s songs have become audience favorites, including “In My Own Little Corner,” “Ten Minutes Ago,” and “Stepsisters’ Lament.”

“Stepsisters’ Lament is a fun one,” says Jackson. “The audience always has a lot of fun with it.”

The character Jackson plays in “Cinderella” is known as “Crazy Marie,” a homeless woman who lives in the forest and is one of Ella’s (Cinderella) good friends.

“Ella is kind to her when most think she is just crazy,” says Jackson, “and Marie ends up to be her Fairy Godmother. It’s a wonderful story about how being genuinely kind pays off, about overcoming our circumstances and reaching for our dreams.”

Jackson enjoys being a part of the cast of “Cinderella.”

“This is my second year with the tour,” she says, “and I love our cast.

“We get along really well, which you don’t get with every show. We get to go to so many fun places. We opened the tour in Alaska and I had never been there before. We also have been to smaller cities that don’t always get big shows like ours. It’s been a lot of fun.”

Tickets: State Theatre Center for the Arts box office, 453 Northampton St., Easton; statetheatre.org; 1-800-999-7828; 610-252-3132