The timeless enchantment of a magical fairy tale is reborn with the
Rodgers & Hammerstein hallmarks of originality, charm and
elegance. Originally presented on television in 1957 starring Julie
Andrews, Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella was the most widely
viewed program in the history of the medium. Its recreation in 1965
starring Lesley Ann Warren was no less successful in transporting a
new generation to the miraculous kingdom of dreams-come-true, and
so was a second remake in 1997, which starred Brandy as Cinderella
and Whitney Houston as her Fairy Godmother. As adapted for the
stage, with great warmth and more than a touch of hilarity, this
romantic fairy tale still warms the hearts of children and adults
alike. This Enchanted Edition is inspired by the 1997 teleplay.
Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella premiered in a live television
broadcast on March 31, 1957, starring Julie Andrews, a sparkling
new star who had just triumphed in My Fair Lady. Richard Lewine, a
distant cousin and close friend of Rodgers, produced and Ralph
Nelson directed. Real-life spouses Howard Lindsay and Dorothy
Stickney played the King and Queen; Jon Cypher played the Prince;
Ilka Chase, Kaye Ballard and Alice Ghostley played the comical
Stepmother and Stepsisters; and Edi Adams played the Fairy
Godmother. Rodgers and Hammerstein approached the story with the
honesty and simplicity that characterized all their work, and
Cinderella was a smash hit. The live broadcast was viewed by more
people than any other program in the history of television. In
1997, Cinderella was remade for television in a production adapted
by Robert L. Freedman and directed by Robert Iscove, with
choreography by Rob Marshall. Produced by Whitney Houston and Debra
Martin Chase for Walt Disney Television, Rodgers and Hammerstein's
Cinderella aired on November 2, 1997. This version featured a
diverse cast, with Brandy Norwood as Cinderella, Whitney Houston as
her fairy godmother, Bernadette Peters as Cinderella's stepmother,
Paolo Montalban as the prince, Whoopi Goldberg as the queen, Victor
Garber as the king and Jason Alexander as Lionel, the herald.
Several songs were added, including "The Sweetest Sounds" from No
Strings, sung by Cinderella and the Prince, and "There's Music in
You," written for the 1953 film Main Street to Broadway, sung as
the finale by the Fairy Godmother. Sixty million viewers watched
the broadcast, making it the most-watched television musical in
decades, and earning ABC its highest Sunday-night ratings in 10
years.
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