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Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella

Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella
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Based on Cendrillon
by Charles Perrault
Written by Robert L. Freedman
Oscar Hammerstein II
Directed by Robert Iscove
Starring Brandy
Whitney Houston
Paolo Montalban
Bernadette Peters
Whoopi Goldberg
Jason Alexander
Theme music composer Richard Rodgers
Oscar Hammerstein II
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
Production
Producer(s) Debra Martin Chase
Robyn Crawford
David R. Ginsburg
Whitney Houston
Running time 88 min
Production company(s) Walt Disney Television
Distributor Buena Vista Television
Budget $18 million
Release
Original network ABC
Original release November 2, 1997

Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella, commonly shortened to Cinderella, is a 1997 American romantic musical fantasy telefilm produced by Walt Disney Television. The film features a multi-racial, color-blind cast starring Brandy, Whitney Houston, Paolo Montalban, Bernadette Peters, Whoopi Goldberg, Victor Garber and Jason Alexander. It is a re-make of Rodgers & Hammerstein's television movie musical, and the only one of the three versions to be shot on film. It was adapted by Robert L. Freedman and directed by Robert Iscove, with choreography by Rob Marshall, and was produced by Whitney Houston and Debra Martin Chase. It was part of a revival of The Wonderful World of Disney series, on Disney-owned ABC, and aired on November 2, 1997.

Cinderella's Fairy Godmother (Whitney Houston) explains that nothing is impossible in this magical kingdom. In the village, Cinderella (Brandy) struggles under the weight of the purchases of her ill-tempered Stepmother (Bernadette Peters) and her spiteful stepsisters Minerva (Natalie Desselle-Reid) and Calliope (Veanne Cox). Cinderella's imagination wanders ("The Sweetest Sounds"). Disguised as a peasant, Prince Christopher (Paolo Montalban) is also strolling through the marketplace. The two meet when the Prince rushes over to help Cinderella after she is nearly crushed by the royal carriage. They begin to talk and realize they are both dissatisfied with their sheltered lives. She is charmed by his sincere, direct nature, while he is drawn to her naive honesty and purity. Their conversation is cut off when Cinderella's Stepmother scolds her for talking to a stranger. The Prince reluctantly leaves, but tells Cinderella that he hopes to see her again.


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