The bustling village square of the kingdom is interrupted by a rousing announcement from a palace herald: In honor of the Prince’s birthday, the King and Queen are hosting a ball for the whole kingdom, where the Prince hopes to meet his future bride. Rodgers & Hammerstein’s playful ensemble number was easily adapted to the medium of television; the original … Read More
2013 Original Broadway Production
Recorded at MSR Studios in New York City on May 17 and 18, 2013, the Original Broadway Cast album of Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella was released just a few short months after a magical opening night. The recording features the production’s enchanting cast, led by Laura Osnes and Santino Fontana, featuring Victoria Clark, Ann Harada, Peter Bartlett and Harriet Harris. … Read More
1965 Live Television Broadcast
Under special producorial supervision of Richard Rodgers, this new television broadcast of Cinderella featured Lesley Ann Warren, Ginger Rogers, Celeste Holm and Stuart Damon. The recording featured “Loneliness of Evening,” originally written for South Pacific but cut during rehearsals. An LP recording of this album was released January 25, 1965, almost a month before Rodgers & Hammerstein’s magic swept primetime … Read More
1957 Live Television Broadcast
When the live broadcast aired on Sunday, March 31, 1957, viewers were informed that the soundtrack album, which had already been recorded, would be in “your local record store” on Monday morning. Columbia Records had taken the cast and orchestra into their famous 30th Street studio under the guiding hand of Goddard Lieberson and created a definitive recording – and … Read More
2013 Original Broadway Production
Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella made its Broadway debut with this new adaptation for the stage, featuring a new book by Douglas Carter Beane. Opening at the Broadway Theatre on March 3, 2013, the dazzling production starred Laura Osnes as Cinderella and Santino Fontana as her Prince, under the direction of Mark Brokaw. The sumptuous costumes by William Ivey Long – … Read More
1997 Television Broadcast
On November 2, 1997, ABC aired a reconceived version of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, starring pop icon Whitney Houston as the Fairy Godmother and R&B artist Brandy Norwood as the titular princess. The rest of the cast was equally star-studded, with Whoopi Goldberg and Victor Garber as the King and Queen, Bernadette Peters as Cinderella’s Stepmother and Jason Alexander as … Read More
1965 Television Broadcast
On February 22, 1965, a second version of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella was broadcast on CBS, this time with a new book by Joseph Schrank. The new production starred a young Lesley Ann Warren opposite Stuart Damon, with a cast that included veterans Celeste Holm, Walter Pigeon and Ginger Rogers. Filmed on videotape, which allowed multiple repeat showings, the CBS … Read More
1957 Live Television Broadcast
At the stroke of 8PM on Sunday evening, March 31, 1957, exactly fourteen years after the Broadway opening of Oklahoma!, CBS broadcast a special live television event: Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella starring Broadway’s Julie Andrews. Inspired by the huge success NBC had with Peter Pan, CBS tried to outdo that program’s large viewing audience by commissioning the kings of Broadway … Read More
Me, Who Am I?
As Prince of the Kingdom, Topher faces his future as king with uncertainty. Originally written for Me and Juliet, but cut during previews, “Me, Who Am I?” was repurposed for the 2013 Broadway production of Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella.
Prologue
As Ella forages for firewood in a dewy forest, she wishes that the world could be as lovely as it looks. (From the 2013 Broadway production of Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella.)
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