[28] A United States tour played from November 2000 through 2001 and starred Kitt as the Fairy Godmother, Deborah Gibson and later Jamie-Lynn Sigler and Jessica Rush as Cinderella, Paolo Montalban as the Prince, and a gender-bending Everett Quinton as the Stepmother,[29] stopping at the Theater at Madison Square Garden in 2001, where Sigler played the title role.[30][31]. At the palace, Ella tells the prince how he could be a great king, and he immediately announces an election for Prime Minister between Jean-Michel and Sebastian. The production ran throughout August 2008, at Shinjuku Koma Theater in Tokyo. 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Cinderella, home alone, and not knowing who the handsome traveler is until a page utters the words "Your Highness", kindly gives the Prince water from the well. Anonymous 13 years ago The Lesley Anne Warren verson has been my FAVORITE movies since I was like 5 years old! All rights reserved. After so many years, Loneliness of evening and There's music in you are now considered part of the R&H Cinderella score. Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella soundtrack from 1958, composed by Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers. He told Rodgers and Hammerstein that CBS was also seeking a musical project and had already signed Julie Andrews, who was then starring in My Fair Lady on Broadway. [6][7][8] The 1997 TV adaptation added "Falling in Love with Love" for the Stepmother,[9] "The Sweetest Sounds" for Cinderella and the Prince, and "There's Music in You" (written for Main Street to Broadway), for the Fairy Godmother. Prince Topher and Ella meet as he is on his way to the palace. A new sequence opens the story: the Prince stops at Cinderella's house with his retinue for a drink of water after returning from his travels. Jennifer Guerrero-Mazursky, Ellin La Var, Carla Farmer, Julia L. 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It also found the cast "first-rate" and the overall story "quirky, yet heart filled". Though an expert at slaying dragons, griffins, gargoyles and giants, he feels uncertain about how he will rule as king when the time comes ("Me, Who Am I?"). Topher and Ella, "The Shoe Fits" / "The Proposal" Topher, Ella and Company, This page was last edited on 6 April 2023, at 20:05. The production closed on January 3, 2015, after 41 previews and 770 regular performances. The work was so successful that it was mounted again in 1964 with Lesley Ann Warren and in 1997 with Brandy. Perhaps Rodgers & Hammerstein's most seen but least performed musical, Cinderella was written for and played on television, for only one, non-taped time, on March 31, 1957, resulting in the largest TV audience in history up to that time. The Prince is determined to find the mysterious woman who spoke so honestly about the kingdom. ), Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2022. Original release. Stepsisters' Lament. Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2022. Revisiting the show through this album, the in-person pleasure returns, plus more. The Sound of Music, Rodgers and Hammerstein's last work together, is based on the story of the Austrian Von Trapp Family. Too soon, the clock begins to strike midnight. Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella soundtrack from 1957, composed by Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers. Ella enters in her white ballgown, but no one recognizes her. Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella is a musical in two acts with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and a book by Douglas Carter Beane based partly on Hammerstein's 1957 book. The team decided to adapt the fairy tale Cinderella and, new to television, they sought the advice of an industry insider, Richard Lewine. Laura Osnes has a bit of the brassy sound of today's Broadway singers (slight steely edge vs. lilting soprano) but acquits herself nicely. Are Big Winners at 67th Annual Tony Awards", "Nominations Announced for 58th Annual Drama Desk Awards; 'Giant' and 'Hands on a Hardbody' Lead the Pack", "Special Coverage: All the 2013 Drama Desk Award Winners 'Matilda', 'Vanya and Sonia', 'Pippin', 'Virginia Woolf' and More! Get Directions. In this version, however, she opens the Prince's eyes to the injustice in his kingdom. Santino Fontana is an endearing prince, and the choral work is gorgeous. (Reprise) Chorus, This page was last edited on 10 April 2023, at 01:00. The story concerns a young woman forced into a life of servitude by her cruel stepmother. Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella is a 1997 American musical telefilm produced by Walt Disney Television. As such, all subsequent presentations of this musical (including the two TV remakes) have interpolated extra songs. , Item model number [39], A touring production in Australia began at the Regent Theatre, Melbourne, in May 2022,[40] moved to the Lyric Theatre, Brisbane, in August,[41] and opened at the Sydney Lyric theatre in October 2022; it closed on 29 January 2023. Left alone in her corner near the fire, she dreams of living an exotic life as a princess or anything other than a servant ("In My Own Little Corner"). Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Album. If any information appears to be missing from this page, contact us and let us know! [2] The black-and-white kinescope recording made during the telecast was broadcast on PBS in December 2004 as part of its Great Performances series. The 1999 CD reissue adds four bonus tracks drawn from promotional records sent out to radio stations in advance of the broadcast: Richard Rodgers plays piano versions of "Mother and Daughter March" and "Waltz for a Ball," and conducts an orchestra accompanying Andrews on "In My Own Little Corner" and "A Lovely Night. [52] The New York Times praised the performers (Montalban has "an old-fashioned luxurious voice"; Jason Alexander "provides comic relief"; Goldberg "winningly blends royal dignity with motherly meddling"; Peters "brings vigor and sly comedy") but commented that the musical "was always a pumpkin that never turned into a glittering coach the songs are lesser Rodgers and Hammerstein it doesn't take that final leap into pure magic. 89. [3] Hammerstein was interviewed by the Saturday Review about the adaptation: "We want the kids who see it to recognize the story they know. Rodgers and Hammerstein's enchanting adaptation of the timeless fairytale, Cinderella, was their only musical originally composed for television.When the television program, starring Julie Andrews as Cinderella, first aired in 1957, it was the most widely viewed program in the history of the medium at that time.Since then, Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella has continued to . The new Broadway version, for all its hip updating, is a much less adventurous project. Laura Osnes is a lovely actress and singer and the perfect choice to play the lead here. She transforms Cinderella into a beautifully gowned young lady and her little mouse friends and a pumpkin into a glittering carriage with footmen ("Impossible; It's Possible"); Cinderella leaves for the Ball. Top subscription boxes right to your door, 1996-2023, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2013, I saw this production in April 2013. Oklahoma! The stepsisters' names are changed to Calliope and Minerva. One of the royal guards tries the slipper on all the women of the kingdom ("The Search"). Cinderella is the only Rodgers and Hammerstein musical written for television. Unable to add item to List. . Original International Touring Cast. The original 1957 broadcast starred Julie Andrews as Cinderella and Jon Cypher as the Prince. Once again dressed in rags, Ella returns to the cottage and remembers how wonderful the Prince was ("He was Tall"). It really is. The visual effects are more dazzling than the score. Performed by Brandy Norwood and Paolo Montalban. The score includes the best-known songs from the original version and four more songs from the Rodgers and Hammerstein catalogue. It includes songs from the original musical as well several newly created ones. It became the highest-rated TV musical in a generation. Cost: $25. : Meanwhile, the King and Queen get ready for the big celebration ("Royal Dressing Room Scene") and the servants discuss the planning for the feast ("Your Majesties"). Jon Cypher later remembered leaving the studio a few minutes after the broadcast had ended and finding the Manhattan streets deserted because so many had stayed in to watch the broadcast. There is a difference between leaving a theatre whistling the tunes because they are cheap and easy to remember, or having one's body and spirit to "take to" a song the minute you hear it because the heart and the mind are engaged by beauty and professionalism. 23 years ago on this day in #WhitneyHistory (November 2, 1997) the film "Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella" with @brandy was released. Ella dreams of a better life ("Prologue"). Stage & Screen, Classical, Children's. A Lovely Night. It is a remake of the Rodgers and Hammerstein's television movie musical, and the only one of the three versions to be shot as a film. [49], The 1957 version of Cinderella was seen by the largest audience in history at the time of its premiere: 107,000,000 people in the US: fully 60% of the country's population at that time. She sends Ella to the ball with one caveat the magic will expire at the stroke of midnight ("It's Possible"). It was originally broadcast live in color on CBS on March 31, 1957, as a vehicle for Julie Andrews, who played the title role. Broadcast versions of Annie Get Your Gun, Wonderful Town, Anything Goes and Kiss Me, Kate were all seen during the decade. Leave a review. [33][34], Douglas Carter Beane wrote a new book for the musical's first Broadway production. Apple Inc. The 1997 version starred Brandy Norwood in the title role, with Whitney Houston as the fairy godmother. "[51], The 1965 version was broadcast repeatedly. An all-female production of the musical in Japan in 2008 featured J-Pop group Morning Musume and veteran members of the Takarazuka Revue. Brantley felt that the show "doesn't seem to know quite what" it wants to be. Originally . The 56 performers, 33 musicians and 80 stagehands and crew worked crammed into the small studio together with four giant RCA TK-40A color TV cameras, a wardrobe of up to 100 costumes, over half a dozen huge set pieces, and numerous props and special effects equipment. One reviewer wrote: "Grade: A, a version both timely and timeless. Listen to Cinderella (1965 Television Cast Recording) by Rodgers & Hammerstein, Lesley Ann Warren & Stuart Damon on Apple Music. Sony Masterworks. The production originally starred Laura Osnes in the title role and Santino Fontana as the Prince and ran for 770 performances. There's Music In You16. Listen with Music Unlimited. [35] A non-Equity US national tour began on September 27, 2016, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. End Credits (Cinderella) by Rodgers & Hammerstein Lyrics. The ball features magnificent dancing ("Gavotte"). Release Date: May 18, 1999. Sony Classical's recording of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella is a fine version of the musical, featuring strong performances from Stuart Damon, Pat Carroll, . [15][16] One of the four color TV cameras failed during the live telecast, adding to the production's technical difficulties. Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella Original Broadway Cast Recording, Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella (Original Broadway Cast Recording), Is Discontinued By Manufacturer 260. Cinderella's grand entrance immediately attracts everyone's attention and intrigues the Prince. When You're Driving Through The Moonlight. Lesley Ann Warren Returns to Her, "Articles & Interviews, "It's Possible: 60 Million Viewers Go To The Ball With Cinderella", Volume 5, Issue 2, Winter, January 1, 1998", "Cinderella Provides Excellent Christmas Entertainment", "STAGE REVIEW: CLO's 'Cinderella' Is Played for Laughs", "Being Stepmom Is Real Drag for Everett Quinton in 2000-2001 'Cinderella' Tour", "It's Possible! Released by Sony Masterworks in 1999 containing music from Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella (1957). [46], The musical was revived at Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester, England, for a limited run from November 1 through December 11, 2022, with an opening night on November 6. Ella had just enough time to tell the Prince that all is not well in his domain. The guard returns to the palace garden and informs the Prince that he has not found the missing girl. All that remains of that historic telecast is a grainy kinescope taken by the technicians and the sparkling cast album recorded just days before the musical went to air.Julie Andrews, fresh from the Broadway run of MY FAIR LADY, is a radiant Cinderella. The guard then sees Cinderella hiding and places her under arrest. "[57] Richard Zoglin, writing for Time magazine, noted that the new production is "brightly colored, high spirited and well sung", but compared it unfavorably with the "emotionally alive" 1957 broadcast. [48] National tours and international productions have followed. (I saw her as Mr Meers in Thoroughly Modern Millie back in 2002 and she was sensational!)