12/28/2023 0 Comments Rodgers and hammerstein cinderellaThe Prince is played by newcomer Stuart Damon who most soap opera lovers will know now as Dr Alan Quartermaine from "Port Charles" & "General Hospital. The cast is very good! Lesley Ann was only 19 when she made this & she is absolutely beautiful! Besides Warren, the cast gets a shot of star power from veteran actor Walter Pidgeon as the King & Ginger Rogers as the Queen, 1955 Best Supporting Actress winner Jo Van Fleet (East Of Eden) plays the wicked stepmother & a young version of long time actress Pat Carroll plays one of the wicked stepsisters. For a TV movie shot entirely on a sound stage, the sets are quite lavish & beautiful as are the costumes. Some are endearing & others quite comical. Lesley Ann Warren plays the title role in this television production of the classic Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein III musical. It is a musical & there are many wonderful songs that go very well in telling the story. The story is as we've been accustomed to without the Disneyesque animals. The 2 surrounding it, featured women known for their singing, Julie Andrews(1957) & Brandi(1997). I decided I wasn’t going to be Cinderella, and I would be the Fairy Godmother. This is the middle of 3 TV versions of this musical adaptation of the real Cinderella story. Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella Novem(U.S.) Buy DVD/Blu-Ray It took four years to bring this project together. The story concerns a young woman forced into a life of servitude by her cruel stepmother and self-centered stepsisters, who dreams of a better life. It is based upon the fairy tale Cinderella, particularly the French version Cendrillon, ou la petite pantoufle de verre, by Charles Perrault. Enchanting musical still has what it takes!įor those of you who wonder why Lesley Ann Warren always plays a tramp & if she has EVER played any role that didn't portray her as so, hold on to your hats! Back when she was quite young, she played the title role in Rogers & Hammerstein's Cinderella! She even sang! Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella is a musical written for television, but later played on stage, with music by Richard Rodgers and a book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. Topher, Sebastian, Lord Pinkelton, Knights, Pages In My Own Little Corner.
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