The musical was also adapted for the stage as early as 1958, and most notably in a revised version with a new book by Douglas Carter Beane on Broadway in 2013, which included “There's Music in You” to the score. Another made-for-TV version, starring Lesley Ann Warren, debuted in 1965. The original 1957 Cinderella starred Julie Andrews and was written solely for television at the height of Rodgers and Hammerstein's success and popularity. Rubin, and set decorator Julie Kaye Fanton. In 1998, Cinderella scored seven Primetime Emmy Award nominations, including one win for the Outstanding Art Direction for a Variety or Music Program going to production designer Randy Ser, art director Edward L. and so was a second remake in 1997, which starred Brandy as Cinderella and Whitney Houston as her Fairy Godmother. The creative team included choreographer Rob Marshall (five years before his Hollywood success with Chicago), costume designer Ellen Mirojnick, and music director Paul Bogaev. Chris Montan was a producer and Robyn Crawford was an associate producer. Houston (who originally optioned the project to star as Cinderella but passed the torch along to Brandy after years of development shakeups) co–executive produced with Debra Martin Chase, Craig Zadan, and Neil Meron. Freedman, based on Oscar Hammerstein II’s original book. Film & TV News Brandy-Led Rodgers and Hammersteins Cinderella Arrives on Disney+ February 12 The made-for-TV special, also starring Whitney Houston. Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella is directed by Robert Iscove and written by Robert L. READ: Cinderella, a Richard Rodgers Mix-Tape: Which Tunes Come From Other Shows?
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