Cinderella
"Rodgers and Hammerstein, who wrote the Broadway musicals Oklahoma! and South Pacific have written their first original musical for television. It's a 90-minute version of the old fairy tale of Cinderella, and they have not altered the basic story. It's still about a poor girl, mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters, whose fairy godmother enables her to meet Prince Charming at a ball. There the prince falls in love with her and eventually seeks her out, through the aid of the glass slipper, and makes her his bride. But in writing the book for tonight's show, Oscar Hammerstein 2d has made the stepmother and stepsisters amusing and not very bright, rather than cruel; he has turned the fairy godmother into a quite down-to-earth lady; and he has added two lovable characters in the form of the king and queen. Musical highlights: Where is Cinderella?--orchestra; In my own little corner--Andrews; The prince is giving a ball--Lindsay, Stickney; Today's the day of the ball--singers; Impossible--Andrews, Adams; Gavotte--dancers; Ten minutes ago--Andrews, Cypher; Stepsisters' lament--Ballard, Ghostley; Waltz for a ball--dancers; Do I love you because you're beautiful--Andrews, Cypher; Lovely night--Andrews, Chase, Ballard, Ghostley"--TV guide, March 31, 1957
Film, English, [1957-03-31]