1957- The Rodgers & Hammerstein musical “Cinderella” was written for television and aired in 1957 with Julie Andrews as Cinderella. That program, aired live on Sunday, March 31, had the largest viewing audience up to that time (107 million) and maintained that record for 40 years. No color copy remains but you can watch the black and white kinescope on Youtube.
1965- A television remake in 1965 featured Lesley Ann Warren in the title role. It was filmed on videotape and shown nine times on CBS. You can find it on DVD.
1997- The 1997 remake featured R&B artist Brandy Norwood as the princess with pop star Whitney Houston as the fairy godmother. It aired on ABC. The show can be streamed on Disney+.
2013- The production finally made its way to Broadway in 2013 where it was nominated for nine Tony Awards, winning the Best Costume Design of a Musical award. This was a new adaptation featuring a new book by Douglas Carter Beane.
2024- NWOSU Theatre will perform the Broadway version at Herod Hall, April 18-20. Senior Emily Smith stars as Ella, with Jameson Hale as Prince Topher.
