Much Loved ‘Cinderella’ Musical Starring Brandy and Whitney Houston Coming To Disney+
Who is ready to take a walk down memory lane! If you were ever wondering what happened to the 1997 musical adaptation of Cinderella that aired on “The Wonderful World of Disney” on ABC we’ve got some delightful news! Its coming to Disney+ this month!
Brandy announced the news during a visit with fellow co-star Whoopi Goldberg during an appearance on The View this morning!
The retelling of the classic fairy tale of a woman made into a housemaid by her wicked stepmother but captures the princes heart with a bit of help from her Fairy Godmother gained accolades for its multicultural world featuring a Black Cinderella and an Asian Price with a white father and black mother. As EW tells us, its served as a precursor to projects like Hamilton and Bridgerton.
An enviable cast was assembled for this project. Whitney Houston executive produced the project and handpicked Brandy to lead the film while she herself starred as the Fairy Godmother. The rest of the cast features a virtual who’s who of Broadway powerhouses including Goldberg, Bernadette Peters, Victor Garber, Jason Alexander, Veanne Cox and Paolo Montalban. The musical also features the late Natalie Desselle-Reid.
The made-for-TV movie was written by Robert L. Freedman, directed by Robert Iscove, and notably choreographed by Rob Marshall, who’s gone on to direct films like Chicago, Into the Woods, and the upcoming live-action The Little Mermaid.
Find Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella on Disney+ at the stroke of midnight on Friday, Feb. 12. It will join the platform’s “Celebrate Black Stories” collection with other pivotal films like Soul, Black Is King, and Black Panther.
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