A compilation of color "Cinderella" production photos (and other images relevant to the special), accompanied by Julie Andrews and Edie Adams singing "Impossible". Julie Andrews, as Cinderella, sings "In My Own Little Corner". On March 31, 1957, CBS televised a live musical adaptation of the fairy tale Cinderella.
Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella (1957, Kinescope) - Julie Andrews, Jon Cypher, Edie Adams The Julie Andrews Archive 84.5K subscribers Subscribe Subscribed. Cinderella: Directed by Ralph Nelson. With Julie Andrews, Howard Lindsay, Dorothy Stickney, Ilka Chase.
Although mistreated by her cruel Stepmother (Ilka Chase) and stepsisters Portia (Kaye Ballard) and Joy (Alice Ghostley), Cinderella (Dame Julie Andrews) is able to attend the royal ball through the help of a Fairy Godmother (Edie Adams). Julie Andrews played a "slightly sophisticated, uncindery Cinderella" in the televised musical, seen by more than 100 million viewers. With the help of her fairy godmother, Cinderella is transformed into a princess and finds true love with the kingdom's prince.
Cinderella is the only Rodgers and Hammerstein musical written for television. It was originally broadcast live in color on CBS on March 31, 1957, as a vehicle for Julie Andrews, who played the title role. In the 1950s, Rodgers and Hammerstein signed with CBS for a TV adaptation of Cinderella.
Julie Andrews, who was then appearing in My Fair Lady on Broadway, got the leading role, as she had already signed with the network and her talent made quite an impression on Rodgers. "What sold us immediately was the chance to work with Julie," recalled the composer in his autobiography. The musical.
Image Entertainment will release the Rodgers & Hammerstein presentation of "Cinderella" starring Julie Andrews on Dec.7th. This video presentation was first aired on CBS on March 31, 1957. The live 90 minute show was telecast in color to the East coast and shown by B&W kinescope to the West coast 3 hours later.
This "Cinderella" is not to be confused with the 1965 CBS color telecast starring. Cinderella (DVD) 1957 "Rodgers & Hammerstein's CINDERELLA" Approx. 77 min (for the feature - plus all of the extras), Black and white/color, shown in original aspect ratio.
(Region 1 - Playable in North America - The US, Canada, Mexico, etc.) Starring: Julie Andrews, Ilka Chase, Edie Adams, Howard Lindsay, Dorothy Stickney, Kay Ballard, Alice Ghostley and Jon Cypher. Music by Richard. Julie Andrews singing "A Lovely Night" in "Cinderella" (1957) 💛DID YOU KNOW? CBS originally broadcast this program live and in color.
For nearly five decades, the original live performance of Julie Andrews and the others in the landmark musical television production of Cinderella was considered lost forever.