Cinderella Rodgers and Hammerstein
based on fairytale character , story of cinderella, rodgers , hammerstein created collaborative effort written television. cinderella aired on march 31, 1957, on cbs. more 107 million viewers saw broadcast, , julie andrews nominated emmy award performance in title role. rodgers , hammerstein signed work nbc, cbs approached them, offering chance work julie andrews, , 2 agreed. rodgers stated, won on chance work julie. andrews played cinderella, edith adams fairy godmother, kaye ballard , alice ghostley stepsisters joy , portia, , jon cypher prince christopher. though broadcast in color, , major networks had new (b&w) videotape recorders ampex, black , white kinescope remains. featured songs still treasured today, in own little corner , ten minutes ago , impossible: s possible. after success of 1957 production, version presented in 1965 , shown annually on cbs, starring lesley ann warren, celeste holm , walter pidgeon, , yet television version in 1997 on abc, starring brandy, whitney houston, bernadette peters, , whoopi goldberg. stage versions presented in london , elsewhere, , musical given broadway production, revised book douglas carter beane, , incorporating 4 songs rodgers , hammerstein catalogue, in 2013.
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