Cinderella adaptations

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 39. Chapters: Cinderella film adaptations, Ever After, The 10th Kingdom, Another Cinderella Story, Falling for Grace, Ella Enchanted, Happily N'Ever After, Cendrillon, A Cinderella Story, La Cenerentola, Cinderella Monogatari, The Slipper and the Rose, Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, The Glass Slipper, Aschenbrödel, Grazilda, The Magic Riddle, Once Upon a Time, Just Ella, Hey, Cinderella!, Cinderfella, Puteri Impian, Swing Shift Cinderella, Tri oríSky pro Popelku, A Coach for Cinderella, The Tender Tale of Cinderella Penguin, A Ride for Cinderella, La Cenicienta, Cindy. Excerpt: Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella is a musical written for television, with music by Richard Rodgers and a book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. It is based upon the fairy tale Cinderella, particularly the French version Cendrillon, ou la Petite Pantoufle de Vair, by Charles Perrault. The story concerns a young woman forced into a life of servitude by her cruel stepmother and self-centered stepsisters, who dreams of a better life. With the help of her Fairy Godmother, Cinderella is transformed into a Princess and finds her Prince. Cinderella is the only Rodgers and Hammerstein musical written for television. It was originally broadcast live on CBS on March 31, 1957 as a vehicle for Julie Andrews, who played the title role. The broadcast was seen by over 100 million people. It was subsequently remade for television twice, in 1965 and 1997. The 1965 version starred Lesley Ann Warren, and the 1997 one starred Brandy, in the title role. Both remakes add songs from other Richard Rodgers musicals. Cinderella has also been adapted for the stage. In 1955, NBC had broadcast the Broadway musical Peter Pan, starring Mary Martin. It was a hit, and NBC looked for more family-oriented musical projects. Richard Rodgers had previously supplied the Emmy Award-winning score for Victory at Sea, a documentary series about World War II. NBC approached Rodgers and Hammerstein and asked them to write an original musical expressly for television, then a novel idea. The team decided to adapt the fairy tale Cinderella and, new to television, they sought the advice of an industry insider, Richard Lewine. Lewine was then the Vice President in charge of color television at CBS. He told Rodgers and Hammerstein that CBS was also seeking a musical project and had already signed Julie Andrews, who was then starring in My Fair Lady on Broadway. Rodgers recalled, in his autobiography: "What sold us immediately was the chance to work with Julie." So the team signed with CBS. Rodgers and Hammerst