Cinderella chafes under the cruelty of her wicked stepmother and her evil stepsisters, until her Fairy Godmother steps in to change her life for one unforgettable night. At the ball, she falls for handsome Prince Christopher, whose parents, King Maximillian and Queen Constantina, are anxious for him to find a suitable paramour.
Acting
Bernadette Peters eating every scene
Score
Rodgers & Hammerstein with R&B flourishes
Costume
That blue ballgown belongs in a museum
Director
Robert Iscove
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was the first major studio production of Cinderella with a Black lead, and Whitney Houston specifically championed Brandy for the role after considering playing Cinderella herself.
The ' kingdom' was deliberately designed as racially ambiguous/colorblind—a conscious choice by producers to normalize diversity without making race the story.
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