[50] Variety estimated that 24.2 million households were tuned into the show, with an average of 4.43 viewers each. The highlight is certainly the transformation of Cinderella for the ball. [25] Carly Rae Jepsen and Fran Drescher were replacements for Ella and the Stepmother, both making their Broadway debuts, from February 2014 to June 2014. All rights reserved. Cinderella [Rodgers & Hammerstein] Sheet Music - Musicnotes.com 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. Meanwhile, the Prince is searching for the woman with whom he danced and who fled so quickly from the Ball. Album Search for "cinderella rodgers and hammersteins 1957 tv [24] Sixty million viewers watched the broadcast.[25]. Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video! Because she sits by the fireplace and is dirty from the cinders, they call her "Cinderella". [2], A review in The New York Times by Jack Gould characterized the musical as "a pleasant Cinderella that lacked the magic touch." Ella dreams of a better life ("Prologue"). Great to see this new version on cd.A UK version was done many years ago when the show was in London and starred Tommy Steele.Other songs have been added and others deleted from this new USA version-so the show feels completely new,so if you have the original cd this version is well worth buying. This recording features the TV cast and was made a couple of weeks before the broadcast. [30][41] Designers included Anna Louizos (sets), William Ivey Long (costumes) and Kenneth Posner (lighting). [26][27] Paige Faure stepped into the role of Ella, and Nancy Opel played the Stepmother, from June through September 2014. It has been demolished, except for its architecturally-notable facade and entrance hall, which were preserved as an entrance to a high rise apartment building. Listen with Music Unlimited. After trying the slipper on all the other maidens, the Prince and Lionel overtake Cinderella on her journey to freedom.