Brandy & Whitney's Cinderella Now on Disney+
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella is available to stream on Disney+ as of the stroke of midnight, on Friday, February 12th. The original TV movie musical was rated “G” for everyone, which made it a perfect family film. The live action Cinderella has a run time of one hour and 39 minutes.
Though it’s officially known as Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella, thanks to the musical’s original songs by the iconic songwriting duo of Rodgers & Hammerstein, most fans of the 1997 film remember it as Brandy and Whitney Houston’s Cinderella, with the R&B singer starring as the Disney princess, and Houston as her Fairy Godmother.
The beloved movie musical cast also includes actors Whoopi Goldberg, Victor Garber, Natalie Desselle Reid, Bernadette Peters, Jason Alexander, Veanne Cox, and Paolo Montalban as Prince Christopher (a.k.a. Prince Charming). At the time of its premiere, the 1997 musical film was celebrated for its diverse casting, with Brandy as the first-ever Black Disney princess, and Filipino-American Montalban, as the first-ever Asian prince.
The live action Cinderella became an instant favorite with fans and critics and audiences, earning seven Emmy Award nominations.
| by Anonymous | reply 24 | February 13, 2021 12:18 AM
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Whitney Houston died on Brandy’s birthday.
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | February 12, 2021 10:48 PM
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Quite possibly the worst version of this classic...
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | February 12, 2021 10:53 PM
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R2, ITA, but if you say that then you're a racist.
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | February 12, 2021 10:55 PM
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Worse than the Lily James version?? hmmm
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | February 12, 2021 10:56 PM
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I watched the Slipper and the Rose last night and it was lovely. Not perfect but a nice retelling of the Cinderella story.
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | February 12, 2021 10:57 PM
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Why is some tv movie from the 90s getting so much hype? Oh wait, I think I know why...
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | February 12, 2021 11:04 PM
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The all star cast might help...
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | February 12, 2021 11:06 PM
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I wouldn't exactly call a dead crack addict, Whoopi Goldberg, some random 90s R&B singer and that guy from Seinfeld an all-star cast.
| by Anonymous | reply 9 | February 12, 2021 11:08 PM
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r4...thats a different version...Brandy and Whitney did a version of Rogers and Hammerstein's Cinderella...its a musical. There was the first version with Julie Andrews on television...followed by (IMO...the best) the Lesley Ann Warren version...followed by this version...then of course there have been the multiple productions on Broadway.
| by Anonymous | reply 10 | February 12, 2021 11:17 PM
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r8...not a better version...The BEST version.
| by Anonymous | reply 11 | February 12, 2021 11:19 PM
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buncha seniors on here lol
Love this version, especially with hottie Paolo Montalban
| by Anonymous | reply 12 | February 12, 2021 11:20 PM
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This was a huge hit back in 1997 and it was one of the last times Whitney seemingly had it together and still sounded good. Plus, Brandy was very popular then.
| by Anonymous | reply 13 | February 12, 2021 11:25 PM
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R12 shame his career never took off. Is he on Onlyfans?
| by Anonymous | reply 14 | February 12, 2021 11:26 PM
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So proud of Whitney! Clean and sober 9 years!
| by Anonymous | reply 16 | February 12, 2021 11:30 PM
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Brandy and Todrick Hall performs a medley featuring her castmates for the Disney+ release.
| by Anonymous | reply 17 | February 12, 2021 11:30 PM
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It was okay, and Paolo Montalban was cute at the time. The production with Stuart Damon was certainly better.
| by Anonymous | reply 18 | February 12, 2021 11:38 PM
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Here is the original starring Julie Andrews...with a narration by Ms Andrews giving the history of the musical and why it was created for tv in 1957
| by Anonymous | reply 20 | February 12, 2021 11:51 PM
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How high is Whitney in that clip???
| by Anonymous | reply 21 | February 12, 2021 11:51 PM
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I love that Kay Ballard and Alice Ghostly were the ugly step sisters in the original at r20
| by Anonymous | reply 22 | February 12, 2021 11:53 PM
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I think this version is literally the most colorful and funniest. Sometimes unintentionally funny.
| by Anonymous | reply 23 | February 13, 2021 12:08 AM
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Its not that there is anything wrong with the Brandy version other than it is WAY overproduced. The simplicity of the sets, etc in the LAW version is what makes it special.
| by Anonymous | reply 24 | February 13, 2021 12:18 AM
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