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For many, when asked to picture
Cinderella, the first image that will race to mind will be the character from Disney s 1950 animated film of the same name. With yellow-blonde hair, bright blue eyes and porcelain skin, this Cinderella has been the one to beat ever since she first appeared on screen, inspiring the casting for many remakes and adaptations in the years that followed.
However, there are some whose first vision of the glass-slippered princess looks entirely different. Forty-seven years after Disney s first telling of the fairytale,
Rodgers and Hammerstein s Cinderella came to international TV screens, providing a fresh take on the well-known tale.
Released as a television movie in 1997, it saw singer and
Moesha star Brandy play the titular princess. She falls for a prince and frees herself from the control of her two mean-spirited stepsisters and wicked stepmother with the help of a Fairy Godmother, played by the late Whitney Houston.
Mozart in the Jungle s Bernadette Peters and Whoopi Goldberg also starred.
Despite receiving lukewarm reviews at the time, the outing received several accolades and was nominated for seven Primetime Emmy Awards including Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special .
Over the years, it s been praised for its colour-blind casting and gone on to become somewhat of a cult classic.