Ep. 42: "Cinderella," 1997

Broadway Babies: A Musical Theatre Podcast

The Broadway Babies are dusting off our VHS tapes and pulling out our Lisa Frank gel pens to tackle this iconic production: The Wonderful World of Disney’s “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella”! Starring Brandy “sittin up in her cellar” Norwood, Whitney “I am your actual boss” Houston, and Bernadette “how can I make this power dynamic less problematic” Peters! Join Alex and Daisha as they sift through this fairy tale's long production history, the behind-the-scenes drama and the optics of color-blind casting, and discuss whether or not this movie was as progressive as it wanted to be at its inception.

Cast recording: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Film: Amazon

Songs:

• "Impossible," performed by Whitney Houston
• “My Own Little Corner,” by Brandy Norwood
• “Falling in Love With Love,” by Bernadette Peters
• "Stepsisters' Lament," by Natalie Deselle and Veanne Cox
• "It's Possible," by Brandy and Whitney Houston

Music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II

Show Notes:

• Shondaland.com's 20th anniversary herstory of the Cinderella film has all the tea, listeners.
• WHY ARE YOU DOWN THERE: This behind-the-scenes video special on Brandy and Whitney's relationship shows more than just the memes.
• Like night and day: Brandy's take on "Roxie" was just bursting with personality, no wonder they waited outside in lights to see her!
• Audra McDonald and Mary Testa's own version of the "Stepsisters' Lament" is its own level of iconic.
• Speaking of the Stepsisters, Veanne Cox might also just have one of the best renditions of "Getting Married Today."
• Veanne has the range: Here she is getting destroyed by Julia Roberts for having two wrong feet with ugly shoes.
• The 1965 version with Ginger Rogers is free via YouTube TV!
• If you would just like the entire movie retold in GIFs

Podcast cover art: David Taylor

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