Following the success of award-winning “The King and I”, another
splendid musical is set to
blow your mind at the Newport Performing Arts Theater. Resorts World Manila,
the only one-stop, nonstop integrated lifestyle hub in the Philippines
Originally written for television, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s
Cinderella was based on the popular French version Cendrillion by Charles
Perrault. The television musical was first broadcast in 1957 on CBS when more
than 107 million people tuned in for its network premiere. It featured Julie
Andrews in the title role and Jon Cypher as everyone’s favourite Prince
Charming. The three-act TV version comprised original scores that would later
become classics, including “In My Own Little Corner”, “Ten Minutes Ago”, and
“Do I Love You Because You’re Beautiful”.
The popularity of Cinderella withstands the test of time. The 1965
CBS remake starring Lesley Ann Warren and Stuart Damon was rebroadcast eight
times until 1974. The 1997 Disney made-for-television movie featuring a
star-studded cast including Brandy, Whitney Houston, Paolo Montalban,
Bernadette Peters, Whoopi Goldberg, Victor Garber and Jason Alexander was
viewed by 60 million people. In the following year, Broadway Asia
Entertainment’s 30-week Asian tour of the musical, top-billed by Tony Award
winning actress Lea Salonga, premiered in Manila
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