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''Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella'' is a musical written for television, with music by Richard Rodgers and a book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. It is based upon the fairy tale Cinderella, particularly the French version ''Cendrillon, ou la Petite Pantoufle de Verre'', by Charles Perrault. The story concerns a young woman forced into a life of servitude by her cruel stepmother and self-centered stepsisters, who dreams of a better life. With the help of her Fairy Godmother, Cinderella is transformed into a Princess and finds her Prince. ''Cinderella'' is the only Rodgers and Hammerstein musical written for television. It was originally broadcast live on CBS on March 31, 1957 as a vehicle for Julie Andrews, who played the title role. The broadcast was viewed by more than 100 million people. It was subsequently remade for television twice, in 1965 and 1997. The 1965 version starred Lesley Ann Warren, and the 1997 one starred Brandy Norwood in the title role. Both remakes add songs from other Richard Rodgers musicals. The musical has also been adapted for the stage in a number of versions, including a London West End pantomime adaptation, a New York City Opera production that follows the original television version closely and several touring productions. A 2013 adaptation starring Laura Osnes and Santino Fontana, with a new book by Douglas Carter Beane, opened in 2013 on Broadway. ==History== In the 1950s, television adaptations of musicals were fairly common. Broadcast versions of ''Annie Get Your Gun'', ''Wonderful Town'', ''Anything Goes'' and ''Kiss Me, Kate'' were all seen during the decade.〔Hischak, Thomas. ("Rodgers & Hammerstein Conquer a New Medium" ), PBS Great Performances, 2004, accessed December 25, 2012〕 In 1955, NBC had broadcast the Broadway musical ''Peter Pan'', starring Mary Martin. It was a hit, and the network looked for more family-oriented musical projects. Richard Rodgers had previously supplied the Emmy Award-winning score for ''Victory at Sea'', a documentary series about World War II. NBC approached Rodgers and Hammerstein and asked them to write an original musical expressly for television (rather than merely adapting an existing one to the television special format), then a novel idea. The team decided to adapt the fairy tale ''Cinderella'' and, new to television, they sought the advice of an industry insider, Richard Lewine. Lewine was then the Vice President in charge of color television at CBS. 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. Rodgers recalled, in his autobiography: "What sold us immediately was the chance to work with Julie." Rodgers and Hammerstein signed with CBS. Rodgers and Hammerstein retained ownership of the show and had control over casting, direction, set and costumes, while CBS controlled the technical aspects of the broadcast and had an option for a second broadcast. CBS announced the production on September 5, 1956. In adapting the famous fairy tale, "Rodgers and Hammerstein stayed faithful to the original Charles Perrault" version.〔("Rodgers & Hammerstein's ''Cinderella''" ), PBS Great Performances, 2004, accessed December 25, 2012〕 Hammerstein was interviewed by the ''Saturday Review'' about the adaptation: "We want the kids who see it to recognize the story they know. Children can be very critical on that score. But, of course, their parents will be watching too, so we have tried to humanize the characters without altering the familiar plot structure."〔 The musical had to fit into the 90-minute program with six commercial breaks, so it was divided into six short acts. In an interview with ''Time Magazine'', Hammerstein said that "It took me seven months to write the book and lyrics for ''Cinderella''".〔 Rehearsals started on February 21, 1957. Emmy Award-winning director Ralph Nelson and choreographer Jonathan Lucas, who had choreographed for ''The Milton Berle Show'', were both experienced with musical material on television. Rodgers' friend, Robert Russell Bennett, provided the orchestrations. Alfredo Antonini, a veteran with CBS, conducted. In early March, the company moved to CBS Television Color Studio 72,〔Studio 72 was in the former RKO (aka Keith's) 81st Street Theatre at 2248 Broadway. 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. See (CinemaTreasures.org ) and Gray, Christopher. ("An Architect for Stage and Screen" ), ''The New York Times'', October 10, 2008, accessed December 16, 2011〕 the first CBS-TV color studio in New York and the smallest color studio in the CBS empire at the time. The 56 performers, 33 musicians and 80 stagehands and crew worked crammed into the small studio together with four giant RCA TK-40A color TV cameras, a wardrobe of up to 100 costumes, over half a dozen huge set pieces, and numerous props and special effects equipment. The orchestra played in a small room with special equipment to overcome the suppressed acoustics. CBS invested in a massive marketing campaign, as did the sponsors.〔 Ed Sullivan also promoted the show, which would be seen in his usual Sunday night time slot, with an appearance by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II on the previous Sunday.〔 It was broadcast live on March 31, 1957. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cinderella (musical)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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