will air with a news special cast reunion and presentation of the original film as part of Disney Princess Week. airs on ABC-TV on Tuesday, Aug. 23 stating at 8 PM ET/PT and will stream the next day on Hulu.
The reunion will feature Brandy, Whoopi Goldberg, Paolo Montalban, Victor Garber, Bernadette Peters, Jason Alexander, and Veanne Cox. Following the news special,will aira presentation of the original film from 9-11 PM ET/PT. . It will also be available to stream on Disney+. The Disney live-action film marked a groundbreaking moment in television history, introducing America’s first Black Cinderella and Fairy Godmother . The ABC News Studios reunion special explores how the made-for-television musical expanded society’s view of the term “princess,” and includes interviews with the original cast members, as well as rare, behind-the-scenes footage with Whitney Houston.The one-hour program also dives into the film’s positive impact on representation in Hollywood.
“We’re delighted that the 25th anniversary of this landmark incarnation of ‘Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella’ is being celebrated on its original network,” said Imogen Lloyd Webber, SVP at Concord Theatricals, on behalf of The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization.
The show was revived in 1965 starring Lesley Ann Warren, had a second remake in 1997. A new Broadway version with a Tony-nominated book by Douglas Carter Beane premiered in 2013.
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