They starred on Disney s racially diverse remake of Rodgers & Hammerstein s Cinderella from 1997.
And now Brandy, Whoopi Goldberg, Bernadette Peters and other stars of the ABC television movie have reunited virtually to remember working on the ground-breaking production.
The cast, which also included Jason Alexander, Victor Garber, Veanne Cox and Paolo Montalban for the conversation which was moderated by Entertainment Weekly.
Together again: Brandy, Whoopi Goldberg and the cast of the 1997 ABC TV movie Rodgers & Hammerstein s Cinderella reunited virtually in an Entertainment Weekly video posted Thursday
The reunion was in honor of Rodgers & Hammerstein s Cinderella arriving on the Disney+ streaming service just after midnight on Friday, November 12.
Disney+ on Feb. 12.
In an exclusive interview with
theGrio‘s Managing Editor,
Gerren Keith Gaynor, Brandy reflected on the history-making project and its impact on her life and career.
“I’m very blessed to have experienced what I experienced in ’97 with Cinderella, with a multicultural cast, diverse artists from Whitney Houston to Whoopi Goldberg, Jason Alexander, all of these amazing people … just to have that experience is just something I can keep with me forever,” Brandy told
theGrio.
“And then to share it with my daughter now and this new generation, I just think it’s going to touch them. It’s going to inspire them to dream big dreams … they’re going to love it. It’s going to bring joy to so many families.”
Brandy on Cinderella Finally Coming to Disney Plus: It s Divine Timing
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Last week, Disney Plus announced that 1997’s “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella,” starring Brandy and Whitney Houston, would begin streaming Feb. 12.
The movie’s streaming debut has been long awaited by fans who urged Disney Plus to rerelease the musical, which was originally televised as a “Wonderful World of Disney” special on ABC.
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“I feel like it’s divine timing,” Brandy tells Variety, saying she learned that the film would come to streaming just over a week ago. “This is the month of love; this is a month of Black history. This is just the perfect time for this product to be shared with everyone.”
See a preview of Brandy, Whoopi Goldberg, Bernadette Peters, and more 'Cinderella' cast reuniting with EW ahead of the 1997 musical hitting Disney+ this week.