I'm too young to have any memory of this version. I saw the 1965 version when it originally aired, and recently rediscovered it. It utterly captivated and enchanted me. When I heard that the show was originally done in 1957, I watched one of the songs (Ten Minutes Ago) from it on Youtube out of curiosity. What I saw was two professional actor/singers performing a part, and that was all. The sincerity, the tenderness, the romantic magic was absent. Lesley Anne Warren put her heart and soul into the part, and it showed. She also had the sweet innocence that will forever endear her performance to me. I love Julie Andrews in other things, but she simply didn't convey that special intangible quality. I've also read that the production put a more modern, farcical spin on the story, which I don't want. I want the CLASSIC FAIRY TALE, and it's the Warren version that provides it-in spades. In an interview with Charles Dubin, he stated that Richard Rodgers himself wasn't satisfied with the '57 version, which is why he redid it. I'm eternally grateful that he did.
Review of Cinderella
