Original 1957 CBS TV Movie. This musical was "commissioned" by CBS, a first for American TV. Broadcast live on March 31, 1957, it starred Julie Andrews, who was just 21 at the time, and currently starring in My Fair Lady on Broadway. It was shown in colour on the East Coast and black-and-white on the West Coast. It was a huge success, with the largest TV audience ever at that time. This version has just recently been released on DVD, and is available for the first time ever! I haven't had a chance to see it yet, but I will add some more of my thoughts here when I do.

1965 TV Movie. Since the 1957 version wasn't available for re-broadcast, CBS decided to re-create the show. The show was filmed as a play, rather than a movie, like the later version. There were some changes here, with the new song "Loneliness of Evening", some pretty impressive special effects for the time, and the changing of the stepsisters' names (why? I don't know!). Lesley Ann Warren is a very young 18, and Stuart Damon is a very good Prince. Ginger Rogers is a fun addition as the Queen, and the entire cast sing well. Overall, I enjoy this recording quite a lot, but I'm hoping to have a chance to compare it to the 1957 version soon!

1997 TV Version. As I've said many times before, you can't put Victor Garber in a show and expect me not to watch it. :-) This version is "updated", with some colour-blind casting, with Brandy as Cinderella and Paolo Montalban as the Prince (and as the son of Whoopi Goldberg and Victor Garber? :-). Overall, I really enjoyed the cast. Bernadette Peters is fantastic, as usual, and Whitney Houston is a nice Fairy Godmother. There were two new songs added to the show - "There's Music In You", which was taken from another R&H score, and "The sweetest Sounds", which replaced "Loneliness of Evening". Bernadette also got "Falling in Love with Love" to sing. Overall, it's a half hour longer than the previous versions. For a modern audience, who are more familiar with these performers, this may be the best introduction to the show. The current stage version is based on this version.