Jennifer Lopez to Government Produce Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Cinderella" Sequence

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Cinderella is coming again, and this time with a musical twist.

Jennifer Lopez’s Nuyorican Productions, Skydance Tv, and Harmony Originals have joined forces to provide a restricted sequence based mostly on “Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella,” the musical model of the beloved fairy story involving a magical fairy godmother and a misplaced slipper. Rachel Shukert, the creator of Netflix’s “The Child-Sitters Membership,” will function the showrunner and also will adapt the musical for the display screen.

“Our partnership with Skydance and Nuyorican on this challenge is step one of many in the direction of our collective purpose of championing timeless classics for a brand new era and Rachel is the proper voice to broaden upon this story in a up to date approach,” stated Sophia Dilley, Senior Vice President of Growth and Manufacturing at Harmony Originals, per The Hollywood Reporter.

The unique “Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella” starred Julie Andrews and aired in 1957 on CBS. It was the one musical the legendary duo ever created for tv. The unique broadcast was seen by an estimated 100 million folks and revivals additionally drew giant viewership. The musical was staged on Broadway in 2013.

Per The Hollywood Reporter, Skydance Tv president Invoice Boce acknowledged that “the story of Cinderella is as timeless now as ever. This aspirational story of romance, unconventional households and the stunning energy of needs has impressed audiences world wide for hundreds of years, and we’re thrilled to be working with Jennifer, Rachel, Harmony and The Rodgers & Hammerstein Group to carry our recent take to the display screen.”

J Lo’s Nuyorican Productions, Inc. was fashioned in 2001 by Lopez and her supervisor Benny Medina. In 2021, the corporate inked a multi-year take care of Netflix. Harmony Productions, which is coproducing the sequence with J Lo, additionally owns the rights to “The Wizard of Oz,” “A Refrain Line,” “Hey Dolly,” “Bye Bye Birdie,” “Dreamgirls,” “Hair” and “Gypsy,” and Rodgers and Hammerstein’s catalogue. As a part of Nuyorican Productions’ take care of Harmony and Skydance, J Lo will star in at the very least one onscreen adaption of Harmony’s musical repertoire.

It is an thrilling time for Lopez, who lately introduced her engagement to Ben Affleck. Her biopic “Halftime,” which dives into the 53-year-old icon’s life story and options never-before-seen non-public moments, premieres on Netflix in June.