Nov 19, 2020
Cinderella is an ancient story, but the most
well-known literary version is the tale by The Mother Goose AKA
Charles Perrault, first published in the late 1600s. But what does
it have in common with a Whitney Houston and Brandy led Cinderella
musical adaptation from the 90s? In episode 160, Marci & Ako of the
Colored Pages Book Club podcast join Luke & James to discuss the
fairy tale genre staple, revisit a childhood classic, and laugh
about all the weirdness the Brothers Grimm managed to bring into
their version of the story.
Topics: Rodger and Hammerstein’s Cinderella’s puzzling absence from
Disney Plus, some dubious “morals” included in the original, how
best to treat the evil stepsisters, an unexplained fairy godmother,
the value of a fantasy world without racism, the narrative role of
the music in musicals, and the unique intersection of class,
gender, and race. Plus, a final vote on which was better: the story
or the film!
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Music: Ross Bugden