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Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella returned to ABC in an all-new special celebrating the 25th anniversary of the groundbreaking film starring Brandy and Whitney Houston as America’s first Black Cinderella and Fairy Godmother.
Cinderella: The Reunion, A Special Edition of 20/20 premiered on ABC on Tuesday (Aug. 23) and began streaming on Hulu Wednesday (Aug. 24). Brandy, Whoopi Goldberg, Paolo Montalban, Victor Garber, Bernadette Peters, Jason Alexander, Veanne Cox and Billy Porter (who played a gender neutral Fabulous Godmother in the Amazon original Cinderella) will be featured in the one-hour program which airs during Disney’s World Princess Week and explores the Emmy-nominated film’s impact in “expanding society’s view of the term princess,” per ABC.
“We’re delighted that the 25th anniversary of this landmark incarnation of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella is being celebrated on its original network,” Imogen Lloyd Webber, SVP at Concord Theatricals said in a statement on behalf of The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization. “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s unforgettable score is truly timeless – still enchanting listeners 80 years after their partnership began and 65 years since their Cinderella first charged the largest audience in television history.”
Directly after the special, ABC aired Rogers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella for the first time in over two decades (you can stream the film on Disney+). Read on for details on how to stream the special for free.
How to Watch Cinderella: The Reunion Online for Free
Cinderella: The Reunion is streaming on-demand via Hulu, Hulu + Live TV and ABC, but you’ll need a cable or a streaming provider log-in to access the special on ABC.com.
Right now, Hulu is offering a free trial for the first month, when you subscribe to the basic package for $6.99 a month (or $69.99 a year). Hulu’s commercial-free plan is $12.99 a month ($129.99 a year).
For just $7 a month, TV lovers can enjoy Cinderella: The Reunion and other ABC programs like The Bachelorette and The Con, along with shows from FX, NBC, Fox, Freeform and other networks and exclusive ABC news specials such as Aftershock, Keeper of the Ashes: The Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders, Have You Seen This Man?, The Ivana Trump Story: The First Wife, The Housewife and the Hustler, Wild Crime and Mormon No More.
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$from $6.99/month after free 30-day trial
The bundle deal, which includes Hulu, Disney+ and ESPN+ is $13.99 a month to stream with limited commercials and $19.99 a month to stream without ads (use ExpressVPN to stream Hulu from outside of the U.S).
Hulu is also home to a bevy of original movies and TV series like Only Murders in the Building, Prey, The Handmaid’s Tale, Castle Rock, The Dropout, On the Count of Three, This Fool, Legacy: The True Story of the LA Lakers, Not Okay, Fire Island, The Valet, Victoria’s Secret: Angels and Demons and music-related documentaries including Machine Gun Kelly: My Life in Pink and Look at Me: XXXTentacion.
If you’re a Direct TV Stream subscriber, Cinderella: The Reunion is streaming on-demand (navigate to the search box from your main page and type the program’s name to begin streaming). You may be able to find it on-demand via YouTube TV as well as Vidgo, Fubo TV and Sling TV, the latter of which offers local channels with the edition of an HD antenna.
The live TV streaming packages mentioned above start at around $20-$50 a month for access dozens of live and on-demand cable and local channels. Also, most of the aforementioned platforms include a free trial.
