can't help but feel that the unidentified princess is familiar. Cinderella grows dismayed and wishes to leave when the King and Queen ask her about her background, but her Fairy Godmother encourages her to stay. The clock strikes midnight as Cinderella and the Prince share their first kiss, but Cinderella flees on foot while the spell is reverted, leaving behind a single glass slipper. With his parents' blessing, Christopher declares that he will marry whoever fits the slipper, even if it means trying it on every maiden in the kingdom. When Cinderella's stepfamily return home, they begin sharing embellished recounts of their evening. Cinderella explains that she can only imagine what it must have been like, and they briefly bond over the memory, only for the Stepmother to soon recognize Cinderella as the mysterious princess with whom the Prince danced and insisting that she will never be more than a common girl. With final encouragement from her Fairy Godmother, Cinderella finally decides she will run away from home. When the Prince and Lionel arrive at Cinderella's home, the Stepmother locks Cinderella in the kitchen hoping to keep her hidden. Cinderella's stepfamily – including the Stepmother – tries on the slipper with little success. Lionel demands that the kitchen be unlocked and searched, and the Prince discovers Cinderella in the courtyard about to run away. When Christopher recognizes Cinderella from the marketplace, he tries the slipper on her foot, and it fits perfectly. In the end, Cinderella and the Prince marry in a grand ceremony, while the palace gates close on her stepfamily, forcing them to watch from outside. Cast Order of credits adapted from Variety magazine and the British Film Institute: Whitney Houston as Fairy Godmother Brandy as Cinderella Jason Alexander as Lionel Whoopi Goldberg as Queen Constantina Bernadette Peters as Stepmother Veanne Cox as Calliope Natalie Desselle as Minerva Victor Garber as King Maximillian Paolo Montalbán as Prince Christopher Musical numbers "The Sweetest Sounds" (from "No Strings" by Richard Rodgers) "The Prince Is Giving A Ball" "In My Own Little Corner" "Falling In Love With Love" (from The Boys from Syracuse by Lorenz Hart) "Impossible - It's Possible" "Ten Minutes Ago" "Stepsister's Lament" "Do I Love You Because You're Beautiful" "A Lovely Night" "There Is Music In You" Production Origins and development Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella was the third screen version of the musical. Songwriters Richard Rodgers and Oscar