Whitney Houston (Fairy Godmother) is one of the most popular singers in contemporary music and an actress in her own right ("The Bodyguard," "Waiting to Exhale").  

 Whitney Houston is among the executive producers of "Cinderella" and one of the proponents of the production's rainbow casting.  "I want children of all colors to be able to watch this program, enjoy it, and know that they, too, can have their dreams come true," she says.