Tom and Jerry: Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella

Tom and Jerry: Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella is a 2018  musical fantasy comedy direct-to-video animated feature film in the  Tom and Jerry  franchise, becoming the first title in Warner Home Video's newest catalog promotion, the Tom & Jerry Crossover Collection, which brings in the other crossover movies that stars Tom and Jerry themselves long before the film, Tom and Jerry: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, directed by Spike Brandt and Tony Cervone, and produced by Warner Bros. Animation and Turner Entertainment. It is also a crossover adaptation of BrownHouse Productions and Storyline Entertainment.

The film stars Tom Cat and Jerry Mouse themselves, and features the voice talents of Jennifer Lopez as Cinderella,  replacing the late  Whitney Houston (1963-2012), Beyonce as Fairy Godmother, Zac Efron as Prince Christoper and Ashley Tisdale as the  ill-tempered Stepmother.

The film will be on Digital HD and DVD on February 20, 2018.

From the Studio That Brought you: Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz.

Summary
Cinderella (Jennifer Lopez), with along with her friends Tom Cat, Tuffy Mouse, Jerry Mouse and his Mouse Queen and her troops chafes under the cruelty of her wicked stepmother (Ashley Tisdale) and her evil stepsisters, Calliope and Minerva, until her Fairy Godmother (Beyonce) steps in to change her life for one unforgettable night. At the ball, she falls for handsome Prince Christopher (Zac Efron), whose parents, King Maximillian and Queen Constantina, are anxious for him to find a suitable paramour.

Plot
Cinderella's Fairy Godmother explains that nothing is impossible in this magical kingdom. In the village, Cinderella (Jennifer Lopez), who first-time meets Tom Cat, Tuffy Mouse, Jerry Mouse, The Mouse Queen and her troops struggles under the weight of the purchases of her stepmother (Ashley Tisdale) and her spiteful stepsisters Minerva and Calliope. Cinderella's imagination wanders ("The Sweetest Sounds"). Disguised as a peasant, Prince Christopher (Zac Efron) is also strolling through the marketplace. The two meet when the Prince rushes over to help Cinderella after she is nearly crushed by the royal carriage. They begin to talk and realize they are both dissatisfied with their sheltered lives. She is charmed by his sincere, direct nature, while he is drawn to her naïve honesty and purity. Their conversation is cut off when Cinderella's stepmother scolds her for talking to a stranger. The Prince reluctantly leaves, but tells Cinderella, Tom, Jerry and Tuffy that he hopes to see them again.

Back at the palace, the Prince tries to explain his sense of isolation to his loyal valet Droopy (replacing Lionel), who frantically upbraids him for his clandestine venture into the village. He learns that his mother Queen Constantina is making preparations for a ball where he is to select a suitable bride from all the eligible maidens in the kingdom. The Prince wishes to fall in love the old-fashioned way; his father King Maximilian seems to understand, but the Queen will not listen, and dispatches Droopy to proclaim that "The Prince is Giving a Ball." Meanwhile, the Stepmother is determined to see one of her graceless, obnoxious and self-indulgent daughters chosen as the Prince's bride at the ball; she begins to plan their big night. Cinderella wonders if she, too, might go to the Prince's ball. Finding the idea humorous, Stepmother reminds Cinderella of her lowly station and warns against dreams of joy, success, and splendor. Disappointed, Cinderella dreams of a world away from her cold and loveless life ("In My Own Little Corner").

While the preparations for the ball are underway, the Prince confronts his parents, who refuse to cancel it. Using his diplomatic skills, Droopy creates a compromise between the Prince and his parents: the Prince will go to the ball, but if he doesn't meet a suitable bride that night then he gets to seek his true love in his own way. At the same time, Stepmother drills Minerva and Calliope on how to ensnare the Prince and warns them to hide their flaws at all costs. As Cinderella questions the meaning of love and romance, Stepmother reminds the girls that going to the ball has nothing to do with finding love and everything to do with getting a husband by any means necessary ("Falling in Love With Love"). On the big night, Stepmother, Minerva and Calliope depart for the palace in their garish gowns and leave a teary-eyed Cinderella home alone with Tom, Jerry and Tuffy trying to soothe her.

In response to Cinderella's tearful wish to go to the ball, the beautiful Fairy Godmother appears and encourages Cinderella to start living her dreams ("Impossible"). She transforms a pumpkin into a gilded carriage, rats into a coachman and footmen, mice into regal horses, Tom and Jerry into royal human dancers and Cinderella's simple clothes into a gorgeous blue gown with a bejeweled tiara and glass slippers. The Fairy Godmother cautions Cinderella, Tom and Jerry that magic spells have time limits, and she must leave the palace before the stroke of midnight. Cinderella finally begins to believe "It's Possible" for her dreams to come true.

At the ball, Droopy dutifully delivers eligible maidens to the Prince on the dance floor, and Stepmother fiendishly schemes behind the scenes on behalf of her daughters. The Prince is unimpressed by Minerva, who breaks out in an itchy rash, and Calliope, who snorts uncontrollably at everything the Prince says. Suddenly, Cinderella, beside with humanized Tom and Jerry, appears at the top of the staircase, and the Prince has eyes only for her. Soon they are waltzing together ("Ten Minutes Ago"), and the "Stepsisters Lament" over their bad luck. The King and Queen are intrigued by this mysterious princess. Embarrassed by their questions about her background, Cinderella escapes to the garden in tears, where Fairy Godmother magically appears for moral support. The Prince follows Cinderella into the garden and the pair wonders if their newfound love is real ("Do I Love You Because You're Beautiful?"). Just as they share their first kiss, the tower clock begins to strike midnight. Cinderella flees before her gown changes back into rags, Tom and Jerry back to animals, leaving behind on the palace steps a single clue to her identity: a sparkling glass slipper. The Prince tries to follow her but gets held up by the crowd at the ball.

Stepmother and the Stepsisters return home telling exaggerated stories about their glorious adventures with the Prince. They speak in envious tones of a mysterious "Princess Something-or-other" who, they concede, also captured the Prince's attention. When Cinderella "imagines" how an evening at the ball would be "A Lovely Night", Stepmother recognizes her as the mystery princess. She coldly reminds Cinderella that she is common-born and should stop dreaming about a life that she will never have. In the face of such cruelty, a devastated Cinderella prays to her late father for the strength to find a happier life. Her Fairy Godmother reappears and advises her, Tom, Jerry and Tuffy to share her feelings with the Prince.

Meanwhile, Droopy and the heartbroken Prince seek the maiden who lost the glass slipper, but none of the eligible female feet in the kingdom measure up. The Prince and Lionel finally arrive at the Stepmother's cottage. The Stepsisters and even Stepmother try to fit their feet into the delicate slipper, but to no avail. As the dispirited Prince prepares to leave, he finds Cinderella attempting to run away (apologizing to a heart-wrenching Tom, The Mouse Queen, Jerry, Troops, and Tuffy), only to have her baggage trampled by the royal coach. He recognizes her from their first meeting in the market and, knowing that he has finally found his true love, places the slipper on her foot: it fits.

Cinderella and the Prince marry under the approving eye of King Maximilian and Queen Constantina, as the gates of the palace slam shut on Cinderella's stepfamily; left outside as the Prince and his new Princess start their lives together, and they even invited Tom, Jerry and Tuffy inside the palace as a token of their help. The Fairy Godmother blesses the royal couple with the message that " There's Music in You", as they are cheered by their joyful subjects-including Tom, Jerry, The Mouse Queen, Tuffy and Troops Characters
 * Thomas "Tom" Cat
 * Jerry Mouse
 * Nibble "Tuffy" Mouse- A gray diaper-wearing mouse, Jerry's Ward.
 * The Fairy Godmother
 * The Stepmother
 * Minerva
 * Calliope
 * Cinderella
 * Cinderella's unnamed deceased father (mentioned)
 * Prince Christopher
 * Droopy: Christopher's loyal valet/ butler
 * King Maximilian
 * Queen Constantina
 * Spike & Tyke (loyal palace guards)
 * The Mouse Queen
 * Troops
 * Toodles Galore
 * Various Townspeople
 * Various Womens
 * Various Dancers
 * Various Children
 * Various Animals

Voice Cast

 * William Hanna - Tom "Thomas" Cat (archive recordings)
 * Frank Welker - Jerry Mouse
 * Kath Soucie - Nibbles "Tuffy" Mouse
 * Jeff Bergman - Droopy
 * Amy Pemberton - The Mouse Queen
 * Jennifer Lopez - Cinderella
 * Philece Sampler - Minerva
 * Brianna Siddall - Calliope, Tyke Bulldog
 * Grey Griffin - Toodles Galore
 * Ashley Tisdale - The Stepmother
 * Zac Efron - Prince Christopher
 * Bob West - King Maximilian
 * Helena Bonham Carter - Queen Constantina
 * Spike Brandt - Spike Bulldog

Release
February 20, 2018

Trivia

 * Running Time: 81 Minutes - 77 Minutes
 * G-rated for Very mild fantasy violence, threat, mild peril.
 * With the exception of Droopy, Toodles Galore, Spike, Jerry and the Mouse Queen, Tom, Tyke and Tuffy are the six non-speaking characters. Their vocal effects are provided by William Hanna, Frank Welker, Brianne Siddall, Amy Pemberton, Grey Griffin and Kath Soucie.