Madonna NYC'83 By Richard Corman

On June 17, 1983, Richard Corman photographed Madonna for the film treatment of Cinde Rella – A Rock Fable. The proposed film was slated to star Madonna as Cinderella in a “gentle spoof” of the original fairy tale; rather than a glass slipper, it would be her voice that revealed her identity to Prince Charming

Just one month following this photoshoot, her self-titled debut album was released. Including the Billboard hits Lucky Star, Borderline, and Holiday, the album would ultimately be certified 5 times platinum for having sold 5 million albums worldwide. ‪Madonna‬’s career was launched. Said Corman of Madonna at the time, “her charisma was multi-dimensional. Her physical beauty, her fashion, her hair and makeup, her humor, her playful sexiness and her accessibility” (Richard Corman,

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