The 2002 Platinum Edition DVD omits this credit and the Walt Disney Pictures Presents credit stays on screen. [120] This feat was later repeated by The Lion King and Toy Story 2. [14] Since the film had not yet been released on home video, Roth spent an entire day re-watching Beauty and the Beast in theaters while brainstorming how to present its fantastical elements onstage, and eventually worked with choreographer Matt West and set designer Stan Meyer on their own proposal, with contributions from Menken and Woolverton. An active fan community (self-titled "Helpers" or "the tunnel community") arose during the show's run, helping organize a petition drive to assure that there would be a third season. [16] In a mixed review with a headline reading "Beauty and the Beast isn't magical in the least, even if it does bristle with magic tricks", New York's John Simon wrote that the production resembles "a belated infomercial" for the film by which he was bored, yet impressed by its special effects and illusions. The freaky, scheming proprietor of the local insane asylum, the Maison des Lunes. "[15] Perhaps Woolverton's most significant modification involves the enchanted objects, and the decision to have the enchantress' spell gradually transform the castle's staff of loyal servants into household objects throughout the entire duration of the musical, as opposed to having already done so immediately at the beginning. [84] The success of Beauty and the Beast inspired Eisner to invest in his own theater to house future stage adaptations of the studio's animated classics. Every spin-off product which falls short of this classic serves only as a mockery. A leader of Disney's '90s musical renaissance, Beauty and the Beast has it all: songs balancing musical-theater tropes with pop appeal, romantic strife, and some singing-candelabra whimsy. ", "20 reasons to watch Beauty and the Beast", "By Design: A Beastly Assignment: How to make a human-sized teapot and a candelabra? The maid of the castle. The Beauty And The Beast: A 30th Anniversary Celebration Cast Includes Rita Moreno And David Alan Grier As of September 2022, the rest of the cast is still being finalized. In 1995, the musical opened in Japan and was performed by the Shiki Theatre Company. Beauty and the Beast by D-Metal Stars, DISNEY goes HEAVY ROCK by Our Last Night, Histoire ternelle by Lucie Dolne, Someday My Prince Will Come / A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes / Let It Go . "[10] Menken was initially skeptical of Roth's qualifications, as he had never directed a Broadway show before. 23 - Beauty and the Beast (Reprise) Original London Cast Recording of Beauty and the Beast. The highlight of the original songs is 'If I can't love her', a powerful and . Beast Apr 13, 2004 - ? [149] Many well-known actors and singers also starred in the Broadway production during its thirteen-year run, including Kerry Butler, Deborah Gibson, Toni Braxton, Andrea McArdle, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Christy Carlson Romano, Ashley Brown, and Anneliese van der Pol as Belle; Chuck Wagner, James Barbour, and Jeff McCarthy as the Beast; Meshach Taylor, Patrick Page, Bryan Batt, Jacob Young, and John Tartaglia as Lumire; Marc Kudisch, Christopher Sieber, and Donny Osmond as Gaston; and Nick Jonas, Harrison Chad, and Andrew Keenan-Bolger as Chip. She notes a change in the Beast's personality as the servants note a change in Belle and the Beast's relationship ("Something There"). The Beast and Belle are reunited, but this reunion is cut short as Gaston fatally stabs the Beast in the back. voiced by Robby Benson and 22 others. In this original version, again we have the merchant taking a rose from a garden, and the beast demanding he send one of this daughters in his place. The Broadway production closed to make way for Disney's next musical venture, The Little Mermaid. ", "Ann Hould-Ward's costumes give 'Disney's Beauty and the Beast,' at the Saenger Theater Dec. 29-Jan. 3", "Beauty and the Beast comes to Halifax - will you be their guest? Is the prince really eleven years old when the spell is cast? [86][87], This article is about the stage musical adaptation. But his mouth is saying something else. Lumiere. . [169], On July 5, 2022, ABC reported that a live-action/animation special is in development that will air on December 15, 2022, with Hamish Hamilton set to direct and Jon M. Chu as executive producer. Nothing happened till the Disney execs started to pursue the project from their end. [69] Most of the changes (except for the new reduced orchestration, which isn't available for licensing), were added to the official licensed script in June 2021. 50 Years On, Original Pippin Cast Members Look Back . [140], According to an article in the Houston Chronicle, "The catalyst for Disney's braving the stage was an article by The New York Times theater critic Frank Rich that praised Beauty and the Beast as 1991's best musical. A second national tour opened in 1999 with Susan Owen as Belle and Grant Norman as The Beast. We are thrilled to announce the 51 winners! [26] The elaborate costumes resulted in their fair share of technical difficulties, malfunctions and performance restrictions,[24] many of which manifested during the seven-week tryouts in Houston. She cleans his injuries, and after a brief argument about whose fault this is, the Beast thanks her for her kindness, and thus, their friendship is born. In addition, wanting another musical film, Katzenberg asked songwriters Howard Ashman and Alan Menken, who had written the song score for The Little Mermaid, to turn Beauty and the Beast into a Broadway-style musical film in the same vein as Mermaid. She begs him not to leave her because she has found a home in his company ("End Duet"), but despite this, he dies; Belle sobs on his body and says she loves him just before the last rose petal falls. 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Instead of taking the chance to run home, Belle helps him back to the castle. [15] In her Broadway debut,[13] then-22-year-old actress Susan Egan was cast as the musical's original Belle. On her side of the river, Father, there is no one but Catherine. Belle: Of course I came back. To break the curse, the Beast must learn to love Belle and earn her love in return before the last petal falls from an enchanted rose or else he will remain a monster forever. [15][32] Attempts to develop the Beauty and the Beast story into a film were made in the 1930s and 1950s, but were ultimately given up because it "proved to be a challenge" for the story team. When he refuses, she reveals her identity and, for the prince's arrogance, she transforms him into a beast and his servants into household objects. In 2005, Disney and Stage Entertainment produced a new version of the show, directed by Glenn Casale, using brand new sets and costumes. Belle tearfully professes her love to the Beast, and the spell is undone, reviving the Beast and restoring his human form along with all his servants and his castle. In South America, Argentina was the first country to produce it, with Marisol Otero as Belle, Juan Rod as Beast, Diego Jaraz as Gaston, Gustavo Monje as LeFou, Pablo Lizaso as Lumire, Mnica Nuez as Mrs. Potts, Omar Pini as Cogsworth, Alejandra Radano as Babette and Rodolfo Valss as Maurice. [22], Lighting designer Natasha Katz was hired to work on Beauty and the Beast. [39] According to co-director Kirk Wise, O'Hara was given the role because she "had a unique quality, a tone she would hit that made her special",[40] reminiscent to that of American actress and singer Judy Garland. Walt Disney's BEAUTY & THE BEAST CD Original BROADWAY CAST RECORDING. There was also commentary from producer Don Hahn, interviews with the cast and an inside look at how the animation was created. She faces the same dangers, shows the same courage. [39] The gown became the first costume built for the production in order to accommodate Disney's mandate to market the dress in photoshoots and commercials starring Egan and Mann, six months prior to rehearsals. [22] Hould-Ward designed the leads' costumes from the perspective of her daughter Leah, explaining, "when Leah comes to see it, she remembers from the movie that the Beast was in that blue jacket. It is scored for percussion (including Drum Kit, Glockenspiel and other instruments), double bass, three woodwind players, a brass section consisting of a trumpet and French horn, violin, cello, synthesizer and piano (optionally doubling synthesized harp and celeste). "To our friend, Howard, who gave a mermaid her voice and a beast his soul, This article is about the 1987 TV series. The album was certified gold by the RIAA on December 7, 2000.[80]. Maurice's socks are always mismatched in the movie. The Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration cast includes: While there is no continue or game saving ability, players can use a code to start the game at any of the seven levels. Belle Belle, Gaston, Silly Girls, Ensemble, No Matter What [Reprise]/Wolf Chase*# Maurice, Gaston LeFou, Gaston, Silly Girls, Ensemble, Something There Belle, Beast, Lumiere, Mrs. Potts, Cogsworth, Maison Des Lunes*# Gaston, LeFou, Monsieur D' Arque, Beauty and the Beast (Reprise) The Company, This page was last edited on 26 October 2022, at 01:15. It was executive produced by Ron Koslow, the creator of the original, along with the earlier show's producers, Paul Junger Witt and Tony Thomas. It was reported that Disney Theatrical planned to revive the show on Broadway for the 2008 holiday season, but Disney did not pursue this. Prior to the showing of the film, Sparks showed an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the newly restored film and the making of her new Beauty and the Beast music video. Following the success of The Little Mermaid (1989), Walt Disney Pictures decided to adapt the fairy tale, which Richard Purdum originally conceived as a non-musical period drama. [64] On August 25, 2011, Disney announced that the 3D version of the film would make its American debut at Hollywood's El Capitan Theatre from September 215, 2011. [85] At the time Beauty and the Beast was the most successful animated Disney film release, and the first animated film to reach $100million in the United States and Canada in its initial run. [60] The finished film premiered at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood on November 13, 1991, beginning a limited release before expanding wide on November 22,[59] along with An American Tail: Fievel Goes West. Lansbury reportedly reduced everyone in the studio to tears with her rendition, nailing the song in the one take asked of her. Who'd have thought it? A tightly wound, enchanted stuffy mantle clock and head of the Beast's castle. Meanwhile, Maurice returns to the village and fails to convince the townsfolk of Belle's predicament. Catherine Chandler 46 episodes 1987-1989 Renn Woods Edie 44 episodes 1987-1989 David Greenlee Mouse voiced by Paige OHara and 28 others. The musical has grossed more than $1.7 billion worldwide and played in thirteen countries and 115 cities. The head of the castle's kitchen. [118] David Sims of The Atlantic wrote that the 2017 film "feels particularly egregious, in part, because it's so slavishly devoted to the original; every time it falls short of its predecessor (which is quite often), it's hard not to notice". Original cast [ edit] The original "Beauties" included Maggie Tabberer, Dita Cobb, Ena Harwood (mother of Andrew Harwood ), Patricia Firman, Patricia Lovell, Hazel Phillips, Noeline Brown and Freda Lesslie. The ending credits are longer to necessitate the addition of an additional passage of score music, the version of the 'Transformation' theme that was cut out of the original film, to the end of the film. A prince transformed into a terrifying beast for his lack of compassion; short-tempered and commanding, but with a warm, loving heart buried far beneath his gruff exterior. 's office. After dinner, Belle gets a tour of the castle courtesy of Cogsworth and Lumire. George R. R. Martin, who would later write the A Song of Ice and Fire book series which were later adapted into the acclaimed television series Game of Thrones, was a writer and producer on the show. Most of the original Broadway cast returned, including Susan Egan, Terrence Mann, Gary Beach, Beth Fowler, Burke Moses and Tom Bosley. Based on the original Broadway production that ran for over thirteen years and was nominated for nine Tony Awards, and the Academy Award-winning motion picture, Disney's . [176][177] Disney on Ice produced an ice version of the movie that opened in 1992 in Lakeland, Florida. Appalled by Gaston's forwardness, Belle once again voices her need for a life outside this provincial life ("Belle (Reprise)"). [21] Meanwhile, Madame de la Grande Bouche was the production's most expensive costume. [11] Woolverton learned that Disney had commissioned her to adapt the animated film she had written into a Broadway musical while she was vacationing with her family in Maui, and her initial response to the idea was "Yikes". [16], Beauty and the Beast is considered to be Broadway's first legitimate family show,[13] responsible for birthing an entirely new generation of young theatergoers. A few months after starting anew, Purdum resigned as director. The show's rights became available (in association with Josef Weinberger Ltd.) to amateur performing groups and regional musical societies. Three years later, in 2002, Beauty and the Beast finally opened in Brazil at Teatro Abril, one of the biggest theaters in the country. Extra lives, keys and other items are hidden throughout the levels. There are several video games that are loosely based on the film: The first video game based on the film was titled Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Quest and is an action platformer for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. [36] Roth was particularly impressed with the designer's contributions to the musicals Sunday in the Park With George and Into the Woods. Belle uses the mirror to show the Beast to the townsfolk, proving her father's sanity. On his way to a fair to showcase his latest invention, an automatic wood-chopper, Maurice gets lost in the forest and seeks refuge in the Beast's castle, but the Beast imprisons him for trespassing. [5] It ranked as the third-most successful film of 1991 in North America, surpassed only by the summer blockbusters Terminator 2: Judgment Day and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. Also in "Belle (Reprise)", The Silly Girls take Belle's part in the beginning of the song instead of Belle having to sing the whole song. As Belle, the player must reach the Beast's castle and break the spell to live happily ever after. The Beast immediately turns on Gaston and is prepared to kill him, but spares his life after seeing the fear in his eyes. [117] Dana Schwartz of the Observer criticized some of the 2017 film changes to characters such as the Beast and Gaston as regressive by watering down their distinguishing personalities from the 1991 film, further arguing that the added backstory to the characters in the 2017 version failed to "advance the plot or theme in any meaningful way". MUSICAL-ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST - Beauty & The Beast-a New Musical - CD - **BRAND NEW/STILL SEALED**. The trombonist doubles on bass trombone and tuba. [26] Jerome Weeks of Variety responded to the show with a positive review, praising the performances of Egan, Mann and Moses, as well as the Beast's new song "If I Can't Love Her". However, they arrive too late, for Gaston and the mob had already reached the castle. The official database for Broadway theatre information . [31] On working on the musical without Ashman, Menken explained that "The main challenge was blending the lyrics of Tim Rice with those of Howard. It zips from one number to another, throwing a ton of frenetically edited eye candy at the screen, charmlessly." [5] Meanwhile, the costume of Lumiere alone was built by a team of forty people,[5] including a creator of the prosthetic candle, hair and Vac-U-Form specialist; the pyrotechnician, man responsible for equipping the costume's pyro unit with butane and man operating the butane tank were each separate people. We're together now; everything's going to be fine, you'll see. [35] Eisner especially enjoyed the song, demanding that it be included in international productions as well, to which he personally traveled in order to teach it to the cast. Beauty and the Beast (2017) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. In Kingdom Hearts , the world is featured again, this time as a hallucination that follows the plot of the movie more closely. [32] The idea for the song originated while Braxton was still in negotiations with Disney to appear in the show for a total of three months, but various circumstances led to the singer constantly delaying signing the contract. The television series starred New Zealand actor Jay Ryan as Vincent (the "beast") and Canadian actress Kristin Kreuk as Catherine (the "beauty"). The musical continued to tour Japan until May 2017.[59]. [22] Because the castle's enchanted staff is slowly transforming into objects, shown at various stages of transformation without ever completely becoming the objects themselves, Hould-Ward was required to create several different costumes for each character in order to depict the transformation as the show progresses. With Julie Alanah Brighton as Belle, Alasdair Harvey as the Beast, Burke Moses as Gaston, Derek. Beauty and the Beast [Original Broadway Cast Recording] Review. The original cast of this third Spanish production included Tala del Val as Belle, Ignasi Vidal as Beast, Daniel Diges as Gaston, Ral Pea as LeFou, Diego Rodrguez as Lumire, Mone as Mrs. Potts, Frank Capdet as Cogsworth, Marta Capel as Babette, Eva Diago as Madame de la Grande Bouche and Enrique R. del Portal as Maurice. The Original Australian Cast Recording was released in 1995. Vincent: Catherine swims across that river as well. [175] Two direct-to-video followups (which take place during the timeline depicted in the original film) were produced by Walt Disney Television Animation: Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas in 1997 and Belle's Magical World in 1998; in contrast to the universal acclaim of the original, reception to the sequels was extremely negative.
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