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pos: Beauty and the Beast (2017 film) were revealed to be in talks to play Gaston and the Beast respectively, and Watson confirmed their casting the following day through tweets. The rest of the principal cast, including Josh Gad, Emma Thompson, Kevin Kline, Audra McDonald, Ian McKellen, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Ewan McGregor and Stanley Tucci were announced between March and April to play LeFou, Mrs. Potts, Maurice, Madame de Garderobe, Cogsworth, Plumette, Lumière and Cadenza, respectively. Susan Egan, who originated the role of Belle on Broadway, commented on the casting of Watson as "perfect". Paige O'Hara, who voiced Belle in the original animated film and its sequels, offered

neg: Beauty and the Beast (Disney song) of love is as timeless and ageless as a "tale as old as time". Lansbury's rendition is heard during the famous ballroom sequence between Belle and the Beast, while a shortened chorale version plays in the closing scenes of the film, and the song's motif features frequently in other pieces of Menken's film score. Lansbury was initially hesitant to record "Beauty and the Beast" because she felt that it was not suitable for her aging singing voice, but ultimately completed the song in one take. "Beauty and the Beast" was subsequently recorded as a pop duet by Canadian singer Celine

neg: Beauty and the Beast (Disney song) singing for Disney in the musical film "Bedknobs and Broomsticks" (1971), Lansbury, who was more accustomed to performing uptempo songs, was hesitant to record the ballad because of its unfamiliar rock style. Although she liked the song, Lansbury also worried that her aging singing voice was no longer strong enough to record "Beauty and the Beast", and was especially concerned about having to sustain its longer notes. Lansbury suggested that the songwriters ask someone else to sing "Beauty and the Beast", but they insisted that she simply "sing the song the way [she] envisioned it." On October 6, 1990, "Beauty

neg: Beauty and the Beast (musical) against this practice for "Beauty and the Beast". Eisner concluded that most of the film's original voice actors would be too busy to reprise their roles onstage. In her Broadway debut, then-22-year-old actress Susan Egan was cast as the musical's original Belle. Egan, who had not yet seen the film, had been auditioning for several other Broadway projects at the time – namely "My Fair Lady", "Carousel" and "Grease" – in which she was much more interested. Despite longing to originate a Broadway role, the actress was initially reluctant to audition for "Beauty and the Beast" because she thought that

neg: Beauty and the Beast (musical) run in "Beauty and the Beast", Egan would famously go on to voice Meg in Disney's animated musical "Hercules" (1997), establishing herself as a popular voice and film actress. Following the success of "Human Again", the song was later incorporated into reissues of the animated film in the form of an animated musical sequence. "Beauty and the Beast" is considered to be Broadway's first legitimate family show, responsible for birthing an entirely new generation of young theatregoers. The family demographic of the musical established inspired international productions of "Aladdin" and "Matilda". According to "The Complete Book of 1990s Broadway Musicals"

neg: Beauty and the Beast (Disney song) Beauty and the Beast (Disney song) "Beauty and the Beast" is a song written by lyricist Howard Ashman and composer Alan Menken for the Disney animated feature film "Beauty and the Beast" (1991). The film's theme song, the Broadway-inspired ballad was first recorded by British-American actress Angela Lansbury in her role as the voice of the character Mrs. Potts, and essentially describes the relationship between its two main characters Belle and the Beast, specifically how the couple has learned to accept their differences and in turn change each other for the better. Additionally, the song's lyrics imply that the feeling

neg: Beauty and the Beast (1991 film) the Beast (voice of Robby Benson), a prince who is magically transformed into a monster and his servants into household objects as punishment for his arrogance, and Belle (voice of Paige O'Hara), a young woman whom he imprisons in his castle to become a prince again. To break the curse, Beast must learn to love Belle and earn her love in return before the last petal falls from an enchanted rose or else the Beast will remain a monster forever. The film also features the voices of Richard White, Jerry Orbach, David Ogden Stiers, and Angela Lansbury. Walt Disney first

neg: Howard Ashman productive and continued to write songs. After the first screening for "Beauty and the Beast" on March 10, 1991, the animators visited Ashman in the hospital. He weighed 80 pounds, had lost his sight, and could barely speak. The animators and producer Don Hahn told him that the film was incredibly well received by the press. On the early morning of March 14, Ashman, age 40, died from complications from AIDS, in New York City"." "Beauty and the Beast" is dedicated ""To our friend Howard, who gave a mermaid her voice and a beast his soul, we will be forever

neg: Gaston (Beauty and the Beast) from filmmaker Jean Cocteau's 1946 film adaptation of the fairy tale into their own version of "Beauty and the Beast". Gaston, a character who does not exist in the original fairy tale, was among several elements borrowed from the live-action version of the story, based on a character Cocteau himself had created specifically for his film: Avenant, portrayed by French actor Jean Marais who also plays the Beast in a dual role. Similar to Cocteau's addition of Avenant, Gaston was created for the animated adaptation because Disney felt that the story could potentially benefit from a legitimate villain, which the

neg: Beauty and the Beast (1991 film) members of the film's production team visited him after the film's well-received first screening, with Don Hahn commenting that "the film would be a great success. Who'd have thought it?", to which Ashman replied with "I would." A tribute to the lyricist was included at the end of the credits crawl: ""To our friend, Howard, who gave a mermaid her voice, and a beast his soul. We will be forever grateful. Howard Ashman: 1950–1991"." A pop version of the "Beauty and the Beast" theme, performed by Céline Dion and Peabo Bryson over the end credits, was released as a commercial

neg: Beastly months. Beastly Beastly is a 2007 novel by Alex Flinn. It is a retelling of the fairytale "Beauty and the Beast" set in modern-day New York City from the view of the beast. Flinn researched many versions of the "Beauty and the Beast" story to write her book. Many of these are playfully alluded to in portions of the book, particularly the chat room transcripts in which the character of Kyle talks to other teens who have been transformed into creatures. Kyle Kingsbury is rich, handsome and popular; is also selfish, shallow and cruel. He plays a mean "practical joke"

neg: Beastly Beastly Beastly is a 2007 novel by Alex Flinn. It is a retelling of the fairytale "Beauty and the Beast" set in modern-day New York City from the view of the beast. Flinn researched many versions of the "Beauty and the Beast" story to write her book. Many of these are playfully alluded to in portions of the book, particularly the chat room transcripts in which the character of Kyle talks to other teens who have been transformed into creatures. Kyle Kingsbury is rich, handsome and popular; is also selfish, shallow and cruel. He plays a mean "practical joke" on

neg: Evermore (Beauty and the Beast song) the instrumentation, to "melted-chocolate", gradually becoming more human-sounding as the song progresses. Belting comfortably, Stevens' voice has been compared to that of Terrence Man, the actor who originated the role of the Beast in the Broadway adaptation and recorded "If I Can't Love Her". Mumbling slightly, Stevens begin the song using a more "guttural" part of his voice in an effort to impersonate the sound of a beast before the song truly progresses into "a soaring love ballad". Some traces of Auto-Tune can be heard in Stevens' performance. When Disney released the film's first official trailer in November 2016, "Billboard"'s

neg: Belle (Beauty and the Beast) protective of Belle, explaining, "[she] was my first-born child, so there’s a little bit of possessiveness, which really I had to let it go". "Beauty and the Beast", Belle performs the film's opening number, "Belle", which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 64th Academy Awards in 1992. In 1998, O'Hara was nominated for an Annie Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Female Performer in an Animated Feature Production for reprising her role as Belle in the second of "Beauty and the Beast"'s three direct-to-video sequels, "Belle's Magical World". To commemorate

neg: Beauty and the Beast (1992 film) maid who is capable of doing magic. The beast tells Beauty that he has decided to spare her life but she cannot leave the castle. Beauty is given a comfortable room and grand clothes to wear. When she sleeps, Beauty is visited by a sinister fairy who tells her to beware of the apparent kindness of the beast. Time passes and the friendship between Beauty and the beast grows deeper. One night after dinner, the beast asks Beauty if she should like to be his wife. Beauty gently turns him down, but the beast insists that he will grant her

neg: Beauty and the Beast (David Bowie song) Beauty and the Beast (David Bowie song) "Beauty and the Beast" is a song by David Bowie, the first track on his 1977 album ""Heroes"". It was issued as the second single from the album in January 1978, becoming a minor UK hit, peaking at No. 39 on the UK Singles Chart. The opening music, a disjointed combination of piano, guitar, electronics and voice rising steadily to a crescendo, has been described as sounding like "Bowie is about to turn into The Incredible Hulk before your very ears". The song proper features Robert Fripp on lead guitar, with treatments and

neg: Something There Something There "Something There" is a song written by lyricist Howard Ashman and composer Alan Menken for Walt Disney Pictures 30th animated feature film "Beauty and the Beast" (1991). Sung by the majority of the film's main cast, the song was recorded by American actors Paige O'Hara as Belle and Robby Benson as the Beast via voice over, featuring actors Jerry Orbach, Angela Lansbury and David Ogden Stiers as Lumiere, Mrs. Potts and Cogsworth, respectively. The only song performed by the Beast, "Something There" is heard midway through "Beauty and the Beast "during a scene in which Belle and the

neg: Beauty and the Beast (Disney song) melody as "flowing", while BuzzFeed's Aylin Zafar wrote that the song is "Tender and warm." Writing for the "Chicago Tribune", Gene Siskel described Lansbury's voice, which spans two octaves from B♭ to E♭, as "richly textured". Meanwhile, Michael Cheang of "The Star" and Bill Gibron of PopMatters wrote that Lansbury performed using a "fragile" "calm, motherly" tone. Instrumentally, "Beauty and the Beast" features several chord changes, woodwinds, and violins. GamesRadar observed that "Beauty and the Beast" includes a key change during which "the music swells, and then the orchestra subsides to leave just trembling violins." Describing the ballad as "soaring",

neg: Beauty and the Beast (Disney song) the song as "superb." Lansbury's vocal performance has also been singled out for praise: "Slant Magazine"s Jaime N. Christley wrote that Lansbury "delivers the film's title tune, gooey treacle that it is, like nobody's business." Describing the song as "beautiful", the "Chicago Tribune"s Gene Siskel wrote that "Beauty and the Beast" is "performed poignantly by the richly textured voice of Angela Lansbury." Similarly, PopMatters' Bill Gibron penned, "the moment Angela Lansbury’s trite teapot steps up to sing the title song, all dry eye bets are off." The "New York Post"s Lou Lumenick wrote that "Beauty and the Beast" was "unforgettably

neg: Belle (Beauty and the Beast) which the studio agreed despite its costliness. O'Hara credited the filmmaker's decision with developing both the film and Belle and the Beast's relationship. O'Hara and Benson became the first Disney voice actors to record together. In total, the recording process took over two years to complete. O'Hara had already been friends with co-star Richard White, who voices Gaston, for 15 years. Despite her successful stage career, O'Hara was virtually unknown to Hollywood audiences when she was cast in "Beauty and the Beast"; she was one of the last obscure actresses to be cast in a feature-length Disney animated film before

neg: Belle (Disney song) musical." According to Broadway actress and singer Paige O'Hara, who both recorded the song and provided the voice of Belle, Ashman and Menken "wanted to leave the pop music sound of "Mermaid" behind and go for something more Jerome Kern/Rodgers & Hammerstein" for "Beauty and the Beast". The film's songs and musical numbers, which were written to both "propel the plot" and offer "character development", were heavily influenced by French, classical and traditional Broadway music. Additionally, Menken described "Belle" and the other "Beauty and the Beast" songs to "The New York Times "as "tangents from 18th-century France". Written in a

neg: Beast (Beauty and the Beast) of a gorilla, tusks of a wild boar, legs and tail of a wolf, and body of a bear. However, he felt it important that the Beast's eyes remain human. In fear that Glen Keane would design the Beast to resemble voice actor Robby Benson, Walt Disney Studios chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg did not allow Keane to see Benson during production of the film. The Beast is not of any one species of animal, but a chimera (a mixture of several animals), who would probably be classified as a carnivore overall. He has the head structure and horns of a buffalo,

neg: The Beast and the Beauty The Beast and the Beauty The Beast and the Beauty () is a 2005 South Korean romantic comedy film. Voice actor Gu Dong-gun (Ryoo Seung-bum) is in a predicament as his blind girlfriend Jang Hae-ju (Shin Min-a) suddenly receives surgery to regain her eyesight. Having lied to Hae-ju about his appearance, the insecure Dong-gun chooses to undergo extreme measures to change his appearance, while promising Hae-ju that he will return soon after a project in Hawaii. Meanwhile, Hae-ju bumps into Tak Joon-ha (Kim Kang-woo) - Dong-gun's high school friend whose appearance is how Dong-gun described himself to Hae-ju - and

neg: The Beast and the Beauty mistakes him for Dong-gun. Hilarity ensues as Dong-gun finds himself struggling to hold onto the woman he loves. The Beast and the Beauty The Beast and the Beauty () is a 2005 South Korean romantic comedy film. Voice actor Gu Dong-gun (Ryoo Seung-bum) is in a predicament as his blind girlfriend Jang Hae-ju (Shin Min-a) suddenly receives surgery to regain her eyesight. Having lied to Hae-ju about his appearance, the insecure Dong-gun chooses to undergo extreme measures to change his appearance, while promising Hae-ju that he will return soon after a project in Hawaii. Meanwhile, Hae-ju bumps into Tak Joon-ha

neg: Belle (Beauty and the Beast) her voice", envisioning a voice similar to that of American entertainer Judy Garland. American actress and singer Paige O'Hara was performing on Broadway when she first read about Disney's then-upcoming animated project "Beauty and the Beast" in an article in "The New York Times". Upon discovering that the studio was holding auditions for the lead role of Belle and, at the behest of lyricist Howard Ashman and composer Alan Menken, specifically recruiting Broadway performers, O'Hara immediately insisted that her agent get her an audition. Familiar with O'Hara's Broadway stint as Ellie May Chipley in the musical "Show Boat"; Ashman had

neg: Susan Egan for Disney's "The Little Mermaid Live" show. Egan performed a medley of songs from "Beauty and the Beast". The June 6 performance also included the original "Little Mermaid" voice actress Jodi Benson performing with the rest of the "Live" cast. From July 20–29, 2018, Egan reprised the role of Belle in the 5-Star Theatre's production of "Beauty and the Beast" at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza. On television, Egan is known for her co-starring role as Nikki Cox's best friend in "Nikki". Egan's voice has been featured in the English language versions of two feature films by Hayao Miyazaki,

neg: King's Quest VI — something I believe no business should ever do". The Windows version also included higher resolution character portraits in dialogue sequences. Emmy-winning director Stuart M. Rosen directed the voice cast of "King's Quest VI" for the CD-ROM version, which included actor Robby Benson (voice of the Beast in Disney's "Beauty and the Beast"), who voiced Prince Alexander. Five additional people to the game's team were involved in the development of the CD-ROM version. The second "King's Quest Collection" had a number of editions in which the CD with "King's Quest VI" did not include the "Girl in the Tower" theme

neg: Tony Jay as "Night Court" (1991), "The Golden Girls" (1987), "Twins" (1988), and "Eerie, Indiana" (1991). Bigger roles included Paracelsus on the 1987 CBS TV series adaptation of "Beauty and the Beast"; Minister Campio on "" (1992); and Lex Luthor's villainous aide-de-camp Nigel St. John in "" (1992–95). Jay's voice-over work included Monsieur D'Arque, the amoral asylum superintendent, in Disney's 1991 hit animated film version of "Beauty and the Beast". From 1994–2001 he supplied the voice for the virus Megabyte in the computer animated television show "ReBoot". According to one source, Jay was preferred to Patrick Stewart, Derek Jacobi, Ian McKellen for

neg: Behind a Mask Muir both the "Beauty" and the "Beast". According to Butterworth-McDermott, the story is a criticism on the common literary trope of a woman spending her life healing a “Beast.” According to her argument, Alcott defies this literary trope by creating a character that is both beauty and beastly: Jean plays the role of a "Beauty" in order to hide her true nature as a "Beast". The novel frequently receives feminist readings from literary critics. For example, Judith Fetterley, a well-known scholar on the works of Louisa May Alcott, argues that Alcott's motivation for writing the book was because she was

neg: Gaston (Beauty and the Beast) Gaston (Beauty and the Beast) Gaston is a fictional character who appears in Walt Disney Pictures' 30th animated feature film "Beauty and the Beast" (1991). Voiced by American actor and singer Richard White, Gaston is an arrogant hunter whose unrequited feelings for the intellectual Belle drive him to murder his adversary, the Beast, once he realizes she cares for him instead. Gaston serves as a foil personality to the Beast, who was once as vain as Gaston prior to his transformation. An original character who is not present in the "Beauty and the Beast" fairy tale by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de

neg: Gleneagle Secondary School 2015 by Amy Clausen, who took over during the pre production of Beauty and the Beast (2016.) Notable productions of the past include: The Grapes of Wrath (play), Parfumerie (play), The Actor's Nightmare (play), The Wizard Of Oz, Seussical (musical), Thoroughly Modern Millie, Footloose, Shrek the Musical, Beauty and the Beast, as well as a number of student-written and director-written/adapted plays. Notable alumni of the theatre program at Gleneagle Secondary have gone on to attend widely well-regarded theatre schools all around the world such as Studio 58 in Vancouver, Randolph Academy in Toronto, and Circle In The Square Theatre School

neg: Beauty and the Beast (Disney song) success," while "People" wrote that the release of "Beauty and the Beast" is when the singer truly went "global." In the wake of "Beauty and the Beast"'s success, young fans who had not yet learned Dion's name would simply refer to her as "Beauty and the Beast". The commercial success of "Beauty and the Beast" ultimately earned Dion a $10 million recording contract with Sony Music International; the song was then included on Dion's successful self-titled studio album, serving as the record's "cornerstone". American musician Prince was so moved by Dion's performance on "Beauty and the Beast" after hearing it

neg: Belle (Beauty and the Beast) Belle (Beauty and the Beast) Belle is a fictional character who appears in Walt Disney Pictures' animated feature film "Beauty and the Beast" (1991). Originally voiced by American actress and singer Paige O'Hara, Belle is the non-conforming daughter of an inventor who yearns to abandon her predictable village life in return for adventure. When her father Maurice is imprisoned by a cold-hearted beast, Belle offers him her own freedom in exchange for her father's, and eventually learns to love the Beast despite his unsightly outward appearance. Walt Disney Studios chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg commissioned "Beauty and the Beast" as an animated

neg: Ocesa Teatro Ocesa Teatro OCESA Teatro is a division of Grupo CIE. It is dedicated to produce and promote theater, especially in Mexico City, being the largest producer in Mexico and Latin America. The theater division of OCESA, part of Grupo CIE (Corporación Interamericana de Entretenimiento), was created in 1997 for the production of stage plays and musicals. The first play produced was "Confesiones de Mujeres de 30" and later Disney's "Beauty and the Beast". Both plays became a great success and so did OCESA's Theater division. Moving from the Orfeon Theater where "Beauty and the Beast" was playing, the company was

neg: Belle (Beauty and the Beast) which her voice has changed over the course of 20 years. O'Hara would eventually return as the voice of Belle in the 2018 film "Ralph Breaks the Internet". According to producer Don Hahn, Beaumont's Belle is an "incredibly passive" character, the personality of whom he likened to those of Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella, as well as American actress and animal rights activist Doris Day, describing them as women who are "capable, but filling a role that women might fill in the 1950s and 1960s.” The filmmakers painstakingly reworked Belle into a more three-dimensional character by providing her with goals and

neg: Beauty and the Beast (1992 film) arrival of Clara, the beast's servant, who is there to remind Beauty of the promise she made. Beauty and Clara return to the castle, which is now in a run-down state. Beauty find the beast, who manages to give her a forgiving last farewell before dying. Beauty weeps, wishing that she could tell the beast that she loves him and that if he returned to her, she would marry him. The beast awakens, his body disappearing to reveal a handsome prince. An evil fairy, the same one as in Beauty's dreams, had cast a spell upon the prince, so that

neg: Gaston (Beauty and the Beast) his fall. Disney hosted an open casting call for the character, which several actors attended. Among the actors who auditioned for the role was Rupert Everett, who Disney decided not to cast because the filmmakers felt that he did not sound arrogant enough to voice such a proud character; Everett would ultimately go on to voice Prince Charming, a similar character who appears in the "Shrek" film series, using the critique of not sounding arrogant enough to play Gaston to secure the role. American actor and opera singer Richard White was selected to voice Gaston. His initial audition was first

neg: Hal Smith (actor) replacing Sterling Holloway, who had provided the voice of the character for many years. He then voiced the two characters in "Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore" in 1983, as well as Disney Channel's television series "Welcome to Pooh Corner". On the television series "The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh" in 1988, Jim Cummings took over as Pooh while Smith continued playing Owl. The two voice actors sometimes rotated the voice of Winnie the Pooh. In 1991, Smith provided the voice of Philippe the Horse in the Disney film "Beauty and the Beast", and in voiced Jafar's

neg: Beauty and the Beast (1987 film) tells her about the curse. All his former subjects reappear along with her family who can now visit her whenever they want. She is also now a princess. Beauty and the Beast (1987 film) Beauty and the Beast (alternatively: Cannon Movie Tales: Beauty and the Beast in United States, Die Schöne und das Biest in West Germany, La Bella e la Bestia in Italy, La Belle et la Bête in France) is a 1987 American/Israeli musical film, part of the 1980 film series Cannon Movie Tales. It is a contemporary version of the classic tale of Beauty and the Beast.

neg: Beast (Beauty and the Beast) Beast (Beauty and the Beast) The Beast is a fictional character who appears in Walt Disney Animation Studios' 30th animated feature film "Beauty and the Beast" (1991). He also appears in the film's two direct-to-video followups "" and "Belle's Magical World". Based on the hero of the French fairy tale by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont, the Beast was created by screenwriter Linda Woolverton and animated by Glen Keane. A pampered prince transformed into a hideous beast as punishment for his cold-hearted and selfish ways, the Beast must, in order to return to his former self, earn the love of a

neg: Evermore (Beauty and the Beast song) the actor sound more "beast-like", sound engineers digitally modified Stevens' voice, which Menken produced himself. Auto-Tune was used to make Stevens' voice sound lower and heavier. Menken continued making minor changes to the song well into production. On recording a new song, Stevens said, "the pressure's sort of off — but it's also on — because it doesn't have to sound like it did before, but it should sound good enough to sit alongside the music that's already pretty great." Stevens agreed that the song is "a big, romantic, soaring number" about the Beast lamenting "I've fallen in love with

neg: Beast (Beauty and the Beast) the villagers. Beast (Beauty and the Beast) The Beast is a fictional character who appears in Walt Disney Animation Studios' 30th animated feature film "Beauty and the Beast" (1991). He also appears in the film's two direct-to-video followups "" and "Belle's Magical World". Based on the hero of the French fairy tale by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont, the Beast was created by screenwriter Linda Woolverton and animated by Glen Keane. A pampered prince transformed into a hideous beast as punishment for his cold-hearted and selfish ways, the Beast must, in order to return to his former self, earn the love

neg: Beauty and the Beast (1946 film) Beauty and the Beast (1946 film) Beauty and the Beast ( - also the UK title) is a 1946 French romantic fantasy film directed by French poet and filmmaker Jean Cocteau. Starring Josette Day as Belle and Jean Marais as the Beast, it is an adaptation of the 1757 story "Beauty and the Beast", written by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont and published as part of a fairy tale anthology. The plot of Cocteau's film revolves around Belle's father who is sentenced to death for picking a rose from Beast's garden. Belle offers to go back to the Beast in her

neg: La La Land (film) film's budget since he felt high-quality musicals could not be made cheaply. Initially, Miles Teller and Emma Watson were slated to star in the leads. Watson dropped out because of a commitment to the 2017 musical adaptation of "Beauty and the Beast", while Teller departed via long contract negotiations. Conversely, Gosling turned down a role as the Beast in "Beauty and the Beast" in favor of "La La Land". Chazelle decided to make his characters somewhat older, with experience in struggling to make their dreams, rather than younger newcomers just arriving in Los Angeles. Emma Stone plays Mia, a struggling

neg: Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas He explains that everyone understands how Beast feels about the holiday, but giving a gift to another is a way of saying "I care about you". The Beast gets in the mood, and demands Forte to compose a song as a present, who agrees unhappily. When he leaves, Forte puts his plans in motion, and plays beautiful music, attracting Belle to his room. Forte quickly manipulates the situation, telling her that the tree has always been Beast's favorite part of Christmas, and that she would find a much better tree in the Black Forest, the woods outside the castle. Getting

neg: World of Color narrative darkens and Mufasa's death scene from "The Lion King" unfolds erratically on the bay. After a brief moment of silence, the show enters its climax. "So Close" from "Enchanted" plays as touching scenes from Disney's animated films (including "The Lion King", "Bambi", "Dumbo", "Tangled", "Lady and the Tramp", "The Princess and the Frog" and "Beauty and the Beast") are projected. The transformation scene from "Beauty and the Beast" takes place, being followed by other famous moments from "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", "Sleeping Beauty", "The Princess and the Frog" and "Cinderella". Immediately following "Cinderella", the fountains and lighting

neg: Beauty and the Beast (1991 film) in "Kingdom Hearts II", the world's primary antagonist being Xaldin, an original character created for the series, but who shares several traits with Forte, the main antagonist of "Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas". Beauty and the Beast (1991 film) Beauty and the Beast is a 1991 American animated musical romantic fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 30th Disney animated feature film and the third released during the Disney Renaissance period, it is based on the French fairy tale of the same name by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont who was

neg: Beauty and the Beast (1978 film) Beauty and the Beast (1978 film) Beauty and the Beast () is a Czech horror fairy tale film directed by Slovak film director Juraj Herz in 1978. The film is a re-telling of the classic tale "Beauty and the Beast". Herz made the innovative decision to depict the beast as a bird-like creature. It has a gothic atmosphere and setting, and a pervasive atmosphere of dread. For his direction, Herz received the Medalla Sitges en Oro de Ley at the Sitges Film Festival in 1979. Julie is a bankrupt merchant's daughter who, as the only one of the three daughters,

neg: Beauty and the Beast (2009 film) Beauty and the Beast (2009 film) Beauty and the Beast is a 2009 Australian fantasy film directed by David Lister and starring Estella Warren, Rhett Giles, and Victor Parascos, and loosely based upon the fairy tale of the same name. The film was released in 2009 on video under that title and aired in 2010 on Syfy television as "Beauty and the Beasts: A Dark Tale". A series of horrific murders has the Beast being blamed for the crimes. Belle (Estella Warren) and Beast (Victor Parascos) must work together to investigate the crimes and discover who the true murderer is

neg: Beauty and the Beast (musical) Beauty and the Beast (musical) Beauty and the Beast is a musical with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice, and book by Linda Woolverton. Adapted from Walt Disney Pictures' Academy Award-winning 1991 animated musical film of the same name – which in turn had been based on the classic French fairy tale by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont – "Beauty and the Beast" tells the story of a cold-blooded prince who has been magically transformed into an unsightly creature as punishment for his selfish ways. To revert into his true human form, the Beast must first

neg: Beauty and the Beast (1983 film) Beauty and the Beast (1983 film) Beauty and the Beast () is a 1983 Danish drama film written and directed by Nils Malmros. The film stars Line Arlien-Søborg as a sexually active 16-year-old and Jesper Klein as the father who struggles to accept his daughter's relationships with boys as well as his own jealousy. Malmros, who had worked with the young Arlien-Søborg on his coming-of-age drama, "Tree of Knowledge", wrote the role of the daughter specifically for her. Both Arlien-Søborg and Klein won the 1984 Bodil and Robert awards for acting. "Beauty and the Beast" received the 1984 Bodil Award

neg: Beauty and the Beast go to the castle and fight the Beast, but the merchant dissuades them, forbidding his children of ever going near the Beast. Eventually, Beauty decides to go to the Beast's castle. The Beast receives her graciously and informs her that she is now mistress of the castle, and he is her servant. He gives her lavish clothing and food and carries on lengthy conversations with her. Every night, the Beast asks Beauty to marry him, only to be refused each time. After each refusal, Beauty dreams of a handsome prince who pleads with her to answer why she keeps refusing

neg: Evermore (Beauty and the Beast song) song "adds more depth to the character" by "highlighting the changes he goes through throughout the movie." Similar to "If I Can't Love Her", "Evermore" provides the Beast with "a stronger voice". The song occurs at a pivotal moment in the film during which the Beast bemoans his decision to free Belle, while uncovering both his inner pain and growth as a character as he voices "a sad sense of longing." For the first time, audiences learn exactly how the Beast feels when he allows Belle to rescue Maurice, summarizing his love for her. In the musical sequence, the Beast

neg: Tony Jay the voice of Judge Claude Frollo in Disney's 1996 animated film adaptation of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame", directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise, who had also steered his performance in the film version of "Beauty and the Beast". Jay reprised Frollo's voice for Walt Disney World's nighttime light and fireworks show "Fantasmic!" From 1995 to 1996 Jay was the voice of the alien warlord Lord Dregg, the villain during the last two seasons of the original 1987 "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" animated TV series. He is also well-known among fans of the 1996–2003 video game series "Legacy of

neg: Belle (Beauty and the Beast) the studio began casting better known talent in subsequent animated projects. Since the November 1991 release of "Beauty and the Beast", O'Hara has returned to The Walt Disney Company on several occasions to voice Belle in a variety of media and merchandise, including its direct-to-video sequels " "(1997), "Belle's Magical World "(1998) and "Belle's Tales of Friendship "(1999), as well as various video game releases such as the "Kingdom Hearts" series and several audio and video recordings associated with the Disney Princess franchise. Additionally, O'Hara was hired by Disney to perform the song "Belle" at the 64th Academy Awards in

neg: Beauty and the Beast (Disney song) the Original Broadway Cast Recording of the musical, again performed by Fowler. While critical reception towards the musical ranged from negative to mixed, John Simon of "New York" commended Fowler for "manag[ing] to heat up and brighten [her] material". Within the realm of reality television talent competitions, "Beauty and the Beast" was covered on "The Voice Australia" by contestants Lionel Cole and Sabrina Batshon in 2014. Candice Barnes of "The Sydney Morning Herald" reviewed that the "song suited Sabrina best" while it was "too high" for Cole, in the end accusing both contestants of "destroying one of the best loved

neg: Jerry Orbach that he sang in "Beauty and the Beast". He later reprised his voice role of Lumière for the film's direct-to-video sequels, multiple episodes of "Disney's House of Mouse", and the previously-deleted song ("Human Again") that was added to the "Beauty and the Beast" 2002 IMAX re-release. In 1992, Orbach joined the main ensemble cast of "Law & Order" as the world-weary, wisecracking, streetwise NYPD homicide detective Lennie Briscoe. He had previously guest-starred as a defense attorney on the series, and was subsequently cast as the new "senior detective" following Paul Sorvino's departure. Orbach's portrayal of Detective Briscoe was based on

neg: Paige O'Hara Paige O'Hara Donna Paige Helmintoller, better known as Paige O'Hara (born May 10, 1956), is an American actress, voice actress, singer and painter. O'Hara began her career as a Broadway actress in 1983 when she portrayed Ellie May Chipley in the musical "Showboat". In 1991, she made her motion picture debut in Disney's "Beauty and the Beast", in which she voiced the film's heroine, Belle. Following the critical and commercial success of "Beauty and the Beast", O'Hara reprised her role as Belle in the film's two direct-to-video follow-ups, "" (1997) and "Belle's Magical World" (1998), and for a cameo appearance

neg: Beauty and the Beast (1991 film) Beauty and the Beast (1991 film) Beauty and the Beast is a 1991 American animated musical romantic fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 30th Disney animated feature film and the third released during the Disney Renaissance period, it is based on the French fairy tale of the same name by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont who was uncredited in the English version but credited in the French version, and ideas from the 1946 French film of the same name directed by Jean Cocteau. "Beauty and the Beast" focuses on the relationship between

neg: Belle (Beauty and the Beast) "that to solve this she "softened and used the microphone." As per the filmmakers' encouragement, the actress would occasionally ad-lib her own dialogue, none was included in the final film because it sounded "too modern". The animators would videotape O'Hara daily while she recorded to incorporate her "quirky" mannerisms, expressions and gestures into the character, among them her hair constantly falling into her eyes. O'Hara and American actor Robby Benson, who provides the voice of the Beast, asked Disney to allow the co-stars to record together as opposed to the traditional method of being isolated in a recording booth, to

neg: Beauty and the Beast (1946 film) children of any language, and quite a treat for their parents, too"; but the magazine concludes "Cocteau makes about a half-hour too much of a good thing—and few things pall like a dream that cannot be shaken off." In 1999 "Chicago Sun-Times" critic Roger Ebert added the film to his The Great Movies list, calling it "one of the most magical of all films" and a "fantasy alive with trick shots and astonishing effects, giving us a Beast who is lonely like a man and misunderstood like an animal." A 2002 "Village Voice" review found the film's "visual opulence" "both

neg: Gaston (Beauty and the Beast) non-playable character in the "Kingdom Hearts" video game "Kingdom Hearts χ" as an antagonist who controls an army of Heartless. Gaston has received generally favorable reviews from film critics. Simon Brew of Den of Geek was very receptive towards the character: "thanks to a mix of humour, believable character development, compelling motivation and the excellent voicing work of Richard White (proving you don’t need a big movie star on voice duties), he’s an utterly compelling antagonist, and an extremely interesting one." Writing for "Entertainment Weekly", Owen Gleiberman hailed Gaston as "a wonderful character", while "The Daily Beast" lauded the character

neg: Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas is a 1997 American direct-to-video animated Christmas musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. It takes place within the timeline of the 1991 film "Beauty and the Beast". The film sold 7.6million VHS tapes in 1997. The film starts out with everybody getting prepared for Christmas. Lumiere and Cogsworth argue about who saved Christmas last year. Chip begs Mrs. Potts to be the narrator of the story. After hesitating she agrees. Soon everyone is gathered around Mrs. Potts as she tells the events of

neg: Belle (Beauty and the Beast) her work on "Beauty and the Beast" and various contributions to Disney, O'Hara was honored with a Disney Legends award on August 19, 2011. Disney hired Spanish actress Penélope Cruz to pose as Belle in photographer Annie Leibovitz's Disney Dream Portrait Series, while actor Jeff Bridges posed as the Beast. The "Daily Mail" described the image as Cruz "wearing Belle's gorgeous yellow gown and being lifted high into the air by her prince," accompanied by the phrase "Where a moment of beauty lasts forever." Belle (Beauty and the Beast) Belle is a fictional character who appears in Walt Disney Pictures'

neg: Robby Benson practices Transcendental Meditation. Robby Benson Robin David Segal (born January 21, 1956), known by the stage name Robby Benson, is an American actor, voice actor, musician, singer, director, producer and educator. He is known as the voice of Beast in the Disney animated film "Beauty and the Beast" and its numerous sequels and spin-offs, and directed several episodes of the sitcom "Friends". Benson was born in Dallas, Texas, the son of Freda Ann ("née" Benson), a singer, actor, and business promotions manager, and Jerry Segal, a writer. His family is Jewish. Benson was raised in New York City and took

neg: Robby Benson Robby Benson Robin David Segal (born January 21, 1956), known by the stage name Robby Benson, is an American actor, voice actor, musician, singer, director, producer and educator. He is known as the voice of Beast in the Disney animated film "Beauty and the Beast" and its numerous sequels and spin-offs, and directed several episodes of the sitcom "Friends". Benson was born in Dallas, Texas, the son of Freda Ann ("née" Benson), a singer, actor, and business promotions manager, and Jerry Segal, a writer. His family is Jewish. Benson was raised in New York City and took his mother's maiden

neg: Beauty and the Beast (1992 film) anything in the world to please her. Beauty asks if she will be allowed to return her home and see her family for a week. The beast agrees, but warns that if she stays away for longer than a week, he will die. The beast gives her a magic ring that she need only twist to be taken to her family. That night Beauty twists the ring and goes to bed. She dreams of the sinister fairy again, who tells her that this is her chance and that she must let the beast die for her own sake. Beauty wakes

neg: Beauty and the Beast (Disney song) ad-libbing "Ooh". Similarities have been drawn between the song and "Somewhere Out There" from the animated film "An American Tail". Unlike Lansbury's original, the Dion-Bryson single has earned generally mixed reviews; critics generally voice their preference for Lansbury's version over Dion and Bryson's. Filmtracks.com wrote that Dion's performance "made many fans wish that she had been given it as a solo." Arion Berger of "Entertainment Weekly" praised Dion's vocals, describing "Beauty and the Beast" as "a perfect showcase for what she's best at." Describing the duet as "extremely effective," Sputnikmusic's Irving Tan lauded the single, writing, "As the entirety of

neg: Evermore (Beauty and the Beast song) by the actor's interpretation. "Varsity" contributor Robert Crawford appreciated Stevens for "add[ing] a welcome, spine-tingling melancholy moment to an otherwise joyous score." CIHR-FM's Shelby Knox concluded that, despite the actor's limited singing experience, Stevens "shows a lot of promise", dubbing his song the film's "stand out". Meanwhile, MTV included the song at number four on their ranking of "All 14 Songs from Disney's Live-action Beauty and the Beast"; author Crystal Bell claims that she would have ranked "Evermore" higher if Stevens' voice hadn't been manipulated to sound deeper than it is. Bell went on to write that the song sounds

neg: Adrian Paul and modelling career. Paul has spent time in the theatre with numerous plays, the most notable of which was a guest appearance in "Beauty and the Beast" (1987), which he has stated helped shape his acting ability. Paul's first role was on the ABC television series "The Colbys" in 1986, as ballet dancer Nikolai "Kolya" Rostov. This was followed by guest appearances on the television shows "Beauty and the Beast" (1987), two episodes of "Tarzán" (1991), "Murder, She Wrote" (1992), "Relic Hunter" (1999), and as himself in "WWE SmackDown" (1999). He also appeared in a January 2003 episode of "Charmed"

neg: Aircraft in fiction It was beauty killed the beast." Writer and director Merian C. Cooper, who was shot down in World War I in an Airco DH.4 and made a prisoner of war by the Germans, and who later flew with the Kosciuszko Squadron, portrayed the pilot who kills Kong, while director Ernest B. Schoedsack plays his gunner, in uncredited roles. In the 2005 remake of the film, director Peter Jackson plays one of the gunners while the pilot is portrayed by Rick Baker, who played Kong (in a rubber suit) in the 1976 remake. The 1927 William Wellman film "Wings" featured Curtiss

neg: Paige O'Hara Beast", she portrayed Angela, a character in a fictional soap opera, for Disney's 2007 live action/traditional 2-D animated movie "Enchanted". For her work as Belle, O'Hara was honored with a Disney Legend Award on August 19, 2011. As of 2011, O'Hara was replaced by Julie Nathanson as the voice of Belle due to her voice changing significantly over the course of twenty years. Despite this, she still paints Belle for Disney Fine Art and also continues to do promotional appearances for Disney. In 2016, O'Hara appeared at numerous special screenings of "Beauty and the Beast" in honor of the film's

neg: Roberto Pedicini animated roles, he has been the official Italian voice of Goofy since 1999, replacing Vittorio Amandola. He has even dubbed Sylvester the Cat and the Tasmanian Devil since 1996 as well as dubbing Timon in most of his cartoons, Phoebus in "The Hunchback of Notre Dame", Hopper in "A Bug's Life" and Gaston in "Beauty and the Beast". He has also dubbed characters in video games. Pedicini is married to actress who is 25 years his junior. Roberto Pedicini Roberto Pedicini (born January 18, 1962) is an Italian actor and voice actor. Born in Benevento, Pedicini and his family moved

neg: Beauty and the Beast (2017 film) was the second-biggest March global opening, behind only "", the thirteenth-biggest worldwide opening ever and the seventh-biggest for Disney. This includes $21 million from IMAX plays on 1,026 screens, a new record for an IMAX PG title. It surpassed the entire lifetime total of the original film in just six days. "Beauty and the Beast" was the 300th digitally remastered release in IMAX company's history, which began with the re-release of "Apollo 13" in 2002. Its robust global debut helped push the company past $6 billion for the first time, and led to analysts believing that the film had a

neg: Bowsher High School (Toledo, Ohio) for providing quality productions numerous city council members, school leaders and even Mayor Mike Bell were in attendance for "Disney's Beauty and the Beast". "Disney's Beauty and the Beast" even gained national attention when First Lady Michelle Obama commented on the great production. Karin Giffin is the producer/director for the musicals at Bowsher. As well as musicals the Bowsher Drama Department also stages plays in the fall. In November 2010, Chelsie Cree, a senior at Bowsher, and Erica Lockard, Alumni of Bowsher, wrote, directed, and produced the fall play, a Bowsher first for the new school, preceded decades before, by

neg: Disney's Beauty and the Beast (SNES video game) him and his castle will be broken, she will marry him and become a princess. The final boss of the game is Gaston, a hunter who will try to steal Belle from the "Beast". Disney's Beauty and the Beast (SNES video game) Disney's Beauty and the Beast is an action platformer for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Based on the 1991 Disney film of the same name, it was developed by Probe Entertainment and published by Hudson Soft in North America on July 1, 1994 and Europe on February 23, 1995, respectively. The game was published by Virgin Interactive in

neg: Waking Sleeping Beauty "The Little Mermaid". The soundtrack was composed and written by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken, who also composed "Beauty and the Beast"; Menken later composed "Aladdin". Ashman's involvement in "The Little Mermaid" and "Beauty and the Beast" aided in both being box office successes and winning Academy Awards for Best Original Song and Best Original Score. However, Ashman died from AIDS in March 1991 before "Beauty and the Beast" was released; the film was dedicated to his memory. "The Rescuers Down Under" utilized the new CAPS system, which blended traditional and computer animation together, but the film was a box

neg: Beauty and the Beast (2014 film) a modern interpretation of "Beauty and the Beast" as it had been adapted so many times before, but found Gans' film "flamboyant" but "accessible to all audiences". He said that it "plays wonderfully on contrasts" and praised Seydoux for her "charm and tenderness" and Cassel for providing "brutality [and] weakness." International reviews for the film were mostly negative. Although the visuals and production design were praised, storytelling was criticized. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 32%, based on 19 reviews and the average rating is 4.6/10. On Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out

neg: Evermore (Beauty and the Beast song) Evermore (Beauty and the Beast song) "Evermore" is a song written by composer Alan Menken and lyricist Tim Rice for the musical fantasy film "Beauty and the Beast" (2017), a live-action remake of Disney's 1991 animated film of the same name. Originally recorded for the film by English actor Dan Stevens, who performs the song in his starring role as the titular Beast, "Evermore" was first released as a single by American singer Josh Groban on March 3, 2017. Stevens' version became available on March 10, 2017 when the film's soundtrack was released online, while Groban's cover is played during

neg: Beauty and the Beast peasants; it may reflect the social changes occurring at the time of its first writing. Hamburger (2015) points out that the design of the Beast in the 1946 film adaptation by Jean Cocteau was inspired by the portrait of Petrus Gonsalvus, a native of Tenerife who suffered from hypertrichosis, causing an abnormal growth of hair on his face and other parts, and who came under the protection of the French king and married a beautiful Parisian woman named Catherine. The tale has been notably adapted for screen, stage, prose, and television over the years. Beauty and the Beast Beauty and

neg: Beauty and the Beast is given. The Beast was a prince who lost his father at a young age, and whose mother had to wage war to defend his kingdom. The queen left him in the care of an evil fairy, who tried to seduce him when he became an adult; when he refused, she transformed him into a beast. Beauty's story reveals that she is not really a merchant's daughter but the offspring of a king and a good fairy. A wicked fairy had tried to murder Beauty so she could marry her father the king, and Beauty was put in the place

neg: Beauty and the Beast (Disney song) to a hotel in Fishkill, New York near Ashman's residence to accommodate the ailing lyricist. Out of all the songs he has written for "Beauty and the Beast", Menken devoted the most time to the title song. The track was first recorded by British-American actress Angela Lansbury, who voices the character Mrs. Potts, an enchanted teapot. The songwriters first introduced "Beauty and the Beast" to Lansbury as a demo recording, which was accompanied by a note asking her if she might possibly be interested in singing it. Although a seasoned film and stage performer who had previously done her own

neg: Beauty and the Beast (1987 TV series) hidden world beneath it. In a twist from the original tale, however, this "beast" does not transform into society's idea of beauty after gaining the love of Catherine. Rather, Vincent's inner beauty is allowed to remain the focus of who he is, and it is Catherine's life that transforms from her relationship to Vincent. In the third season after the death of the character Catherine, Jo Anderson became the new female lead playing Diana Bennett, a criminal profiler investigating Catherine's murder. As the title indicates, the premise of the series is inspired by the fairy tale "Beauty and the Beast";

neg: Beauty and the Beast (1991 film) came to a close, full production began in Burbank while voice and song recording began in New York City. The "Beauty" songs were mostly recorded live with the orchestra and the voice cast performing simultaneously rather than overdubbed separately, in order to give the songs a cast album-like "energy" the filmmakers and songwriters desired. During the course of production, many changes were made to the structure of the film, necessitating the replacement and re-purposing of songs. After screening a mostly animated version of the "Be Our Guest" sequence, story artist Bruce Woodside suggested that the objects should be singing the

neg: I Won't Say (I'm in Love) observed that the song adheres to the comedic tone of the rest of the film's soundtrack in his book "100 Greatest American and British Animated Films". Combined, Egan and the Muses' vocals span two octaves, from G to C. Egan's vocal performance is more restrained than those of the actresses who voice Ariel from "The Little Mermaid" (1989) and Belle from "Beauty and the Beast" (1991). Chelsea Fagan of "Thought Catalog" described Egan's voice as "sarcastic" and "smoky", while "Billboard"'s Taylor Weatherby called it "soulfully belt[ed]". Allison Shoemaker of "Consequence of Sound" likened the Muses to a Greek chorus. Although

neg: Beauty and the Beast (1983 film) for Best Danish Film and Robert Award for Film of the Year. The film was entered into the 34th Berlin International Film Festival. Beauty and the Beast (1983 film) Beauty and the Beast () is a 1983 Danish drama film written and directed by Nils Malmros. The film stars Line Arlien-Søborg as a sexually active 16-year-old and Jesper Klein as the father who struggles to accept his daughter's relationships with boys as well as his own jealousy. Malmros, who had worked with the young Arlien-Søborg on his coming-of-age drama, "Tree of Knowledge", wrote the role of the daughter specifically for

neg: Beauty and the Beast (musical) costumes for each character in order to depict the transformation as the show progresses. Meanwhile, the costume of Lumiere alone was built by a team of forty people, including a creator of the prosthetic candle, hair and Vacuform specialist; the pyrotechnician, man responsible for equipping the costume's pyro unit with butane and man operating the butane tank were each separate people. While transforming animation into real life, Hould-Ward also worked on incorporating the human body each costume, explaining, "I wanted the reality of the real person rather than the fantasy of the object ... The essence of my job is

neg: Beauty and the Beast (Disney song) rising in the East. Tale as old as time, song as old as rhyme, Beauty and the Beast" as the film's best lyric. "Entertainment Weekly"'s Darren Franich, however, admitted to preferring "Be Our Guest" and "Belle" over "Beauty and the Beast". The ballroom sequence during which Belle and the Beast dance to "Beauty and the Beast" continues to be praised, especially for its use of computer animation. The first time the "Beauty and the Beast" musical sequence was made available to the public, it was in the form of an unfinished scene at the New York Film Festival in September

neg: Nando Gazzolo voice acting and dubbing. Gazzolo was also active in films and starred in several TV-series of good success. As a voice actor, he served as the regular dubbing voice for Peter Cushing, David Niven and Richard Widmark and was also the narrator in the Italian dubbed version of "Beauty and the Beast". His son Matteo is also an actor. He died on 16 November 2015 in Nepi, aged 87. Nando Gazzolo Ferdinando "Nando" Gazzolo (October 16, 1928 – November 16, 2015) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Born in Savona, the son of the actor and voice actor Lauro

neg: Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast The Beast is returned to his handsome human form, explaining to the astonished Beauty about a curse on his family's lineage and how it could only be broken by someone loving him despite his appearance. He shows Beauty her reflection, revealing how she has blossomed into a true beauty. Beauty is reunited with her family, and she and the Beast start their new lives together. A review in The Guardian said "It's great to have this lovely retelling published in Britain at last." Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast Beauty: A Retelling of the Story

neg: American Beauty (1999 film) adequately summarized as 'here is a satire on what's wrong with American life'; that plays down the celebration of beauty. It is more tempting to summarize it as 'a portrait of the beauty underlying American miseries and misdeeds', but that plays down the scenes of cruelty and horror, and Ball's disgust with our mores. It cannot be summarized with either Lester or Ricky's philosophical statements about what life is or how one should live." He argues that the problem of interpreting the film is tied with that of finding its center—a controlling voice who "[unites] all of the choices". He

neg: Sound and Beauty with Lone and Victor Wong. "The Sound of a Voice" was later adapted as an opera of the same name (which encompassed two short works), with libretto by Hwang and music by Philip Glass. It was also adapted as a film, "Sound of a Voice", written by Lane Nishikawa and Natsuko Ohama, and directed by Susan Hoffman. The two plays are published as part of "Trying to Find Chinatown: The Selected Plays" by Theatre Communications Group and also in an acting editions published separately by Dramatists Play Service. Sound and Beauty Sound and Beauty is the omnibus title of two

neg: Beauty and the Beast (1946 film) father's place. Beast falls in love with her and proposes marriage on a nightly basis which she refuses. Belle eventually becomes more drawn to Beast, who tests her by letting her return home to her family and telling her that if she doesn't return to him within a week, he will die of grief. "Beauty and the Beast" is now recognized as a classic of French cinema. While scrubbing the floor at home, Belle (Josette Day) is interrupted by her brother's friend Avenant (Jean Marais) who tells her she deserves better and suggests they get married. Belle rejects Avenant, as

neg: Alfred Henry Forrester etchings and caricatures using pen and ink, specialising in anthropomorphic animals, occasionally illustrating stories for his brother Charles Robert Forrester (1803–1850) who wrote under the pseudonym of Hal Willis. He also made several popular ceramics of curious flowers and contemporary subjects, including a "Memorial of the Great Exhibition of 1851" and a statuette of Wellington Bear. He illustrated plays for children in Dean & Son's series, "Little Plays for Little People". In 1854 Julia Corner wrote a play for children based around the Beauty and the Beast fairy story which was illustrated by Forrester working under the name of Alfred

neg: Beast (Beauty and the Beast) the events that occurred between "Kingdom Hearts" and "Kingdom Hearts II", such as Belle and Beast attempting to resume their normal lives and Beast's first encounter with Xaldin. The Beast appears in the Broadway musical adaptation of Disney's "Beauty and the Beast", originally portrayed by Terrence Mann. Other actors who have taken on the role include Chuck Wagner (1997), James Barbour (1998), Jeff McCarthy (2004), and Steve Blanchard. The movie and others never made mention of his real name. A CD-ROM game said "The Prince's name is Adam." In the 2011 ABC series "Once Upon a Time", the show's version

neg: Beauty and the Beast (1987 film) Beauty and the Beast (1987 film) Beauty and the Beast (alternatively: Cannon Movie Tales: Beauty and the Beast in United States, Die Schöne und das Biest in West Germany, La Bella e la Bestia in Italy, La Belle et la Bête in France) is a 1987 American/Israeli musical film, part of the 1980 film series Cannon Movie Tales. It is a contemporary version of the classic tale of Beauty and the Beast. The movie was filmed entirely in Israel, and the taglines were: "The monster they feared was the prince she loved" and "The classic fairy tale about seeing with

neg: Beauty and the Beast (Stevie Nicks song) The song receives its titles and initial inspiration from French filmmaker Jean Cocteau's 1946 film "Beauty and the Beast", one of Stevie Nicks' favorite classic films. Nicks explains the importance of the song to her, both during live performances and in various interviews, as one that encompasses her whole life and represents how everyone is either a beauty or a beast, usually both On its re-release in "Timespace – The Best of Stevie Nicks" (1991), she dedicates the song to Vincent and Catherine, of the late 80's television show, "Beauty and the Beast." "Beauty and the Beast" was recorded during

neg: Beauty and the Beast (strongman competition) Beauty and the Beast (strongman competition) The Beauty and The Beast Strongman Challenge, also known as the Beauty and The Beast World Strongman Challenge was a short-lived annual strongman competition that was notable for the calibre of the entrants it attracted, as well as for the reputation it attained in a short amount of time. The Beauty and The Beast Strongman Challenge was organised and promoted by strongman competitor Odd Haugen from 1998. It was initially promoted on the IFSA circuit as the North American open championship and from its inception took place in Honolulu, Hawaii. In its first year

neg: Beauty and the Beast (musical) of the film. Woolverton, who had written the film's screenplay, adapted her own work into the musical's libretto, and specifically expanded upon the characterization of the Beast. Woolverton also expanded the storylines of the castle staff from servants who had already been transformed into household objects into humans who were gradually turning into inanimate objects. Costumes were designed by Ann Hould-Ward, who based her creations on both the animators' original designs as well as the Rococo art movement after researching how clothing and household objects looked during the 18th century. After completing tryouts in Houston, "Beauty and the Beast" premiered

neg: Beauty and the Beast (2005 film) again. The movie was filmed in both the United Kingdom and South Africa. "Beauty and the Beast (Blood of Beasts)" has received negative reviews. Review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes currently holds it at 24% with an average rating of 2.4/5. Beauty and the Beast (2005 film) Beauty and the Beast (also known as Blood of Beasts) is a 2005 film which is based on the folktale "Beauty and the Beast" and is set during the time of the Vikings. Thorsson (Greg Melvill-Smith) the king is falling ill and wants to make a pilgrimage to an island cursed by Odin. The

neg: Beauty and the Beast (musical) While these musicals flourished on Broadway, it seems as though more serious, adult-oriented fare struggled to perform as well. New York theatre critic Howard Kissel famously despised "the Kiddy Komponent of New York theatergoing" spearheaded by the successful 13-year Broadway run of "Beauty and the Beast". The success of "Beauty and the Beast" inspired Eisner invest in his own theatre to house future stage adaptations of the studio's animated classics. Cedar Rapids, IA at Beauty and the Beast (musical) Beauty and the Beast is a musical with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice, and book