I saw my first professional show when I was eight. It happened to be on Broadway. That show, Beauty and the Beast, has held a special place in my heart ever since. Beauty and the Beast was, in my opinion, brilliantly tranferred from the animated movie to the big stage. Disney has a way of wonderfully turning their movies into Broadway musicals. Successful Broadway musicals.
(I do have to say however, that Disney's newest venture, Shrek the Musical, seems like a disaster from the videos and reviews I've seen. Why someone would pay $100 to see a singing ogre, I will never know. Ridiculous. But I digress).
Beauty and the Beast is definitely a large-scale production. Creating the costumes for the household furniture is no small task. Mrs. Potts had a giant beautiful teapot, Lumiere was a candlestick with "flames" that really lit up, and Chip magically seemed to have no body-- just a little boy's face sticking out of the teacup. Impressive.
Beauty and the Beast is a beautiful show, and the lyrics of the song frequently get stuck in my head. I performed in the show once, and would LOVE to be in it again someday.
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