![]() ![]() The “tale as old as time” remains the classic fairy tale-as interpreted by Disney. ![]() The show, starring Susan Egan as Belle and Terrence Mann as the Beast, adds six songs, including one written originally for the film, as well as plenty of magic and special effects. Meyer counts 73 different settings in the final show, with 42 of them in the first act alone. Many of them featured arrows to show the directions people, props or sets moved. As the musical took form, set designer Stan Meyer and his staff created 140 intricate black-and-white renderings. “Beauty and the Beast” is surely the first Broadway show to be developed first as storyboards. “It had to stand on its own but grow out of the movie.” “The creative team had to convince us that you could translate this onto the stage (and) keep the basic integrity of the work,” says Disney Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Michael D. The big question was would it work as well onstage as on film? More than 22 million video units have been sold, and until it was topped by “Aladdin"-now at more than 24 million-"Beauty” was the best-selling video ever made. The feature, the first animated film to be nominated for a best picture Oscar, grossed $146 million domestically, another $200 million internationally. So, of course, did the film’s phenomenal success. Such remarks inspired Disney to take “Beauty” to Broadway. ![]()
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