Beauty and the Beast Revival

[Disney Duster]

That looks terrible.

[DisneyJedi]

Teaser for Disney's Beauty and the Beast at The 5th Avenue Theatre
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UCfAY-Fhmg

Um….. I am very mixed on this.

[Thumper_93]

The gown that Belle wears in the UK production was inspired by the gown that Queen Elizabeth worn in her coronation:

[Disney Duster]

That dress looks lovely seeing it there. I still know it could be more historically accurate and better, though.

[Thumper_93]

I saw the show a few weeks and I enjoyed it very much. The two things that I didn't like was some of the costumes (Belle's pink one is awful) and some of the backgrounds that looked like from a Disney On Ice show. I know that is a production made for a tour but We're talking about Disney and They could have made a better scenography. The cast is well chosen.Courtney was great as Belle but the Prince was not so good.

[Thumper_93]

The production is right now in Australia. It is the same one than the UK and Ireland tour.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CuOjMQgN ... BiNWFlZA==

[Sotiris]

The actor who played Beast in the UK production got fired.

Beauty and the Beast star axed from musical after ‘inappropriate comments’ to female crew
https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/1 ... -comments/

[Thumper_93]

Yes, he get fired. He wasn't part of the crew when I watched in Manchester last year

[Sotiris]

A behind-the-scenes special about the Australian production of the revival premiered on October 20, 2023 on Disney+ Australia/New Zealand. It's a shame they didn't make the special available anywhere else.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CymIJLpBqUd/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CzSb1ybPRc8/

[UmbrellaFish]

When will we ever see a Broadway revival???

Honestly, what has always impressed me about the original production of BATB is the costumes and wigs. Which are unlikely to be recreated for a new production. If only to have a time machine to go back and see the original cast! I always loved Belle’s curly wig… I think they were deliberately riffing off of “Phantom” there…

A few months ago I bought a doll version of Belle in her Broadway ball gown from eBay. I’ll have to share pictures sometime.

[Disney Duster]

Michael Eisner did say he wanted BatB on Broadway to be like Phantom of the Opera!

And yes, please share pictures!

[Sotiris]

Videos from the Australian production.

Beauty and the Beast the Musical: If I Can't Love Her
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8NrVw7elHM

Disney's Beauty and the Beast: Be Our Guest Sunrise Live Performance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VigSENTpazA

[Disney Duster]

Hot Beast, gorgeous voice.

[Sotiris]

This might be an indication the revival will finally be coming to Broadway.

Beginning today, licensing for both Disney’s Beauty and the Beast & Disney’s Beauty and the Beast JR. will have certain temporary restrictions in North America. Requests to license the shows will be turned down if the performance dates fall outside the specific date ranges below.

Full-Length Restrictions⁠:
All performances of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast must be performed by December 31, 2024. Any requests for performances taking place after December 31, 2024 will be denied.

Broadway Junior Restrictions⁠:
• Accredited K-9 Schools⁠
There are NO LICENSING RESTRICTIONS for Accredited K-9 Schools that typically pay a flat fee to perform a Broadway Junior musical, as long as the musical is performed on school grounds with an all-student cast.

• Camps, Academies, Community Theaters, After-School Programs, High Schools, etc. ⁠
All performances of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast JR. must be performed by March 31, 2025. Any requests for performances taking place after March 31, 2025 will be denied.⁠

Source: https://x.com/mtishows/status/1726997074749563308

[UmbrellaFish]

Hmmmmm… very interesting.

[DisneyJedi]

https://playbill.com/article/disneys-be ... ur-in-2025

Just got this news in my email.

[carolinakid]

I hope they leave all the wokeness, DEI and virtue signaling out of it.... but I’m not holding my breath....

[DisneyJedi]

I hope they leave all the wokeness, DEI and virtue signaling out of it.... but I’m not holding my breath....

What do you mean by that?

[Sotiris]

It's a shame it's not coming back to Broadway. Disney hasn't had a third show on Broadway since Frozen closed.

[DisneyJedi]

It's a shame it's not coming back to Broadway. Disney hasn't had a third show on Broadway since Frozen closed.

I’m still questioning how Frozen didn’t stay on Broadway, given it’s based on Disney’s biggest animated moneymaker since The Lion King.