By KATERINA BELALES CORRESPONDENT After being released more than 20 years ago in 1991, “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast” has become one of the most classic and iconic movies throughout time, due to its loving, charming, and passionate storyline. “Beauty and the Beast” focuses on the relationship between the Beast, a prince who is magically transformed into a monster as punishment for his arrogance, and Belle, a beautiful young woman who he imprisons in his castle. In order for everyone in the castle (besides Belle) to become human again, the Beast must learn to truly fall in love by his 21st birthday. Accompanied by the servants of the castle, who were also transformed into magical inanimate objects, Belle and the Beast soon fall in love, which creates excitement throughout the castle, how everyone will be human again. This beautiful storyline and gorgeous score, composed by Alan Menken and the late Howard Ashman, made the movie become the first animated movie to ever be nominated for “Best Picture” at the 64th Academy Awards. In 1994, the movie became a musical, and it opened on Broadway at the Palace Theatre on April 18, 1994 and ran there until Sept. 5, 1999, transferring [...]
By KATERINA BELALES CORRESPONDENT After being released more than 20 years ago in 1991, “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast” has become one of the most classic and iconic movies throughout time, due to its loving, charming, and passionate storyline. “Beauty and the Beast” focuses on the relationship between the Beast, a prince who is magically transformed into a monster as punishment for his arrogance, and Belle, a beautiful young woman who he imprisons in his castle. In order for everyone in the castle (besides Belle) to become human again, the Beast must learn to truly fall in love by his 21st birthday. Accompanied by the servants of the castle, who were also transformed into magical inanimate objects, Belle and the Beast soon fall in love, which creates excitement throughout the castle, how everyone will be human again. This beautiful storyline and gorgeous score, composed by Alan Menken and the late Howard Ashman, made the movie become the first animated movie to ever be nominated for “Best Picture” at the 64th Academy Awards. In 1994, the movie became a musical, and it opened on Broadway at the Palace Theatre on April 18, 1994 and ran there until Sept. 5, 1999, transferring [...]