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The Wonderful World of Disney presents A Tale as Old as Time, starring her as

Belle, Josh Broban as The Beast, Joshua Henry as Gaston, Martin Short as

Lumiere, Shania Twain as Mrs. Potts, David Alan Greer as Cogsworth, John John

Grionis as Maurice, Rizwan Munji as LeFou, and Leo Abalo Perry as Chip.

Beauty and the Beast.

The 30th celebration starts now.

Once upon a time, in a faraway land, a young prince lived in a shining castle.

Although he had everything his heart desired, the prince was spoiled,

and unkind.

But then, one winter's night, an old beggar woman came to the castle and

him a single rose in return for shelter from the bitter cold.

Repulsed by her haggard appearance, the prince sneered at the gift and turned

the old woman away.

But she warned him not to be deceived by appearances, for beauty is found

within. And when he dismissed her again, the old woman's ugliness melted away to

reveal a beautiful enchantress.

The prince tried to apologize, but it was too late.

for she had seen that there was no love in his heart, and as punishment she

transformed him into a hideous beast and placed a powerful spell on the castle

and all who lived there.

Ashamed of his monstrous form, the beast concealed himself inside his castle

with a magic mirror as his only window to the outside world.

The rose she had offered was truly an enchanted rose.

which would bloom until his 21st year.

If he could learn to love another and earn her love in return by the time the

last petal fell, then the spell would be broken.

If not, he would be doomed to remain a beast for all time.

As the years passed, he fell into despair and lost all hope.

For who could ever learn to love a beast?

one to the 30th anniversary celebration of Walt Disney Animation Studios Oscar

winning animated masterpiece Beauty and the Beast.

You are in for such a special treat as we present the animated movie we all

and love with the musical numbers reimagined as live action

spectacles.

And for the Disney fan and all of us, we are going to have some rare looks

behind the curtain, showing you just how this classic film came to be. From

right here on the Disney Studios backlot, where the inspiration first

create this landmark film, one that has brought magic into the lives of

countless people all around the globe.

And that legacy began on this very ground.

with an artist, an idea, and a pencil.

It's a quiet village, every day like the one before.

Little town, full of little people, waking up

to say... Bonjour!

Bonjour! Bonjour!

Bonjour! Bonjour!

There goes the baker with his tray like always, the same old bread and roses

that...

Good morning, Mel.

Good morning, monsieur.

Where are you off to? The bookshop. I just finished the most wonderful story

about a beanstalk and an ogre and... That's nice. Marie, the baguette. Hurry

Look, there she goes, that girl is strange, no question.

Safe and distracted, can't you tell?

Never part of any crowd.

Because her head's upon some cloud.

term the book I borrowed. Finished already?

Oh, I couldn't put it down. Have you got anything new? Not since yesterday.

Well, that's all right. I'll borrow this one. That one? But you've read it

twice. Well, it's my favorite. Far -off places, daring sword fights, magic

spells, a prince in disguise. If you like it all that much, it's yours.

Put my down.

I insist.

Well, thank you. Thank you very much.

Well, there she goes, that girl is so peculiar.

I wonder if she's feeling well.

With a truly far -off look. And a nose stuck in a book. What a puzzle to the

rest of us is that.

That one.

The inventor's daughter? She's the one. The lucky girl I'm going to marry. But

she's... The most beautiful girl in town. I know. And that means she's the

And don't I deserve the best? Of course. I mean, you do. But I mean... Right

from the moment that I met her, saw her, I said she's

gorgeous and I love... Here in town there's only she who is beautiful as me.

So I'm making plans to woo and marry them.

I've been listening to it since I was a little kid. My first memory of seeing

Beauty and the Beast when it came out, it was 10.

Most stories that touch your heart when you're young, you never want it to end.

And that's why another incarnation is always exciting.

Ow.

I think it's going to be really fun, man. Just look at the cast.

Oh, my gosh. I love Shania Twain. Oh, my. Martin Short.

Her is brilliant.

What I like most about her is she plays guitar and she's good.

This is...

The dream team to end all dream teams. It's the party of a lifetime.

It's going to be really, really special.

I can't wait.

One of my favorite parts of tonight's celebration is the chance for all of us

take a look behind the curtain.

and experience beauty in the beast the same way the film's animators did when

they first put pencil to paper. So, here, for the very first time, is a

scene you will be familiar with, only in a way you have never experienced it

before.

This is it, Belle. This time is it.

win first prize at the fair this year.

Oh, Papa, it worked. You did it.

I always knew you were a genius.

Well, I don't know if I'd qualify as a... You better hurry. It's a long ride

the fair.

Goodbye, Papa.

Good luck. Goodbye, Belle. Take care while I'm gone.

You should be there by now.

Maybe we've missed a turn.

I guess I should have taken a... Wait a minute.

Come on, Philippe. It's a shortcut.

This can't be right. Where have you taken us, Philippe? We need to turn

Who's there?

Is someone there?

I'll come here. Who said that?

Over here.

Where?

Hello.

How is this accomplished?

Put me down. At once.

Stop that.

Stop that, I said.

Oh, you are soaked to the bone, monsieur.

Come, warm yourself by the fire.

Thank you.

No, no, no.

No, it's not for you. I demand...

All right.

How would you like a nice pot of tea, sir?

It'll warm you up in no time. No tea.

No tea.

Your mustache tickles, Mama.

Oh, hello.

Uh -oh.

Uh -oh.

Uh -oh.

stranger here.

Master, allow me to explain. The gentleman was lost in the woods. He was

and went... Master, I'd like to take this moment to say I

was against this from the start. It was all his fault. I tried to stop them.

Would they listen to me?

Who are you? What are you doing here?

I was lost in the woods and... You're not welcome here.

I'm sorry.

You staring nut?

Nothing. So, you've come to stare at the beast, have you? Please, I meant no

harm. I just needed a place to stay. I'll give you a place to stay.

Oh.

Gaston, what a pleasant surprise.

Isn't it, though?

I'm just full of surprises.

You know, Belle, there's not a girl in town who wouldn't love to be in your

shoes. This is the day... This is the day your

dreams come true.

What do you know about my dreams, Gaston?

Plenty.

Picture this.

A rustic hunting lodge, my latest... Kill roasting on the fire.

My little wife massaging my feet.

Well, the little ones play on the floor with the dogs.

We'll have six or seven.

Dogs? No, Belle.

Strapping boys like me. Imagine that.

Do you know who that little wife will be? Let me think.

You, Belle.

Gaston, I'm speechless.

I really don't know what to say.

Say you'll marry me. I'm very sorry, Gaston, but...

I just don't deserve you.

So,

how'd it go?

I'll have Belle for my wife. Make no mistake about that.

Touchy.

Can you imagine?

He asked me to marry him.

Me, the wife of that boorish brainless.

Madame Gaston, can't you just see?

Madame Gaston, his little wife.

No sir, not me, I guarantee.

Thank you.

Besides, they must fall in love tonight if we ever expect to be human again.

I've got my heart set on marrying Belle.

Philippe, what are you doing here? Where's Papa?

Where is he, Philippe? What happened?

We have to find him. You have to take me to him.

What is this place?

Daddy.

Daddy.

Daddy.

Papa.

Hello?

Is anyone here?

Papa, are you here?

Did you see that? It's a girl.

I can see it's a girl.

But don't you see? She's the one.

The girl we've been waiting for. She's come to break the spell.

Wait a minute. Wait just a minute.

Didn't you invite the last guest in and you know who was furious?

Why are you getting so wound up? You're the one who keeps saying, oh, all this

waiting is making me go cuckoo, cuckoo.

Clock jokes.

Really, Lumiere?

You must have burned the candle at both ends coming up with those. Come on.

Clock is ticking.

That's clever.

My, you're a thinker.

I would never have thought you could do that.

Papa?

Bell?

Oh, you must leave here at once. Now go before he finds you.

Who? What are you doing here?

Run, Bell.

I've come for my father.

Please let him out.

Can't you see he's sick?

Then he shouldn't have trespassed here. There's nothing you can do.

He's my prisoner.

There must be some way I can... Wait!

Take me instead.

You would take his place?

No, no. You don't know what you're doing.

If I agree, you must promise to stay here forever.

Come into the light.

Don't let you do this.

You have my word.

Dogma.

No, Ben.

No,

please, Ben. Please.

He's no longer your concern.

Take him to the village.

I didn't get to say goodbye.

I'll show you to your room.

My room?

But I thought... You want to stay in the tower?

No. Then follow me.

Say something to her.

I hope you like it here.

The castle is your home now, so you can go anywhere you like, except the West

Wing. What's in the West... It's forbidden!

Now, if you need anything, my servants will attend you. Dinner. Invite her to

dinner.

You will join me for dinner.

That's not a request!

Who

does

she think she is?

That girl has tangled with the wrong man.

No one says no to Gaston. Darn right.

Disgusting.

Rejected. Publicly humiliated. It's more than I can bear.

More beer?

What for?

Nothing helps.

I'm disgraced.

Who, you?

Never. Gaston, you gotta pull yourself together.

Gosh, it disturbs me to see you, Gaston, looking so down in the dump.

Every guy here loves to be you, Gaston. Even when taking your love, there's no

man in town as admired as you. You're everyone's favorite guy.

Everyone's awed and inspired by you.

And it's not very hard to be one.

your Paragon.

You can ask any Tom, Dick, or Stanley, and they'll tell you whose deep they

prefer to be on.

So I'm roughly the size

Who's got Belle locked in a dungeon? A beast!

A horrible, monstrous beast!

My daughter's life is in danger. Why do you laugh?

Sanity's only so -so.

Now the wheels in my head have been turning since I looked at that loony old

man. See, I promised myself I'd be married to Belle, and right now I'm a

It's not a dance.

It's the way I walk. And TikTok is a sound I make when I move.

That was a very brave thing you did, my dear. We all think so.

But I've lost my father, my dreams, everything.

Cheer up, child.

It'll turn out all right in the end. You'll see.

Oh, listen to me.

Jabbering on while there's a supper to get on the table.

Bye.

What's taking so long?

I told her to come down.

Why isn't she here yet?

Oh, try to be patient, sir. The girl has lost her father and her freedom all in

one day.

Master, have you thought that perhaps this girl could be the one to break the

spell? Of course I have.

I'm not a fool.

Good. So, you fall in love with her, she falls in love with you, and boom, the

spell is broken. We'll be human again by midnight.

Oh, it's not that easy, Lumiere. These things take time.

But the rose has already begun to wilt.

She's so beautiful, and I'm... Well, look at me!

Oh, you must help her to see past all that.

I don't know how.

Well, you can start by making yourself more presentable.

Straighten up. Try to act like a gentleman. Ah, yes. When she comes in,

a dashing debonair smile.

Come, come, show me the smile.

But don't frighten the poor girl.

Impress her with your rapier wings. But be gentle.

Shower her with compliments. But be sincere.

And above all, you must control your temper.

Here she is.

Good evening.

Well, where is she?

What?

I told you to come down to dinner. I'm not hungry.

You come out or I'll break down the door.

Master, I could be wrong, but that may not be the best way to win the girl's

affections. Please attempt to be a gentleman.

It would give me great pleasure if you would join me for dinner.

Please.

No, thank you. You can't stay in there forever.

Yes, I can. Fine.

Then go ahead and starve!

If she doesn't eat with me, then she doesn't eat at all.

Oh, dear. That didn't go very well at all, did it?

What does she want me to do?

Die again?

Show me the girl.

really not so bad once you get to know him.

Why don't you give him a chance?

I don't want to get to know him. I don't want to have anything to do with him.

I'm just fooling myself.

She'll never see me as anything but a monster.

The falling petals of an enchanted rose.

Each one a graceful reminder that love is as fragile as it is enduring.

As difficult to find as it is a wonder to hold on to.

That true love can overcome any obstacles no matter how impossible they

seem. It is this idea that inspired Walt Disney himself to want to tell the

story of Beauty and the Beast as...

far back as the 1930s.

For decades, Disney artists worked to adapt this tale as old as time, yet

something was always missing from these early efforts.

Then, more than 50 years after inspiration first struck, a team came

that was just as special as the fairy tale itself.

Composer Alan Menken, lyricist Howard Ashman, and the team at Walt Disney

Animation Studios found the missing spark.

Together with Linda Wolverton, the first woman ever to write an animated feature

for Disney, they brought the story to life not simply through words, but

music. And we're finally able to deliver on Walt Disney's dream. Roy Disney

himself wrote the film's prologue.

Together, they embraced all the joy of Belle becoming the hero of her own

I want excitement and adventure in my life.

And I want someone to share it with. The magic of the Beast and his enchanted

castle. Beauty and the Beast has become one of the most beloved animated

classics ever made.

It was even the first animated film ever to be nominated.

for Best Picture at the Academy Awards.

And to this day, Walt Disney's original idea continues to inspire us all.

Come on, Chip. Into the cupboard with your brothers and sisters.

But I'm not sleepy.

Yes, you are.

No, I'm not.

Well, if you ask me, she was just being stubborn. After all, he could say

please. But if the master doesn't learn to control that temper, he'll never

break the... Splendid to see you out and about, mademoiselle. I am Consworth,

head of the household.

This is Lumiere.

Enchanté, chérie.

If there's something, anything we can do to make your stay more comfortable...

Ow! I am a little hungry. You are?

Stoke the fire, break out the silver, wake the china.

Remember what the master said? Oh, Pistachio, I'm not about to let the poor

child go hungry.

All right, fine.

Glass of water, crust of bread, and then... Cogsworth, I am surprised at

She's not a prisoner.

She's our guest.

We must make her feel welcome here.

Right this way, mademoiselle. Well, keep it down.

If the master finds out about this, it will be our next. Of course, of course.

What is dinner without a little...

Music? Music?

Monsieur, mademoiselle.

It is with deepest pride and greatest pleasure that we welcome you here

And now, we invite you to relax.

Let us pull up a chair as the dining room proudly presents your dinner.

Be our guest. Be our guest.

Put our service to the test.

Tie your napkin around your neck, sherry, and we'll provide the rest.

Soup du jour.

Why,

we only live to serve.

Try the great stuff. It's delicious.

Don't believe me? Ask the dishes.

They can sing. They can dance. After all, miss, this is France.

And a dinner here is never second best.

Go on and fold your menu. Take a glance.

And then... you'll be our guest. We are guests. We are guests.

Meat for a goo, cheese for a fray, pie and pudding on from bay. We'll prepare

and serve with flair a culinary cabaret.

You're alone and you're scared, but the banquet's all prepared.

No one's groomed, you're complaining.

While the flatware is entertaining, we tell jokes. I do tricks with my fellow

candlesticks. And it's all in perfect taste that you can bear.

Lift your glass, you've won your own free pass to be our guest.

If you're served, it's fine dining, we suggest.

Be our guest, be our guest, be our guest.

Life is so unnerving for a servant who's not serving.

He's not whole without a soul to wait upon.

Oh, those good old days when we were useful.

So much more than dusting, needing exercise, a chance to use our skills.

Most days we just lay around the castle.

Flabby, fat, and lazy, you ought to end up today.

Mon cher, mademoiselle, it is my honor to present my favorite cup of tea, the

incomparable Mrs. Potts.

Oh, it's a guest, it's a guest. Thanks a lot, but I'll be blessed.

Wine's been poured, and thanks the Lord, I've had the napkins freshly pressed.

With dessert, show on seat, and my dear, that's fine with me.

While the cups do their stop -shoeing, I'll be bubbling, I'll be brewing, I'll

get warm.

Piping hot? Heaven's sake, this is the best spot.

We've had anybody here.

you'd like to take me? I'm sure you know everything there is to know about the

castle. Well, actually, yes, I do.

As you can see, the pseudo -passage was stripped away to reveal

a minimalist Rococo design.

Note the unusual inverted vaulted ceiling.

This is yet another example of the late neoclassic Baroque period.

And, as I always say, if it's not Baroque, don't fix it.

Where was I?

As you were.

Now then, if I may draw your attention to the flying buttresses above the...

Mademoiselle?

What's up there?

Where? There? Oh, nothing. Absolutely nothing of interest at all in the West

Wing. Dusting.

Jowled. Very boring.

Ah, so that's... the west wing. Nice going.

I wonder what he's hiding up there.

Hiding? The master is hiding nothing.

Then it wouldn't be forbidden.

Perhaps mademoiselle would like to see something else. We have explicit

stating all the way back to... Maybe later.

The gardens or the library perhaps.

You have a library?

Yes, indeed.

With books?

Gads of books. Mountains of books.

Forests of books.

Cascades. Cloudbursts. Swamps of books. More books than you'll ever be able to

read in a lifetime.

Books on every subject ever studied.

I'm sorry.

I warned you never to come here. I didn't mean any harm.

Do you realize what you could have done?

You saved me.

Here now.

Oh, don't do that.

Just hold still.

That hurts! If you'd hold still, it wouldn't hurt as much. Well, if you

have run away, this wouldn't have happened. If you hadn't frightened me, I

wouldn't have run away.

Well, you shouldn't have been in the West Wing. Well, you should learn to

control your temper.

This might sting a little.

By the way, thank you for saving my life.

You're welcome.

It's like this.

I've got my heart set on marrying Belle, but she needs a little...

Persuasion. So you want me to throw her father into the asylum unless she agrees

to marry you?

Oh, that is despicable.

I love it.

No one will help me. Then I'll go back alone.

Is that everything? I don't care what it takes. I'll find that castle and

somehow I'll get her out of there.

I want to do something for her.

But what?

Well, there's the usual things. Flowers, chocolates, promises you don't intend

to keep.

Ah, no, no. It has to be something very special.

Something that sparks her interest. Wait a minute.

Belle, there's something I want to show you.

But first, you have to close your eyes.

It's a surprise Can

I open them not

yet wait here

books in all my life.

You like it. It's wonderful.

Then it's yours.

Oh, thank you so much.

Would you look at that?

I knew it would work. What?

What works?

It's very encouraging.

Isn't this exciting? I didn't see anything.

Launch it. There's chores to be done in the kitchen.

He couldn't have done that.

There's something sweet and almost kind.

But he was mean and he was coarse and unrefined.

And now he's here and so unsure.

I wonder why I didn't see it there before.

Glanced this way, I thought I saw.

And when we touched, she didn't shudder at my paw.

No, it can't be.

I'll just ignore.

But then she's never looked at me that way before.

You know, perhaps there's something there that wasn't there before.

There may be something there that wasn't there before.

What's there, Mama?

Shh.

I'll tell you when you're older.

They start with a handful of notes, crescendo in a symphony of imagination

creativity.

The sweeping score and songs of Alan Menken, the unforgettable lyrics of

Ashman.

Together, they help lead a Disney animated musical renaissance with Beauty

the Beast, The Little Mermaid, and Aladdin.

While Ashman tragically passed away before Beauty and the Beast was

Mencken has kept the spirit of their partnership alive through his music for

Disney classics and beyond.

Acclaimed as it is beloved, Mencken and Ashman's work on Beauty and the Beast

did far more than achieve a Tony nomination, four Grammys, and two

The Oscar goes to Alan Menken and Howard Ashman for Beauty and the Beast from

Beauty and the Beast.

It struck a chord in all of us, inspiring fans of all ages, including

some of the biggest names in the recording industry.

And just wait until you hear the wonderful rendition of Beauty and the

that Shania Twain and eight -time Oscar -winning composer Alan Menken

I'm not sure I can do this. You don't have time to be timid. You must be bold.

Daring. Bold.

Daring.

There will be music.

Romantic candlelight.

Provided by myself.

And when the moment is right, you confess your love.

Yes. I can... I... I... No.

I can't. You care for the girl, don't you?

More than anything.

Well, then.

You must tell her.

Voila! Oh, you look so, so... Stupid.

Not quite the word I was looking for. Perhaps a little more off the top.

Your lady awakes.

As all this time True as it can be

Barely even friends Then

somebody bends Unexpectedly

Just a little change

Ever just the same!

Happy here with me?

Yes.

What is it?

If only I could see my father again.

Just for a moment. I miss him so much.

There is a way.

This mirror will show you anything.

Anything you wish to see.

I'd like to see my father, please.

Papa.

No.

He's sick.

He may be dying, and he's all alone.

Then you must go to him.

What did you say?

I release you.

You're no longer my prisoner.

You mean... I'm free?

Yes.

Oh, thank you.

Hold on, Papa.

I'm on my way.

Take it with you.

So you'll always have a way to look back.

Thank you for understanding how much he needs me.

Well, Your Highness, I must say everything is going just swimmingly. I

had it in you.

I let her go.

Yes, yes.

Splend... You... What?

How could you do that?

I had to.

Yes, but why?

I never needed anybody in my life.

I learned the truth too late.

I'll never shake away the pain.

I close my eyes, but she's still there.

I let her steal into my melancholy heart.

It's more than I can bear.

Now I know she'll never leave me.

Even as she runs away, she will still torment

me, call me, hurt me, move me, come what may.

In my lonely tower Waiting by an open door

I'll fool myself, shall walk right in

And be with me forevermore

I rage against the trials of love I curse the fading of the

light Though she's already flown so far beyond my reach

She's never out of sight

Now I know she'll never

leave me Even as...

Waiting by an open door.

I'll fool myself, she'll walk right in.

And as the long, long night begins.

legacy of a story with enduring impact both on and off the screen forevermore.

Perhaps it's seeing that story reinvented, just as Beauty and the Beast

its groundbreaking, highly acclaimed Broadway adaptation.

Since then, Disney Theatrical Productions, under the direction of its

and producer Thomas Schumacher, has forged a new chapter in the legacy of

Classic title. One that gave audiences around the world a chance to fall in

with these iconic characters all over again. From India, to Australia,

to the warm footlights in the West End, and throughout the UK.

Or perhaps the legacy of this timeless classic is in witnessing the magical

spark of inspiration it ignites in artists.

in children who wish they could be part of its world, and in grown -ups who

still dream of the same.

As for where that legacy will go from here, only time will tell.

But, if you would care to make a prediction, please, be our guest.

all right, Papa. I'm home.

I thought I'd never see you again.

I missed you so much.

But the beast, how did you escape?

I didn't escape, Papa.

He let me go.

That horrible beast? But he's different now, Papa.

He's changed somehow.

Hi. Oh, a Why, hello there, little fella.

Didn't think I'd see you again.

Belle, why'd you go away?

Don't you like us anymore?

Oh, Chip, of course I do. It's just that... May

I help you? I've come to collect your father.

My father? Don't worry, mademoiselle.

We'll take good care of him.

My father's not crazy.

He was raving like a lunatic.

We all heard him, didn't we?

No, I won't let you. Well?

Maurice, tell us again, old man. Just how big was the beast?

He was, I mean, he was, he was enormous.

I'd say at least eight. No, more like ten feet.

Poor Belle.

It's a shame about your father. You know he's not crazy, Gaston.

I might be able to clear up this little misunderstanding.

If... If what?

If you marry me.

What? One little word, Belle, that's all it takes.

Never. Have it your way.

Belle! Go out with me!

will make off with your children.

He'll come after them in the night. No. Your son is right.

Look at its sharp, cruel fangs. It's a threat to us all.

We're not safe until its head is mounted on my wall.

I say we kill the beast.

No, I won't let you do this. The monster must have her under his spell.

He'll curse us all if we don't stop him.

If you're not with us.

We'll make the village of this feast.

Who's with me?

Through the mist, through the woods, through the darkness and the shadows.

a nightmare, but it's one exciting ride.

Say a prayer, then we're there at the drawbridge of a castle. And there's

something truly terrible inside.

It's a feast. We've got fangs raised, the sharp ones.

Blasted paws, killer claws for the feast.

King and Ross.

Whatever booty you can find. But remember, the beast is mine!

Too kind and gentle to fight back.

And she had someone like -

I came back.

I couldn't let them... Oh, this is all my fault.

If only I'd gotten here sooner.

Maybe.

It's better.

It's better this way. Don't talk like that.

You'll be all right.

We're together now.

Everything's going to be fine. You'll see.

Don't leave me.

Belle, it's me.

It is you.

Lumiere.

Cugsworth. Oh, Mrs. Potts.

Look at us.

Mama, mama.

Oh,

my God.

It is a miracle.

to Mark Hand, who actually animated Belle.

What kind of shenanigans will happen next?

The amazing world of Disney.

I had the best time, and I'm

satisfied.