'Beauty and the Beast' Press Tour Round-Up: Paris

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Together again and it feels so right. #beautyandthebeastPressTour #paris🇫🇷 @beautyandthebeast

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Ne manquez pas #LaBelleetlaBête dès le 22 mars au cinéma avec @EmmaWatson, @thatdanstevens, @TheRealLukevans et @joshgad ! pic.twitter.com/6OpS1xPT4P

— Disney (@DisneyFR) February 19, 2017

A big "bonjour" from the cast of #BeautyAndTheBeast on their tour in Paris! 🌹#BeOurGuest

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'Beauty and the Beast' News Round-Up #37

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July 24th - August 7th

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July 3rd - July 16th

New behind the scenes photos from Dan Stevens & more

'Tune as old as song...' Watching the orchestra record the score for #Beauty&TheBeast @AIRstudios in London. Magic.

A photo posted by Dan Stevens (@thatdanstevens) on Jun 12, 2016 at 9:51am PDT

Just a box? Or a piece of social history? #blacksmith #blacksmithing #movies #gettingthejobdone #verytightdeadline

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A year ago, enregistrement pour #BeautyAndTheBeast #beautyandthebeast2017 @beourguest @BeautyATBmovie @batbmovienews pic.twitter.com/4mLygKeZt7

— Alexis Loizon (@AlexisLoizon) June 14, 2016

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Happy Anniversary to 'Beauty and the Beast' on Broadway

It is a big year for Beauty and the Beast with the live-action film less than a year away and the animated classic celebrating its 25th anniversary in November. Also celebrating this year is the Broadway production, which debuted 22 years ago today on April 18th, 1994 at the Palace Theater. The show, which also played at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, ran 13 years for a total of 5,461 performances. Beauty and the Beast marked Disney's first Broadway outing and was followed by productions of The Lion King, The Little Mermaid, Mary Poppins, and Aladdin, which is currently playing at the New Amsterdam theater in New York City.

The Broadway production saw the return of two key members of the animated film's production team, composer Alan Menken and screenwriter Linda Woolverton, who penned the book for the theatrical production. Menken teamed with lyricist Tim Rice, with whom he worked with on Aladdin, for new songs for the stage production. The song "Human Again," which was originally intended for the animated film and has since been included on DVD/Blu-ray releases of the film, also found a place in the Broadway production. The musical's creative team also included director Robert Jess Roth, choreographer Matt West, and costume designer Ann Hould-Ward. The show's original cast included Susan Egan as Belle, Terrance Mann as the Beast, Burke Moses as Gaston, Gary Beach as Lumiere, Heath Lamberts as Cogsworth, and Beth Fowler as Mrs. Potts.

Just as the animated film was honored with several Academy Award nominations and two wins, the Broadway production was recognized with 9 Tony Award and 10 Drama Desk Award nominations. The show's Tony nominations included Best Musical, Best Original Score, Beast Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical (Terrence Mann), Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical (Susan Egan), and Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical (Gary Beach). Beauty and the Beast took home one award for Best Costume Design (Ann Hould-Ward).

Since its Broadway debut, Beauty and the Beast has enjoyed runs in more than 30 countries and has grossed over $1 billion worldwide. Some productions of note include the 1997 West End production, which won the Olivier Award for Best New Musical, and the 1995 Australian production, which featured Academy Award nominee and Tony Award winner Hugh Jackman as Gaston (click here to listen to Jackman sing "Me"). And speaking of the handsome brute, Alexis Loizon, who played Gaston in the 2013 French production, will appear in the upcoming live-action film as Stanley ("You can ask any Tom, Dick or Stanley..."). Such fun!

Below are a few interesting videos, including a behind the scene look at the Broadway production hosted by Robby Benson (voice of the Beast).

Backstage Pass: Disney's Beauty and the Beast Goes to Broadway



Beauty and the Beast's Tony Awards Performance

Beauty and the Beast on Broadway

'Beauty and the Beast' News Round-Up #25

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April 10th - 16th

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Countdown to Beauty and the Beast #1

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Giving a #Disney jazz hand in honor of starting #beautyandthebeast rehuseals a year ago today. Grateful to have worked with all involved 🌹🌹 🌹 #sheppertonstudios #beautyandthebeast 2017 #BATB #bestoftheday #life #work #instamood #actor #movie #film

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Bill Condon chooses the seat where he'll watch, surrounded by strangers, a tale as old as time. Last Thursday night was a VERY good night.😊 #BillCondon #Disney #BeautyandtheBeast #taleasoldastime 🌹

A photo posted by Jack Morrissey (@therealjackmorrissey) on Mar 24, 2016 at 8:36am PDT

Posted by Beauty and the Beast Movie News on Thursday, March 24, 2016

*** ThrowBackThursday *** Il y a un an je recevais ce scenario et commençait à Londres la plus belle experience de ma vie. A dans un an la #team./ A year ago I received this script and that's how started in London the most incredible experience of my life . See you in a year #TeamGaston... ❤️🎬🎶📽🎞🎥🙏🏻🇺🇸🇫🇷🇬🇧. #beautyandthebeast #labelleetlabetelefilm #disneymovie #featurefilm #disneyliveaction #disneyfamily #disneygram #instadisney #blessed #tournage #labelleetlabete #emmawatson #lukeevans #dansstevens #joshgad #ewanmcgregor #ianmckellen #comediemusicale #liveactionmovie @beautyandthebeast2017_ @beautyandthebeastmovienews @thebeautyandthebeastmovie @beautyandthebeastliveonstage @disneyfr @disneyanimation

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Chip takes a spin on the Mad Tea Party in this week's Disney Doodle: https://t.co/LV0ydXafca pic.twitter.com/A5BloZQIfG

— Disney Parks (@DisneyParks) March 21, 2016

Creative team @amymebberson & @GeoffreyGolden are working hard to bring you #DisneyPrincess Comic #2, Coming April! pic.twitter.com/fPUdGnTo45

— Joe Books (@JoeBooksCo) March 24, 2016

If you love Belle, find out which of her heartwarming quotes made this list:

Posted by Belle on Friday, March 25, 2016

Feed your imagination with an amazing adventure. #DreamBigPrincess

Posted by Belle on Friday, March 25, 2016

Try and identify Belle from just her silhouette:

Posted by Beauty and the Beast on Friday, March 25, 2016

'Beauty and the Beast' News Round-Up #21

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Countdown to Beauty and the Beast

New interviews with Luke Evans, Emma Thompson & more


Luke Evans and Hugh Jackman sing 'Gaston' on The Jonathan Ross Show

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If you could just hear this 93 piece orchestra playing the songs from Beauty and the Beast... It's Spine tingling #Abbeyroad #BATB #Gaston

A photo posted by thereallukevans (@thereallukevans) on Mar 2, 2016 at 2:22pm PST