In fact, three songs from Beauty and the Beast- “Belle,” “Be Our Guest,” and “Beauty and the Beast”-were nominated for Oscars. Part of the reason why the live musical adaptions are so charming and appealing is because music has always been a vital part of the storytelling and appeal. Beauty and the Beast first went on Broadway in 1994, and it continues to be a regular in performance venues across the country. It is true that almost all Beauty and the Beast offshoots are incredibly successful, but the live musical adaption brings a new energy and life to the story.
Just in 2017, a live action movie musical-as opposed to the original animated version-came out, staring Emma Watson and grossing over 500 million dollars in the United States alone, a nod to the continued popularity and appeal of the story. With storybooks, movies, and sing-along discs, the franchise continues to flourish, being a staple across generations of children. Variants of the tale scattered across Europe, before a Disney adaption was made in the 1900s. A couple decades a later, it was shortened and adapted by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont for a children’s fairy tale book series. French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve first published his version in 1740.
However, when a bookish young woman named Belle finds herself in the castle, their magical, well-known love story unfolds.Īlthough many people associate Beauty and the Beast with Disney’s 1991 movie adaption, the fairy tale has been around for centuries. Believing himself to be doomed to a life of solitude, the beast hides away in his castle. The curse would only be broken if the beast loves someone else, and that someone else loves him in return. A man is cursed to be a beast because of his selfish and superficial ways. Beauty and the Beast is a classic story that needs little introduction.
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