Angela Lansbury, Paige O'Hara & More Set for BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 25th Anniversary Celebration
By: Caryn Robbins Apr. 28, 2016
The 25TH Anniversary of the animated feature film BEAUTY AND THE BEAST will be celebrated by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Monday, May 9th at 7:30 pm PDT at Beverly Hills' Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
The film's cast and crew will be featured at a pre-screening discussion celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the first animated feature film to be nominated for Best Picture. The roster includes the film's voice actors Angela Lansbury, Richard White, Paige O'Hara and Robby Benson, producer Don Hahn, director Gary Trousdale and supervising animators Andreas Deja, Mark Henn and Glen Keane, key story artist Brenda Chapman, and more. The film will be presented in nostalgic 70mm as it was originally shown in its premiere engagement. Click here for tickets and additional information
The 30th film in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series and the third in the Disney Renaissance period, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST was based on the French fairy tale of the same name byJeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont. The story follows the relationship between the Beast (Robby Benson), a prince who is magically transformed into a monster as punishment for his arrogance, and Belle (Paige O'Hara), a beautiful young woman whom he imprisons in his castle. To become a prince again, Beast must win her love in return otherwise he remains a monster forever. The film featured the voices of Richard White, Jerry Orbach, David Ogden Stiers, and Angela Lansbury. Lyricist Howard Ashman and composer Alan Menken wrote the film's songs.
Debuting in theaters in 1991, the film was a box office success, grossing $425 million worldwide. It went on to win the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy and became the first animated film to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Score and Best Original Song for its title song. In 1994, a stage adaptation of the film opened at Broadway's Palace Theatre.
Source: Oscars.org
Photo Credit: Jennifer Broski
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