Beauty and the Beast: A New Musical by Original Broadway Cast

Pros: Old and new favorites seamlessly combine
Cons: A missing song from the show, a couple of changed lyrics

It's no secret that my favorite Disney animated movie is Beauty and the Beast. So of course, I was intrigued when they turned their version of the classic fairy tale into a full fledged musical. The first time I saw it, I fell in love with it. ...

Pros: Wonderful new music
Cons: none

I love the Disney film Beauty and the Beast. It's a romantic love story with a great message. Beauty is not always just on the outside, you must look on the inside to see true beauty. True, it doesn't follow the original fairy tale a whole lot, but...

Pros: lots of great live music
Cons: one song that was in the play was not on the CD

I remember the night. It was December 21, 2000. This was the night that I saw the Broadway production of my favorite movie Beauty and the Beast. I was very excited. Needless to say that the show was great! It was so great that I had to have the music. I ...

Pros: A few new songs that weren't in the movie
Cons: Mostly the same songs as the movie

I am a huge musical theater fan, and I love that Disney chose to use Broadway composers for the animated features.

Alan Menken and Howard Ashman also teamed up on Aladdin, The Little Mermaid and the musical Little Shop of Horrors. Menken also...