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Lesley Ann Warren and Doglion perform "Beasty and the Beaut" in episode 315 of The Muppet Show.

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Wolf as Lumiere, Bert as the Beast.

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Ernie & Bert - Beauty and the Beast.

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Birdie and the Beast

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Pferd's Beauty to...

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...Wolle's Beast on Eine Möhre für Zwei.

Beauty and the Beast is a classic fairy tale published as far back as the 1740s. The story has been adapted into a number of mediums including ballet, short stories, television, Broadway, and film.

References[]

  • Episode 0233 of Sesame Street tells the story of "Cutie and the Beast," in which Princess Cutie falls in love with a beast (portrayed by Grover). Her father, the King, gives a test to the beast before he consents to his daughter's marriage. The beast succeeds, and kisses Princess Cutie – who turns into a female beast.
  • Telly and Bob takes turns reading Beauty and the Beast to each other in a 1993 episode of Sesame Street.
  • Uncle Deadly tweeted that he "wanted to be in new live action Beauty and the Beast film. But they wouldn't let [him] audition for the Beauty."[2]
  • Big Bird writes his own version of the story in episode 4615 of Sesame Street, entitled "Birdie and the Beast." In the story, Birdie meets Beast, who must learn to be friends in order to break his enchantment. The story borrows many elements from Disney's 1991 animated adaptation, including the use of enchanted, household items, the narrative tool counting down until the Beast's permanent enchantment (a magic rose in the film, here, a coconut tree), and a parody of the song "Something There". The story concludes with a song spoofing the titular song from the 1991 film as well.
  • For the Eine Möhre für Zwei episode "Der Kostümwettbewerb" from 2016, Pferd and Wolle dress as Beauty and the Beast in an attempt to win a costume competition, but soon toss the costumes for a more original idea.
  • The song "Life Hereafter" from Muppets Haunted Mansion was initially conceived as a parody of "Be Our Guest" from the Disney film, tentatively titled "Be Our Ghost."[3] The final song became its own composition, but contains a number of references to the song.

Connections[]

  • Debbie Allen voiced Precious in the Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child' version (1995 animated series)
  • Howard Ashman executive produced and wrote song lyrics for the 1991 Disney film; the songs appear in later Broadway and live action film adaptations.
  • Mary Kay Bergman played two of the bimbettes in the 1991 Disney film
  • Kerry Butler played Belle in the Disney Broadway musical
  • Jesse Corti played LeFou in the 1991 Disney film
  • Tim Curry played Forte in the movie Beauty and The Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
  • Susan Egan originated Belle in the Disney Broadway musical
  • Luke Evans played Gaston in the 2017 live action film adaptation of Disney's Beauty and the Beast
  • Jonathan Freeman played Cogsworth later in the run of the Disney Broadway musical
  • Josh Gad played LeFou in the 2017 live action film adaptation of Disney's Beauty and the Beast
  • David Alan Grier played Cogsworth in Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration
  • Josh Groban played the Beast in Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration
  • H.E.R. played Belle in Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration
  • Gregory Hines voiced the Beast in Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995 animated series)
  • Tony Jay played Monsieur D'Arque in the 1991 Disney film
  • Nick Jonas was an alternate for Chip in the Disney Broadway musical
  • Dave Kinnoin wrote songs for the 1995-1997 series Sing Me a Story with Belle
  • Kevin Kline played Maurice in the 2017 live action film adaptation of Disney's "Beauty and the Beast"
  • Suki Lopez played Belle in Believe, a Disney Cruise Lines production
  • Audra McDonald played Madame de Garderobe in the 2017 live action film adaptation of Disney's Beauty and the Beast
  • Alan Menken wrote the music for the songs that appear in the 1991 Disney film, play and 2017 live action adaptation
  • Ian McKellen played Cogsworth in the 2017 live action film adaptation of Disney's Beauty and the Beast
  • Rita Moreno played the narrator and host in Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration
  • Cass Morgan was a replacement for Mrs. Potts during the run of the Broadway production
  • Jerry Orbach played Lumiere in the 1991 Disney film
  • Roscoe Orman has narrated and voiced an audio book download of the fable[4]
  • Donny Osmond played Gaston in the Disney Broadway production
  • Bernadette Peters played Angelique in the Disney sequel Beauty and The Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
  • Christy Carlson Romano played Belle in the Disney Broadway production
  • Maria Lucia Heiberg Rosenberg played Belle in Danish stage musical productions (2005, 2014)
  • Paul Reubens played Fife in the Disney sequel Beauty and The Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
  • Susan Sarandon played the Beauty in the Faerie Tale Theatre Production
  • Martin Short played Lumiere in Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration
  • Hal Smith played Philippe in the 1991 Disney film
  • John Tartaglia played Lumiere in the Disney Broadway production
  • Stanley Tucci played Cadenza in the 2017 live action film adaptation of Disney's Beauty and the Beast
  • Frank Welker played Footstool in the 1991 Disney film.
  • Vanessa Williams voiced Beauty in Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995 animated series)

See also[]

Sources[]

  1. 5/7/1983 – ’1st Masked Ball – second ave. Gothic House’ Jim Henson's Red Book
  2. Twitter June 6, 2016 Tweet
  3. Fine Tooning with Drew Taylor Ep 142: How “Muppets Haunted Mansion” got made (35:05)
  4. Adapted by Andrew Lang, narrated by Roscoe Orman, "Beauty and the Beast (Unabridged)", AudibleKIDS, 2008 publication.
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