I had never seen the animation when it came out but I was aware of the Celine Dion\/Peabo Bryson version of the film’s title song.<\/p>\n
A colleague at my then place of employment was fanatical about it and invited me to go and see the stage musical production with her. I had never been to a musical in my life before. I very soon caught the bug!<\/p>\n
I absolutely ADORED the stage production and fell in love with Beauty and the Beast from that moment. I have seen the stage production several times since, in various locations. Sydney three times (the place I originally saw it with my work colleague), London – once, Bristol (during which I was in the early stages of contracting Whooping Cough – I was 32 years old, not fun!) and at Milton Keynes – my most local performance to date.<\/p>\n
I love the film also. But for me, nothing beats the joy of the stage production. It is so wonderful.<\/p>\n
If there is ever a ballet version, I’d love to see it. I might even venture to see it “On Ice” sometime in the future.<\/p>\n
Disney make the loveliest animations. The production values have always been so wonderful. Hence the many Oscar gongs they have achieved. One of my favourite Disney animations is Mulan. I have a fascination with East Asia, particularly Chinese and Japanese cultures. Mulan ticks the boxes of East Asian themes and strong female characters.<\/p>\n
Disney do make great allegories.<\/p>\n
The lovely Mummy Contest blog is giving away some lovely Disney prizes. Click here<\/a> to visit her blog.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I had never seen the animation when it came out but I was aware of the Celine Dion\/Peabo Bryson version of the film’s title song. A colleague at my then place of employment was fanatical about it and invited me to go and see the stage musical production with her. I had never been to … <\/p>\n