Beauty and the Beast - Backstage Pt. 1 of 3 

True since Howard Ashman(R.I.P.), the executive producer was a Broadway producer. He put the feeling of Broadway into "Beauty and the Beast", "The Little Mermaid", and "Aladdin". He was on the verge of becoming the next Walt Disney and then just when "Beauty and the Beast" is nearing completion and "Aladdin" is still in the making, Howard dies from AIDS. He would've loved to have produced this and would've been so proud of it. I'm sure they worked hard on to make it successful for Howard's sake.

20 years ago this month! And most people on Broadway at the time thought it wouldn't even run one year-but it ran 13 years on Broadway!

Robby Benson was the Beast in the Disney movie edition and I find it so cool that he's narratoring the behind the Scenes look at he the musical version!!!!

R.I.P. Tom Bosley! He was a great actor.

Beauty and the Beast is one of my favorite Disney films of all time and so is the musical and I've also love wizard of oz , little mermaid, and the lion king but beauty and the beast is one of the most beautiful stories ever told

"Schwarzenegger eat your heart out." Hahaha

They said that since of course on Broadway they can't make the actors smaller to be objects, they came up with the idea of the servants slowly becoming objects as time passes. When doing, "Human Again," they really look like they're close to becoming FULL objects. Look at Lumiere, Cogsworth and Babette. I remember at one scene Lumiere says to Cogsworth that they will eventually become... THINGS! Even mentions that the spell is progressing slower on them than on others who have already become things. Although, I heard they decided not to have Lumiere's head look that advanced because it basically hid the actor's face but very believable, I must say. They even originally wanted Lumiere's head to light up like his hands.

WOW. the beauty and the beast movie was released in 91? i was 4 years old. that was one of my favorite vhs, i still have it, and it's still one of my favorite movies :)

i absolutely love this musical :) belle is my dream role

I was so lucky! Got to see this a year before it closed, and I think Terrance Mann or some other actor was the Beast at the Lunt-Fontaine Theater!

Wow ! Great and cool video !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Menken didn't even acknowledge Terrence Mann's acting. He had to act wearing that freaking costume, under tons of makeup, and still he was able to give the role so much depthness and emotion. Such an underappreciated actor.

Loved your video! Blessings and Love, Dashama

I wouldn't doubt that Robby Benson's son, Zephyr, has similarities in his voice. But it is GREAT that Robby Benson wants to keep his family life really hush hush. I don't blame him, because anything that involves his family is ABSOLUTELY NONE of OUR BUSINESS!!!

The cast and crew of this play say that it was hard to keep up and stay on schedule. Well, when you think about how long it took Disney to FINALLY make it's own version of "Beauty and the Beast", I think the cast and crew were all moving pretty fast. Walt Disney wanted to make his own version of "Beauty and the Beast" back in 1937 right after making "Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs", but he could never figure it out. It took the talents of Howard Ashman and Alan Mankin to accomplish such a task.

i'm playing Lumiere. i gotta admit when we first began doing the music for the show, i was a bit uncomfortable having all eyes on me for the beginning of "Be Our Guest."

A friend of my family played the Beast when this toured. I was too young to remember it, but my brother got to go back stage and watch him transform fromt he Beast to the Prince.

This has to be the most dangerous Broadway musical

Omg I’m cogsworth in my community’s production and I’m so hyped!!!!!!

"She's supposed to love me." lol!

And every last is covered with HAIR!

They should bring this back. Costumes are amazing and I love how Lumiere really lives up to his name.

that beast costume looks really hot.....

It was my first Broadway Show!

The best broadway show ever!

this looks amazing

Alan looks so young here!

Tom bosley also did the voice of mr winkle in the tangerine bear

Terrence Mann is the beast singer in the world!!!!!

my favorite movie ever

Theme of this play and even for the movie. Love can transform you. :)

He was indeed. He played Roger DeBris.

The guy telling us everything is the guy who played The Beast in the OG Movie

robbie benson come bak to the theatre my love !!!

@phantom4evr101 Actually it's been brought back to Broadway and is on tour. I recently saw it and liked it! They say it's been downgraded a little mainly in sets and costumes, they aren't as detailed. The original sets and costumes were disposed of when the show closed in 2007. To remake all that detailed stuff would be expensive and in this economy expensive is not a good word. I'm just happy it's back! I enjoyed it! P.S. If money gets better maybe they'll be able to add more to it.

This looks so cool. Wish I could've seen it on broadway when it was still around.

Were doing this play at my school my jack plays beast my friend tommy plays cogsworth and I play lumiere

9:20 just like throwing a pokeball!

I played Lefou

seriously, Beauty and the Beast has the BEST songs

I love this guy's voice. He should do audiobooks or something.

Ahhhh! Beauty and the Beast...I'm so depressed that I never got to see this on broadway before it closed =*( yeah the tour is coming to SoCal but visually I have heard and see that it is a let down....Please broadway give us a revival!!!!!

Yay CATS and Beauty and the Beast!!!!!!!

LOL 7:38 "Schwarzenegger, eat your heart out."

im playing cogsworth starting tomorrow in my school production...i also share the same name as the host of this video haha

muy bien todo esta hermoso

List of prosthetic/headpiece/mechanical items John Dods made for the show: Chip Animatronic Head, Madame de la Grande Bouche Headpiece, Cogsworth Headpiece, Beast Prosthetics and Headpiece, and Mask.

Is Robbie Benson (the narrator here and voice of cartoon Beast) related to Jodie Benson (voice of Ariel)? that would be SO COOL!!! :D

Ghostbusters 3?? XD Might wanna check your facts there, Robbie

I really want to play belle shes one of my favs!!

wish this would come to the west end/broadway again

It's almost hard to believe that I was 2 when the movie came out, and the play came out on Broadway, when I was 5!!! (makes low whistle) I personally think that there's so much more ACTION and emotion in the play. Sorry, I just think that the play is so much more LIFE in the play. I mean don't get me wrong, the movies got it, too. I just think that the play has A LOT more explanations to it. Sorry. I actually honestly ADORE both.

Narrated by Robby Benson

ghost busters 3 he means ghostbuster 2

Oh i hope so...I wish I had seen it before it closed.

Ghostbusters 3

If you mean as in temperature wise, you're right. Terrance Mann(the beast said) it was like wearing 3 winter coats while running around the block. It took about an hour and a half to get that whole beast thing on him but it only took about 7 minutes for him to get it all off. Mainly because he practically tore it off fast without hesitation, I know I would! HAHA! Part of being an actor is having to put up with uncomfortable make up and wardrobe, but as they say,"That's show business."

Never saw it in westend wen I had the chance to I kept asking my parents and there excuse was expensive no matter how much I asked it never happened till its last running year still never happened after it closed I had a right tantrum with my parents missed out on the uk tour aswell which I never knew about even if it gets a revival for west end for future I will hope to see it now that I am working but will not be the same as I did not see the original staging and production

lol yea i meant temperature-wise. i cant imagine wearing that and performing under the stage lights for 2 or so hours...

There should have been a professional recording of this show with Terrence Mann. They already had the cameramen there for the press reels, why not record the entire show and release later as a dvd and now on streaming?

wow, so serious :0

Get your hands out of your pockets when you're talking to me Robbie! :D

@EntertainmentAddams Sure is. Mal Beineke. His run is nearly over, though. Get there fast, anyone who hasn't seen it yet.

@Dbakyda They're actually married. I don't know if they're still together, but yeah, they're marriedd

There was a Ghostbusters 3?

Also, forgot to put in, Lumiere Headpieces, 2 in all.

@EntertainmentAddams Serious? What character?

I want to see it come to salt lake city Utah

6:38 ...........Ghostbusters 3?

where's chip?

Boy a lot of people in the comments played Babette

how'd they do the transformation on stage with all that makeup on ?

Nedelands

But.... But who played Lefou?

does anyone know where i can find the full Broadway show online

5:50 Beast shakes fur like a dog!

Is there a ghostbusters 3 because I can't find it

its funny how people were all XoX over having to do all these SFX things back then.. today people would just do it xD

No, it was a mistake

DID THAT FOOLIO JUST SAY GHOSTBUSTERS 3???

Terrence Mann's hair color is not like that anymore lol :)

why is he talking like that? he sounds like he's trying too hard. Way to go clint eastwood