Word: disneyism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...scene would not include so much...well, beer. In addition, though the stein dance is obviously intricate and difficult, it pales in comparison to the other tricks of the musical, and becomes disappointingly boring. Also, the menagerie that is "Be Our Guest" is done in true all-out Disney fashion--the plates on the dancers' backs spin around, and even the rug from "Aladdin" shows up--but that doesn't change the fact that Belle, who was pleading for adventure at the start of the musical is now more than content to do the can-can with silverware. Could Disney...
...Disney Corporation is like that one unbelievably popular girl we all knew in junior high. She's cute and adorable in many ways but increasingly irritating as you get to know her. Plus, most of her comments and actions lack any kind of substance whatsoever--they're just re-hashings of things she's already said and done. Once you figure all this out, you wonder how long it's going to take before other people realize her charade and call her on it. Surprisingly, no one may ever notice, leaving you wondering if you should just go back...
That metaphor may be a bit of a stretch, even for Disney, but after seeing Beauty and the Beast: The Musical, the stretch may be worth the exercise. In the self-proclaimed "Smash Hit Musical," Disney works hard to prove that, as with everything else, it can put on a really pretty show with many dazzling special effects and less than 10 percent new material. Hey, if it succeeds in one form, one needs only alter the package a little to make it instantly popular again, right? While one would hope that this isn't true...
...stunning enough to capture the attention of even the most TV-numbed hyperactive 4-year-old. As mentioned earlier, the lines of the musical are identical to those of the movie, but this repetition remains endearing at first. Then Belle (Erin Dilly) struts onto stage, and everything changes. What Disney marketed in the cartoon as a socially misfitted but introspective heroine who reads aloud to sheep has morphed onstage into a bubbly, happy Broadway baby with a voice so perfectly tuned for the stage that there's not too much room for real emotion or passion. So much...