I got to see Anneliese van der Pol in the role in May and thought she was very good.

I've been looking around the internet but not been able to find anywhere that describes how they pull off the Beast/Prince transformation at the end, anyone got a link?

What are the chances of building a full theatre at Downtown Disney, or some other location on WDW property to showcase a rotating (maybe yearly) lineup of the Disney broadway musicals?

I would love to have seen B&TB, am still dying to see The Lion King and am LITERALLY chomping at the bit to see Mary Poppins.

But I prefer to vacation in a safer (and more tranquil- comparitively) environment- so the chances of me going to NYC any time soon are pretty slim.

You know what I like about you Jim? The variety in the articles you write. I love how you always have something new each day. I love how you don't drag along tiny bits of info on subjects like the Pixar acquisition and "the Beauty and the Beast stage show" or lets not forget the last summer's "Cars" review month. No, I say ‘nay’ to all those other columnists like Al Lutz who write on different subjects then move on just to “keep things fresh”. Bah! He's so unpredictable. But you though Jim, I love how I can come and expect the same thing everyday of the week. It's like watching Nick Jr.-- where they play the same episode all week long for Preschool comprehension or was it a cheap excuse not to make new episodes? Also I love the way you skip days completely unannounced with nary an article to be found; saving the readers the time and energy and enjoyment of reading the same article over and over again just phrased differently. So I say, "Bravo Jim Hill" May you find your place among the Shrek Movies as the patron saint of mediocrity. And may you find yet another subject to write nine hundred articles about. Ooh maybe try dragging out a sentence of actual information per day then winging the rest with your classic "Jim Hill" filler!!!-- You know? Your expectedly negative opinions on how bad err...umm I mean how "high" your standards are regarding everything Dreamworks...err I mean Disney! I mean Disney!!! (Phewww) Why, compared to other "re-runists" err I mean "columnists" trying to make a living off of 1 subject a year, I'd say your doing a bang up job! And shame on Floyd Norman for giving us really interesting articles that are different each time you write! Floyd...a bit of advice---you want to play with the big shots "Jim Hills" of the world? Be more like Jim!!!--Drag out one story you have over a span of 19 weeks-- then when you've beat it down like a dog in the gutter...move on...That's the prescribed and patented Jim Hill method! Shame on you Floyd for being so interesting each week! When I stop by Jim Hill Media I expect 2 things: 1. I expect negative and repetitive articles on Disney/Pixar, and 2. Articles on reasons why we should watch Dreamworks over Disney/Pixar... (I'm surprised I haven't seen their pop ups on this site yet Jim what with all the brown nose---err I mean insider "scooping" you do on them!) I don't come to the site for any other reason-- So I say Kudos to Jim Hill, "Re-runist" of the year! By the way, I wonder if we compared Jim Hill's past articles to his new ones (based on interest level alone) similar to how he compares "Success" with Pixar $ returns, if Jim Hill would even be aloud to write any more articles based on the "viewer wall street" dissatisfaction levels... I think more and more people would see this whole JimHillMedia.com acquisition of his own site to be a costly and bad idea with all the disappointing Subject re-runs err... I mean "articles" he keeps pouring out... Ah, gone are the days of the Western River Expedition articles 1-37... I suppose stories are bound to run out soon enough. Some people just don't know when to quit I guess...

Wasn't saying it just once enough?

:D

Wow...Jim's got a fan in Baxter...Tony Baxter, legendary Imagineer perhaps?

Enough of that. I realize the That's So Raven paycheck must be pretty good, but wht is she doinf there? This girl belongs on the stage, or singing somehere. She was a fantastic Belle. When I got the tickets and read that she was starring, I thought, "Oh brother, Disney cross promotion at it's finest." I was right and I was wrong. She was excellent and is a deserving actor to close out Belle's run.

July 29th wasn't even listed on Ticketmaster. Their last performance for sale was the day before.

Hey evilash...there are pipe bombs going off in the Downtown Disney parking lot. Trust me, NYC is pretty damn safe these days, especially since Disney took over Times Square. Get your butt into the Big Apple and see a real Broadway show, there's nothing like it.

Jim Hill brings you along to the Lunt-Fontanne. Where the curtain finally came down on this long running Disney Theatrical production this past Sunday night