Animation: Interviews with key animators including James Baxter (Belle), Glen Keane (Beast), Nik Ranieri (Lumiere), Will Finn (Cogsworth) and Andreas Deja (Gaston).

Animation Tests, Roughs and Clean-Ups: Hahn narrates a look at rough animation footage and pencil tests of various scenes from the film.

The Transformation: Pencil Version: A breathtaking look at the raw power of the animators’ craft: Keane’s work in this scene alone would cement his status as one of, if not the, best animators working today.

A Transformation: Glen Keane: Keane himself discusses how he prepared for this scene, the high point of the film, and of his career as well.

Animating with Computers: Focuses on the ground-breaking, still awe-inspiring ballroom scene.

Camera Move Test: A computerized ‘rehearsal’ of the ballroom scene.

A High Profile Preview: How a little Disney cartoon was invited to the New York Film Festival and ended up bringing down the house in thunderous acclaim.

Release and Reaction: November 13, 1991, the date the ‘new’ Disney came of age; Beauty and the Beast premieres to overwhelming critical acclaim and box office success.

Awards: Then the unthinkable happened: three Golden Globe wins, six Academy Award nominations, including, for the first, and probably only, time in movie history, a Best Picture nomination for an animated feature. Roy E. Disney puts it best: “It was the biggest victory we have ever had”.

Howard Ashman - In Memoriam: Shortly after their Oscar wins for The Little Mermaid, Ashman told his long time collaborator and friend Menken that he was dying of AIDS. But their work on Beauty and the Beast continued, even when Ashman was physically unable to even sit up. Throughout all this, Ashman inspired all he worked with, with his professionalism, talent and charm. He died six months prior to the film’s release, having never seen a completed version of what he was a large part in creating.

Beauty and the Beast was dedicated to Howard Ashman, for giving “a mermaid her voice and a beast his soul”. His legacy continues to live in the lives and works of all who had the pleasure of working with him.

Trailers and TV Spots: With an introduction by Hahn, includes the original and special edition release trailers and four television ads, including those touting the film’s Globe and Oscar victories.

Original Release Publicity Gallery: Gallery showcasing the two distinct marketing programs for Beauty, one aimed at adults, the other families and children. Also includes early publicity art concepts and print ads.

Large Format Release Publicity Gallery: New artwork designed for the Special Edition release.

‘Beauty and the Beast’ Music Video Performed by Celine Dion and Peabo Bryson: The original 1991 music video, introduced by Dion, in all its soft focus, early 90s fashion glory.

Broadway Bound: The movie was described by some as the best Broadway musical of the year, so it was inevitable that the film would eventually make its way to the Great White Way.

This way-to-short overview of the process of bridging the gap between screen and stage features Menken discussing how the new songs added to the production used existing melodies from the film’s score to help them be familiar to the audience, and how screenwriter/book writer Woolverton took advantage of the extra time needed for a stage production to deepen the character development, most notably in the blossoming relationship between Belle and the Beast. Some, but not enough, footage of the actual production is seen. Why not include the commercial that runs on Disney Resort television? Or the Tony Award performance?

Beauty and the Beast - The Broadway Musical opened on April 19, 1994 at the Palace Theater in New York and was nominated for nine Tony Awards. It is now at the Lunt Fontaine Theater in New York, where it has become one of the longest running Broadway shows of all time. Several touring companies of the musical are also active all over the world.

Broadway Musical Publicity Gallery: Includes a lusty shot of Toni Braxton when she played Belle, as well as several international productions. Also seen are publicity shots of such Broadway favorites as Andrea McArdle (the original Annie, as Belle), Susan Egan and Terrance Mann (Tony nominees as the original Belle and Beast), Burke Moses (the original Gaston), Tom Bosley (the original Maurice) and Designing Women’s Meshach Taylor as Lumiere.

Costume Design Gallery: The show’s only Tony win was for Costume Design, represented here in just one page that isn’t even credited to designer Ann Hould-Ward.