Belle is the female protagonist of the musicial adaption of Beauty and the Beast, based on the character of the same name.
Background
Overall, Belle's role was the same as in the film, although some differences included Belle politely refusing Gaston's hand in marriage instead of tricking him into falling into a mud pool, joining Lumiere and dancing along with the dishes and silverware during the Be Our Guest musical number instead of just sitting at the dining table and merely observing the spectacle, and her being injured by the Beast when she entered the West Wing before fleeing instead of merely being scared off. Additionally, her role is expanded in the musical with songs "No Matter What" (cut in touring productions), "Home" and "A Change in Me".
Belle is also without Philippe in the stage version, instead of knitting a "lucky" scarf for Maurice to wear during his trip to the fair. Maurice is attacked by wolves before becoming a prisoner within the Beast's castle. His scarf is lost in the woods, and eventually found by LeFou. When LeFou is spotted in town with the scarf, he reveals to Belle the whereabouts in which he found it, prompting her to search for her potentially endangered father.
When given the library, Belle also reveals "King Arthur" to be amongst her favorite stories.
Trivia
- Following her role as Belle, Susan Egan would go onto voice Megara in the 1997 film Hercules and Kingdom Hearts II.
Gallery
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See also
- Belle
- Belle (Sing Me a Story with Belle)
- Belle French
- Belle (Descendants)
- Belle (Beauty and the Beast 2017)
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