Disney-fied Broadway

On a sadder note, Beauty and the Beast will be closing this summer. I was a little skeptical of this one at first, but it certainly has stood the test of time, perhaps more so than Passion, the show that trounced it at the 1994 Tony Awards. It'll be sad to see it go. On the plus side, it's replacement at the Lunt-Fontanne looks to be The Little Mermaid, one of my favorite Disney movies. Hopefully it will extend Disney's track record and be worthy of it's cinematic source material. While we're at it, how about another original Disney musical? Aida was great, and with all the creative talent at Disney's disposal, surely it can come up with something more than recycling its greatest movies?