To officially kick off the Blu-ray and DVD launch of “Beauty and the Beast DIAMOND EDITION” Paige O’Hara, voice of “Belle” and south Florida native, will be at the Miami Children’s Museum for an exclusive meet/greet opportunity.
WHAT: The Miami Children’s Museum in conjunction with The Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment will be giving their members an opportunity of a lifetime to meet “Belle “during a Tea Party lunch event. Everyone is encouraged to bring their Beauty and the Beast memorabilia for an autograph signing and register to win their very own copy of the Blu-ray™ Combo Pack. Kids dressed up as “Belle” will be eligible to win a Prize Pack that will include the book, soundtrack, and the Blu-ray™ +DVD Combo Pack.
WHEN: Wednesday, September 8, 2010 12:30-2:30 PMFor Museum Members Only!
*Tea Party Story Time reading will begin at 1:00pm
WHERE: Miami Children’s Museum
980 Macarthur Cswy Miami, FL 33132 (305) 373-5437
COST: Free and open only to museum members.
AGENCY Andrea Urquiaga / Moroch Entertainment
954.236.0125 or 954.756.0652
CONTACT: aurquiaga@moroch.com
ABOUT PAIGE O’HARA:
PAIGE O’HARA is widely known as Disney’s heroine, Belle, in the critically acclaimed, Oscar-winning animated film Beauty and the Beast, a Disney classic which she proudly added to a career that has spanned from Broadway to opera, concert stages and recordings. This was followed with the multimillion selling video Beauty and the Beast:
The Enchanted Christmas and a Grammy for Beauty and the Beast Children’s Singalong.
Her many stage appearances include playing Ellie May Chipley in the Broadway revival of Showboat starring Donald O’Connor; as Fantine in the award-winning Les Miserables on Broadway; and as Edwin Drood in both the Broadway and national tour of The Mystery of Edwin Drood. She starred as Nellie Forbush in the Australian tour of South Pacific and reprised the role opposite Robert Goulet in the states. Paige has played the title role in Evita; worked opposite Jose Ferrer in Paint Your Wagon and achieved great critical acclaim in Los Angeles as murderess Winnie Ruth Judd in the drama Tiger Lady.
In concert she has appeared in stagings of Sitting Pretty, The Cat and the Fiddle, Oh Boy, and Lady! Lady!, all at Carnegie Hall as well as One Touch of Venus at Town Hall. She has toured Japan as a Special Guest Star with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, and was the Special Guest Star/ Host in The Great Radio City Music Hall Spectacular starring the legendary Rockettes at the Flamingo Hilton. As a concert soloist, Paige has guest-starred at the Hollywood Bowl, the Boston Pops, and the Turin Opera House in Turin, Italy, as well as making many appearances with various symphonies across the US. Paige completed a highly successful, sold-out 20 city tour of Japan as a Special Guest Star with the Tokyo Philharmonic, and appeared as the Special Guest of Robert Goulet in his concert evening, which played at the Venetian.
She has starred in England as Venus in the BBC’s recorded broadcast of the live presentation of Kurt Weill’s One Touch of Venus and is featured prominently on the recording of Mack and Mabel in Concert, also recorded live in London with an all-star cast including Tommy Tune, Georgia Brown, and George Hearn. Her recordings of Jerome Kern’s Sitting Pretty, and a new and complete version of South Pacific were released on the New World label. Paige’s many recordings include Dream With Me featuring Paige singing the title song “Beauty and the Beast”; Loving You: The Songs of Jerry Herman that features such classic Herman tunes as “La Cage Aux Folles” and “It Only Takes a Moment” from Hello Dolly. Two other recordings, Showboat and Of Thee I Sing, were nominated for a Grammy in the Best Show Album category.
Recently Paige recorded a music video with Richard Sherman for a newly discovered song Never Land that is included on the Peter Pan DVD release, and made her Disney on-screen debut in the feature film Enchanted.
Having painted all her life as a hobby, Paige is very excited to explore a new relationship with Disney – as an artist! She has recently signed with Disney Fine Art – Collector’s Editions to paint a series of original pieces reflecting some of her favorite moments from Beauty and the Beast. Several pieces are already in production and can be seen on the Disney Fine Art website – several more are in the final approval stages and more will be coming. Loosely titled Belles by Belle, the series tries to capture some of the magic of original film.
Currently Paige can be seen in the long running hit Menopause The Musical at the Luxor hotel in Las Vegas and she continues to record various projects for Disney. She is working on a new musical based on the life Judy Garland which has an upcoming workshop production, and is very excited about the upcoming press tour and Blu-Ray release of Beauty and the Beast.
ABOUT DVD/BLU-RAY:
Beauty and the Beast features a cast of top vocal talent. Veteran stage actress and singer Paige
O’Hara is the voice of Belle, one of Disney’s most beloved and independent heroines, and Robby
Benson (TV’s “American Dreams”) delivers a powerful portrayal of the Beast. Three-time Oscar®-
nominated screen star (The Manchurian Candidate in 1963, The Picture of Dorian Grey in 1946,
and Gaslight in 1945) and six-time Golden Globe® award winner (TV’s “Murder, She Wrote” in
1992, 1990, 1987 and 1985, The Manchurian Candidate in 1963, and The Picture of Dorian Grey
in 1946), Angela Lansbury gives a bubbly performance as Mrs. Potts. The late Jerry Orbach (TV’s
“Law and Order,” “House of Mouse”) shines as the voice of Lumiere, the passionate candelabra,
and David Ogden-Stiers (TV’s “M*A*S*H,” Lilo & Stitch) is Cogsworth, the tightly-wound mantel
clock who functions as the head of the household.
About Disney’s New Blu-ray™ Diamond Collection:
The new Blu-ray™ Diamond Collection represents The Walt Disney Studio’s most prestigious animated
classics. The Collection will be comprised with many of Walt Disney’s most treasured animated classic titles
to be released through 2016. These titles represent the highest level of picture and sound, feature
groundbreaking, state-of-the-art immersive bonus content, and include unprecedented levels of interactivity,
personalization and customization, made possible because of Blu-ray technology.
ABOUT MIAMI CHILDREN’S MUSEUM : Website: www. miamichildrensmuseum.org/
Miami Children’s Museum (MCM) is dedicated to enriching the lives of all children by fostering a love of learning and enabling children to realize their highest potential.
We encourage visitors of all ages to play, learn, imagine and create.
We are a non-profit educational institution that meets the needs of all children in our multicultural community. We offer interactive exhibits, programs, and learning materials related to arts, culture, community and communication.
It is our vision to be recognized as a premier institution serving children and their families while inspiring children to learn about themselves and the culturally diverse community we live in through the arts, literacy, and early childhood education.