Interview with Paige O’Hara, the voice of Belle, Trivia Contest and more
Hello and welcome to The WDW Radio Show – Your Walt Disney World Information Station. I am your host, Lou Mongello, and this is show #286 for the week of August 5, 2012.
This past weekend, I attended the PNW MouseMeet, an annual fan event which takes places in the Pacific Northwest, and once again had the privilege of interviewing a true Disney Legend. On this week’s show, I’ll share my interview with the voice of Belle from Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Paige O’Hara. We’ll discuss her career, the role of Belle, creating the film, and much more.
I’ll then have the answer and winner for last week’s Walt Disney World Trivia Question of the Week, and pose a new question for your chance to win a Disney prize package!
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Great show, Lou! My favorite song is BELLE…. it sets the scene for the rest of the movie and introduces how the character is seen by the town…
i really enjoyed the interview Lou!
Another great show Lou!. My favorite song has to be ‘Be Our Guest’. It never fails to bring a smile to my face, no matter how down my day is going.
my favorite song is Human Again from the special edition
I would say Angela Lansbury , as Mrs. Potts singing “Tale as Old As Time”
Quick question Lou: GREAT interview with Ms. O’Hara, but I’m puzzled about one thing. Right after a fan asks her to sing and she rather graciously obliges with a few lines from ‘Belle’, the crowd applauses, and she says that next time she’ll do better with a little warm up. Right at that moment, someone off-mic, in the audience I’m assuming, belts out a rather loud and extremely odd ‘OOOH-AHHHH EEEEEE-AHHHHH!” Even Paige laughs a little bit at it.
What *was* that??
Best Beauty and the Beast Song? GASTON! Some one has to give a shout out to one of the best villains.
Hey, Lou. Please make things even by doing interviews with the other princess voice actresses, including Irene Bedard (Pocahontas), Ming-Na (Mulan), Anika Noni Rose (Tiana), Mandy Moore (Rapunzel), Jodi Benson (Ariel), Jennifer Hale (Cinderella and Aurora) and Katie Von Till (Snow White).
And while you’re at it, an interview with Belle’s new voice actress, Julie Nathanson, would be a smart idea as well, to complete the picture.