Photo Flash: Angela Lansbury & More Reunite for BEAUTY & THE BEAST 25th Anniversary

Actresses Angela Lansbury, Paige O'Hara, Robby Benson, Jo Anne Worley and more attended the Academy's 25th Anniversary Screening of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, A Marc Davis Celebration of Animation at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater on May 9, 2016 in Beverly Hills, California. Check out photos below!

The film's cast and crew were featured at a pre-screening discussion celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the first animated feature film to be nominated for Best Picture. The roster also included the film's voice actors Richard White, producer Don Hahn, director Gary Trousdale and supervising animators Andreas Deja, Mark Henn and Glen Keane, key story artist Brenda Chapman, and more. The film was presented in nostalgic 70mm as it was originally shown in its premiere engagement.

The 30th film in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series and the third in the Disney Renaissance period, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST was based on the French fairy tale of the same name byJeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont. The story follows the relationship between the Beast (Robby Benson), a prince who is magically transformed into a monster as punishment for his arrogance, and Belle (Paige O'Hara), a beautiful young woman whom he imprisons in his castle. To become a prince again, Beast must win her love in return otherwise he remains a monster forever. The film featured the voices of Richard White, Jerry Orbach, David Ogden Stiers, and Angela Lansbury. Lyricist Howard Ashman and composer Alan Menken wrote the film's songs.

Debuting in theaters in 1991, the film was a box office success, grossing $425 million worldwide. It went on to win the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy and became the first animated film to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Score and Best Original Song for its title song. In 1994, a stage adaptation of the film opened at Broadway's Palace Theatre.