Princess Aurora, Prince Philip, and Maleficent feature in which pantomime?
"Maleficent (film) Maleficent is a 2014 American dark fantasy film directed by Robert Stromberg from a screenplay by Linda Woolverton, and starring Angelina Jolie as the title character with Sharlto Copley, Elle Fanning, Sam Riley, Imelda Staunton, Juno Temple, and Lesley Manville in supporting roles. Loosely inspired by Charles Perrault's original fairy tale and Walt Disney's 1959 animated film ""Sleeping Beauty"", the film portrays the story from the perspective of the eponymous antagonist, depicting her conflicted relationship with the princess and king of a corrupt kingdom. Walt Disney Pictures announced the film's development in 2010, with Joe Roth as producer"
"in Maleficent, a dark sinister being who is the ""Mistress of all Evil"". She lays a curse on the princess (named Aurora here, as in Tchaikovsky's ballet) and the fairies plan to take the princess away and hide her to protect her. Maleficent's monstrous minions hunt for Aurora in years to come, and on her sixteenth birthday Aurora returns to the palace and pricks her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel magically conjured up by Maleficent. When Maleficent learns that Prince Phillip is in love with the Princess Aurora, she captures him so that he will be too"
"in her dragon form, again blessing Phillip's sword as he throws it into Maleficent's heart; however, the attack does not kill her and just defeats her. During the credits, while Aurora and Phillip are dancing, Flora and Merryweather continue their old argument over what color Aurora's dress should be. The three fairies had appeared as guests in the TV series ""Disney's House of Mouse"". They also appear at themed-parks and live events. They co-host the ""Magic, Music and Mayhem"" show with the Fairy Godmother from ""Cinderella"". In the Disney Divas event at Disneyland, the fairies appeared at the climax of"
"escape, and battle against Maleficent, ultimately enhancing Phillip's sword as he throws it directly into Maleficent's heart, thus destroying Maleficent. The fairies are present as Aurora meets her parents and as she dances with Phillip, but Flora and Merryweather's argument over the color of Aurora's gown is revived. The good fairies also appear in Disney's live action film ""Maleficent"", as a trio of pixies named Knotgrass, Flittle and Thistlewit, respectively. The pixies are extremely different from their original counterparts and are reduced to comic relief; they are shown to be incompetent and unable to fulfill their task of raising Aurora."
"old and feeble to wield a sword when he can finally free Aurora. When the good fairies help him escape, Maleficent takes over the entire palace and later transforms into a giant black dragon to do battle with the hero. Prince Phillip defeats the villainess with his Sword of Truth, killing her by throwing the sword as if it were a spear at the dragon. All that is left of Maleficent is her robe. In the 2014 film ""Maleficent"", the new version of Maleficent is a tragic villain who curses Aurora in order to exact revenge against King Stefan (Aurora's"
"from Maleficent until her sixteenth birthday arrives. Several years later, a 16-year-old Aurora meets a handsome man in the forest. Unaware that he is actually a prince named Phillip, to whom she has been betrothed since infancy, the two fall in love and agree to meet again. However, the fairies finally reveal Aurora's true identity to her and thus forbid her from seeing him because they plan on returning the heartbroken princess to her parents. While alone at the castle, Aurora is hypnotized by Maleficent, who causes her to prick her finger and fulfill Merryweather's prophecy. She was then placed"
"by the fairies' magic, directly into Maleficent's heart, causing her to fall to her death. Phillip awakens Aurora with a kiss, breaking the spell and thereby waking everyone in the castle. The royal couple descends to the ballroom, where Aurora is happily reunited with her parents, while King Hubert is confused of how the two young royals met. Flora and Merryweather resume their petty argument over the color of Aurora's ball gown, magically changing it from blue to pink while the happy couple waltzes. The last color to appear is pink. The scene then fades to Aurora and Phillip dancing"
"in Aurora sacrificing her life in exchange for her loved ones and people. With Aurora once again put into a sleep-like state, the kingdom citizens are freed including Phillip, who rushes to the Forbidden Mountains to save his bride. There, a battle between Dragon Maleficent and the prince takes place. It is difficult for Prince Phillip since he doesn't have the Sword of Truth with him. The evil dragon attempts to bite Phillip with her venomous fangs, but she accidentally strikes her own tail, killing herself instead. When Maleficent is defeated once and for all, Phillip once again wakes Aurora"
"provided live-action references for ""Cinderella"" and later for Anita from ""101 Dalmatians"", and portrayed Polly Crockett for the TV series ""Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier"". The role of Prince Phillip was modeled by Ed Kemmer, who had played Commander Buzz Corry on television's ""Space Patrol"" five years before ""Sleeping Beauty"" was released. For the final battle sequence, Kemmer was photographed on a wooden buck. The live-action model for Maleficent was Eleanor Audley, who also voiced the villain. Dancer Jane Fowler also was a live-action reference for Maleficent. Among the actresses who performed in reference footage for this film"
"Jennifer Hale, and is currently voiced by Kate Higgins. Aurora was also portrayed by Elle Fanning in the film ""Maleficent"", the film about the fairy's backstory of Maleficent, played by Angelina Jolie. Like her counterparts in the first wave of animated Disney films, Aurora is criticized for feminist depictions, mainly in the fact that she had very little involvement both in the fairy tale and in her own Disney movie, where Princess Aurora only appears for about 30 minutes. In many bloggers' opinions, ""Aurora in the film is not a person, per se; she is the prize that the other"
"three fairies place Aurora on a bed in the highest tower and place a powerful spell on all the people in the kingdom, causing them to fall asleep until the spell on their princess is broken. While doing so, they overhear a sleepy conversation between the two kings. From King Hubert's conversation with King Stefan, the fairies realize that Phillip is the man with whom Aurora has fallen in love. They rush to find him, but he is abducted by Maleficent who is waiting for him at the cottage in the forest. She shows Phillip the peasant girl he fell"
"her when the bumbling and neglectful pixies fail to do so. After a brief meeting with the young Aurora, Maleficent watches over her from afar. When Aurora is fifteen, she encounters Maleficent. Knowing that she is being watched over, she calls Maleficent her ""fairy godmother"". Maleficent tries desperately to undo the curse but is unsuccessful, as the curse proves to be unbreakable by any means other than true love's kiss. In the forest, Aurora meets Prince Philip, and the two are attracted to each other. On the day before Aurora's sixteenth birthday, Aurora tells Maleficent that she would like to"
"depressed girl alone so she could recover more easily. They argue over whether Aurora should be forced to marry Prince Philip until Flora hears Maleficent's magic, causing them to enter the room and discover that Maleficent has arrived and has hypnotized Aurora into going through a hidden passage which leads up to another room, where Maleficent has turned herself into a spinning wheel. The three fairies go after Aurora and yell out to ""Don't touch anything!"", but Maleficent then tells her to touch the spindle, which causes her to do so. The fairies enter the place... but only see Maleficent."
"Time Around"" (1961); and ""Hook, Line and Sinker"" (1969). In the animation film industry, Audley was best known for providing her distinctive voice to Lady Tremaine, Cinderella's evil stepmother, in the 1950 Disney film ""Cinderella""; and Princess Aurora's evil fairy nemesis, Maleficent, in Disney's 1959 version of ""Sleeping Beauty"". For those films, animators Frank Thomas and Marc Davis designed the characters' facial features and expressions to be closely similar to Audley. She was the live-action model for both characters. Audley had initially turned down the role of Maleficent because she was battling tuberculosis at the time. In 1969, Audley's voice"
"a dislike of her niece; Kenneth Cranham as a king; Sam Riley as Diaval, a raven who changes into human form and is Maleficent's right hand; and Lesley Manville. Director Stromberg highlighted the ""wonderful"" contrast between the two lead actresses, Elle Fanning and Angelina Jolie, calling the character of Aurora the ""beacon of light"" that he was looking forward to blending with the darkness of Maleficent. Linda Woolverton's screenplay went through at least 15 versions as the film progressed in the production. Director Robert Stromberg said: ""I met many times with Linda Woolverton, the writer. We did lots of roundtable"
"Flittle, a trio of pixies. As an adult, Maleficent is betrayed by Stefan, who uses iron to burn off her wings so that he can ascend the throne of the human kingdom, as per a bounty declared by the dying King Henry, who bore a grudge against her. Taking a raven named Diaval as a servant, a now hate-filled Maleficent names herself ruler of the Moors and her outfit changes to a darker one. When she learns that Stefan is now king and has had a newborn daughter named Aurora (Elle Fanning) with his wife, Queen Leila, acting on the"
"3, 1993 and closed on July 1, 1995 after 904 performances. It was again directed by Harold Prince, with choreography by Vincent Paterson and Rob Marshall, scenic design and projection design by Jerome Sirlin, costume design by Florence Klotz, and lighting design by Howell Binkley. The cast included Brent Carver, Anthony Crivello and Chita Rivera repeating their roles, as well as Merle Louise and Kirsti Carnahan. Carver, Crivello, and Rivera won Tony Awards for their performances. Notable replacements included: Brian Stokes Mitchell (Valentin), Howard McGillin and Jeff Hyslop (Molina); and, as Aurora: María Conchita Alonso, Vanessa L. Williams, and Carol"
"early 1951. Partial story elements originated from discarded ideas for ""Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs"" including Maleficent's capture of Prince Philip and his dramatic escape from her fortress and ""Cinderella"" where a fantasy sequence featured the leading protagonists dancing on a cloud which was developed, but eventually dropped from the film. By the middle of 1953, director Wilfred Jackson had recorded the dialogue, assembled a story reel, and was to commence for preliminary animation work where Princess Aurora and Prince Phillip were to meet in the forest and dance, though Walt Disney decided to throw out the sequence delaying"
"Paris at the Théâtre National de l'Opéra in May 1922. Since the costumes and decor for the London production had been impounded by creditors, those used were by Benoit from a 1909 production of another ballet, as well as new by Gontcharova. The principal dancers were Vera Trefilova as Princess Aurora and Pierre Vladimirov as Prince Charming. With Petipa Nijinska shared the choreographic credit. Itself largely excerpted from her ""Aurora's Wedding"", the ""gala benefit pageant"" ""La Fête"" was performed by Ballets Russes in the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles. The well-heeled audience of aristocrats and art patrons"
"their subjects to pay homage to the princess and at the gathering for her christening she is betrothed to Prince Phillip, the young son of King Stefan's best friend King Hubert, so that their kingdoms will be forever united. Among the guests are the three good fairies, Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather, who have come to bless the child with gifts. Flora and Fauna give their gifts of beauty and song, respectively. But before Merryweather is able to give her blessing, the evil witch Maleficent appears, only to be told that she was not invited. Maleficent turns to leave, but when"
"Sleeping Beauty (franchise) Sleeping Beauty is a Disney media franchise that began in 1959 with the theatrical release of ""Sleeping Beauty"". ""Sleeping Beauty"" is a 1959 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney based on ""The Sleeping Beauty"" by Charles Perrault. ""Maleficent"" is a live-action remake based in 1959's animated film, focused on the eponymous antagonist. ""Maleficent"" is the sequel of the 2014's film ""Maleficent"", continuing the story of the first film. As a segment of ""Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams"", ""Keys to the Kingdom"" focuses on Princess Aurora, who reigns the kingdom in the absence"
"was the first three-act version of the musical. Littlefield choreographed the musical and performed as the main character, Princess Aurora. John Martin, a critic from ""The New York Times"" described the production “charming within its limitations.” Some of Littlefield's most well-known productions were ""Barn Dance"", ""Café Society"", ""Ladies’ Better Dresses"", and ""Terminal"". In spring of 1937, the company toured Europe to perform the routines. They traveled to Paris, Brussels, The Hague, and London. The Littlefield Ballet was the first American ballet company to tour in Europe. Catherine's production earned the medal of the Archives Internationales de la Danse. The Philadelphia"
"Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather are the protagonists of Walt Disney's 1959 film ""Sleeping Beauty"". They are characterized as Princess Aurora's fairy godmothers, who appear at baby Aurora's christening to present their gifts to her, as well as her guardians and/or parents. The three were voiced by Verna Felton, Barbara Jo Allen, and Barbara Luddy, respectively. Flora is the tallest and oldest fairy, dressed in a red gown (although she is obsessed with the color pink), a red hat, and a red cape clipped with a yellow square. She is the strongest-willed leader of the group. Her"
"in the highest tower to sleep peacefully until the spell was broken. Meanwhile, Maleficent has captured Phillip, who the fairies release upon realizing that he is in fact the same man Aurora met in the forest earlier that day. Helping him defeat Maleficent, Aurora is successfully awakened by Phillip's kiss, and finally reunited with her parents. In """" (2007), Aurora, voiced by actress Erin Torpey, stars in the segment ""Keys to the Kingdom"", in which her parents leave her responsible for running the kingdom in their two-day absence. Refusing assistance from the fairies, they give her her own wand instead"
"Marguerite Porter Marguerite Porter MBE (born 1948) is an English former principal ballet dancer, turned actress and choreographer. Born in Doncaster, Porter trained in Yorkshire and at the Royal Ballet School in London, where she was taught by Dame Ninette De Valois. After two years training she joined The Royal Ballet, where she is now a Governor, becoming Senior Principal Ballerina in 1978. In a 20-year association, she danced all the major roles, including Princess Aurora in ""The Sleeping Beauty,"" Odette/Odile in ""Swan Lake"" alongside Rudolf Nureyev, Juliet in ""Romeo and Juliet,"" Ophelia in ""Hamlet,"" and the title role in"
"the fairy who is aggressive towards Maleficent, and is bolder than the other two. As Merryweather is about to give her gift, Maleficent makes her appearance and curses Aurora to die when she touches a spinning wheel's spindle before the sun sets on her sixteenth birthday. Merryweather's gift is to weaken the curse so that instead of death, Aurora will fall into a deep sleep until she is awakened by true love's kiss. The three good fairies arrive at the christening of King Stefan and Queen Leah's newborn daughter, Princess Aurora. They tell the King Stefan and the Queen Leah"
"de ballet, Birthday Offering, La Valse and Monotones I). She danced main roles in the ballets of Sir Kenneth MacMillan (Romeo and Juliet, Mayerling, Gloria), with the role of Princess Stephanie in Mayerling , and her role in Gloria , created for her by MacMillan. Among the other MacMillan works, she performed in The Rite of Spring, The Invitation, Song of the Earth, Elite Syncopations and My Brother, My Sisters. She also danced in works by George Balanchine, Hans van Manen, Jerome Robbins and John Neumeier, and in the classics, including the main role of Aurora in Sleeping Beauty. She"
"Dans Theatre and toured Italy with Roberto Bolle, performing Kylian’s ""Petit Mort"", William Forsythe’s ""In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated"", and ""Excelsior"", choreographed by Luigi Manzotti. Also in 2004, Hodgkinson made her debut as part of the Kirov Ballet’s Fourth International Ballet Festival in St. Petersburg, Russia. Hodgkinson danced the ""Herman Shmerman"" pas de deux and ""Grand Pas Classique"" in the National Ballet of Canada’s inaugural performance in the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts in 2006. Hodgkinson’s many lead roles include Princess Aurora in ""The Sleeping Beauty"", Juliet in ""Romeo and Juliet"", the title roles in ""Cinderella"", ""Giselle"" and"
"such as the ""Sleeping Beauty"" characters. Characters from ""Sleeping Beauty"" also make minor appearances in the direct-to-video films based in the show, """" and ""Mickey's House of Villains"". Fantasy television series ""Once Upon a Time"" regularly include live-action interpretations of characters including Maleficent, Aurora, Phillip, King Stefan, and Aurora's mother is mentioned as Briar Rose, the ""original"" Sleeping Beauty. Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather appears as recurring character in the American animated television series ""Sofia the First"", as the headmistresses of Royal Prep. Aurora appeared in the 24th episode of the series, ""Holiday in Enchancia"". The series features characters from the"
"to take the title role: ""She seemed like the only person who could play the part. There was no point in making the movie if it wasn't her."" In March 2012, Elle Fanning was reported to be in talks for the role of Princess Aurora, the Sleeping Beauty. Her casting was officially announced in May 2012, along with Sharlto Copley as the male lead, King Stefan, Princess Aurora's father, then described as the half-human, half-fairy son of a human king, along with Imelda Staunton; Miranda Richardson as Queen Ulla, then described as a fairy queen who is Maleficent's aunt with"
"another window looks out on the castle's great hall, where everyone in the kingdom is asleep, including servants and the cat and dog. The second half of the walkthrough becomes darker, featuring appearances by Maleficent, her crow, and several gargoyles which fly out of her nearby castle. At the end, the prince fights against Maleficent's incarnation as a dragon, amid a forest of thorny brambles, and then a field of roses appears with doves flying above, as he kisses Aurora and breaks the spell. As guests exit the walkthrough at the bottom of the stairs on the east side of"
"Diablo, to find Aurora. The bird manages to succeed due to a magical quarrel between two of the fairies, which exposes their location. On the evening of Aurora's sixteenth birthday, after the three fairies have momentarily left the depressed princess alone, Maleficent visits Aurora in the form of a will-o-the-wisp, luring the princess to a room where Maleficent transforms into a spinning wheel. Aurora pricks her finger on the spindle, fulfilling the curse. Later on, Maleficent and her goons capture Prince Phillip, Aurora's true love, and imprison him. Maleficent then rests well, thinking she has triumphed. Maleficent later wakes up"
"in the purest sense"". She has since danced the ""Fairy of the Crystal Fountain"" and in 2014, ""Princess Aurora"" (the titular sleeping beauty). One of the main reasons why Choe wanted to join the Royal Ballet was to dance in the ballets created by Frederick Ashton and Kenneth Macmillan. In 2014, Choe had to replace the injured Natalia Osipova at short notice as ""Princess Aurora"", her debut in the lead role in ""Sleeping Beauty"". Osipova's appearance was eagerly anticipated. The Guardian noted that Choe ""appeared radiantly unfazed by the challenge"" and that ""Choe should be promoted to principal now"". Yuhui"