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CNET
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- CNET
Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers for May 27, #716
Looking for the most recent Connections answers? Click here for today's Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles. Today's Connections puzzle has a fun Disney movie category for its purple group. Read on for clues and today's Connections answers. The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. Players who are registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak. Read more: Hints, Tips and Strategies to Help You Win at NYT Connections Every Time Hints for today's Connections groups Here are four hints for the groupings in today's Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group, to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group. Yellow group hint: Like a piece of bologna. Green group hint: Come fly with me. Blue group hint: Musical instrument. Purple group hint: Chip and Mrs. Potts. Answers for today's Connections groups Yellow group: Round flat things. Green group: Airport features. Blue group: Guitar playing techniques. Purple group: What characters were transformed into in Beauty and the Beast. Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words What are today's Connections answers? The completed NYT Connections puzzle for May 27, 2025, #716. NYT/Screenshot by CNET The yellow words in today's Connections The theme is round flat things. The four answers are coaster, Frisbee, pancake and record. The green words in today's Connections The theme is airport features. The four answers are carousel, food court, gate and lounge. The blue words in today's Connections The theme is guitar playing techniques. The four answers are bend, pick, slide and strum. The purple words in today's Connections The theme is what characters were transformed into in Beauty and the Beast. The four answers are beast, candelabra, clock and teacup.
West Australian
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- West Australian
Disney's Beauty And The Beast musical to illuminate Crown Theatre Perth with Rohan Browne as Lumiere
No one could have foreseen musical theatre performer Rohan Browne's moment on a lamppost as Don Lockwood in the Australian production of Singin' In The Rain as a precursor to his current illuminating role in Beauty And The Beast. Yet Browne's current undertaking as the world's most famous talking candelabra Lumiere is not his first brush with the Disney musical, based on the company's groundbreaking 1991 animated film. With a background in ballet, Browne was a teenager studying at Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School when seeing the original Australian Beauty And The Beast production multiple times in 1995 — starring Rachel Beck, Michael Cormick, Hugh Jackman and Bert Newton — made him more determined than ever to pursue a career in musical theatre. 'If you've seen the cartoon, the original iteration of Lumiere was the fun, funny light in the castle who also gets to do a big number,' 45-year-old Browne says from his home in Melbourne. 'Aside from the title number, Be Our Guest is the big kind of showstopper, so there's a lot of pressure to really reach those heights, and I've put my own spin on it, as any actor does. They want to come at it with fresh eyes.' Browne's performance of Be Our Guest includes an extended dance break from the original stage production, taking it to a pulse-racing 11-minute extravaganza. 'It's Disney. They don't do things by halves, do they?' he laughs. 'It's pretty amazing to lead that number. It's a challenge. I don't ever rest on my laurels. I never get used to it. There's always something to work on or improve or find other little moments in it, even though we've been doing it for coming up to two years. 'That number aside, there's also the sentimental moments that we have of really trying to get the Beast to understand that this is our last chance before the curse really takes hold of us, this is his last opportunity… I really kind of see Lumiere as kind of the Beast or the Prince's fun uncle — the one who he kind of looks to because Cogsworth is too fuddy-duddy and strict.' Beauty And The Beast was the first Disney film adapted as a Broadway musical in 1994, this tale as old as time featuring the animation's original music by composer Alan Menken and lyricist Howard Ashman, with additional lyrics by Tim Rice. 'When director and choreographer Matt West talks about him going to Disney and being like 'This is the perfect thing to start Disney Theatrical', it really is,' Browne says. 'It's got this beautiful heroine; a strong, powerful woman who stands in her power and stands in her truth, which was the antithesis of anything else that they'd really kind of done.' While the production still has all that old-school live musical magic, Browne believes the updated technology used throughout this reimagined Australian version, which premiered at Sydney's Capitol Theatre in June 2023, is rather spectacular. 'It's nostalgic for the older generation who have seen it before, but for new theatre-goers, or people who haven't seen the show before, they're going to be wowed,' Browne says. 'You hear a lot of gasping when certain elements happen, like when the Prince transforms into the Beast in the prologue and when he transforms from the Beast back to the Prince. How Chip comes on stage, how all of the trickery happens in Gaston and how Be Our Guest just keeps going and going. All of these incredible theatrical elements are thrown out there.' Without wanting to wax lyrical, Browne says he is loving his time on the Beauty And The Beast stage, not only as part of the musical's legacy but also for what it has meant to his family, particularly his four-year-old Duke. 'He still hasn't managed to be able to sit through the whole show because he gets scared of the Beast,' Browne says of his son with wife and fellow musical theatre performer Christie Whelan Browne. 'But he'll watch the Be Our Guest performance we did for Sunrise 15 times a day. I think he knows it better than I do.' Beauty And The Beast is at Crown Theatre Perth from July 24. Tickets at
Perth Now
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Disney musical reimagining ready to wow Perth
No one could have foreseen musical theatre performer Rohan Browne's moment on a lamppost as Don Lockwood in the Australian production of Singin' In The Rain as a precursor to his current illuminating role in Beauty And The Beast. Yet Browne's current undertaking as the world's most famous talking candelabra Lumiere is not his first brush with the Disney musical, based on the company's groundbreaking 1991 animated film. With a background in ballet, Browne was a teenager studying at Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School when seeing the original Australian Beauty And The Beast production multiple times in 1995 — starring Rachel Beck, Michael Cormick, Hugh Jackman and Bert Newton — made him more determined than ever to pursue a career in musical theatre. Your local paper, whenever you want it. 'If you've seen the cartoon, the original iteration of Lumiere was the fun, funny light in the castle who also gets to do a big number,' 45-year-old Browne says from his home in Melbourne. 'Aside from the title number, Be Our Guest is the big kind of showstopper, so there's a lot of pressure to really reach those heights, and I've put my own spin on it, as any actor does. They want to come at it with fresh eyes.' Gareth Jacobs, Hayley Martin, Shubshri Kandiah, Rohan Browne and the company of Disney's Beauty And The Beast the Musical perform Be Our Guest. Credit: Daniel Boud Browne's performance of Be Our Guest includes an extended dance break from the original stage production, taking it to a pulse-racing 11-minute extravaganza. 'It's Disney. They don't do things by halves, do they?' he laughs. 'It's pretty amazing to lead that number. It's a challenge. I don't ever rest on my laurels. I never get used to it. There's always something to work on or improve or find other little moments in it, even though we've been doing it for coming up to two years. 'That number aside, there's also the sentimental moments that we have of really trying to get the Beast to understand that this is our last chance before the curse really takes hold of us, this is his last opportunity… I really kind of see Lumiere as kind of the Beast or the Prince's fun uncle — the one who he kind of looks to because Cogsworth is too fuddy-duddy and strict.' Beauty And The Beast's Rohan Browne. Credit: Supplied Beauty And The Beast was the first Disney film adapted as a Broadway musical in 1994, this tale as old as time featuring the animation's original music by composer Alan Menken and lyricist Howard Ashman, with additional lyrics by Tim Rice. 'When director and choreographer Matt West talks about him going to Disney and being like 'This is the perfect thing to start Disney Theatrical', it really is,' Browne says. 'It's got this beautiful heroine; a strong, powerful woman who stands in her power and stands in her truth, which was the antithesis of anything else that they'd really kind of done.' While the production still has all that old-school live musical magic, Browne believes the updated technology used throughout this reimagined Australian version, which premiered at Sydney's Capitol Theatre in June 2023, is rather spectacular. Rohan Browne as Lumiere in Disney's Beauty And The Beast. Credit: Ben King 'It's nostalgic for the older generation who have seen it before, but for new theatre-goers, or people who haven't seen the show before, they're going to be wowed,' Browne says. 'You hear a lot of gasping when certain elements happen, like when the Prince transforms into the Beast in the prologue and when he transforms from the Beast back to the Prince. How Chip comes on stage, how all of the trickery happens in Gaston and how Be Our Guest just keeps going and going. All of these incredible theatrical elements are thrown out there.' Without wanting to wax lyrical, Browne says he is loving his time on the Beauty And The Beast stage, not only as part of the musical's legacy but also for what it has meant to his family, particularly his four-year-old Duke. 'He still hasn't managed to be able to sit through the whole show because he gets scared of the Beast,' Browne says of his son with wife and fellow musical theatre performer Christie Whelan Browne. 'But he'll watch the Be Our Guest performance we did for Sunrise 15 times a day. I think he knows it better than I do.' Beauty And The Beast is at Crown Theatre Perth from July 24. Tickets at
Gizmodo
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Gizmodo
The 5 Best Disney Rides You Can Only Experience in Japan
For theme park enthusiasts, there's always something wonderful about experiencing a new park. The magic of discovery. The thrill of fresh attractions. And, if you're a Disney fan, it's even more exciting simply because there aren't that many parks. Only six places in the world (as of now) have Disney Parks, so any first-time visit is special—which is exactly what happened to me last month when I went to the Tokyo Disney Resort. Consisting of two separate theme parks, Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea, Tokyo Disney has many rides we know and love here in the United States. But, as an adult who not only frequents Walt Disney World in Orlando, but is a Magic Key holder at Disneyland, those weren't why I was most excited. It was the rides I could only ride there in Japan that made me wake up at the crack of dawn, line up, and pay that little extra to ensure I'd get on. Below, here are the five best Disney rides you can only ride in Japan. They're rides that, I'm happy to say, made the trip worth the visit all by themselves. The Enchanted Tale of Beauty and the Beast – Tokyo Disneyland Like most Disney parks, Tokyo Disneyland has a big, beautiful castle at the center. But this park also has a second castle just for its Beauty and the Beast ride. And, once you ride it, you'll know why. Sitting in a large teacup, you are whisked away on a trackless system (like Rise of the Resistance or Ratatouille) through the film. The ride vehicles move around elaborate, stunning recreations of scenes from the animated classic with awesome animatronics and all your favorite songs to boot. By the time you get to the end, and Belle and the Beast are dancing together in the ballroom, it truly might bring a tear to your eye. Simply one of the best Disney rides I've ever been on, if not the best. Anna and Elsa's Frozen Journey – Tokyo DisneySea At Epcot in Orlando, Florida, there is a very good boat ride themed around Frozen. If you've ridden it, imagine what that's like, but three times longer with even more of the story, songs, and characters. Basically, you ride in a boat through the Frozen movie, combining all the tricks Disney Imagineers have come up with over the years—animatronics, projections, sets, etc. But what's the best part of Frozen? 'Let It Go,' right? Well, this ride uses three entire rooms to take you through the song, climaxing in some truly epic moments. This isn't a thrill ride of any kind, but the thrill you get in living in this world for a few minutes makes it incredibly special. Peter Pan's Never Land Adventure – Tokyo DisneySea Again, the best way to contextualize this ride is to compare it to other, similar rides. So imagine rides such as Universal's Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey, Transformers: The Ride or The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man, in which you're in a vehicle on a track that goes between elaborate movie scenes and big, practical sets. That's this ride and, frankly, it's better than all of those. It's an epic retelling of the Peter Pan story with these dynamic technologies and, just when you think the story is over, it keeps going. It's a rousing experience. Nemo & Friends SeaRider – Tokyo DisneySea Finding Nemo has a huge presence in Disney parks, with rides in both Orlando and Anaheim. But the one in Tokyo is different. Think Star Tours, but Finding Nemo, as you get into a 'ship' (aka, a sort of movie theater) which is then shrunken down and whisked all through the ocean. Oh, and it's 4D, so expect to get a little wet. It's not the newest or most innovative ride, but it's still really fun. Journey to the Center of the Earth – Tokyo DisneySea If Journey to the Center of the Earth was one minute longer, it would be one of the best rides at the resort. As it stands now, it's too short to be on that full list but, if you don't have to wait too long for it, it's very much worth a spin. You basically take a vehicle through a story where you go to the center of the Earth and, once you encounter a big monster, are zipped away in a pseudo roller coaster moment, including a drop that takes you out of the mountain in the center of the theme park. That part happens a little too quickly but it's still great, as is everything before it. Of course, those are not the only Tokyo-only rides you find in its Disney parks. Aquatopia, a hovercraft ride, is super fun. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is a relaxing, beautiful trip, with a nice nostalgic boost from the versions Disney has long since removed from its U.S. parks. Plus, there are exclusive rides based on Tangled, Big Hero 6, Monsters Inc., Winnie the Pooh, and many more. (Full disclosure, we were unable to ride the Monsters and Pooh rides, so I was unable to rank them.) Basically, if you are a Disney or theme park fan and you find yourself in Tokyo, be sure to prioritize the rides you can only do there. Get more information on Tokyo Disneyland here and Tokyo DisneySea here. (And yes, I bought the ride vehicle figures for as many of these as were available. Read more here.)
Yahoo
26-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘The Lion King' & ‘Maleficent' Writer Linda Woolverton Joins Winnie The Pooh Series
EXCLUSIVE: Veteran Hollywood screenwriter Linda Woolverton, whose credits include Beauty And The Beast, The Lion King, Alice In Wonderland and Maleficent, has joined Kartoon Studios' Hundred Acre Wood's Winnie and Friends project as an executive producer. John Rivoli, the veteran character, poster and creative products artist who has worked on projects including Harry Potter, Wicked, Lord of the Rings, Batman, SpongeBob SquarePants, and Looney Tunes, has joined as Creative Director. More from Deadline Kartoon Studios & GFM Animation Heading To EFM With First Animated Projects From Stan Lee Universe 'Winnie-The-Pooh' Movies & Series Coming To Amazon Through Kartoon Channel With $30M Production Funding Deal In Place Kartoon Studios Strikes First Deal With AI Dubbing Platform Due to launch at the end of this year, the animated series is based on A.A. Milne's beloved children's properties, and material is due to include 200 six-minute shorts as well as a package of five-holiday specials. Michael Maliani is producer. We revealed a first look trailer earlier this year. The series incorporates a 'yarn-based animation style blending AI and hand-drawn characters and backgrounds'. Voice cast is being worked out now. The kids show will debut on the Kartoon Channel, which is distributed through Prime Video Channels. 'The opportunity to reimagine Winnie-the-Pooh for a new generation is truly an honor,' said Woolverton, who was most recently a producer on Netflix movie Spellbound and is a writer on Maleficent 3. 'These beloved stories hold a special place in so many hearts, including my own. I'm excited to craft fresh narratives that capture the warmth, charm, humor, and gentle wisdom, of the Hundred Acre Wood while introducing new layers of storytelling, celebrating the neurodiversity amidst these most special characters.' 'Bringing Winnie-the-Pooh to life in a fresh, visually enchanting way is an incredible honor,' added Rivoli. 'The Hundred Acre Wood is a world filled with warmth, nostalgia, and charm, and our unique animation style will create an immersive experience that resonates with both new audiences and lifelong fans of A.A. Milne.' 'In a world that can often feel overwhelming for children, Winnie-the-Poohremains an 'oasis of goodness,' commented Andy Heyward, CEO of Kartoon Studios. 'Our new interpretation stays true to A.A. Milne's vision while introducing fresh, heartfelt stories, highlighting the neurodiversity of Milne's beautiful characters. With Linda's creative brilliance and John's artistic vision, we are poised to create a defining new chapter in the legacy of Winnie-the-Pooh. It is a particular honor for me to work with Linda, whom I had the privilege to work with early in our careers when she was one of the incredibly talented writers of the animated Real Ghostbusters series I produced.' Best of Deadline 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery How To Watch 'Wicked: Part One': Is The Film Streaming Yet? All The Songs In 'Severance' Season 2: From The Who To Ella Fitzgerald
