I just recently downloaded a pack that has Dungeon Hack and Menzoberranzan in it. I had played Dungeon Hack originally as a teen and enjoyed it, which is probably why I enjoy it now. On the other hand, I've never played Menzoberranzan before and I'm having 'trouble' with the story integrated character creation. It's slow, awkward, and the voice acting is annoying.

So here is the question part: is there any way to get a more 'basic' character creation without all the animation and voice over? Or do I have to slog through it for each character?

Not that I'm aware of.

You can cancel some of them by hitting ESC, but you may accidently cancel the whole process of character generation and have to start anew. The joke then will be on you.