With John Savage, Rebecca De Mornay, Yossi Graber, Michael Schneider. The production starred Kerry Butler as Belle and Chuck Wagner as the Beast, and Terry Doyle as Maurice. The show premiered on December 10, 2016, at Flanders Expo in Ghent.[59]. [5] Meanwhile, the costume of Lumiere alone was built by a team of forty people,[5] including a creator of the prosthetic candle, hair and Vac-U-Form specialist; the pyrotechnician, man responsible for equipping the costume's pyro unit with butane and man operating the butane tank were each separate people. [36], The process of designing Beauty and the Beast's costumes was more collaborative between designer and actor than most other Broadway productions Hould-Ward had previously worked on, and she frequently sought input from the cast to make sure they were able to move. [26] Jerome Weeks of Variety responded to the show with a positive review, praising the performances of Egan, Mann and Moses, as well as the Beast's new song "If I Can't Love Her". Though Belle does not recognize him for the first time, she looks into his eyes and sees the Beast within, and they kiss. Silly … [14] Steinmeyer had previously contributed to the musical Merlin. [33] When confronted by Roth about his promise upon learning of it from Braxton a few days later, within 24 hours Rice successfully discovered a location within the musical in which to include a new song, specifically "Where Belle tells Maurice about how the time that she spent with the Beast in his castle has changed her. Sarah Chien. [24] To build his stamina, Beach would carry the tanks during rehearsal. Understudies are asked to attend all practices for the role they are understudying. But even though the Beast knows there are only a few hours left till the last petal falls from the rose, he allows Belle to leave to save her father; she departs after a tearful goodbye ("If I Can't Love Her (Reprise)"). [15] Among the skeptics was theatrical producer Steven Suskin, author of Opening Night and Broadway, who argued that the production was more likely to be successful in reverse: "(The movie is) basically written as a theater piece. [54], On June 16, 2005, the musical began its Philippine run at the Meralco Theater. The musical closed on July 29, 2007, after 46 previews and 5,461 performances, and is Broadway's tenth-longest running production in history (as of September 2019[update]). The song "A Change in Me" is not on the cast recording because the song was added to the production for Toni Braxton during her stint as Belle. "[5] A system of wired frames was used to help the actors support their characters' heavy garments. Mary Stout a… She then transforms into a beautiful enchantress and turns the prince into a hideous Beast and his servants into various household objects. The musical opened to mixed reviews from theatre critics, but was a massive commercial success and well received by audiences. Spencer Parrish. [39] Too large to fit inside Egan's dressing room after the ballroom sequence, undressing required assistance from three backstage crew members who used wires to hoist the dress up into the rafters, where it would be stored until the next performance. Directed by Eugene Marner. Belle, however, is not oblivious to her peers' views of her. Belle has also attracted the attention of Gaston (the local hunter and town hero), who admires her only for her beauty. [10] Rich's review would ultimately provide Eisner and Katzenberg with the confidence needed to seriously consider the film as a potential Broadway project. [39] Mann likened performing in the Beast's costume to wearing several heavy winter coats, comparing the wig to "four Angora cats and gaffer taping them to your head and then running around the block 10 or 12 times. To revert into his true human form, the Beast must first learn to love a bright, beautiful young woman whom he has imprisoned in his enchanted castle before it is too late. [13] According to The Complete Book of 1990s Broadway Musicals author Dan Dietz, "the show's resounding success opened the floodgates for a spate of ... productions based on Disney and other family-oriented films", transforming Broadway into "a theme park with a parade of musicals aimed at kids and teenagers. Appalled by Gaston's forwardness, Belle once again voices her need for a life outside this provincial life ("Belle (Reprise)"). The first opened on November 15, 1995, and closed in 1999. There will be an option for everybody interested in viewing to watch the musical over a live stream. The original Broadway orchestration featured two additional woodwind players. Découvrez des références, des avis, des tracklist, des recommandations, et bien plus encore à propos de Alan Menken, Howard Ashman, Tim Rice - Beauty And The Beast - The Broadway Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) sur Discogs. The CD included Susan Egan as Belle, Terrence Mann as Beast, Burke Moses as Gaston, Gary Beach as Lumiere and Beth Fowler as Mrs Potts. Minor praise was awarded to the performances of Lamberts, Beach and Fowler, as well as Mann's climactic beast-to-prince transformation. Eisner himself had been a theatre major in college. Gaston. Henry Harrington (Cogsworth) is very excited to be back onstage in Circle Players’ production of Beauty and the Beast. [10] Meanwhile, Rice, who had previously worked as composer Andrew Lloyd Webber's lyricist on the Broadway musicals Jesus Christ Superstar and Evita, was hesitant to replace Ashman in fear of worsening Beauty and the Beast. She sees that Maurice is sick and lost in the woods and fears for his life. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from Beauty and the Beast (Australian Cast). 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Also in "Something There", Madame de la Grande Bouche and Babette sing as well. Writers: Alan Menken Tim Rice Howard Ashman. [16], Beauty and the Beast is considered to be Broadway's first legitimate family show,[13] responsible for birthing an entirely new generation of young theatregoers. It’s a tale as old as time, as you’ve never heard it before. "[29], Most of the new material focused on character development, such as Gaston's "Me", Belle's "Home" and the Beast's "If I Can't Love Her". "[10] In the process of adapting her own animated screenplay into a full-length, two-act libretto for the stage, Woolverton contributed several distinct changes to the material, specifically instilling more emotional "depth" into each main character. A “tale as old as time,” “Beauty and the Beast” was the choice for this spring’s combined school musical. ", "Ann Hould-Ward's costumes give 'Disney's Beauty and the Beast,' at the Saenger Theater Dec. 29-Jan. 3", "Beauty and the Beast comes to Halifax - will you be their guest? Mann had previously performed as Javert in Les Misérables, for which he was nominated for a Tony Award. [21] Consequently, this plot decision enhanced the story into a tale about people being forced to make difficult decisions, as opposed to solely a story of a man struggling to retain his humanity,[17] in turn providing the audience with an opportunity to care about the supporting characters dramatically. Beast. Chip- Krystina Pinkava. [16][70] Children were especially delighted by the idea of their favorite movie performed on stage by live actors. [5] Ashman and Menken had previously amassed great live musical success with their Off-Broadway production Little Shop of Horrors, but the performance of Ashman's first Broadway venture Smile had been disappointing. It ran from November 26, 1998, at the Teatro Ópera in Buenos Aires until August 15, 1999, before opening again in 2010. The freaky, scheming proprietor of the local insane asylum, the Maison des Lunes. On July 15, 1995, the musical began its original Australian run in Melbourne at the Princess Theatre, before moving on to Sydney. "[31] On working on the musical without Ashman, Menken explained that "The main challenge ... was blending the lyrics of Tim Rice with those of Howard. The tour starred Annalene Beechey (reprising her role from the London production) as Belle, Alistair Robins as the Beast, Ben Harlow as Gaston, Julia Goss as Mrs. Potts, Stephen Matthews as Lumiere Barry James (reprising his role from the London production) as Cogsworth, Billy Boyle (reprising his role from the London production) as Maurice, Karen Davies as Madame de la Grande Bouche, Kate Graham (reprising her role from the London production) as Babette, Anthony Clegg as LeFou, and Oliver Taylor (reprising his role from the London production) and Sion Eifion sharing the role of Chip. [40] In hindsight, Katz defended Disney's work, explaining, "Beauty and the Beast didn't bring theatre back to New York, but it did change the dynamic, no question about it, of the business. [27] Only afterward did Egan celebrate by finally renting and watching the entire film for the first time. [16] In a mixed review with a headline reading "Beauty and the Beast isn't magical in the least, even if it does bristle with magic tricks", New York's John Simon wrote that the production resembles "a belated infomercial" for the film by which he was bored, yet impressed by its special effects and illusions. They agree, and Maurice is sent back to town without being allowed to say goodbye. Gaston's sidekick, LeFou, returns from the woods wearing the scarf Belle knitted for Maurice. Prince/Beast- Ian Waldman. [3], Still recovering from Walt Disney's demise,[4] Disney's animated films continued to experience a noticeable decline in quality while struggling to attain critical and commercial success during the 1970s and 1980s. Overview. A second cast recording for the new production was released in May 2008, starring Julia Möller as Belle, David Ordinas as Beast, Pablo Puyol as Gaston, Raúl Peña as LeFou, Armando Pita as Lumière, Esteban Oliver as Cogsworth and Angels Jiménez as Mrs. Potts. The optional reduced orchestration is scored for two synthesizers, a percussion section, double bass, three woodwind players, a trumpet, a French horn, and solo violin and cello. The principal cast included Uwe Kroger as Beast and Leah Delos Santos as Belle and Ann Mandrella as Babette. "[1] Dietz believes that the plethora of Broadway musicals that came after Beauty and the Beast have unfortunately resembled "feel-good family show[s] whose goal was to emulate its film source. The song was also performed on Disney's national touring jukebox musical, Disney's On the Re… At the same time, Weeks felt that the production "gets close to slipping into a big-budget kiddie show or magic act with its overdone showbiz glitz and sparkly stage-illusion effects"at times, but in the end predicted that "'Beauty and the Beast' could well be the big new musical hit this Broadway season has been waiting for. Ten years later, a beautiful young girl named Belle makes her way into town one morning to get a book from the local bookseller. It’s a story that’s been told over the ages and performed on stages world-wide. [20] Lyricist Tim Rice joined Menken to co-write the new numbers, replacing Ashman who had died in 1991, before the film was released. Jamie Ross as Maurice 6. Now a hideous beast, the prince must learn to love and earn their love in return, before the last petal of an Enchanted Rose falls. Beauty and the Beast Cast List Please read ALL casting, you may have multiple roles! One of the main characters, Gaston, played by Kaje Nielsen, shows off his hairy chest to admiring girls and his cronies in the bar. [10] A wire frame was also used to maintain the costume's shape,[5] which evokes heavy metal fashion until ultimately substituted for a black Oscar de la Renta-inspired velvet suit when the Beast finally transforms back into a prince. Mesmerized by a mysterious rose floating in a bell jar, she reaches out to touch it, but before she can, the Beast stops her and orders her to get out, accidentally shoving her in the process. Belle's loving, eccentric inventor father. [26] Egan, who had not yet seen the film, had been auditioning for several other Broadway projects at the time – namely My Fair Lady, Carousel and Grease – in which she was much more interested. Realizing his deadly mistake, the Beast knows he will be a monster forever if he cannot learn to love her ("If I Can't Love Her"). Their feelings grow ever deeper as the clock ticks and petals continue to fall off the enchanted rose--will they confess their love for one another before it is too late? Most of the original Broadway cast, including Susan Egan, Terrence Mann, Gary Beach, Beth Fowler, Burke Moses and Tom Bosley reprised their roles. Check in on the 1994 original Broadway cast of Disney’s first stage musical, based on the animated classic. "[26] However, the company finally began to relent as the production neared Houston tryouts after a final run-through during which the actors did not wear costumes; thus, the prosthetics were gradually lessened and replaced by make up for the Beast and enchanted objects during 1993 previews. Woolverton, who had written the film's screenplay, adapted her own work into the musical's libretto, and specifically expanded upon the characterization of the Beast. [12] In 1998, a seventh song entitled "A Change in Me" was written four years into production's run specifically for R&B singer Toni Braxton when she joined the cast to play Belle, and appears during the show's second act. Steve Blanchard as Beast and Anneliese van der Pol as Belle, Donny Osmond portraying Gaston in Beauty and the Beast on Broadway, Susan Egan as Belle and Terrence Mann as Beast, Julie Alanah Brighten as Belle and Alasdair Harvey as The Beast, The Beast (alternate): Kevin Tarte; Lumiere (alternate): Thierry Gondet, Mariska van Klok as Mrs. Potts, Chantal Janzen as Belle, and Stanely Burleson as the Beast, Different Boys alternate the role of Chip, Belle (alternate): Celine Percell; The Beast (alternate): Rene van Kooten, Bastiaan Ragas; Lumiere (alternate): Derek Blok, Belle (alternate): Sasha Rosen; The Beast (alternate): Richard Spijkers, Belle (alternate): Ekaterina Guseva; The Beast (alternate): Maxim Maminov; Gaston (alternate): Dmitry Yankovsky. [10] In general, the weight of the enchanted objects' costumes limited their dancing. [37][38] However, the designer also decided that her own creations would not exactly replicate the film's. The Beast, who plans to tell Belle he loves her, asks Belle if she is happy here, to which she responds positively but notes that she misses her father. [44], The West End production opened at London's Dominion Theatre on April 29, 1997, starring Julie-Alanah Brighten as Belle and Alasdair Harvey as the Beast. Sam Abdelhak. Following Disney's instructions "to make the animated film come to life", Meyer's set was very much a literal interpretation of the film. They treat her to an amazing cabaret show ("Be Our Guest"). Belle is given a guest room and ordered by the Beast to join him for dinner. Rose Hemingway ( Belle) is delighted to be making her NSMT debut! In 2009, a new Belle and a new Beast were cast, Lissah Martins and Ricardo Vieira, as the musical came back to Brazil, Kiara Sasso was playing Maria in The Sound of Music. Cogsworth informs him she refuses to come. Brazil was the second country to host the musical. He offers her his Magic Mirror to view him. Beauty and the Beast has been performed in more than 30 countries, including Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and United States. The first played flute and piccolo, the second oboe and English horn, the third piccolo, flute and clarinet in B-flat, the fourth piccolo, flute, clarinet in B-flat and bass clarinet in B-flat, and the fifth on bassoon and contrabassoon. The Beast immediately turns on Gaston and is prepared to kill him, but spares his life after seeing the fear in his eyes. Yossi Graber, Michael Schneider the Menken-Rice songs are sometimes billed as `` songs! 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