The maître d' of the castle. 152 pages. Beauty And The Beast - The Broadway Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) This master release is for the ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST RECORDING of this musical. They plan to lock Maurice away to blackmail Belle into marrying Gaston ("Maison des Lunes"). ", "20 reasons to watch Beauty and the Beast", "By Design : A Beastly Assignment : How to make a human-sized teapot and a candelabra? The second on English hor… [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. Costume design by Ann Hould-Ward. [39] The gown became the first costume built for the production in order to accommodate Disney's mandate to market the dress in photoshoots and commercials starring Egan and Mann, six months prior to rehearsals. The critic voiced his strong disapproval of the costumes while dismissing the set as "something designed to be seen by people in moving seats, maybe at Disneyland", panning West's choreography and ultimately deriding Roth's directing and blocking of actors who "look generally like they're following dotted lines on the stage. Woolverton also expanded the storylines of the castle staff from servants who had already been transformed into household objects into humans who were gradually turning into inanimate objects. [28] Beach had seen Beauty and the Beast premiere at the El Capitan Theatre, prior to which he had watched a stage rendition of the film, and thoroughly enjoyed both. [16] In 1995, some of Hould-Ward's costumes, namely Lumiere, were put on display in Nordstrom stores. Beauty and the Beast remained for six months at Teatro Abril. [6] Upon release, The Little Mermaid was a massive critical and commercial success, garnering two Academy Awards, both of them for Ashman and Menken's original music. [11] Woolverton learned that Disney had commissioned her to adapt the animated film she had written into a Broadway musical while she was vacationing with her family in Maui, and her initial response to the idea was "Yikes. 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. "[10] Menken was initially skeptical of Roth's qualifications, as he had never directed a Broadway show before. [26] Likening the musical to the Empire State Building, David Richards of The New York Times called the show "hardly a triumph of art, but it'll probably be a whale of a tourist attraction." At this point, Disney also had three other shows running at the same time: The Lion King, Tarzan, and Mary Poppins. one-year run at the Metronom Theater in Oberhausen. [45] It also featured Burke Moses as Gaston, Derek Griffiths as Lumiere, Mary Millar as Mrs. Potts, Norman Rossington as Maurice, Barry James as Cogsworth, Di Botcher as Madame de la Grande Bouche,[46] Richard Gauntlett as LeFou, and Rebecca Thornhill as Babette. She cleans his injuries, and after a brief argument about whose fault this is, the Beast thanks her for her kindness, and thus, their friendship is born. 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. Testez. Disney's Beauty and the Beast has been charming Broadway audiences for more than 10 years, and every year a whole new generation discovers the magic behind the castle walls. Belle has also attracted the attention of Gaston (the local hunter and town hero), who admires her only for her beauty. [39] A lot of time was spent designing the Beast's costume, the creation of which was especially challenging due to requirements to "allow enough of the performer to show through. 2 févr. Wanting to give her a thank-you gift, the Beast gives Belle his huge library, which excites her. "[37] Conceptualization began in summer 1992. "[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. However, Gaston and the mob had already reached the castle before Belle and Maurice did. Ten years later, a beautiful young girl named Belle makes her way into town one morning to get a book from the local bookseller. [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. [26] Without any film to reference, Egan determined that Belle is supposed to be a "quirky" character and approached her funnier than how she is depicted in the film,[26] in turn garnering laughs from the producers – who were amused by her unique interpretation – and eventually earning several callbacks. The Broadway production played a second time in Mexico City beginning in September 2007 and in Hiroshima, Japan, beginning in February 2008. Beauty and the Beast (Original, Musical, Comedy, Broadway) opened in New York City Apr 18, 1994 and played through Jul 29, 2007. ‡ "Human Again" was written by Menken and Ashman for the movie, but was cut, due to the complications it made on the film's timeline. To warn the Beast, Belle and Maurice decide to beat the mob to the castle. [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. [8], Inspired by Mermaid's success, production on an animated musical adaptation of the "Beauty and the Beast" fairy tale began shortly afterward, during which Ashman finally confessed to Menken that he was dying of AIDS, a secret he had been keeping from the studio in fear of being discriminated against or fired. [10] Eisner concluded that most of the film's original voice actors would be too busy to reprise their roles onstage. The musical opened to mixed reviews from theatre critics, but was a massive commercial success and well received by audiences. Gaston's sidekick, LeFou, returns from the woods wearing the scarf Belle knitted for Maurice. [17] The writer expanded the story by both "fleshing out" each character and allowing room for new musical numbers. Beauty and the Beast premiered in a joint production of Theatre Under The Stars and Disney Theatrical at the Music Hall, Houston, Texas, from November 28, 1993, through December 26, 1993. Compte et listes Retours et Commandes. [24] Beach's hand caught fire during one performance, which he did not notice until Mann subtly pointed it out using "furtive head nods". On the way, she expresses her wish to live in a world like her books, full of adventure, while the townspeople note her unparalleled beauty but find her love of books odd ("Belle"). [21][23] Taking her job seriously, Woolverton worked relentlessly on revising the script, and often took the cast's suggestions into consideration (though not always yielding to their opinions). [27] Michael Goldstein of New York correctly predicted that Mann would earn a Tony Award nomination for his performance. All eight songs from the animated film were reused in the musical, including a resurrected musical number which had been cut from the motion picture. Beauty and the Beast is one such story. Matériel : Partition. Beauty and the Beast - Broadway Beginnings part 1. After the show closed in Los Angeles, all of the sets were transferred for the production in Mexico City in 1997. She is perceived to be quite odd. [20] Lyricist Tim Rice joined Menken to co-write the new numbers, replacing Ashman who had died in 1991, before the film was released. [41] The production holds the record of being the longest running production at both the Palace Theatre, where it opened, and the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, where it closed its Broadway run. [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. He sulks and notes his fate in his quarters should the spell not break ("How Long Must This Go On?"). The production starred Kerry Butler as Belle and Chuck Wagner as the Beast, and Terry Doyle as Maurice. Beauty and The Beast Broadway Tickets. In December 1997, the musical opened in Stuttgart at the Palladium Theatre, Stuttgart and played there until December 22, 2000. [15] The Beast's transformation sequence during the second act was much-discussed. All other cast recordings (London, Japanese, Spanish casts, etc) are different recordings and belong to different master releases, please do NOT add them here. "[42] Also writing for The New York Times, Vincent Canby disparaged the musical entirely as "relentlessly bland, busy, upbeat and robotlike", criticizing the production for resembling "a dinner theater." The servants keep the lynch mob at bay, but Gaston breaks through and finds the Beast in his tower. [26] As the day concluded,[26] Roth directed Egan to approach the role as "a straight ingénue", and she was ultimately cast upon proving capable of playing Belle both straight and comically. The two of them sing of how their lives have changed because of love, and they dance once more as the company, now changed back to their human form, gathers in the ballroom ("Beauty and the Beast (Reprise)"). In Spain there have been three productions of the show. Shopping. A mob arrives, led by Gaston, to take Maurice to the asylum. The sets in this production were widely considered to be the largest out of all the musical's productions in the world. [60] The show has been performed in numerous countries, by theatre companies on both an amateur and professional level. Bonjour, Identifiez-vous. On October 24, 2013, Beauty and the Beast opened at Théâtre Mogador in Paris, France. [14] Ultimately impressed with Roth's adaptation of The Nutcracker, Eisner finally suggested an adaptation of Beauty and the Beast, inspired by the success of a condensed stage version of the film at Disneyland,[15] although briefly discouraged by the idea of having humans instantly transformed into inanimate objects live. [18] Other new songs, Maurice's fatherly ballad "No Matter What" and Gaston, LeFou, and Monsieur D'Arque's villainous number "Maison des Lunes", were written to flesh out the plot (and in the case of Maison Des Lunes, give Belle and the Beast a longer chance to change into their ballroom outfit). [10] Meanwhile, the producers were concerned that audiences might not be interested in seeing the same story that they have enjoyed on film on the Broadway stage. Leah expects that blue jacket, and if you don't give it to her, she and a lot of other ten-year-olds are going to be sad". He engages in a fight with him, mercilessly beating and taunting him ("Battle"). . The Broadway production closed to make way for Disney's next musical venture, The Little Mermaid. Several critics noticed the film's live musical potential,[12] among them prolific New York Times theatre critic Frank Rich. The original Australian cast included Michael Cormick as The Beast, Rachael Beck as Belle, Hugh Jackman as Gaston, and Ernie Bourne as Maurice. [14] In a hotel in Aspen, Roth convinced Eisner and Katzenberg to green-light a Broadway adaptation of Beauty and the Beast using a combination of 140 storyboards, costume sketches, fabric swatches and demonstrating one illusion. The maid of the castle. Audiences did not share critics' negative opinions,[13][18] and the musical famously resonated with the public and families. The musical opened on Broadway at the Palace Theatre on April 18, 1994, and ran there until September 5, 1999. Beauty and the Beast is a production, and this is a general overview of that production. 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. [10] Rich's review would ultimately provide Eisner and Katzenberg with the confidence needed to seriously consider the film as a potential Broadway project. In December 2015, Beauty and the Beast came back to the Netherlands for a run at Circustheater in The Hague. A kind-hearted, maternal enchanted teapot. LeFou and the patrons attempt to cheer him up ("Gaston"). Belle is given a guest room and ordered by the Beast to join him for dinner. She makes a deal with the Beast, Maurice goes free, but she remains instead. Minor praise was awarded to the performances of Lamberts, Beach and Fowler, as well as Mann's climactic beast-to-prince transformation. 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. She sees that Maurice is sick and lost in the woods and fears for his life. The townspeople immediately fear the Beast, but Belle insists that he is gentle and kind. Both good and bad choices have been made in adapting the 1991 film, but with its outstanding performances, fantastic production values and memorable score, this show should warm the hearts of all but the most curmudgeonly theatergoers."