BEAUTY AND THE BEAST TOUR
A new UK & Ireland tour of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast is due to start in May, opening with a five week run at the Curve Leicester. Casting is currently underway
Producers Disney Theatrical have confirmed the original Broadway creative team is set to return, led by director Robert Jesse Roth and choreographer Matt West with Nick Winston as UK Associate Director & Choreographer.. Adapted from Walt Disney Pictures' Academy Award-winning 1991 animated musical film of the same name Beauty and the Beast is a musical with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice, and book by Linda Woolverton.
Beauty and the Beast is a musical with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice, and book by Linda Woolverton. Adapted from Walt Disney Pictures’ Academy Award-winning 1991 animated musical film of the same name.
It tells the story of a cold-blooded prince who has been magically transformed into an the beast as punishment for his selfish ways. 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 with servants candelabra footman Lumiere, clock majordomo Cogsworth, feather-duster maid Plumette, teapot housekeeper Mrs. Potts, and her teacup son Chip.
Beauty and the Beast was the inaugural production of Disney Theatrical Productions. It played a 13 year run on Broadway and has been produced in 37 countries worldwide.
Below are the dates we have so far
Leicester Curve |
25 May - 26 June |
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Dublin Bord Gais Energy |
8 - 31 July |
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Bristol Hippodrome |
12 August - 18 September |
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Liverpool Empire |
23 September - 16 October |
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Edinburgh Playhouse |
21 October - 27 November |