BEAUTY AND THE BEAST TOUR

A new UK & Ireland tour of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast started in August.

Producers Disney Theatrical have confirmed the original Broadway creative team is set to return, led by director Matt West and 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.

Casting news so far is that Courtney Stapleton (SIX, Les Miserables, Mamma Mia! and Bat Out Of Hell) will play Princess Belle and Shaq Taylor is the Prince/Beast with two-time Tony nominee Gavin Lee  (Mary Poppins, The Spongebob Musical) as Lumiere the candelabra. The original Mrs Potts, Dame Angela Lansbury,  is recording a new prologue to be played before each performance.

They will be joined by Tom Senior playing Gaston the villain, the X Factor´s Sam Bailey as Mrs Potts, Nigel Richards as Cogsworth, Samantha Bingley (Wardrobe), Emma Caffrey (Babette), Louis Stockil (LeFou), Martin Ball (fatherly inventor Maurice) and Joshua Smith/Theo Querico/Manasseh Mapira (Chip). The ensemble includes Jennifer Louise Jones, Aimee Moore, Sam Murphy, Jake Bishop, Jasmin Davis, Pamela Blair, George Hinson, Liam Buckland, Autumn Draper, Thomas Lee-Kidd, Grace Swaby, India Thornton and Nathan Louis-Fernand. Swings include David McIntosh, Emily Squibb, Ashley-Jordan Packer, Rhys West, Daisy Edwards and Bronte Lavine.

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 RESCHEDULED dates we have so far

LONDON Palladium $$	24 June-17 September	Buy tickets
Bristol Hippodrome	29 September - 12 November	Buy tickets
Dublin Bord Gais Energy	24 November-17 December	Buy tickets
LONDON Palladium	June 24th -Sept 17th 2023	Buy tickets

 

$$ Shaq Taylor (Hex, Girl from the North Country) is to play the monster at the London Palladium for a limited 12 week run from June 24th to September 17th.  Courtney Stapleton  is currently playing  Belle on a UK tour Also continuing in their roles will be Gavin Lee (Mary Poppins) as Lumiere and Tom Senior ( Eugenius!) as Gaston, with Sam Bailey (Blood Brothers) as Mrs Potts and Nigel Richards (The Phantom of the Opera) as Cogsworth.