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Disney's 'Beauty and the Beast' to grace the stage

| 04 Mar 2015 | 01:51
    Photo credit Matthew Murphy Cameron Bond as Gaston and the cast of Disney's "Beauty and the Beast."
    Photo credit Matthew Murphy Cameron Bond as Gaston and the cast of Disney's "Beauty and the Beast."

MORRISTOWN — Disney's "Beauty and the Beast," the award-winning worldwide smash hit Broadway musical, returns to Mayo Performing Arts Center in Morristown for five performances April 10 to 12. Tickets range from $49 to $79.

Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" features the Academy Award-winning score with music by Alan Menken and lyrics by the late Howard Ashman, with additional songs composed by Alan Menken and lyrics by Tim Rice. The book is written by Linda Woolverton.

Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" is the classic story of Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, and the Beast, who is really a young prince trapped in a spell placed by an enchantress. If the Beast can learn to love and be loved, the curse will end and he will be transformed to his former self. But time is running out. If the Beast does not learn his lesson soon, he and his household will be doomed for all eternity.

Based on the 1991 Academy Award-winning animated feature film and celebrating 20 years since its Broadway premiere in 1994, Disney's Beauty and the Beast has become an international sensation that has been seen by more than 35 million people worldwide in 22 countries, and has been translated into nine different languages. This production launched in February 2010 and has been seen by 2.5 million people while playing more than 1,000 performances in all 50 United States and eight Canadian Provinces. Currently, there are four other productions playing around the world including Paris, tours in Japan and Germany, and a new international tour that currently will visit more than 12 countries in two years.

The original creators of the Broadway production have reunited for this new touring production. The play is directed by Rob Roth and choreographed by Matt West, with Costume Design by Ann Hould-Ward (Tony Award winner for her work on Disney's Beauty and the Beast), Lighting Design by Natasha Katz (four-time Tony Award winner), Scenic Design by Stanley A. Meyer, Sound Design by John Petrafesa Jr. and Music Supervision by Michael Kosarin.

The Mayo Performing Arts Center is located at 100 South St. in Morristown. For more information or tickets contact the box office at 973-539-8008 or visit www.mayoarts.org.