Beauty and the Beast (musical)

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Beauty and the Beast is a Broadway musical adaptation of Disney’s animated film, featuring Alan Menken’s music and a romantic fantasy story about a young woman and a cursed prince.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Broadway musical
stage musical
award Tony Award for Best Costume Design
basedOn Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)
Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)
surface form: Beauty and the Beast (fairy tale)
bookBy Linda Woolverton
broadwayCity New York City
broadwayOriginalBeast Terrence Mann
broadwayOriginalBelle Susan Egan
broadwayOriginalGaston Burke Moses
broadwayOriginalMrsPotts Beth Fowler
broadwayPremiereDate 1994-04-18
broadwayRunEnd 2007-07-29
broadwayRunStart 1994-04-18
broadwayStatus one of the longest-running shows in Broadway history
broadwayTheatre Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
Palace Theatre
choreographer Matt West
composer Alan Menken
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Robert Jess Roth
featuresCharacter Beast
Belle
Chip
Cogsworth
Gaston
Lumière
Mrs. Potts
featuresSong Be Our Guest
Beauty and the Beast
Belle
Gaston
Home
Human Again
If I Can’t Love Her
Maison des Lunes
Me
Something There
genre romantic fantasy musical
hasTouringProductions yes
hasWestEndProduction yes
language English
lyricist Howard Ashman
Tim Rice
musicStyle contemporary musical theatre
orchestral show tunes
notableFor being Disney’s first Broadway musical adaptation
numberOfBroadwayPerformances 5461
originalChoreographer Matt West
originalCostumeDesigner Ann Hould-Ward
originalDirector Robert Jess Roth
originalLightingDesigner Natasha Katz
originalScenicDesigner Stan Meyer
originalSoundDesigner David Patridge
T. Richard Fitzgerald
premiereCity Houston
premiereDate 1993-11-28
premiereLocation Theatre Under the Stars, Houston
premiereState Texas
producedBy Disney Theatrical Group
surface form: Disney Theatrical Productions
producer Disney Theatrical Group
surface form: Disney Theatrical Productions
subjectMatter romance between a young woman and a cursed prince
themes of inner beauty and redemption
tonyAwardNominations Best Book of a Musical
Best Choreography
Best Direction of a Musical
Best Lighting Design
Best Musical
Best Original Score
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
tonyAwardWinner Best Costume Design of a Musical
westEndPremiereYear 1997

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Disney Theatrical Group notableWork Beauty and the Beast (musical)
Tim Rice wroteLyricsFor Beauty and the Beast (musical)
this entity surface form: Beauty and the Beast (stage musical)
Palace Theatre (Broadway) notableProduction Beauty and the Beast (musical)
this entity surface form: Beauty and the Beast (Broadway musical)
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre notableProduction Beauty and the Beast (musical)
this entity surface form: Beauty and the Beast
Linda Woolverton notableWork Beauty and the Beast (musical)
this entity surface form: Beauty and the Beast (stage musical)
Beauty and the Beast Sing-Along franchise Beauty and the Beast (musical)
this entity surface form: Beauty and the Beast
Mrs. Potts appearsIn Beauty and the Beast (musical)
this entity surface form: Beauty and the Beast (stage musical)
Disney on Broadway Concert Series typicalSongSource Beauty and the Beast (musical)
Be Our Guest usedIn Beauty and the Beast (musical)
this entity surface form: Beauty and the Beast (1994 Broadway musical)
Terrence Mann notableWork Beauty and the Beast (musical)
this entity surface form: Beauty and the Beast (1994 Broadway musical)