Beauty and the Beast
General Information
Beauty and the Beast is a sweet fairytale, about a young woman, Belle, who takes her fathers place as a prisoner in a Beast's castle.
Broadway Premiere:April 18, 1994-July 29 2007
Composer: Alan Menken
Lyricist:Howard Ashman and Tim Rice
Librettist: Linda Woolverto
Original Cast
Beast - Terrence Mann
Belle - Susan Egan
Gaston - Burke Moses
Lumiere - Gary Beach
Cogsworth - Heath Lamberts
Maurice - Tom Bosley
Mrs. Potts - Beth Fowler
Babette - Stacey Logan
Madame de la Grande Bouche - Eleanor Glockner
Lefou - Kenny Raskin
Chip - Brian Press
Monsieur D'Arque - Gordon Stanley
Musical Numbers
Act One
Overture
Prologue
Belle
No Matter What*
No Matter What (Reprise)*
Me*
Belle (Reprise)
Home*
Home (Reprise)*
Gaston
Gaston (Reprise)
How Long Must This Go On?*
Be Our Guest
If I Can't Love Her*
Act Two
Entr'acte/Wolf Chase*
Something There
Human Again**
Maison Des Lunes*
Beauty and the Beast
If I Can't Love Her (Reprise)*
A Change In Me***
The Mob Song
The Battle
Transformation*
Beauty and the Beast (Reprise)
* Written for Musical
** "Human Again" was originally written for the film, and was added to the Platinum Edition release of the film.
*** A Change in Me was neither in the film or the original soundtrack. It was added to the soundtrack in 1997.
Awards
Tony Awards
Best Musical- Nominated
Best Book of a musical (Linda Woolverton)- Nominated
Best Original Score (Alan Menken, Howard Ashman, Tim Rice)- Nominated
Best Actor in a Musical (Terence Mann)- Nominated
Best Actress in a Musical (Susan Egan)- Nominated
Best Featured Actor in a Musical (Gary Beach)-Nominated
Best Costume Design (Ann Hould-Ward)- Won
Best Lighting Design (Natasha Katz)- Nominated
Best Direction of a Musical (Robert Jess Roth)- Nominated