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 – which in turn had been based on the classic French fairy tale by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont –[1] Beauty and the Beast tells the story of a cold-blooded prince who has been magically transformed into an unsightly creature 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 before it is too late.
It is with deepest pride and greatest pleasure that Panorama Theatre Company Proudly Present Disney’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’.
Based off the Academy Award-winning film, this classic story tells of Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, and the Beast, who is really a young prince trapped under the spell of an enchantress. If the Beast can learn to love and be loved, the curse will end and he will be transformed into 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.
With show stopping numbers such as “Be Our Guest”, “Gaston” and “If I Can’t Love Her”, and all your favourite characters from the movie, this ‘tale as old as time’ offers a breathtaking musical theatre experience that the whole family can enjoy.
Director: Lachie McFarlane
Musical Director: Malcom Huddle
Choreographer: Amy Browne
Assistant Director: Tara Kabalan
Assistant Musical Director: Samuel Loomes
Production Manager: Leane Maddren
