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Beauty and the Beast (musical)
''Beauty and the Beast'' is a musical with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice, and a book by Linda Woolverton produced by Disney Theatrical Productions. Based on the 1991 film of the same name, which was in turn adapted from the French fairy tale by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont, ''Beauty and the Beast'' tells the story of a prince who is transformed into a hideous beast as punishment for his cruel and selfish ways, and an adventurous young woman named Belle whom he imprisons in his castle. In order to become human again, the Beast must earn Belle's love before it's too late. Seven new songs were written for the stage musical. ''Beauty'' ran on Broadway for 5,461 performances between 1994 and 2007, becoming Broadway's ninth longest-running production in history.
The musical has grossed more than $1.4 billion worldwide and played in thirteen countries and 115 cities. It has also become a popular choice for high school productions.〔Zoglin, Richard.(Bye Bye, Birdie. Hello, Rent" )''TIME magazine'', May 15, 2008. Reported in its May 15, 2008 issue that this musical ranked as the fourth most frequently produced musical by U.S. high schools in 2007.〕
==Background==
According to an article in ''The Houston Chronicle'', "The catalyst for Disney's braving the stage was an article by ''The New York Times'' theater critic Frank Rich that praised ''Beauty and the Beast'' as 1991's best musical.... Theatre Under The Stars executive director Frank Young had been trying to get Disney interested in a stage version of ''Beauty'' about the same time Michael Eisner and Jeffrey Katzenberg were mulling over Rich's column. But Young couldn't seem to get in touch with the right person in the Disney empire. Nothing happened till the Disney execs started to pursue the project from their end.... When they asked George Ives, the head of Actors Equity on the West Coast, which Los Angeles theater would be the best venue for launching a new musical, Ives said the best theater for that purpose would be TUTS. Not long after that, Disney's Don Frantz and Bettina Buckley contacted Young, and the partnership was under way." A stage condensation of the film, directed by Robert Jess Roth and choreographed by Matt West, both of whom moved on to the Broadway development, had already been presented at Disneyland at what was then called the Videopolis stage.
A mini version of the film was performed by the film actors at a birthday part of the one the studio heads, and this sparked the genesis of the musical as a legitimate project. Paige O'Hara was offered the role of Belle but she turned it down in order to perform in an Australian production of ''South Pacific'', which she was already committed to.〔https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dafZc5xGLNE〕
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