The Beast/Prince is played by Andy Harvey who returns to Columbus after playing Shrek in “Shrek” and the world famous tenor in “Lend Me a Tenor” last year and Jean Valjean in “Les Misérables” in 2014. She introduces “the Beast” to love and love of reading. The “Beauty” part of the story comes with the entrance of Belle, who is not only lovely but well read. She informs him that the only way the spell can be broken is if he finds try love, in spite of his horrid appearance. Because of the prince’s selfishness, she turns him into a horrible beast and all his servants into household objects. The story of the musical version of “Beauty and Beast” begins with a prince, who refuses shelter to an old beggar woman. “It’s exactly the kind of show that people particularly love to see at the Springer during the holidays.” “This is the kind of success that comes to a show with an exciting and magical story, wonderful music, incredible costumes and a story that’s popular with all ages,” said Paul Pierce, the Springer’s producing artistic director.

The musical version which the Springer is producing is the ninth longest running Broadway show in history, having run for 13 years and 5,461 performances.

The Springer’s version is the Disney retelling, remade from their 1991 animated version, which was the first animated film to make $100 million in North America and for some time the most successful Disney animated film ever.

Springer Opera Opera House Opens Family Holiday Musical – ‘Beauty and the Beast’Ĭolumbus, GA-: The fairy tale “Beauty and the Beast” has been retold in books at least 17 times, as a film at least 12 times, for TV at least seven times, as an opera once and now the Broadway musical version is coming to the Springer stage.

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