I OA--May 29, 2003
The Cuba Free Press
Jennifer Shrader (Belle) and Roger Befeler (Beast) in the third national touring company of
Disney's Beauty and the Beast.
Beauty and the Beast to play the Fox
Casting has been completed for the St. Louis
return engagement of Broadway's smash hit
musical Disney's Beauty and the Beast June 10-
15 at the Fox Theatre. Curtain times are
Tuesday through Thursday at 8 p.m.; Friday at
2 p.m. and 8 p.m.; Saturday at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.;
and Sunday at 1 p.m.
Jennifer Shrader will star as Belle, the coura-
geous, intelligent and strong-willed beauty who
,makes a new life for herself in the castle of the
Beast.
Shrader has played the role of Babette in both
the Broadway and touring productions of
Disney's Beauty and the Beast, and was a prin-
cipal vocalist in the muscial Swing! on
Broadway.
Playing the menacing Beast with a loving
heart is Roger Befeler, who returns to Disney's
Beauty and the Beast, having previously played
the Beast in the second national tour.
Befeler has also performed in the national
tours of The Phantom of the Opera (Raoul) and
Les Mis6rables (Enjolras).
Marc G. Dalio stars as Gaston, the handsome
braggart who is determined to have Belle for his
wife. Dalio's credits include Gaston in the origi-
nal German production of Beauty and the Beast,
Chris in Miss Saigon, and George in the
American premiere of Metropolis.
Rounding out the cast are Andrew Boyer
(Cogsworh% Tracy Generaolvich Babette),
Aldri*bhale (Lefou), Henry Hodges (Chip),
Rob Lorey (Lumiere), Mary Jo McConnell (Mrs.
Potts), Jamie Ross (Maurice), Alex Rutherford
(Chip), Monica M. Wemitt (Madame de la
Grando Bouche), and an ensemble of 20 singers
and dancers.
Disney's Beauty and the Beast features the
animated film's Academy Award-winning score
with music by Alan Menken and lyrics by the
late Howard Ashman, plus an additional song by
Ashman and Menken, "Human Again," not
heard in the original film.
The play also includes seven brand new songs
with music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Tim
Rice. The book is written by Linda Woolverton,
who also wrote the screenplay for the animated
film. The play is directed by Robert Jess Roth.
With technical wizardry and imaginative
design, Disney's Beauty and the Beast is trans-
ferred from screen to stage, enhancing the ele-
ments that made the animated film a world
favorite.
The Tony@ Award-winning costumes are by
Ann Hould-Ward (Sunday in the Park with
George and Into the Woods) and lighting design
by Natasha Katz (the revivals of Gypsy and
Peter Pan). Director Robert Jess Roth, choregra-
pher Matt .West and scenic designer Stanley A.
Meyer have worked together as a team for a
number of years developing projects for Disney.
Jim Steinmeyer and John Gauhan, creators of
the illusions, have invented effects that have
been performed by David Copperfield, Seigfried
and Roy, Harry Blackstone and many others.
Disney's Beauty and the Beast is the classic
story of Belle, a young woman in a provincial
town, and the Beast, who is really a young
prince trapped in a spell placed by an evil
enchantress.
If the Beast can learn to love and be loved, the
curse will end and he will be transformed to his
former self. Time is running out. If the Beast
does not learn his lesson soon, he and his house-
hold will be doomed for all eternity.
Disney's Beauty and the Beast has become an
internationa]I sensation that has played to over
17 million people worldwide. The Tony Award-
winning musical currently has four companies
including New York, where the Broadway pro-
duction is now in its tenth year, Sao Paulo,
Brazil, and on tour throughout North America.
Ticket prices for Disney's Beauty and the
Beast range from $18-$68 depending on per-
formance seat location. Tickets are on sale now
at the Fox Theatre box office and at all MetroTix
locations, including all area Famous-Barr
stores, Streetside Recordds and select Schnucks
Video Clubs.
To charge by phone, call MetroTix at 314-534-
1111 or online at www.metrotix.com. Group
seating and discounts are available for groups of
20 or more by calling 314-535-2900.
Disney's Beauty and the Beast is a special
offering of the U.S. Bank Broadway Series.
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