Beauty and The Beast (musical)

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, based on the 1991 Disney film of the same name. Seven new songs were written for the stage musical. Beauty ran on Broadway for 5,464 performances between 1994 and 2007, becoming Broadway's eighth-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.

Read more about Beauty And The Beast (musical):  Background, Productions, Characters, Differences Between The Musical and Film, Musical Numbers, Instrumentation, Cast Information, Recordings, Junior Version

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