WITNESS THE FIRST EVER STAGING OF
DISNEY’S PHENOMENAL BROADWAY MUSICAL BEAUTY AND THE BEAST IN THE PHILIPPINES!
Disney
Theatrical Productions, NETworks, Broadway Entertainment Group, and Ovation
Productions will present the first International Tour of Disney’s Beauty and
the Beast in celebration of the production’s 20th anniversary.
The
tour will play in markets to include Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Philippines,
Singapore, Thailand, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates. The musical, which
will reunite the original Broadway creative, will be seen for the first time in
these territories. For Manila, Beauty and the Beast will be handled by veteran
concert promoter Renen de Guia of Ovation Productions which is, coincidentally,
celebrating its 35th anniversary this year. Venue is the Cultural Center of the
Philippines (CCP) main theater and dates are in January 2015.
Ron
Kollen, senior vice president international for Disney Theatrical Productions,
shared in a statement, “We are thrilled to be collaborating with NETWorks and
Broadway Entertainment Group, to launch this first-ever international tour. To
premiere Disney’s Beauty and the Beast in these cities throughout the Middle
East and Asia, is a perfect way to celebrate the 20th anniversary of our
beloved stage musical.”
Liz
Koops, producer for Broadway Entertainment Group, added, “The world of touring
entertainment is constantly evolving and we wanted to begin an international
circuit to bring top quality entertainment into emerging markets. What better
way to start than with one of the world’s most beloved and successful musicals,
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast.”
Renen
de Guia of Ovation Productions, enthuses “Being a lover of theater and having
watched practically all the important musicals in New York and London, and
having promoted some of the biggest names in live entertainment for the past 35
years, this is a natural next step for Ovation Productions. I thank Disney
Theatrical Productions, NETworks, and Broadway Entertainment Group for their
trust and confidence in Ovation’s ability to mount this grand production in
Manila”.
Beauty
and the Beast as described by producers “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 enchantress. If the Beast can learn to love and be
loved, the curse will end and he will be transformed to 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.”
The
production is directed by Rob Roth and choreographed by Matt West. It features
costume design by Tony Award winning Ann Hould-Ward, lighting design by Natasha
Katz, scenic design by Stanley A. Meyer, sound design by John Petrafesa Jr.,
and music supervision by Michael Kosarin. There is also music by Alan Menken,
lyrics by Howard Ashman, a book by Linda Woolverton, and additional songs with
music by Menken and lyrics by Tim Rice.
January
8-25, 2015 8PM with matinees at 2PM Saturdays and Sundays
Cultural Center of the Philippines Main Theater, CCP Complex
Tickets available starting July 30, 2014!Call Ticketworld at 891-99-99 or log
on to www.ticketworld.com.ph or Beauty & the Beast hotline: 02 571-8568
Other
concerns: info@beautyandthebeast.com.ph
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