BREAKING NEWS as of January 15, 2015:
Tanghalang
Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theater)
CCP
Complex
Disney’s
Beauty and the Beast ushers in the
2015 theater season as the musical welcomes its guests at the Cultural Center of the Philippines’
Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (CCP Main Theater) this January 9-25, 2015 .
The
musical, based on the 1991 Academy Award winning animated feature film, has
reached a milestone recently turning 20 year olds and is now embarked on an
international tour that already finished its runs in Istanbul (Turkey), Abu
Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), Thessalonik (Greece), Trieste, and Milan (Italy).
After its Manila run, the musical heads over to Bangkok
(Thailand ), Singapore ,
Jakarta (Indonesia ),
Kazakhstan , and
will cap the tour in Macau .
While
some people look forward in seeing the spectacular sets and costumes in this touring
production, my ears will be anticipating to hear live the songs Belle, Be Our Guest, Gaston and
the title song Beauty and the Beast with
music by Alan Menken and lyrics by the late Howard Ashman. The musical also features
new music not in the animated film like the narcissistic Me sung by Gaston (who else?) and Belle’s new solo numbers Home and A Change in Me. In the animated film, the Beast rarely sung at all
but in the musical, he sings what I think the most stirring song in the entire
show which is If I Can’t Love Her.
Those who had seen the restored special edition of the film released in 2002 will
also be able to see the stage version of the song Human Again which was cut from the original release due to time constraints.
These additional songs were by Menken with lyrics by Tim Rice. The book is
written by Linda Woolverton.
The
leads in this production are Hilary Maiberger as Belle and Daniel Pead as the
Beast. Joining them are Hassan Nazari-Robati as Lumiere, James May as
Cogsworth, Alan Dietlein as Gaston, Emily Mattheson as Mrs. Potts, Paul Crane
as Maurice, Jordan Aragon as Lefou, and Charlie Jones and William Poon
alternating as Chip. Susan Egan and Terrence Mann originated the roles of Belle
and the Beast respectively back in 1994.
The original Broadway creative team reuniting for this tour is led by director Rob Roth and choreographer Matt West, with Costume
Design by 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
Disney’s
Beauty and the Beast is presented by
Disney Theatrical Productions, Inc., NETworks, Broadway Entertainment Group, MKFAE
and Ovation Productions and supported by GLOBE BUSINESS, VISA, FOX International
Channels, DIAMOND HOTEL, the Philippine Star, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Manila
Bulletin, and BusinessWorld.
Ticket
prices:
P7895
P6845
P5790
P4740
P4210
P3160
P2105
+applicable
service charges
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inquiries:
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