This article is about the musical. For film of the same name by Disney, see Beauty and the Beast (1991 film).
Beauty and the Beast
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Vocal Selections Cover Art
Music Alan Menken
Lyrics Howard Ashman
Tim Rice
Book Linda Woolverton
Basis 1991 Disney film Beauty and the Beast
Productions 1993 Houston (tryout)
1994 Broadway
1995 Los Angeles
1995 Melbourne
1995 Toronto
1995 Vienna
1995 US Tour
1995 Tokyo
1997 Mexico City
1997 London
1997 Stuttgart
1998 Buenos Aires
1999 Beijing
1999 US Tour
1999 Madrid
2001 UK Tour
2001 US Tour
2002 São Paulo
2004 Seoul
2005 Budapest
2005 Manila
2005 Netherlands Tour
2005 Oberhausen
2007 Helsinki
2007 Antwerp
2007 Mexico City
2007 Madrid
2008 Johannesburg
2008 Moscow
2009 São Paulo
2009 Milan
2010 US Tour
2010 Buenos Aires
2011 Germany Tour
2012 Spain Tour
2013 Paris
2014 Oslo
2014 International Tour
2014 Moscow
2015 Netherlands Tour
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 film of the same name, which was in turn adapted from the French fairy tale by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont, Beauty and the Beast tells the story of a prince who is transformed into a hideous beast as punishment for his cruel and selfish ways, and an adventurous young woman named Belle whom he imprisons in his castle. In order to become human again, the Beast must earn Belle's love before it's too late. Seven new songs were written for the stage musical. Beauty ran on Broadway for 5,461 performances between 1994 and 2007, becoming Broadway's ninth longest-running production in history.
The musical has grossed more than $1.4 billion worldwide and played in thirteen countries and 115 cities.[1] It has also become a popular choice for high school productions.[2]