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Anneliese van der Pol, star of the Disney Channel hit 'That's So Raven,' will be making her Broadway debut as the Belle of Broadway in Disney's Beauty and the Beast

'That's So Raven' star Anneliese van der Pol will be Broadway's final Belle in Beauty and the Beast, which is set to close at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on July 29th.

After enchanting audiences for more than 13 years, Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, the inaugural Broadway musical from Disney Theatrical Productions, will take its final bow at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (205 West 46th Street) on Sunday, July 29th. The Broadway production will have played 46 previews and 5,464 regular performances.

Annie Golden and Eartha Kitt lead a solid cast of musical theatre performers in a tepid musical that would aspire to be bland

According to Elton John's website, the cast recording of Lestat will not be released in the immediate future

Disney's Beauty and the Beast celebrated its 5,000th performance, Tuesday, June 20, at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, and BroadwayWorld was there for the milestone!

Lestat, the musical based on Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles, will hang up its cape on May 28.

The cast of Lestat will go into the recording studios of Mercury Records on May 22nd to record a cast album, which will be released in July

Sarah Solie, currently on Broadway in Lestat, was chosen as the latest winner of the Gypsy Robe, which was presented to her on April 25th

Lestat, the Elton John-Bernie Taupin musical based upon Anne Rice's The Vampires Chronicles, opened on Tuesday, April 25th at the Palace Theatre

Elton John and Bernie Taupin's Lestat opens on Broadway tonight, April 25th

Lestat, which is in previews at the Palace Theatre, will open on April 25th

Lestat, the new Elton John-Bernie Taupin musical, will open at the Palace Theatre on April 25th

One of ABC Daytime's most popular stars, Jacob Young ('JR Chandler' on ABC's 'All My Children') will be making his Broadway debut as Lumiere in Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. He will begin performances on Tuesday, May 9th at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (205 West 46th Street) for a limited 10-week engagement.

Elton John and Bernie Taupin's big-budget vampire musical Lestat, based on books by Anne Rice, is now set to begin Broadway previews on March 25th

BroadwayWorld.com caught up with Disney's current Belle, Ashley Brown as she prepared for one of her evening performances. Click to watch this special video feature filled with laughter, singing and stories direct from her dressing room!

In preparation for the Broadway run, Jonathan Butterell has joined the production as creative consultant to provide an objective overview as it undergoes revisions. To accommodate these revisions, LESTAT will now begin previews at the Palace Theatre (1564 Broadway at 47th Street) on Saturday, March 25, 2006, and open on Tuesday, April 25, 2006.

Drew Sarich has been cast as Jack Noseworthy's replacement as Armand in Lestat, which is currently running in San Francisco and will open on Broadway in March

Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST set a new box office record at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (205 West 46th Street) for the week of December 26-January 1. The production grossed $1,229,825 over nine performances.

BroadwayWorld shares with you publicity photos from the pre-Broadway tryout production of Lestat, a new musical featuring the music of Elton John the lyrics of Bernie Taupin, and a book by Linda Woolverton.