Jacob Young ("JR Chandler" on ABC's "All My Children") will play his final performance as 'Lumiere' in Disney's Beauty and the Beast on Sunday, August 20th at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (205 West 46th Street). On Tuesday, August 22nd, Stuart Marland will begin performances as the Gallic candelabra.
Young began performances in the role on May 9th. The Emmy Award-winning actor is making his Broadway debut in the show. After a highly successful run, his originally scheduled limited 10-week engagement was extended through this Sunday, August 20th.
Marland began his professional career in 1980 as one of Disney's
Kids of the Kingdom. His Broadway credits include General Lord Glossop and Mr. Utterson in
Jekyll & Hyde and Ragueneau in
Cyrano The Musical. He has appeared in the national touring companies of
The Producers as Roger DeBris and
Seussical as General Genghis Kahn Schmitz with
Cathy Rigby, as well as
Ragtime, The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber with
Sarah Brightman,
The Who's Tommy, A Chorus Line, Sophisticated Ladies and
The King and I with Rudolf Nureyev.
Beginning September 19th,
Donny Osmond will join the cast as Gaston for a limited nine-week engagement.
In 2006, Disney's
Beauty and the Beast has marked several major milestones. On April 18th, the musical celebrated its 12th anniversary on Broadway. The production played its 5,000th performance on Tuesday, June 20th. Disney's
Beauty and the Beast is currently the sixth-longest running musical in Broadway history. More than twenty million people have seen the show in over twenty productions worldwide. The original cast recording is currently available on Walt Disney Records.
The show, which features a score by Alan Menken, Howard Ashman and Tim Rice and a book by Linda Woolverton, also currently stars Steve Blanchard as the Beast, Sarah Litzsinger as Belle, Grant Norman as Gaston, Jeanne Lehman as Mrs. Potts, Christopher Duva as Cogsworth, Jamie Ross as Maurice, Meredith Inglesby as Babette, Gina Ferrall as Madame de la Grande Bouche and Aldrin Gonzalez as Lefou. Trevor Braun and Alexander Scheitinger alternate the role of Chip.
The performance schedule for Disney's Beauty and the Beast on Broadway at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (205 West 46th Street) is as follows: Tuesday at 7:00 PM, Wednesday through Saturday at 8:00 PM, with matinees Wednesday and Saturday at 2:00 PM, Sunday at 3:00 PM. Beginning September 5th, the performance schedule will be as follows: Tuesday at 7pm, Wednesday – Saturday at 8pm, Saturday at 2pm and Sunday at 1:30pm and 7pm.
For tickets, order online at
www.disneyonbroadway.com, via Ticketmaster at (212) 307-4747 or
www.ticketmaster.com, or in person at the Lunt-Fontanne box office (205 West 46th Street).
