Photo Flash: First Look at Emily Rohm, William Travis Taylor and More in CST's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) presents Disney's Beauty and the Beast, the Theater's annual summer family musical, directed by Rachel Rockwell with Music Direction by Doug Peck, featuring Emily Rohm as Belle and William Travis Taylor as the Prince turned into a Beast by an enchantress's spell. This Tony Award-winning musical is filled with lovable characters, beautiful sets and costumes, and dazzling production numbers, including "Be Our Guest" and the beloved title song.  BroadwayWorld has the production photos below.

Disney's Beauty and the Beast casts its spell in Chicago Shakespeare's Courtyard Theater on Navy Pier now playing through August 26, 2012. Tickets are $18–$25 with special discounts available for groups of 10 or more. All patrons receive a 40 percent parking discount at Navy Pier garages. For more information or to purchase tickets, contact Chicago Shakespeare Theater's Box Office at 312.595.5600 or visit the Theater's website at www.chicagoshakes.com.

Based on Disney's Academy Award-winning animated film and Tony Award-winning stage musical, this 75-minute production of Disney's Beauty and the Beast recounts the classic story of a clever beauty and her ferocious captor—a young prince trapped under an enchantress's spell, who must learn to love and be loved in order to break the curse. Featuring songs from the animated film's score with music by Alan Menken and lyrics by the late Howard Ashman, and additional songs with music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Tim Rice. The book for Disney's Beauty and the Beast is by Linda Woolverton.

The Acting Company of Rockwell's production of Disney's Beauty and the Beast is filled with veteran Chicago actors including musical theater favorite Bernie Yvon as Lumiere, the debonair candelabra and valet to the Beast; Mary Ernster, as the warm-hearted teapot and cook of the Beast's castle, Mrs. Potts; David Lively as Cogsworth, the stuffy mantle clock and palace butler; Roger Mueller as Maurice, Belle's loving and eccentric father; and Sean Blake as Male Ensemble member.

Joining Emily Rohm as Belle and William Travis Taylor as the Beast in making their CST debuts are: John Bobbo as Chip, an enchanted teacup and Mrs. Potts' little boy; Jake Klinkhammer as Gaston, the egotistical villain determined to marry Belle; Joelle Lamarre as Madame de la Grande, a former opera diva transformed into a wardrobe; Emilie Lynn as Babette, the saucy feather-duster chambermaid and object of Lumiere's affection; Andrew Lupp as LeFou, Gaston's bumbling sidekick; Rebecca Pink, Maggie Portman and Laura Savage as the Silly Girls; and Liam Quealy as Male Ensemble.

Photo Credit: Michael Brosilow

William Travis Taylor and Emily Rohm

Emily Rohm

Jake Klinkhammer and Andrew Lupp

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Cast

Bernie Yvon, Rebecca Pink, Maggie Portman and Laura Savage