Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Returning to Palace Theatre, 3/15-20

Disney's Beauty and the Beast, the award-winning, worldwide, smash hit Broadway musical, is returning to Columbus' Palace Theatre. Produced by NETworks Presentations, this elaborate theatrical production will come to life on stage at the Palace Theatre March 15-20.

Tickets for Disney's Beauty and the Beast at the Ohio Theatre (55 E. State St.) start at $28 and can be purchased at the CAPA Ticket Center (39 E. State St.), all Ticketmaster outlets, and online at www.ticketmaster.com. To purchase by phone, please call (800) 745-3000. Orders for groups of 10 or more may be placed by calling (614) 719-6900.

The performance schedule is as follows:

Tuesday, March 15, 7:30pm

Wednesday, March 16, 7:30 pm

Thursday, March 17, 7:30 pm

Friday, March 18, 8 pm

Saturday, March 19, 2 pm & 8 pm

Sunday, March 20, 1 pm & 6:30 pm

Disney's Beauty and the Beast features the Academy Award-winning score with music by Alan Menken and lyrics by the late Howard Ashman, with additional songs composed by Alan Menken and lyrics by Tim Rice. The book is written by Linda Woolverton.

The original creators of the Broadway production have reunited for this new touring production. The play is directed by Rob Roth and choreographed by Matt West, with costume design by Ann Hould-Ward (Tony Award winner for her work on Disney's Beauty and the Beast), lighting design by Natasha Katz (five-time Tony Award winner), 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 the classic story of Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, and the Beast, who is really a young prince trapped in a spell placed by an enchantress. If the Beast can learn to love and be loved, the curse will end and he will be transformed to his former self. But time is running out. If the Beast does not learn his lesson soon, he and his household will be doomed for all eternity.

Based on the 1991 Academy Award-winning animated feature film and celebrating 21 years since its Broadway premiere in 1994, Disney's Beauty and the Beast is the ninth longest running musical in Broadway history that has become an international sensation seen by more than 35 million people worldwide in 22 countries, and translated into 9 different languages. This production launched in February 2010, and has been seen by nearly 3 million people while playing more than 1,750 performances in all 50 United States and eight Canadian Provinces.

For additional information, visit www.BeautyAndTheBeastOnTour.com.

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