Photo Flash: Garrett Clayton, John Tartaglia, Jonah Platt and More Fete 'BEAUTY AND THE BEAST' Panto at Pasadena Launch Party

Teena Hostovich and Darrell Brooke just hosted a Pasadena Panto Season Launch Party in celebration of the Lythgoe Family Panto (LFP), in association with Pasadena Playhouse production of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST - A CHRISTMAS ROSE, which expands this winter at The Pasadena Civic Auditorium. Performances will begin December 13 through December 24 at The Pasadena Civic Auditorium. BroadwayWorld has photos from the festivities below!

The Pasadena Panto Season Launch Party took place last night, October 19, at Bistro 45, 45 South Mentor Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91106. Current and past panto stars in attendance included Jonah Platt, Garrett Clayton, John Tartaglia, Lauren Taylor, Jared Gertner, Josh Adamson, Ben Giroux, Kris Lythgoe and Becky Lythgoe.

Lythgoe Family Panto produces fun, musical theatre the whole family can enjoy. Known for their creativity and involvement in television hits "American Idol" and "So You Think You Can Dance," the Lythgoes are dedicated to bringing affordable theatre to families across America. Based on the Grimm fairytales and others, each story has been modernized with topical scripts for parents and well known pop songs for kids. This December, Lythgoe Family Panto will offer their largest season yet, with 4 different productions playing concurrently in Laguna, Pasadena, San Diego and Houston.

Lythgoe Family Panto established their reputation with productions at Pasadena Playhouse including A Cinderella Christmas starring Lauren Taylor, Alex Newell and Morgan Fairchild, Peter Pan and Tinker Bell - A Pirates Christmas starring Sabrina Carpenter and John O'Hurley, Sleeping Beauty and Her Winter Knight starring Olivia Holtand Lucy Lawless, Aladdin and His Winter Wish starring Ben Vereen, JorDan Fisher, and Ashley Argota - and A Snow White Christmas (the original of this production) starring Ariana Grande and Neil Patrick Harris.

Photo Credit: Kareem Cervantes, lowerkace media

Jonah Platt, Gedde Watanabe, Jared Gertner, John Tartaglia

Riley Costello, John Tartaglia, Josh Adamson, Jared Gertner, Ben Giroux, Becky Lythgoe

Garrett Clayton, Ben Giroux

(back row) John Tartaglia, Jonah Platt, Kris Lythgoe; (second row) Gedde Watanabe. Lauren Taylor, Ben Giroux, Jared Gertner, Josh Adams; (front row) Garrett Clayton, Becky Lythgoe, Riley Costello

Kris Lythgoe, Lauren Taylor, Josh Adamson