Cheryl Swift

BWW Review: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at Sharon Playhouse

I witnessed the best stage effects I have ever seen anywhere (including Broadway), when  on Saturday, July 20, I had the pleasure of seeing BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at the Sharon Playhouse, in Sharon, CT!   While this story is likely familiar to most people, the Sharon Playhouse grips the audience right from the start, not merely by elevating the Enchantress into the air, but by having the Young Prince transformed into the Beast, on stage, in front of the whole audience, in a manner of seconds, with effective use of strobe lights, a successful undertaking of a greater magnitude than what people can expect in a typical magic show, much less a musical!  Without providing any spoilers, for those of you familiar with how the story ends, that happens on stage too, right before our eyes, with effective use of strobe lights.  Lighting Designer Jamie Roderick deserves a lot of credit for working what appears like magic, on the stage.  Every show I have seen at Sharon Playhouse has been wonderful, but this is the best!

Photo Flash: Inside Opening Night of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at Sharon Playhouse

This fun and family friendly musical, adapted from the original Disney film, brings to life “a tale as old as time” of a selfish prince who is turned into a hideous monster and must win the affection of a beautiful, young girl in order to regain his humanity. This musical includes the classic scores of “Be Our Guest”, “If I Can't Love Her”, “A Change in Me”, the title song “Beauty and the Beast” and many more. The magical musical offers humor, romance, and excitement for all ages.

Sharon Playhouse Announces 2019 60th Anniversary Season!

Sharon Playhouse in Sharon, CT under the management of Artistic Director Alan M-L Wager and Managing Director Robert Levinstein, announces the casting and creative teams for its 2019 60th Anniversary mainstage summer season.

Steps Off Broadway to Present FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, 8/17-25

Steps off Broadway Productions, Inc., will be performing the stage production of Fiddler on the Roof on August 17th, 23rd, 24th at 7:30 PM and August 18th and 25th at 2:00 PM.

Steps Off Broadway Presents BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, Now thru 8/11

Steps off Broadway Productions, Inc., will be performing the stage production of Beauty and the Beast today, August 3rd, 9th, 10th at 7:30 PM and August 4th and 11th at 2:00 PM.

Steps Off Broadway to Present BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, 8/3-11

Steps off Broadway Productions, Inc., will be performing the stage production of Beauty and the Beast on August 3rd, 9th, 10th at 7:30 PM and August 4th and 11th at 2:00 PM

PETER PAN Flies to Steps Off Broadway, Kicks Off Summer Stage Season, Tonight

Steps off Broadway Productions, Inc., will be performing the stage production of Peter Pan tonight, July 6, 7, 12, 13, 14 (call for times).

PETER PAN Flies to Steps Off Broadway, Kicks Off Summer Stage Season, 7/6

Steps off Broadway Productions, Inc., will be performing the stage production of Peter Pan on July 6, 7, 12, 13, 14 (call for times).

Photo Coverage: Beauty & the Beast Anniversary Celebration

On Wednesday, April 18th, Disney's Beauty and the Beast celebrated its 13th Anniversary with Broadway's biggest cast photo and party.

125 'Beauty' Cast & Creative Team Set for 13th Anniversary

On Wednesday, April 18th, Disney's Beauty and the Beast will celebrate its 13th Anniversary with Broadway's biggest cast photo and party.