BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Plays the Fabulous Fox Theatre, December 20-24

Disney's Beauty and the Beast, the award-winning worldwide smash hit Broadway musical, is coming to St. Louis as a special offering of the 2011-2012 U.S. Bank Broadway Series. Produced by NETworks Presentations, this elaborate theatrical production will come to life on stage at the Fabulous Fox Theatre for seven performances from December 20-24. For information on the production, visit www.BeautyAndTheBeastOnTour.com.

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

The original creators of the Broadway production are together again 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, Scenic Design by Stanley A. Meyer, Sound Design by
John Petrafesa Jr. and Music Supervision by Michael Kosarin.

Director Rob Roth: "It has been wonderful to bring the entire original design team back together to work on this new production of Beauty and the Beast. As a director, it is rare to have the opportunity to revisit your work fifteen years later. Hopefully I've grown and developed as an artist, along with my collaborators, and we can bring 15 years of experience to this new production. We have remained very close as a team over the years of producing the show around the world, and it has been so much fun getting together to re-explore and re-invent the show for this new NETworks tour. The theme of ‘Beauty' is about seeing past the exterior into the heart of someone, and this is reflected in the design for the show, which is about transparency and
layers, seeing past one thing and into another."

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.

Disney's Beauty and the Beast has become an international sensation that has played to over 35 million people worldwide in 21 countries.

Performances of Disney's Beauty and the Beast run from December 20-24. Performance times are Tuesday-Friday evenings at 7:30pm, Wednesday & Friday matinees at 1pm and Saturday, December 24 at 11am. Ticket prices start at $25 and are subject to change. Please refer to fabulousfox.com for current pricing. Tickets are available at the Fox Theatre box office, online
at metrotix.com or by phone at 314-534-1111. Group discounts are available for groups of 15 or more by calling 314-535-2900. The Fabulous Fox Theatre is located in Grand Center at 527 N. Grand Blvd. Disney's Beauty and the Beast is a special offering of the U.S. Bank Broadway Series and is sponsored locally by American Airlines. For additional information, visit
www.BeautyAndTheBeastOnTour.com.

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