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11th February 2022
04:08pm GMT
Rob Roth, a Tony-nominee for the original production, will again direct, leading a team that includes composer Alan Menken, lyricist Tim Rice, bookwriter Linda Woolverton, choreographer Matt West, scenic designer Stan Meyer, costume designer Ann Hould-Ward and lighting designer Natasha Katz.
The team collectively received five Tony nominations and a win for Hould-Ward’s costume design, when Disney first debuted Beauty and the Beast on Broadway 26 years ago.
Speaking with us today Rob Roth said;
"I am so excited to premiere this new production of Beauty in the UK and Ireland. The entire original creative team has reassembled, and we’ve reimagined the visual aspects of the show completely, making full use of all the newest technologies in stage craft, lighting and costume construction. Many of these elements hadn’t been invented when we first developed the show. So we are creating something brand new from this beloved “tale as old as time.” I speak for the whole team when I say fortunate we all feel to be given the opportunity to reimagine the show for the 21st century."
Based on the 1991 film – the first animated feature ever nominated for an Oscar for Best Picture, Beauty and the Beast opened on Broadway in April 1994 and garnered nine Tony nominations and one win.
It played for more than 13 years on Broadway, closing in 2007.
It remains to this day, 26 years after it opened, among the top 10 longest running shows in Broadway history.
Tickets from €26 are on sale Friday 11th February at 9am.
