Suggested for ages 5+. Includes some scary moments. Children 2 & under not allowed.
Be our guest this holiday season, as we step inside this classic storybook fairytale and discover that beauty isn’t always as it appears.
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WHAT IS BEAUTY? Join us as we step inside this classic storybook fairytale and discover that beauty isn’t always as it appears.
Once upon a time on a bitter winter’s night, a young, selfish and vain prince finds a beggar woman asking for shelter. Disgusted by her appearance, he sends her away. The old woman transforms into a magical enchantress who places a curse upon the prince to
appear as hideous on the outside as he is on the inside. Given a magical rose, he must learn to love and find love in return before the last petal drops, or he is doomed to remain a beast forever. But who could ever learn to love a beast?
One of Disney’s most beloved animated films comes to life on stage with all the enchanted castle characters in a holiday extravaganza that will thrill, entertain and amaze young and old alike. Be our guest this holiday season, and celebrate the power and wonder of theater with us and our two-story Christmas tree in a lobby decorated to create memories that last a lifetime.
Paul-Jordan Jansen plays the Beast
(from left) Jackson Evans plays Lumiere, George Keating is Cogsworth, Jennie Sophia plays Mrs. Potts and Izzie Rose is Chip
Beth Stafford Laird (center) plays Belle and Jackson Evans is Lumiere the dancing candlestick
“Be Our Guest” featuring Beth Stafford Laird (center) making her Chicago debut as Belle
Beth Stafford Laird as Belle and Paul-Jordan Jansen as the Beast
Beth Stafford Laird as Belle and Paul-Jordan Jansen as the Beast
Gaston, played by Emmett O’Hanlon
Gaston, played by Emmett O’Hanlon (center)
Lefou (Nick Druzbanski, center front) leads the townspeople in a toast to Gaston (Emmett O’Hanlon, on table)
Beth Stafford Laird as Belle
Beth Stafford Laird as Belle and Paul-Jordan Jansen as the Beast
Beth Stafford Laird as Belle and Paul-Jordan Jansen as the Beast
Meet the Team
Artistic Team
Todd Rhoades
Co-Choreographer
Kory Danielson
Music Director & Conductor
Jeffrey D. Kmiec †
Scenic Designer
Theresa Ham †
Costume Designer
Jesse Klug †
Lighting Designer
Adam Rosenthal
Sound Designer
Mike Tutaj †
Projection Designer
Katie Cordts
Wig, Hair & Makeup Designer
Jesse Gaffney
Properties Designer
Christopher Rose
Magic Designer
Ethan Deppe
Electronic Music Designer
Susan Gosdick
Dialect Coach
Jerry Galante
Fight Choreograpgher
Jinni Pike *
Stage Manager
Kelly Montgomery *
Assistant Stage Manager
Landree Fleming
Assistant Director
Charlotte Rivard-Hoster
Assistant Music Director & Associate Conductor
Cast
Beth Stafford Laird *
Belle
making Paramount Theatre debut
Paul-Jordan Jansen *
Beast
previously in The Wizard of Oz and Sweeney Todd
Katherine Lee Bourné *
Babette
previously in Newsies
Nick Druzbanski
Lefou
making Paramount Theatre debut
Jackson Evans *
Lumiere
making Paramount Theatre debut
George Keating *
Cogsworth
previously in Elf, Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Hairspray, Les Misérables and Cats
Becca McCoy *
Madame de la Grande Bouche
making Paramount Theatre debut
Emmett O’Hanlon *
Gaston (Nov 13-Jan 5)
making Paramount Theatre debut
Ron E. Rains *
Maurice
previously in The Producers and Cabaret
Jennie Sophia *
Mrs. Potts, Narrator
making Paramount Theatre debut
Trevor Vanderzee *
Gaston (Jan 8-19)
making Paramount Theatre debut
Aaliyah Montana
Chip (at select performances)
making Paramount Theatre debut
Izzie Rose
Chip (at select performances)
making Paramount Theatre debut
Brian Bandura
Ensemble
making Paramount Theatre debut
Danielle Davila *
Silly Girl, Ensemble, Dance Captain
previously in Legally Blonde, Elf and The Little Mermaid
Billy Dawson *
Ensemble, Young Prince, u/s Beast
making Paramount Theatre debut
Evan C. Dolan
Ensemble, u/s Lefou
previously in Newsies and Sweeney Todd
Timothy P. Foszcz
Ensemble, u/s Young Prince, u/s Gaston
making Paramount Theatre debut
Christopher John Kelley *
Ensemble, u/s Lumiere
previously in Newsies, The Producers and The Wizard of Oz
Taylor Lane
Ensemble, u/s Enchantress
making Paramount Theatre debut
Ashley Lanyon *
Ensemble, u/s Belle
making Paramount Theatre debut
Bernell Lassai III
Ensemble
previously in The Producers
Ivory Leonard IV
Ensemble, Swing, u/s Monsieur D’Arque
previously in Newsies and The Producers
Jenna Napolitano
Ensemble
making Paramount Theatre debut
Nich O’Neil
Ensemble
previously in Newsies and The Wizard of Oz
Sara Reinecke *
Silly Girl, Ensemble, u/s Mrs. Potts
previously in The Producers, Legally Blonde, Elf and Mamma Mia!
Elizabeth Romero
Silly Girl, Ensemble, u/s Babette
making Paramount Theatre debut
Aalon Smith
Ensemble, Swing, u/s Silly Girl
making Paramount Theatre debut
Darian Tene
Enchantress, Ensemble
making Paramount Theatre debut
Katherine Viviano
Ensemble, u/s Madame de la Grande Bouche
making Paramount Theatre debut
Charles Emery Ward
Monsieur D’Arque, Ensemble, u/s Maurice, u/s Lumiere
Previously in Elf and The Little Mermaid
* indicates member of Actors’ Equity Association (AEA)
† indicates member of United Scenic Artists (USA)
‡ indicates member of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC)
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