Who Doesn’t Love the Story of Belle and the Beast

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast opened at DPAC Tuesday night, our last Broadway show of the season until the opening of Billy Elliot!  I had flown to see the preview performance in Chicago a few months ago and immediately thought it was going to be a hit…how can it not be when the originial creative team comes back together again. 

It is that feel good show…I grew up watching the VHS, you know the ones that came in those old HUGE Disney movie cases.  It sat right next to The Little Mermaid and Aladdin on my shelf.  I would walk around going “What Mama?” pretending to be Chip!  So if you think it is a story just for kids, you are mistaken….for those of you who grew up with the voice of Angela Lansbury it will take you back in time, for those looking for a great date night, this is it, and for those ready to expose their family to Broadway theatre it is a great place to start.

My favorite on stage, Michael Fatica who plays candlestick sidekick Lefou.  And a treat to see again as he played Roby Heart in the touring show The Wedding Singer.

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