Beauty and the Beast is a wonderful Disney experience and nothing can top the live stage production of the musical. The first live show of the musical opened on stage at the Palace Theatre on April 18, 1994. The musical was a huge success, winning the 1994 Tony Awards for Anna Hould-Ward for Best Costume Design and the Theatre World Award to Burke Moses. The musical played on Broadway starting with Previews on March 9, 1994, its official opening was on April 18th that same year, it finally closed on July 29, 2007. By the time the musical closed performances had reached a total of 5,461, making it one of the longest playing shows in Broadway history. It spent the first five years at the Palace Theatre and then spent the last eight years at the Lunt-Fonatanne Theatre.
Residents of Pittsburgh will be excited to know that Beauty and the Beast is now scheduled to be produced at the Byham Theatre, starting on May7th. This exciting and award-winning musical is one that you will not want to miss, so do not delay in getting your tickets for the show at StubHub.com. Enjoy all the fun of Belle, the Beast, Lumiere, Cogsworth, Mrs. Potts and the rest of the gang live on stage! As they say in the show, “Be Our Guest” and enjoy a lively night of entertainment with this fantastic fairytale story of romance with Beauty and the Beast tickets today!