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NARRATOR: Once upon a time, in a faraway land, a young Prince lived in a shining castle. Although he had everything his heart desired, the Prince was spoiled, selfish, and unkind. But then, one winter's night, an old beggar woman came to the castle and offered him a single rose in return for shelter from the bitter cold. Repulsed by her haggard appearance, the Prince sneered at the gift, and turned the old woman away. But she warned him not to be deceived by appearances, for Beauty is found within. And when he dismissed her again, the old woman's ugliness melted away to reveal a beautiful Enchantress. The Prince tried to apologize, but it was too late, for she had seen that there was no love in his heart. And as punishment, she transformed him into a hideous beast, and placed a powerful spell on the castle, and all who lived there. Ashamed of his monstrous form, the beast concealed himself inside his castle, with a magic mirror as his only window to the outside world. The Rose she had offered was truly an enchanted rose, which would bloom for many years. If he could learn to love another, and earn her love in return by the time the last petal fell, then the spell would be broken. If not, he would be doomed to remain a beast for all time. As the years passed, he fell into despair, and lost all hope, for who could ever learn to love...a Beast?
Scene Breakdown from Beauty & the Beast
Act 1
Prologue-Narrator, prince(beast) beggar woman
Scene 1: The Town- Song “Belle”
Belle, townspeople(Chorus), featured soloists, LeFou, Gaston, Silly Girls,
Scene 1B: pages 9-15 Belle, Maurice, Gaston, LeFou-----Song No Matter What
Scene 2: The Forest Wolf Chase-Maurice, Wolves
Scene 3: The Castle Interior-
Maurice, Cogsworth, Lumiere, Babette, Mrs. Potts, Chip, Beast
Scene 4:Songs “Me” and “ Belle Reprise” The Exterior of Belle’s Cottage-
Silly Girls, Gaston,Belle,LeFou
Scene 5: The Interior of the Castle- Song: Is This Home
Cogsworth, Lumiere,Belle,Chip, Mrs. Potts, Babette,Maurice,Beast,Wardrobe
Scene 6: The Tavern-----song “Gaston”
Gaston, Cronies, Lefou, Silly girls, selected singers and dancers, Maurice
Scene 7A: Inside the Castle—song How Long Must This Go On?
Mrs. Potts, Cogsworth,Lumiere,Beast,Belle,Wardrobe, Babette, Lumiere
Scene 7B-------- song “ Be Our Guest”
Lumiere, Belle,Mrs. Potts,Babette, Cogsworth, Beast
Scene 7C-beginning at page 60-song---If I Can’t Love Her
Belle, Cogsworth, Lumiere, Beast
Act 2
Scene 1: The Forest-Wolf Chase
Belle, wolves, Beast
Scene 2: The Castle Interior—song “Something There”
Belle, Beast,Mrs. Potts, Lumiere, Cogsworth, Chip,
Scene 2B- --pages 73-77-------song “Human Again”
Lumiere, Mrs. Potts, Chip, Wardrobe, Babette, Cogsworth, selected singer/dancers, Belle, Beast
Scene 3: The Tavern-song Maison Des Lunes
Gaston, Lefou, D’Arque
Scene 4: The Beast’s Lair/West Wing---
songs “Beauty and the Beast”and “If I Can’t Love Her”
Beast,Lumiere, Cogsworth, Belle, Mrs. Potts,Chip
Scene 5: Exterior Belle’s House song “A Change in Me”
Belle, Maurice,,Monsieur D’Arque, LeFou, Gaston, selected chorus members
Scene 5B- The Mob Song
Chorus,Gaston, Belle, Maurice,D’Arque,LeFou
Scene 6: Castle Interior-The fight on the tower and “Is This Home”
LeFou, Gaston, Chip, Babette, selected chorus members, Cogsworth, Lumiere, Beast,Mrs. Potts, Belle
Scene 6B: Transformation /finale page 96 #19 to end
Belle, Beast Mrs. Potts, Chip, Lumiere, Babette, Wardrobe, Cogsworth,Maurice
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