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Posted: **Mon Jan 29, 2024 5:41 am**

This show must be in Broadway but with a different production than the one who is currently beeing used in Australia.
I don't think that they can afford a production like the first one. It would be very expensive but they can do a good Job. Broadway needs a classic aesthetically show now that The phantom is gone.
I also have the doll that you were talking. The box is amazing, very elegant and there is info about the show at the back of it.
Last year I also purchased a book about the spanish production and it has great quality pictures. I have to take some photos to show it to you.

Posted: **Mon Jan 29, 2024 11:10 am**

Thumper_93 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 29, 2024 5:41 am Broadway needs a classic aesthetically show now that The phantom is gone.

That’s a good point— now that Phantom has closed, a new gothic production of BATB might hit the spot for some Broadway audiences. But like you also say, maybe the costs today would be prohibitively expensive. Most likely if/when BATB is revived on Broadway, the sets and costumes will look very different from the original production— that’s just the nature of these things.

Posted: **Mon Jan 29, 2024 3:14 pm**

I'm sure about that everything is going to look different from the original production and it's a pitty because it had much personality.
I only hope for a bigger budget for a Broadway versión than the one that we had on the UK tour.

Posted: **Wed Feb 12, 2025 6:24 pm**

Posted: **Thu Feb 13, 2025 1:51 am**

Is it going to be the same production made in the UK and Australia?

Posted: **Thu Feb 13, 2025 1:59 pm**

Thumper_93 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 13, 2025 1:51 amIs it going to be the same production made in the UK and Australia?

Yes, but they'll probably make some adjustments for the tour.

Posted: **Thu Feb 13, 2025 2:15 pm**

Articles.

Exclusive Images of Disney Theatrical Group’s New Beauty and the Beast Tour
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D23 Night at Beauty and the Beast – The Musical
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D23 Night at Disney’s Beauty and the Beast – Los Angeles, CA
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New national tour of ‘Beauty and the Beast’ features Fergie L. Philippe and Kyra Belle Johnson
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Kyra Belle Johnson and Fergie L. Philippe to Star in New Beauty and the Beast North American Tour
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Upcoming Beauty and the Beast National Tour Finds Full Cast
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Interview: Kathy Voytko Takes On Mrs. Potts in Beauty and the Beast National Tour
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Interview: Stephen Mark Lukas of Beauty and the Beast at Orpheum Theatre Minneapolis
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Reviews.

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Review: "Beauty and the Beast" at Cadillac Palace
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Posted: **Wed Jul 23, 2025 10:16 am**

Program for the North American tour.

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Posted: **Thu Jul 24, 2025 10:53 am**

They removed "No matter what" like they did in the UK and Ireland tour

Posted: **Mon Aug 11, 2025 8:51 am**

I went to see a production of this. I know it won't match the original Broadway production but I still had fun.

Songs that were cut:
- No Matter What (reprise was kept)
- Maison Des Lunes

Posted: **Mon Aug 11, 2025 10:51 pm**

I am glad you got to see it, and still have fun. I wish I could have seen the very original production.

Posted: **Tue Aug 12, 2025 1:47 am**

Farerb wrote: ↑Mon Aug 11, 2025 8:51 am I went to see a production of this. I know it won't match the original Broadway production but I still had fun.

Songs that were cut:
- No Matter What (reprise was kept)
- Maison Des Lunes

I never liked Maison des lunes so I didn't even notice about that it was cut however "No matter what" is a lovely song that shows us the good relationship between Belle and Maurice. It's a pity that they decided to remove it.
What do you think about the costumes and the scenography?

Posted: **Tue Aug 12, 2025 4:21 am**

They were okay, serviceable.

There were some sets that were built like stairs and balconies for the castle, a well for the town, a tavern.

Some of the backgrounds were painted, some had animation for something like the trees.

However, seeing videos of the original production like this one:
https://youtu.be/SDOEFyx89Yg?si=n5gK7n1SPNYWWofX

It's clear that there was more effort put into the show than what they do nowadays.

Posted: **Tue Aug 12, 2025 10:14 am**

Farerb wrote: ↑Tue Aug 12, 2025 4:21 am They were okay, serviceable.

There were some sets that were built like stairs and balconies for the castle, a well for the town, a tavern.

Some of the backgrounds were painted, some had animation for something like the trees.

However, seeing videos of the original production like this one:
https://youtu.be/SDOEFyx89Yg?si=n5gK7n1SPNYWWofX

It's clear that there was more effort put into the show than what they do nowadays.

The original one is sublime. I understand that this revival is for a tour but some things looked really cheap. The other one had an aesthetics that matched really well with the movie spirit.
About the costumes I have to say that I think that Ann Hould-Ward made a better job for the original production than for this one. Belle's pink gown was like a halloween costume for kids. The blue look is not recognizable and not only for the color that they used. I can't understand why they removed the ponytail and the apron, these two things are really important to recognize her in that outfit.
The Beast doesn't look good for me either. I still don't understand the braids and the make up. They also used too many embroidery and gold and it doesn't look elegant, it looks tacky.

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