Beauty and the Beast. Really.
- Full Length Musical, Comedy, 19th Century
- 3M, 4F
- ISBN: 9780573619069
Unexpected and hilarious twists make this version of the classic an entirely different romp for the whole family. Underlying the hilarity is a solid message about true beauty.
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Description
- Full Length Musical
- Comedy
- 90 minutes
- Time Period: 19th Century
- Target Audience: Appropriate for all audiences
- Set Requirements: Unit Set/Multiple Settings
- Cautions: Alcohol
- Orchestra Size: Piano Only
- Performance Group:
- Dinner Theatre, Community Theatre, High School/Secondary, Professional Theatre, College Theatre / Student
Unexpected and hilarious twists make this version of the classic an entirely different romp for the whole family.
The cast of seven play nine roles: Beauty, The Beast, Father, Mother, Stepsister, Boyfriend, a hound dog, a theatrical entrepreneur and a hopelessly inept tap dancer whose thankless job is to distract the audience during the scene alterations.
There is only a single set that ingeniously converts from farm to castle and back again in a few seconds. Underlying the hilarity is a solid message about true beauty.
The cast of seven play nine roles: Beauty, The Beast, Father, Mother, Stepsister, Boyfriend, a hound dog, a theatrical entrepreneur and a hopelessly inept tap dancer whose thankless job is to distract the audience during the scene alterations.
There is only a single set that ingeniously converts from farm to castle and back again in a few seconds. Underlying the hilarity is a solid message about true beauty.
Characters
- Casting: 3M, 4F
- Casting Attributes: Expandable casting, Color blind casting
- Casting Notes: Actors play 9 roles
- Chorus Size: No Chorus
BEAUTY - an absolutely stunning young lady
BEAST - an absolutely repulsive monster
LULA - Beauty's reasonably pretty stepsister
FATHER - a somewhat stolid farm-owner
HOLGA - Father's somewhat stolid wife
BEAU - a handsome young bucolic swain
HARRY - an ambitious theatrical entrepreneur
MAXINE - a not-very-talented tap dancer
SAM - a faithful and rather large hound dog
