Beauty and the Beast changes

[monkeybutt]

Posted: 9/3/09 at 11:08pm

I was wondering what changes happened in Beauty and the Beast when it switched from the Palace to the Lunt-Fontanne (sp?) Also, what changes happened in general with the show?

[Scarywarhol]

Posted: 9/3/09 at 11:20pm

General change: increased suck.

[byebyebaby12]

Posted: 9/3/09 at 11:21pm

Well, they added "A Change In Me" when Toni Braxton joined the show.

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 9/3/09 at 11:56pm

They reduced the ensemble, and "Be Our Guest" was toned down. For example, at the Palace the song ended with the champagne bottles emitting sparks. At the Lunt, it was just smoke.

[monkeybutt]

Posted: 9/3/09 at 11:59pm

Also, I'm really interested about how the Beast costume kinda morphed into what it was when they closed

[blaxx]

Posted: 9/4/09 at 12:05am

When it opened:



When it closed:

[TheatreFan4]

Posted: 9/4/09 at 12:07am

Tee hee.

[TheatreFan4]

Posted: 9/4/09 at 12:07am

Tee hee.

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 9/4/09 at 12:13am

If that was an actual costume in a production...WTF.

[ThankstoPhantom]

Posted: 9/4/09 at 12:52am

They made the mistake of babying-up the show. The overall quality was really hammy, while the Palace production was really spectacular.

[monkeybutt]

Posted: 9/4/09 at 1:00am

I understand that they changed a lot, but like what specifically did they change?

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 9/4/09 at 1:07am

'Beauty and the Beast' closed at the Palace Theater on Sept. 5 and is coming back in a slightly smaller version to the Lunt-Fontanne Theater on Nov. 12; the cast will drop by seven, including understudies and swings (who fill in for various roles).

http://www.nytimes.com/1999/09/19/theater/theater-downsizing-the-broadway-musical.html?pagewanted=all

They downsized a lot of physical and musical elements, including the example I mentioned above.

Updated On: 9/4/09 at 01:07 AM

[mikeyb16]

Posted: 9/4/09 at 4:51am

The sets used at the Palace Theatre were taken down when they moved to the Lunt Fontanne and they used the sets from the 1st National Tour instead. So I've been told.

[mikeyb16]

Posted: 9/4/09 at 4:51am

The sets used at the Palace Theatre were taken down when they moved to the Lunt Fontanne and they used the sets from the 1st National Tour instead. So I've been told.

[wicked_beast4]

Posted: 9/4/09 at 10:14am

"... particularly at a time when the industry has increased the top ticket price to $80 from $75."

My favorite part of the article.

[Hanna from Hamburg]

Posted: 9/4/09 at 10:36am

" . . . . . Beauty gets decreased . . . . . "

I BELIEVE Belle could only eat with a fork when they moved. Spoons and knives were no longer in the silverware drawer.