Beauty and the Beast changes

#1

Beauty and the Beast changes

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?

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#2

re: Beauty and the Beast changes

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

General change: increased suck.

#3

re: Beauty and the Beast changes

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

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

#4

re: Beauty and the Beast changes

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.

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#5

re: Beauty and the Beast changes

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

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#6

re: Beauty and the Beast changes

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

When it opened:



When it closed:

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#7

re: Beauty and the Beast changes

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

Tee hee.

#8

re: Beauty and the Beast changes

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

Tee hee.

#9

re: Beauty and the Beast changes

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

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

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#10

re: Beauty and the Beast changes

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.

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#11

re: Beauty and the Beast changes

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

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

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#12

re: Beauty and the Beast changes

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.

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

#13

re: Beauty and the Beast changes

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.

#14

re: Beauty and the Beast changes

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.

#15

re: Beauty and the Beast changes

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.

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#16

re: Beauty and the Beast changes

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.

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