My turn.
I grew up in a musical family. My uncle is a music/drama teacher so I knew my musicals by the age of three (freaky but true). My uncle wanted my first musical to be on Broadway so he found out one day while he was babysiting me that I LOVED Beauty and the Beast and knew almost every word. He got my family tickets.
I saw it at the Palace Theater in Febuary 1994 with Kerry Butler, Gary Beach and Chuck Wagner and I can't remember much of it but I remember Home, If I can't Love her and Be out Guest.
7 years later in 2001, my uncle took me to see Phantom and, since I was and am a singer, Freaked me out. My mom realized I wasn't singing any more so she took me to Beauty for the 2nd time in August 2002. I saw Steve B. and Megan McGinnus and I remember it perfectly.
When the DVD came out I pre-ordered it in Disney World and got it on the 5th (my birthday and 4 days before the rest of the world could get it.) It was the BEST birthday present and I still have it.
Beauty is and will always be one of my favorite shows. People often come up to me and say "You've seen it twice!"
I'm making an extreme effort to see it once more before it closes. I'm going on a trip with my mom's work and I'm babysiting a little boy on the bus. I think my mom, his mom, him and me should all go see it.
I have to.
I've always felt a connection with Belle. She's the pretty bookworm who wanted a better life and got the man of her dreams. I can relate (except I haven't found the man of my dreams yet.).
RIP Beauty and the Beast
1994 - 2007
RIP Lestat
04/25/2006 - 05/29/06
You may be gone, but you are NOT forgotten!
RIP Jonathan Larson! "Thank You Jonathan Larson!"
My FAVORITE Broadway Actors who I LOVE (cause their AWESOME):
Josh Strickland, Aaron Lazar, David Ayers, Sebastian Arcelus and Hugh Panaro