Lakewood Cultural Center & Performance Now Theatre Company Presents
Disney's
Beauty & the Beast
Music by: Alan Menken; Lyrics by: Howard Ashman and Tim Rice; Book by: Linda Woolverton
Originally Directed by Robert Jess Roth
Originally Produced by Disney Theatrical Productions

Directed by Bryan Bell

Be our guest as The Lakewood Cultural Center and Performance Now Theatre Company present Disney's Beauty And The Beast. Performances are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, February 8 - 24.

Tickets are $28 for adults. BUY TICKETS ONLINE, or by calling 303-987-7845, or at the Lakewood Cultural Center Box Office, 470 S. Allison Parkway (Wadsworth and Alameda). Senior, child and group discounts available. Free parking on site.

Brilliantly adapted from the Academy Award-winning animated film, this much-loved spectacle has thrilled more than 20 million people worldwide with show-stopping musical numbers, astonishing sets, lavish costumes and never-before-seen magic and special effects.

Belle, a young woman in a small, provincial town, meets the Beast, in reality a young prince whose lack of compassion has trapped him in a spell placed by an enchantress. If the Beast can learn to love and to be loved, the spell will be broken and he will be transformed back to his former self. But time is running out, and if the Beast does not learn his lesson, he will be doomed for all eternity.

Beauty and the Beast stars Staci Jackson as Belle, Seth Caikowski as Beast, John Riggs as Gaston and includes all the songs from the film, including "Be Our Guest," "Gaston," and, of course, "Beauty and the Beast."

Performance Now Theatre Company has produced 17 major musicals, a comedy play, a Broadway Revue, and a Hollywood revue. These productions altogether have included more than 400 actors, 30 people with production responsibilities, and live music for each performance.

Every season they produce a show that includes several youth in the cast. These young actors can learn many aspects of theater, including acting, singing, dancing, auditions, performance, professionalism, make-up, and tech work. Additional directors, choreographers, and a tech crew are all selected from the highly talented pool of local artists. For more information about Perfomance Now Theatre Company go to www.performancenow.org.

The Lakewood Cultural Center 2007 - 2008 Performing Arts Season is generously supported by Aura Spa and Wellness Center at the Sheraton Denver West and by the Rocky Mountain News: "Closer to Home." Programs are made possible in part through funding from the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD) - metro Denver's unique commitment to its nonprofit art, scientific and cultural institutions.