Next Up at Gateway:
Disney's Beauty and the Beast
By Linda Woolverton
Music by: Alan Menken; Lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice
Directed by: Patricia Haddock, assisted by Michele Morrill
Produced by: Barbara Day
The show opens in a little French town, where Belle and her inventor-father, Maurice, live.
Thought of as a little strange because she prefers books to the company of town heart-
throb, Gaston. When Maurice is lost in the woods and seeks shelter at a mysterious castle,
he is imprisoned by the castle’s owner- a beast who is actually a prince under a spell. Belle
searches for her father and when she locates the castle, offers herself as the beast’s
prisoner in exchange for her father’s freedom. As in any beloved Disney tale, the couple
grow in regard for each other. Meanwhile, back in the town, Gaston plots to make Belle
his wife, much to the dismay of his female followers. This show will be fun family
entertainment to wind up the summer.
The production team also includes Barbara Day (producer), Kiel Krommer (musical director), Joni Metras
(choreographer), Stewart Haddock and Kathi Grenier (stage managers) and Jeanne Dupuis (costumes).
The cast includes: Rachael Mott (Belle), Michael Kaitbenski (Beast), Tyler Morrill (Gaston), John Morrill
(Maurice), Billy Bolster (Cogsworth), Lou-Ellen Corkum (Mrs. Potts), Alison DiDonato (Chip), Tyler Edmonds
(Lumiere), Caitlyn Gaughan, Megan Mignogna & Laura Whitcomb (silly girls), James Sawyer (LeFou), Heather
Vieira (wardrobe), Tito Aviles (D’Arque) and Joni Metras (Babette). The chorus includes Renee Archambeault,
Kristin Bergman, Lynn Boucher, Linda Bouthillier, Kim Bridgeo, Larry Day, Mike Dupuis, Gail Dupuis, Jeanne
Dupuis, Nathan Ferron, Dotte Gajewski, Cheyenne Grenier, Alexa Hebard, Andrea Humphries, Barb Lammert,
Paula Martin, Chris McTigue, Erin Morin, Lisa Provost, Sarah Reilly and Ashleigh Soper.
August 20 - 21 - 22
Friday at Saturday 7:30 PM
Sunday 2 PM
at Southbridge High School
Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for seniors and youth (under 18)
There is a $2 per ticket advance sale discount for tickets purchased through the box office
through August 19 (Does not apply to credit card purchases).
Performed with permission of Music Theatre International, this production
is funded in part by a grant from the Charlton Cultural Council, a local
agency, funded by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.
Please Call 508.764.4531 to reserve tickets!