Beauty and the Beast is a stage musical with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice, and a book by Linda Woolverton. It was Adapted from Walt Disney Pictures' Academy Award-winning 1991 animated musical film of the same name and was based on the classic French fairy tale by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont. Beauty and the Beast tells the story of an unkind prince who has been magically transformed into an unsightly creature as punishment for his selfish ways. To revert into his true human form, the Beast must learn to love a bright, beautiful young lady who he has imprisoned in his enchanted castle before it is too late.
History with the Macy's Parade[]
The beloved cast of the show performed the opening number "Belle" and the showstopper "Be Our Guest" at the 1994 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
They would come back for a second time in the 1995 Parade but this time the cast performed "Gaston".
See also[]
- Beauty and the Beast, the original fairy tale and Disney movie.