NETworks presents
DISNEY’S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
The smash hit Broadway musical to play the Old National Events Plaza in Evansville
March 2, 2015 at 7:30PM
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Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, the award-winning worldwide smash hit Broadway musical, will play Evansville as
part of the 2014-2015 Broadway in Evansville Series. Produced by NETworks Presentations, this elaborate
theatrical production will come to life on stage at the Old National Events Plaza on March 2, 2015 at 7:30PM. For
information on the production, visit www.BeautyAndTheBeastOnTour.com.
Tickets for Disney’ s Beauty and the Beast start at $38 and can be purchased at Old National Events Plaza, by
visiting Ticketmaster.com, or by calling 1-800-745-3000. Discounts are available for subscribers and groups of
10 or more by calling (812) 435-5544.
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast features the Academy Award®-winning score with music by Alan Menken and lyrics
by the late Howard Ashman, with additional songs composed by Alan Menken and lyrics by Tim Rice. The book is
written by Linda Woolverton.
The original creators of the Broadway production have reunited for this new touring production. The play is
directed by Rob Roth and choreographed by Matt West, with Costume Design by Ann Hould-Ward (Tony Award®
winner for her work on Disney’s Beauty and the Beast), Lighting Design by Natasha Katz (three-time Tony Award®
winner), Scenic Design by Stanley A. Meyer, Sound Design by John Petrafesa Jr. and Music Supervision by Michael
Kosarin.
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast is the classic story of Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, and the Beast,
who is really a young prince trapped in a spell placed by an enchantress. If the Beast can learn to love and be
loved, the curse will end and he will be transformed to his former self. But time is running out. If the Beast does
not learn his lesson soon, he and his household will be doomed for all eternity.
Based on the 1991 Academy Award®-winning animated feature film and celebrating 20 years since its Broadway
premiere in 1994, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast has become an international sensation that has been seen by
over 35 million people worldwide in 22 countries, and has been translated into 9 different languages. This
production launched in February 2010 and has been seen by 2.5 million people while playing over 1,000
performances in all 50 United States and 6 Canadian Provinces. Currently, there are four other productions playing
around the world including Paris, tours in Japan and Germany, and a new international tour that currently will
visit over 12 countries in two years.
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NETworks Presentations LLC (Producer) from its inception nearly 20 years ago has been an industry-leading
producer of touring musical theatre productions and remains committed to delivering quality entertainment to
its audiences.
Having toured over 60 productions extensively throughout North America, NETworks is now
expanding its tours into many international markets including South America, Greece, Italy, Turkey, and South
East Asia. Its current touring season includes Cameron Mackintosh’s The Phantom of the Opera, Disney’s Beauty
and the Beast, Dirty Dancing, Blue Man Group, Flashdance, Anything Goes and Elf the Musical.
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Jam Theatricals (www.jamtheatricals.com) is proud to present Disney’s Beauty and the Beast as part of the 20142015 Broadway in Evansville season with media sponsors The Evansville Courier Press and WFIE-TV.
About Jam Theatricals
Jam Theatricals (Presenter) is a Chicago-based entertainment company that presents and produces Broadway
engagements throughout North America. Under the direction of co-founders Arny Granat and Steve Traxler, Jam
Theatricals manages subscription seasons in 30 cities where they strive to bring the best of Broadway to the
communities served. Current presentations include some of Broadway’ biggest blockbusters: Wicked, The Book of
Mormon, Jersey Boys and many more. Jam Theatricals and its principals are the recipients of seven Tony Awards®
for producing Glengarry Glen Ross (Best Revival of a Play, 2005), Monty Python’s Spamalot (Best Musical, 2005),
The History Boys (Best Play, 2006), August: Osage County (Best Play, 2008), Hair (Best Revival of a Musical, 2009),
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Best Revival of a Play, 2013) and All The Way (Best Play, 2014). Currently on
Broadway, Jam Theatricals is producing You Can’t Take It With You, the Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy written by
George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart. For more information, please visit www.jamtheatricals.com.
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