Dane Agostinis and Emily Behny (photo: Joan Marcus)
Beastly
Ticket prices condemn this one
by Dave Ross
Beauty and the Beast took Broadway by storm, fuelled in part by a review from New York Times critic Frank Rich proclaiming the film as 1991’s best musical. The spark was lit, and Beauty and the Beast: The Musical opened in 1994, running continuously on Broadway until 2007, when it closed to make way for The Little Mermaid. Beauty and the Beast was the first of the Disney Musicals, and paved the way for many, many more excellent productions.
This Dancap presentation of Beauty and the Beast is not the first time Toronto has seen this show, but it is the first time that this new, re-imagined production has been to our city. Not that the original show was tired, but after more than a decade it is refreshing to see new sets and choreography make their way into the mix.
