Beauty and the Beast Performers Take Part in April 29 Arts & Crafts Fair

New York's only fine art and craft fair featuring the work of theatre professionals, will take place Saturday, April 29th (10AM-6PM) in the gymnasium of the Holy Cross School (332 W. 43rd Street /Between 8th & 9th Avenues). With a new theme of "Comedy and Tragedy" and produced by Josef Reiter, the free event is made possible by the support of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

Company members from Broadway's Beauty and the Beast will join more than 40 exhibitors at the fair. Ana Maria Andricain will feature jewelry and gifts from her Jewel of Havana collection; Michelle Lookadoo will feature her Lookadoodles brand of crocheted wares; Jackie Weiss will feature her Jacquelina Unique Metal works line; and Tia Marie Zorne will feature her Zorné line of jewelry.

"The exhibiting artisans are a diverse group of theatre professionals made up of actors, singers, dancers, musicians, stage managers, and wardrobe personnel. Not only do they act, sing, dance, play instruments, direct and choreograph, but in their spare time, they paint, photograph, sculpt, make clothing, purses and jewelry, and the list goes on and on," state press notes.

Disney's Beauty and the Beast currently features Steve Blanchard as the Beast, Ashley Brown as Belle, Grant Norman as Gaston, Peter Flynn as Lumiere, Jeanne Lehman as Mrs. Potts, Jeff Brooks as Cogsworth, Jamie Ross as Maurice, Meredith Inglesby as Babette, Mary Stout as Madame de la Grande Bouche and Aldrin Gonzalez as Lefou. Trevor Braun and Alexander Scheitinger alternate the role of Chip.

In 2006, the musical will mark several major milestones. On April 18th, the musical will celebrate its 12th anniversary on Broadway. The production will play its 5,000th performance on Tuesday, June 20th.

Beauty and the Beast "is the classic love story of Belle, a young woman in a small, provincial town, and the Beast, who is really a prince trapped in a spell placed on him 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 soon, he will be doomed for all eternity."

Beginning April 11, the performance schedule for Beauty and the Beast at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (205 West 46th Street) is as follows: Tuesday at 7pm, Wednesday – Saturday at 8pm, Wednesday and Saturday at 2pm and Sunday at 3pm. Beginning May 30th, Tuesday performances will be at 8pm.

Tickets to the show can be ordered online at www.disneyonbroadway.com, via Ticketmaster at (212) 307-4747 or www.ticketmaster.com and in person at the Lunt-Fontanne box office (205 West 46th Street).

Admission to the crafts fair is free. For more information call 718-726-1752. To learn more about the participating artists, please www.actorcrafts.com/artists.html.

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