Photo Coverage: Beauty and the Beast's 5000th Performance
By: Ben Strothmann Jun. 23, 2006
Disney's Beauty and the Beast celebrated its 5,000th performance, Tuesday, June 20, at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (205 West 46th Street).Stars of ABC Daytime turned out to celebrate the occasion and to welcome "All My Children" star Jacob Young to Broadway. Young recently made his Broadway debut in the production as Lumiere. On the aisle at the Lunt-Fontanne were stars of ABC's "All My Children:" Susan Lucci, David Canary, Walt Willey, Cameron Mathison, Jeff Branson, Justin Bruening, Melissa Eagan, Colin Egglesfield, Connie Fletcher, Alexa Havins, Michael Knight, Alicia Minshew, Alec Musser, Charles Parnell, Marcus Patrick, Leven Rambin, Crishell Stause and Aiden Turner, and stars of ABC's "One Life to Live": Erika Slezak, Kathy Brier, Nathaniel Marston, Paul Satterfield, Kamar De Los Reyes, Kerry Butler and Forbes March. Donny Osmond, who will return to Broadway this fall in Disney's Beauty and the Beast as Gaston, was also in attendance. Also on hand for the milestone 5,000th performance was director Robert Jess Roth and composer Alan Menken.
Beauty and the Beast opened on Broadway at the Palace Theatre in 1994, where it played more than 2,250 performances, becoming the longest-running show ever to run at the legendary theatre. The production moved to the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in 1999, where it is also the longest-running tenant at this theatre, having played 2,678 performances. On June 20th, Beauty and the Beast will hit yet another milestone--its 5,000th performance on Broadway. The show, which features a score by Alan Menken, Howard Ashman and Tim Rice and a book by Linda Woolverton, currently stars Steve Blanchard as the Beast, Sarah Litzsinger as Belle, Grant Norman as Gaston, and Jacob Young as Lumiere, Jeanne Lehman as Mrs. Potts, Christopher Duva as Cogsworth, Jamie Ross as Maurice, Meredith Inglesby as Babette, Gina Ferrall as Madame de la Grande Bouche and Aldrin Gonzalez as Lefou. Trevor Braun and Alexander Scheitinger alternate the role of Chip.
Christen Steward and Jacob Young
Jacob Young
Marcus Patrick, Melissa Eagan, Jacob Young and Aiden Turner
Jacob Young and Donny Osmond
Walt Willey and family
Jacob Young, Susan Lucci and Walt Willey
Chrishell Straus
Kathy Brier and Matthew Morrison
Ambyr Childers
Alec Musser and Celia Kelly
Alec Musser, Susan Lucci, Michael E. Knight and David Canary
Justin Bruening, Alexa Havins and Michael E. Knight
Colin Egglesfield and Katrin Aul
Kerry Butler and Robert Jess Roth
Marysol Castro and her grandfather, Zarry Zimer
Eddie Alderson, Erica Slezak and Kristen Alderson
Forbes March with daughter Marina and wife Vanessa
Keaton Woolverton, Linda Woolverton, Matt West, and Stephanie Eley
Gina Ferrall and Meredith Inglesby
Aldrin Gonzalez
Christopher Duva
Jacob Young
Jacob Young and Grant Norman
Sarah Litzsinger
Sarah Litzinger
Joe Mazzarino and Kerry Butler
Matt West, Robert Jess Roth, Donny Osmond and Alan Menken
Donny Osmond and Steve Blanchard
Jeff Branson and Jaimie Foley
Donny Osmond, Jacob Young and Kathy Brier
Jacob Young and Christen Steward
Connie Fletcher and Aaron Staton
Craig Brockman and Courtney Glass
Trevor Braun
Alexander Scheitinger
Sarah Litzinger
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