Casa Manana Presents BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, JR.

Casa Mañana Theatre presents Beauty and the Beast Jr sponsored by Frank Kent Cadillac as part of the 2017-2018 Children's Theatre Season presented by Regions Bank. Tickets are on sale now.

Disney's Beauty and the Beast Jr tells the story of Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, and the Beast, who is really a young prince trapped under the spell of an enchantress. If the Beast can learn to love and be loved, the curse will end and he will be transformed into 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. This "tale as old as time" will delight audiences of all ages.

Disney's Beauty and the Beast Jr stars Mary McElree as "Belle," James Chandler as "Beast," Christopher J Deaton as "Gaston," Deborah Brown as "Mrs. Potts," Zak Reynolds as "Lumiere," Christopher Curtis as "Cogsworth," Kevin Pellicone as "LaFou," Kyle Hughes as "Madame de la Grande Bouche" and Doug LoPachin as "Maurice." Alexandra Cassens, Beth Lipton, Amber Flores, Raleigh Tyler, Domanick Hubbard, Johnny Lee, Madilyn Grace Perry, Cooper Carter, Theodore Morris, Ally Ramsey, Josie Dawn, Sarah Youngblood, Ivy Bilbow, Lauren Magee, Grace Moore and Gabi Roller round out the cast.

Creative team members include Noah Putterman as director, Shea Sullivan as choreographer, James McQuillen as music director, Tyler Lessin as lighting designer, Bob Lavallee as scenic designer, Eric Norris as sound designer, Tiia Torchia as costume designer and Catherine Petty-Rogers as hair, wig and make-up designer.

Ticket prices range from $21 to $39 and can be purchased by calling Ticketmaster at 800-745-3000 or by visiting www.casamanana.org. Tickets are also available at the Casa Mañana Theatre box office, 3101 West Lancaster Avenue in Fort Worth.

Performance dates and times are as follows: Friday, April 20 at 7 p.m.; Saturday, April 21 at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.; Sunday, April 22 at 10:30 a.m., 2 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.; Friday, April 27 at 7 p.m.; Saturday, April 28 at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.; Sunday, April 29 at 10:30 a.m., 2 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.; Friday, May 4 at 7 p.m.; Saturday, May 5 at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.; Sunday, May 6 at 10:30 a.m., 2 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.; Friday, May 11 at 7 p.m.; Saturday, May 12 at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.; Sunday, May 13 at 10:30 a.m., 2 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.

About Casa Mañana

2018 celebrates Casa Mañana Theatre's 60th year bringing professional Broadway and Children's Theatre to Fort Worth. As a performing arts organization, Casa Mañana strives to create, nurture and advance live professional theatre unparalleled in artistic excellence for the enrichment and education of its diverse community and its future generations of artists and patrons. Casa Mañana's Broadway and Children's Theatre productions are seen by nearly 200,000 people annually and over 160,000 school children attend its Children's Theatre productions each year. Learn more at www.casamanana.org.