Linda Woolverton News

BWW Review: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Goes Beyond Skin Deep

Billboard and dick clark productions announced today that award-winning singer-songwriter P!nk will make the world television debut of her new single, “Just Like Fire,” on the 2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS.

Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, the award-winning worldwide smash hit Broadway musical, returns to Cincinnati as a season special for Fifth Third Bank Broadway in Cincinnati presented by TriHealth. Produced by NETworks Presentations, the elaborate theatrical production comes to life on stage at the Aronoff Center beginning today, April 20. The show will continue through April 24, 2016.

?Inspired by Belle's generous heart and love of books in Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, Broadway in Cincinnati is collecting children's books to help further the good work of the inspiring local non-profit Adopt a Book.

The Newport Beach Film Festival will celebrate outstanding contribution to global cinema at a special event during the 17th annual Festival (April 21-28, 2016) at the Balboa Bay Resort, April 23.

nternational pop icon P!nk is set to release “Just Like Fire” from Walt Disney Studios' upcoming feature film ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS on April 15th

If you didn't catch Johnny Depp and James Bobin during their Facebook Live Q&A, join fans around the world who checked it out after the release of the brand new ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS trailer.

Today in 2000, Aida opened at the Palace Theatre, where it ran for 1852 performances. Aida is a musical with music by Elton John, lyrics by Tim Rice, and book by Linda Woolverton, Robert Falls, and David Henry Hwang. Aida was nominated for five Tony Awards and won four Tony Awards in 2000, including Best Musical Score and Best Performance by a Leading Actress. Aida was also named by Time Magazine in 2000 as one of the top ten theatre productions of the year. The First National tour was nominated for nine National Broadway Theatre awards (now 'Touring Broadway Awards') and won five awards, including Best Musical, Best Direction, Best Actor, and Best Actress.

Broadway In Chicago has announced that individual tickets for the return engagement Disney's Beauty and the Beast, the award-winning worldwide smash hit Broadway musical, will go on sale on Friday, March 25. Produced by NETworks Presentations, this elaborate theatrical production will come to life on stage at the Cadillac Palace Theatre (151 W Randolph) for a limited one-week engagement, May 24-29, 2016. For information on the production, visit www.BeautyAndTheBeastOnTour.com. In 2015, Disney's Beauty and the Beast played Chicago's Cadillac Palace Theatre for a sold-out limited one-week engagement.

The Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF) Artistic Director Bill Rauch announced the Oregon Shakespeare Festival's 2017 playbill today.

Berkshire Theatre Group's year-round education program, BTG PLAYS!, announces three events: the student-run, student-acted production Mirror, Mirror directed by high school student Caroline Sprague; BTG's 3rd Annual Encore! An Evening to Celebrate High School Musicals directed by Travis G. Daly; and BTG's 11th Annual Community Theatre Production Beauty and The Beast, directed by Travis G. Daly with music direction by Mark Gionfriddo and choreography by Kathy Jo Grover.

In honor of Daylight Savings Time, an all-new promo was shared for Disney's ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS. The film hits theaters May 27!

Virginia Repertory Theatre announced the titles for the 2016/17 Season at the Open House at the November Theatre on Saturday, March 12.

Hale Center Theater Orem presentsAIDA: SCHOOL EDITION, running today, March 10 through March 18, 2016.

Disney's Beauty and the Beast, the award-winning worldwide smash hit Broadway musical, is coming to Mesa as part of the Broadway on Center series. Produced by NETworks Presentations, this elaborate theatrical production will come to life on stage at Mesa Arts Center on March 28, 29 and 30 at 7:30 p.m.

Hale Center Theater Orem will present AIDA: SCHOOL EDITION, running March 10-18, 2016.

Disney's Beauty and the Beast, the award-winning worldwide smash hit Broadway musical, is returning to Palm Desert. Produced by NETworks Presentations, this elaborate theatrical production will come to life on stage at the McCallum Theatre on Friday March 25, at 8:00pm, Saturday, March 26 at 2:00pm and 8:00pm, and Sunday, March 27, 2:00pm and 7:00pm. 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. 

'Tale as old as time' nails the complex simplicity of Beauty and the Beast the quintessential story of true love, the most difficult to obtain and sustain.  Disney's adaptation of the fairy tale with its sweepingly imaginative spectacle won over even the hardest of hearts. The animated film was such a tremendous hit in 1991 that it was adapted for the stage in 1994 with new songs by Tim Rice added to the Academy Award-winning movie score by deceased Howard Ashman. It ran worldwide until 2007 and proves undoubtedly that fairy tales retain a popularity that never dies... and that the story  translates beautifully to the stage with vibrant actors recreating all the animated figures.. This new production by 3-D Theatricals of Beauty and the Beast, which closed Sunday at the Redondo Performing Arts Center, was every bit as joyful and elegant as the original. I cannot say enough about T. J. Dawson's fabulous direction and casting and Mela Hoyt-Heydon's spectacular costumes that were built completely from scratch by 3-D Theatricals.

South Florida's acclaimed Slow Burn Theatre Company has announced its upcoming 2016-17 season, featuring four blockbuster musicals that will be presented exclusively at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts.

An all-new promo was shared for ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS on last night's DISNEY 60 Anniversary special on ABC. The film hits theaters May 27!