Steve Blanchard News

The thoughts of Ashley Brown, currently starring as Belle in the Beauty and the Beast, can now be read on her exclusive online diary

BroadwayWorld.com brings you this first look at Ashley Brown in Disney's Beauty and the Beast

Ashley Brown is making her Broadway debut as the newest Belle in Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. She begins performances tomorrow, Tuesday, September 20th at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (205 West 46th Street).

Ashley Brown is making her Broadway debut as the newest Belle in Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST on Tuesday, September 20.

On Saturday, April 16th, the show celebrated its 11th anniversary on Broadway.

Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, the sixth longest running show of all time and Broadway's current longest running American musical, celebrates its 11th anniversary on Broadway next week. The production originally opened on April 18th, 1994.

Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, which is the sixth longest running show of all time and Broadway's current longest running American musical, will celebrate its 4,500th performance on Friday, April 8th.

Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST had its highest gross ever in its 11-year history on Broadway for the week of December 27-January 2. The production grossed $1,044,028, filling the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre to 100% capacity, and breaking last year's record for BEAUTY AND THE BEAST for $986,950 for the same New Year's Eve holiday week.

Georgia Stitt's sold-out concert at Birdland was a hotbed of activity for the young, up-and-coming Broadway composers and singers!

Sundown, a new musical composed by two-time Tony Award nominee Peter Link, will be released on CD on November 30 by Original Cast Records. The studio cast recording stars Steve Blanchard, Judy McLane, and Patrick Ryan Sullivan.

SUNDOWN, new studio cast recording with Judy McLane and Steve Blanchard, due in November Submitted by Joe Bravaco joeb@cybernex.net Sundown, a new musical by two-time Tony Award nominee Peter Link, will be released in November by Original Cast Records. The studio cast recording features Steve Blanchard (Beauty and the Beast), Judy McLane (Mama Mia) and Patrick Ryan Sullivan (42nd Street).

On April 18th, Disney's Beauty and the Beast celebrated its 10th Anniversary on Broadway. It was a star-studded event on stage, in the audience and at the exclusive party at ESPN Zone. Between the original creative team, Belles, Beasts, Gastons - the party, you could say, was very animated!

East met the Old West with the opening of Johnny Guitar. BroadwayWorld was there to cover the opening and after-party which followed at the LINK Lounge.