ANN ARBOR IN CONCERT
June 1, 2019
Power Center
Credits
Music by Alan Menken
Lyrics by Howard Ashman, Tim Rice
Book by Linda Woolverton
The classic story tells 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.
Creative Team
Directors: Emma Ashford, Nina White
Music Director: Eric Lofstrom
Vocal Director: Karen TenBrink
Stage Manager: Ciera Flickingshelt
Production Design: Joey Ostrander
Costume Design: Susan Pearlman
Sound Design: Patrick Schrock
Lighting Design: Noemi Ybarra
Cast
Belle: Madison McBride
Beast: James Young
Mrs. Potts: Linzi Thomas
Madame La Grande Bouche: NJ Nicholson
Lumiere: Luke Bove
Cogsworth: Neil McCaffrey
Chip: Soren Anderson
Babette: Zan Berube
Gaston: Jake Smith
Le Fou: Jordan Khalaf
Maurice: Phillip Rhodes
D'Arque: Conrad Sager
Silly Sisters: Owen Claire Smith, Mika Martin, Anna Zanin
Featured Ensemble: Madeline Dineen, Dana Steiner, Rachel Francisco, Beth Ballbach, Sara Hodgman, Garrett Forrestal, Adam Collins
"Beth, that was one of the very best performances I’ve seen on stage in Ann Arbor! It was really special—“high performance values” as Susan Morris used to say, wonderful singing, including yours! And such great acting! It was a full production minus scenery. Musically and dramatically so much alive! And I kept thinking, this is the ONLY performance—this is like the cherry blossoms in Japan, to be valued in part because they are perfect but fleeting. And I was so proud of it being an Ann Arbor, local, production."