Disney brought the timeless classic Beauty and the Beast tale to the Indian stage for the first time ever in 2015 with Beauty and the Beast Broadway musical. The extravagant musical drama was completely developed locally in India, while retaining the original script and memorable music of the Broadway show. With a view of the enthralling response received for Season I of the musical, Disney is now bringing Season II of the same to Mumbai and Delhi by popular demand the musical generated in both the markets.
Over 100 of the best musical theatre performers in India brought the story of Beauty and the Beast alive on stage in the first season, with world class production values, huge sets and costumes.
Disney India collaborated with the best local talent, who worked closely with these renowned International artists to recreate the musical in India. Some eminent names involved in the Indian production are Vikranth Pawar (Disney India, Show Director and Creative Head, Live Entertainment), Lesle Lewis (Music Direction), Terence Lewis (Choreography), Varsha Jain (Set Design), Gavin Miguel(Costume Design), Pallavi Devika (Hair & Make-up) and Suzanne D’Mello (Vocal Training).
In Mumbai it was performed at Dome at NSCI, SVP Stadium while, in Delhi it was held at Thyagaraj Sports Complex; each of which could accommodate about 2500 people for each show. The show promised to be the most immersive Broadway scale show where a select set of audience got the opportunity to be a part of all the action and experience the magic at 360 degrees (on swivel chairs).
Disney India, MD, Siddharth Roy Kapur said, “We are very excited to once again be bringing our spectacular stage musical Beauty and the Beast to Mumbai and Delhi by popular demand. The first season of the show last year, was an experiment in introducing a large scale Broadway-style musical to the country and it met with huge success. We are thrilled to have pioneered a new genre in live entertainment in India and to have been able to provide our audiences with the quality of entertainment experiences they deserve.”
The upcoming Beauty and the Beast Broadway musical will be hosted at the same venues and the bookings will be available on BookMyShow from 16 March, 2016.