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Disney's Beauty and the Beast Celebrates 15 Years in Japan
Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST celebrated 15 years in Japan on Wednesday, November 24th with a special curtain call in Tokyo at the Shiki Natsu Theatre. Since its 1995 premiere engagement in Tokyo, the touring production has played over 3,800 performances, welcomed more than 3.7 million guests, and grossed more than $239 million to date, making it one of the longest-running musicals in Japan. Produced by Shiki Theatre Company, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST has toured in multiple cities throughout the country including Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Hiroshima, Kyoto, Shizuoka and Sendai and remains at the Shiki Natsu Theatre for an open-ended run.
More than 27 million people all over the world have seen BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, establishing it as one of the most successful and enduring stage musicals of all time. The musical opened at Broadway’s Palace Theatre on April 14, 1994 and quickly became a box office smash hit, playing over 5,000 performances and becoming one of Broadway’s top 10 longest running shows before completing its record-setting 13 year run in 2007. Since its debut, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST has earned $1.5 billion worldwide.
Around the world, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST has played more than 120 cities in 22 countries, including triumphant runs in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Germany, Holland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Norway, Portugal, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, the U.S. and the United Kingdom. In 1999, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST became the first Broadway musical to perform in Beijing, China in Chinese. The show has been translated into eight languages including Dutch, Spanish, Japanese, German, Portuguese, Korean and Russian.
In addition to these notable professional productions, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST is among the most performed titles by amateur and school theatre companies in the US and abroad. More than 5500 productions worldwide have been licensed since 2004 through Disney’s licensing partner, Music Theater International.
Based on the Oscar®-nominated Disney animated film, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST features Alan Menken’s Academy Award®-winning score, songs by Alan Menken and the late Howard Ashman, plus songs written especially for the stage by Alan Menken and Tim Rice.
http://www.laughingplace.com/News-ID10040640.asp
Disney's Beauty and the Beast Celebrates 15 Years in Japan
Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST celebrated 15 years in Japan on Wednesday, November 24th with a special curtain call in Tokyo at the Shiki Natsu Theatre. Since its 1995 premiere engagement in Tokyo, the touring production has played over 3,800 performances, welcomed more than 3.7 million guests, and grossed more than $239 million to date, making it one of the longest-running musicals in Japan. Produced by Shiki Theatre Company, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST has toured in multiple cities throughout the country including Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Hiroshima, Kyoto, Shizuoka and Sendai and remains at the Shiki Natsu Theatre for an open-ended run.
More than 27 million people all over the world have seen BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, establishing it as one of the most successful and enduring stage musicals of all time. The musical opened at Broadway’s Palace Theatre on April 14, 1994 and quickly became a box office smash hit, playing over 5,000 performances and becoming one of Broadway’s top 10 longest running shows before completing its record-setting 13 year run in 2007. Since its debut, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST has earned $1.5 billion worldwide.
Around the world, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST has played more than 120 cities in 22 countries, including triumphant runs in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Germany, Holland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Norway, Portugal, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, the U.S. and the United Kingdom. In 1999, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST became the first Broadway musical to perform in Beijing, China in Chinese. The show has been translated into eight languages including Dutch, Spanish, Japanese, German, Portuguese, Korean and Russian.
In addition to these notable professional productions, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST is among the most performed titles by amateur and school theatre companies in the US and abroad. More than 5500 productions worldwide have been licensed since 2004 through Disney’s licensing partner, Music Theater International.
Based on the Oscar®-nominated Disney animated film, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST features Alan Menken’s Academy Award®-winning score, songs by Alan Menken and the late Howard Ashman, plus songs written especially for the stage by Alan Menken and Tim Rice.