Beauty and the Beast
Sydney’s Capitol Theatre
Beauty and the Beast has commenced rehearsals ahead of its highly anticipated Australian premiere at Sydney’s Capitol Theatre in June 2023.
This week DanceLife takes a sneak peek at the cast & creatives behind this new production.
Cast
Shubshri Kandiah BELLE, Brendan Xavier BEAST, Rohan Browne LUMIERE, Andy Cook GASTON, Gareth Jacobs COGSWORTH, Jayde Westaby MRS POTTS, Nick Cox LE FOU, Rodney Dobson MAURICE, Hayley Martin BABETTE, Alana Tranter MADAME, Tanika Anderson ENSEMBLE, Richard Astbury SWING, Sarah Bourke ENSEMBLE, Cameron Boxall ENSEMBLE, William Brougham
ENSEMBLE, Virginia Cashmere ENSEMBLE.
Creative
Linda Woolverton BOOKWRITER, Alan Menken COMPOSER, Howard Ashman LYRICIST, Tim Rice LYRICIST, Matt West DIRECTOR & CHOREOGRAPHER, Stanley A. Meyer SCENIC DESIGNER,
Ann Hould-Ward COSTUME DESIGNER, Natasha Katz LIGHTING DESIGNER, Michael Kosarin MUSIC SUPERVISOR AND ARRANGEMENTS, John Shivers SOUND DESIGNER, Rob Roth PRODUCTION CONCEPTION, Danny Troob ORCHESTRATOR, Darrel Maloney VIDEO AND PROJECTION DESIGNER, David H. Lawrence HAIR & MAKE-UP DESIGNER, Jim Steinmeyer ILLUSION DESIGNER, David Chase DANCE MUSIC ARRANGEMENTS, Christoph Buskies ELECTRONIC MUSIC PROGRAMMING, Rick Sordelet FIGHT DIRECTOR, Lorenzo Pisoni PHYSICAL MOVEMENT COORDINATOR Sam Scalamoni
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, Chandon Jones ASSOCIATE CHOREOGRAPHER.
The full cast and creatives details can be found here: https://