Broadway comes to Edmonton and area in a big way. Disney’s smash hit Beauty and the Beast continues playing at the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium until Sunday Jan. 9.
It’s hard to resist this charismatic romantic love story of Belle, a young adventuress trapped in a provincial town, and the Beast, a selfish prince imprisoned in the body of a monster until he can learn to love.
Directed by the original creators of the Broadway production – Rob Roth and choreographer Matt West, the musical features Alan Menken’s and Howard Ashman’s animated winning score that includes memorable numbers such as Be Our Guest.
Ticket prices start at $25. Times are Wednesday to Friday, 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday matinees 1 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday evenings at 6:30 p.m. For tickets log on to www.ticketmaster.ca.
No sooner does Beauty and the Beast finish than the CATS spectacle makes a second appearance at the Jube Feb. 22 to 26 for seven performances.
This Andrew Lloyd Webber confection full of magic, mystery and memory is one of the greatest musicals of all time. It ran in London for 21 years and on Broadway for 18 years.
New for this season is the reintroduction of the psychic twins Ciricopat and Tantomile. They are completely in sync. Where one cat goes, the other follows.
Webber reveals his musical genius in numbers such as the poignant Memory and the upbeat Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats, two songs that have gone down in the annals of musical history.
Based on T.S. Elliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, a collection of poems on feline psychology and sociology, this long-running show has toured more than 26 countries.
Part of a five-city tour in Western Canada, CATS tickets start at $35. CATS plays Wednesday through Saturday at 8 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. and Sunday evening at 7:30 p.m. Go online to www.ticketmaster.ca.
