NEW YORK — Fergie L. Philippe first saw the stage musical “Beauty and the Beast” pretty late, as a freshman in college. Kyra ...

Fergie L. Philippe first saw the stage musical “Beauty and the Beast” pretty late, as a freshman in college. Kyra Belle Johnson got to know it much earlier — in sixth grade she played a sugar cube in ...

Philippe and Johnson have signed up for 13 months. Based on the 1991 animated film, “Beauty and the Beast” tells the story of Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, and Beast, who is ...

Disney’s highly anticipated live-action remake of Snow White, starring Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot, is set to hit theaters on March 21. As anticipation builds, it prompts discussion on whether the ...

Beauty and the Beast first dazzled audiences on Broadway in 1994, following the Academy Award-winning success of the 1991 animated film. Over its 13-year run, the show became a Broadway phenomenon ...

Beauty and the Beast is one of Disney’s most iconic and beloved fairytale stories of all time, with the original 1991 animated film going on to spawn its own spin-offs over the years.

This rendition of “Beauty and the Beast” is like a “what if ... by maintaining the integrity of the characters—even keeping a bit of whimsy from the 1991 Disney animated film—without breaking the ...