Beauty and the Beast Live on Stage | |
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![]() Final bow of the show | |
Disney's Hollywood Studios | |
Area | Hollywood Boulevard (1991–93) Sunset Boulevard (1994–2020, 2021–Present) |
Status | Operating |
Opening date | November 22, 1991 (original version) August 15, 2021 (updated version) |
Closing date | March 12, 2020 (original version) |
Replaced | Disney Society Orchestra and Friends (2020) |
Replaced by | Hollywood's Pretty Woman (1991) Disney Society Orchestra and Friends (2020) |
Disneyland | |
Area | Fantasyland |
Status | Removed |
Opening date | April 12, 1992 |
Closing date | April 30, 1995 |
Ride statistics | |
Attraction type | Live show |
Model | Amphitheater |
Theme | Beauty and the Beast |
Music | Alan Menken (music) Howard Ashman (lyrics) |
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Beauty and the Beast: Live on Stage is a Broadway-style musical at the Theater of the Stars, on Sunset Boulevard, at Disney's Hollywood Studios, Walt Disney World.[1] It is based on Disney's 1991 animated feature film Beauty and the Beast and opened on November 22, 1991, the same day the film was released. Two versions of the show have been presented since opening day.
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, on August 2, 2020 a new show, Disney Society Orchestra and Friends, performed on the Theater of the Stars stage. On August 15, 2021, the Beauty and the Beast show reopened, with some modifications to the staging and choreography to account for the health and safety of the performers. Since then, the show has reverted to its pre-COVID, fully-staged format.