Working toward Feb. 2 opening night

Middle school's Beauty and the Beast JR. getting set for Feb. 2 premiere.

Students and parent volunteers are working on set construction for next month's middle-division production of Beauty and the Beast JR.

Rehearsals and set preparation for the middle division's production of Beauty and the Beast JR. are well underway with opening night less than a month away on Feb. 2.

Based on the original Broadway production that ran for over thirteen years and was nominated for nine Tony Awards, and the Academy Award-winning motion picture, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast JR. is a fantastic adaptation of the story of transformation and tolerance. Disney’s Beauty and the Beast JR. features some of the most popular songs ever written by Alan Menken and the late Howard Ashman, along with new songs by Mr. Menken and Tim Rice.

Notre Dame 8th-grader Jessica Kennedy tries on Beauty and the Beast JR. character Belle's dress for the first time.

The classic story tells of Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, and the Beast, who is really a young prince trapped under the spell of an enchantress. If the Beast can learn to love and be loved, the curse will end and he will be transformed to his former self. But time is running out. If the Beast does not learn his lesson soon, he and his household will be doomed for all eternity.

With many fun supporting roles allowing students to play objects inside the castle, this "tale as old as time" is filled with spectacular costume and set opportunities.

Director: Meredith Deighton
Choreographer: Donna Piper
Music Director: Renee Turner
Producer: Jenn Beaudoin

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast JR.
February 2 — 7 p.m.
February 3 (two performances) — 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.
at Lake Orion High School's auditorium

For more information as well as ticket info, click here.

Music by Alan Menken
Lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice
Book by Linda Woolverton

Comments or questions? mkelly@ndpma.org.

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About Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy
Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy is a private, Catholic, independent, coeducational day school located in Oakland County. The school's upper division enrolls students in grades nine through twelve and has been named one of the nation's best 50 Catholic high schools (Acton Institute) four times since 2005. Notre Dame's middle and lower divisions enroll students in jr. kindergarten through grade eight. All three divisions are International Baccalaureate "World Schools." NDPMA is conducted by the Marist Fathers and Brothers and is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Central States and the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. For more on Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy, visit the school's home page at www.ndpma.org