Review: ‘Beauty and the Beast’
September 22, 2010 by Star-Advertiser Staff
Filed under Featured, Latest News, Reviews, Stage
Photo by Bruce Asato / basato@staradvertiser.com
The Beast (Justin Glaser) confronts Belle (Liz Shivener) for the first time in a scene from “Beauty and the Beast,” which opened in Honolulu on Tuesday.
Review by John Berger
jberger@staradvertiser.com
Kids love stories that involve adults struggling to learn things or master social skills that are part of their own recent life experiences. That’s one reason NETworks’ production of “Disney’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’” is such perfect children’s entertainment.
The show opened its two-week run in the Blaisdell Concert Hall on Tuesday, and when the kids in the audience were watching the Beast trying to tamp down his temper and speak politely, it was obvious they understood that he was having a hard time trying to say, “please” — and that they could relate.
PICS: ‘Beauty and the Beast’ opening night
September 21, 2010 by Star-Advertiser Staff
Filed under Stage
Photos by Bruce Asato / basato@staradvertiser.com
The opening night of Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” at the Blaisdell Concert Hall on September 21, 2010.
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- Belle (Liz Shivener) in a scene with Gaston (Nathaniel Hackman) where he tells her he wants to marry her while his sidekick, Lefou (Michael Fatica) looks on at right).
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- Belle (Liz Shivener) in a scene from Beauty and the Beast, where Belle is about to find out her father is missing.
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- Belle (Liz Shivener) in a scene from Beauty and the Beast, where the Beast (Justin Glaser) shows Belle her room.
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- Belle (Liz Shivener) in a scene from Beauty and the Beast, where her father, Maurice (Christopher Spencer) shows her his newest invention.
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- Belle (Liz Shivener) in a scene with Gaston (Nathaniel Hackman) where he tells her he wants to marry her.
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- Belle (Liz Shivener) in a scene with Gaston (Nathaniel Hackman) where he tells her he wants to marry her.
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- Belle (Liz Shivener) in a scene from Beauty and the Beast, where the Beast (Justin Glaser) confronts her for the first time.
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- Belle (Liz Shivener) in a scene from Beauty and the Beast, where Belle tells the Beast (Justin Glaser) she did not say goodbye to her father.
Broadway productions coming to Honolulu
June 8, 2010 by Star-Advertiser Staff
Filed under Latest News
‘Beauty and the Beast’ and ‘Cats’ arrive later this year
By John Berger
jberger@staradvertiser.com
Six local theater groups will be beneficiaries this fall when Broadway in Hawaii presents national touring company productions of Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Cats” at the Blaisdell Concert Hall.
“Beauty and the Beast” opens Sept. 21 for a two week run through Oct. 3. “Cats” will open Dec. 28 for a one-week run that will include a performance New Year’s Eve.
Steve Boulay, COO of NewSpace Entertainment, also announced the formation of the Broadway in Hawaii Education Fund, which will give “much-needed financial support to arts programs in local schools, as well as programs offered through non-profit organizations.”
Boulay and NewSpace Entertainment have committed 50 cents per ticket sold to funding the new organization. Funds raised will be divided between the Friends of Kennedy Theatre Endowment Fund for Scholarships at the UH-Manoa Theatre and Dance program, the Kaimuki High School Performing Arts Center, the Performing Arts Center of Kapolei, the Castle Performing Arts Learning Center, the Alliance for Drama Education and Honolulu Theatre for Youth.
Tickets for both shows go on sale tomorrow at the Blaisdell Concert Hall Box Office, all Oahu WalMart stores, Sports Gear at Windward Mall, by phone at (800) 745-3000 and online at www.ticketmaster.com.
