SCENE 1: Prologue

NARRATOR:
Once upon a time, in a faraway land,
A young Prince lived in a shining castle.
Although he had everything his heart desired,
The Prince was spoiled, selfish, and unkind.

(The light reveals an old Beggar Woman.)
But then, one winter's night,
An old beggar woman came to the castle
And offered him a single Rose
In return for shelter from the bitter cold.

(The actors pantomime the action as the Narrator continues.)
Repulsed by her haggard appearance,
The Prince sneered at the gift,
And turned the old woman away.
But she warned him not to be deceived by appearances,
For Beauty is found within.
And when he dismissed her again,
The old woman's ugliness melted away
To reveal a beautiful Enchantress.

(She is transformed into an Enchantress. He falls to his knees,
begging forgiveness.)
The Prince tried to apologize, but it was too late,
For she had seen that there was no love in his heart.

And as punishment, she transformed him into a hideous
beast,
And placed a powerful spell on the castle,
And all who lived there.

(The prince was transformed into a beast holding a mirror)
Ashamed of his monstrous form,
The beast concealed himself inside his castle,
With a magic mirror as his only window to the outside world.

(The Rose appears.)
The Rose she had offered was truly an enchanted rose,
Which would bloom for many years.

(The Beast covers it with a glass dome for protection.)
If he could learn to love another,
And earn her love in return by the time the last petal fell,
Then the spell would be broken.
If not, he would be doomed to remain a beast for all time.

(The Beast gazes at the Rosetrapped, forlorn and hopeless.)
As the years passed,
He fell into despair, and lost all hope,
For who could ever learn to love...a Beast?




SCENE 2: Belle

Belle: Little town, it's a quiet village
Ev'ry day like the one before
Little town full of little people, Waking up to say
Bonjour, Bonjour, Bonjour, Bonjour, Bonjour,

Belle: There goes the baker with his tray, like always
The same old bread and rolls to sell
Ev'ry morning just the same,
Since the morning that we came
To this poor provincial town

Baker: Good Morning, Belle!
Belle: Good Morning, Monsieur.
Baker: Where are you off to, today?
Belle: The bookshop. I just finished the most wonderful story
About a beanstalk and an ogre and a -
Baker: That's nice. Marie! The baguettes! Hurry up!

Townsfolk:
Look there she goes that girl is strange, no question
Dazed and distracted, can't you tell?
Never part of any crowd
'Cause her head's up on some cloud
No denying she's a funny girl that Belle

Now it's no wonder that her name means "Beauty"
Her looks have got no parallel
But behind that fair facade
I'm afraid she's rather odd
Very diff'rent from the rest of us
She's nothing like the rest of us
Yes, diff'rent from the rest of us is Belle!

Lefou: I got it Gaston! Wow! You didn't miss a shot, Gaston!
You're the greatest hunter in the whole world!.
Gaston: I know.
Lefou: No beast alive stands a chance against you. --- And no
girl, for that matter.
Gaston: It's true, LeFou. And I've got my sights set on that
one.
Lefou: The inventor's daughter?
Gaston: She's the one - the lucky girl I'm going to marry.
Lefou: But she's -
Gaston: The most beautiful girl in town.
Lefou: I know, but -
Gaston: That makes her the best. And don't I deserve the
best?
Lefou: Of course you do!

Gaston: Right from the moment when I met her, saw her
I said she's gorgeous and I fell
Here in town there's only she
Who is beautiful as me
So I'm making plans to woo and marry Belle


SILLY GIRLS: Look there he goes, Isn't he dreamy?
Monsieur Gaston, Oh he's so cute!
Be still my heart, I'm hardly breathing
He's such a tall, dark, strong and handsome brute!

Gaston: Shes going to be my wife.
Lady 1: Oh Gaston, why choose that weird bookworm girl?
Lady 2: Shes strange and she doesnt fit in!
Lady 3: You can pick from one of us.. Marry me Gaston..
All Ladies: Marry me Gaston!!
Gaston: Excuse me ladies, I shall propose now.

SCENE 3: Me

GASTON: You've been dreaming, just one dream
Nearly all your life; Hoping, scheming, just one theme:
Will you be my wife?, Will you be some he-man's property?
Good news! That he-man's me!

This equation, girl plus man; Doesn't help just you
On occasion, women can have their uses too
Mainly to extend the fam'ly tree
Pumpkin, extend with me!

GASTON: So Belle, whatll it be? Is it "yes", or is it "oh, yes"?
BELLE: I...I just don't deserve you!
GASTON: Who does? ME!
BELLE: But thanks for asking!

(And she ducks into the house. The Silly Girls return.)
SILLY GIRL: Sohowd it go?
GASTON: You know that Bellealways playing hard-to-get.
SILLY GIRLS: SHE TURNED YOU DOWN??
GASTON: For now. But Ill have Belle for my wife. Make no
mistake about that!
SILLY GIRL: Well, geeif she turned him down, then maybe I
still have a chance.
SILLY GIRLS: Get out of my way! OW! Stop it! Let go! Oh no,
you dont! Hes mine!

SCENE 4: MAURICE AND BELLE IN THE CASTLE

MAURICE: Oh... This is a piece of junk! This cannot work.
BELLE: I trust you papa! You will win first prize in the fair
tomorrow. Patience...
MAURICE: Hmm (Thinking Hat).. It worked! It Worked!
BELLE and MAURICE: We did it! We did it!! Hurray!
MAURICE: I need to go Belle! Its our time to shine!!! I need
to travel now. I will show this to the world!
BELLE: Goodbye Papa!
MAURICE: Bye Bye Belle!
BELLE: Take care Papa!

Wolf sounded.
BELLE: That sounds like wolf. Oh my papa. I need to follow
him.

Scary Music
BELLE: Hello? (Found him) Papa! Whos done this to you?
MAURICE: Theres no time to explain. You must gonow!
BEAST: (roars) another trespasser!!
BELLE: Release my father at once!
BEAST: (He growls.) I am the master of the castle! I do not
take order from anyone. Throw her out!
BELLE: No! Wait! Forgive me. Please, let him out. Cant you
see hes not well? Take me instead.
MAURICE: No!
BEAST: What did you say?
BELLE: Take me instead.
BEAST: You would do that? Take his place and stay here
forever?
MAURICE: NO!
BELLE: Forever?
BEAST: Forever! Or he dies in the dungeon! Make your
choice!
BELLE: You have my word.
BEAST: Done. (Beast will bring Maurice outside)
BELLE: Papa... (Exit)

SCENE 5: BE OUR GUEST

TEAPOT:
Ma chere Mademoiselle, it is with deepest pride
and greatest pleasure that we welcome you tonight.
And now we invite you to relax,
Let us pull up a chair as the dining room proudly presents -
your dinner!

Be our guest! Be our guest!
Put our service to the test
Tie your napkin 'round your neck, cherie
And we'll provide the rest

Soup du jour, hot hors d'oeuvres
Why, we only live to serve
Try the grey stuff

CHIP: It's delicious

TEAPOT: Don't believe me? Ask the dishes
They can sing, they can dance
After all, Miss, this is France
And a dinner here is never second best
Go on, unfold your menu
Take a glance and then you'll
Be our guest, Oui, our guest, Be our guest!

BELLE: I am not hungry.
ALARM CLOCK: But you must eat. You must eat together!
The master will not like this.
BELLE: He maybe your master, but not mine. Im sorry; this is
just happening too fast.
BEAST: (Comes back, roars) Hrrrr... Where is she?
BELLE: I dont want to eat!

BEAST: I am the master of this castle; You need to obey me!
BELLE: You cannot go around and order people to be hungry.
It doesnt work that way. Besides, its so rude!

BEAST: Rude? How about this? If you dont come to dinner,
I will drag you by hair!
CANDLE: Please understand, she just lost her freedom, lost
her father and imprisoned here forever all in one day. You
need to win her affection!!
BEAST: I dont know what to do!
CHIP: Say sorry. Be gentle on her.
BEAST: How? How?
TEAPOT: Just go! Go! Say sorry!!
BEAST: Sorry Belle. I am a beast. I act like a beast. But I
dont want to be like this forever. Please help me.
BELLE: You are forgiven!

SCENE 6: SOMETHING THERE

[Belle:] There's something sweet
And almost kind
But he was mean and he was coarse and unrefined
And now he's dear
And so I'm sure
I wonder why I didn't see it there before

[Beast:] She glanced this way
I thought I saw
And when we touched she didn't shudder at my paw
No it can't be
I'll just ignore
But then she's never looked at me that way before

[Belle:] New and a bit alarming
Who'd have ever thought that this could be?
True that he's no Prince Charming
But there's something in him that I simply didn't see

BEAST: I know you miss your father so much. I want you to
stay but I want you to be happy. Your happiness is more
important than anything else in this world.
BELLE: Thank you! I shall see you again.

SCENE 7: GASTON

Maurice: The beast took Belle. The beast imprisoned my
daughter.
Gastons Cronies: Crazy old inventor!
Belle: Papa... Here I am...
Maurice: How did you get out from the beast?
Belle: He didnt harm me papa. He is so kind, so sweet; Hes
a real gentleman. He took care of me. Hes a real prince
charming though his looks may not.
Gaston: Do you love that monster Belle? (Roars)
Belle: Hes not a monster!! You are even worse than him.
Gaston: Do you choose him over me.
Belle: Yes! Lets go papa...
Gaston: Who does she think she is?
That girl has tangled with the wrong man!
No one says "no" to Gaston! Dismissed! Rejected!
Publicly humiliated! Why, it's more than I can bear.

ALL: No one fights like Gaston
Douses lights like Gaston
LEFOU: In a wrestling match nobody bites like Gaston!
SILLY GIRLS: For there's no one as burly and brawny
GASTON: As you see I've got biceps to spare
LEFOU: Not a bit of him's scraggly or scrawny
GASTON:That's right!
And ev'ry last inch of me's covered with hair

CRONIES: No one hits like Gaston
OTHER CRONIES: Matches wits like Gaston
LEFOU: In a spitting match nobody spits like Gaston
GASTON: I'm especially good at expectorating!
Ptoooie!
ALL: Ten points for Gaston!

Gaston: We shall kill that beast
Lefou: There he is! (Music)

GASTON: Ha! Youre even uglier in the flesh! I will kill you!
(The two fight. The Beast grabs Gaston ready to kill him.)
GASTON: (desperate) Let me go! Let me go! Im begging you!
(The beast is ready to kill Gaston but he cannot do it anymore.
Gaston got a chance, plunges a knife; then went away)
BEAST: I thought youll never get back.
BELLE: Stop it. If only, I came back earlier, this wouldnt
happen.
BEAST: At least before I die, I have had seen your face. Your
presence is more than enough. I love you Belle.
BELLE: I love you too.

SCENE 8: FINALE

(Transformation Music: Belle is crying)
Prince: Do not cry anymore Belle. I am alive. Belle, look into
my eyes! Don't you recognize? The beast became a man.
BELLE: (She looks closer) It is you!
Prince: It is me. I am not a beast anymore.

Tale as old as time
True as it can be
Barely even friends
Then somebody bends unexpectedly
Just a little change
Small to say the least
Both a little scared
Neither one prepared
Beauty and the beast