Matthew Murphy

Based on Disney’s Academy Award-winning animated film from 1991, the stage musical version of the beloved tale of Beauty and the Beast returns to Boston for a run at the Boston Opera House January 6–10. The enchanting tale of Belle, who falls for a prince cursed to take on inhuman form until he can love and be loved, has been delighting audiences with its dazzling costumes, sets and choreography—not to mention classic songs crafted by Alan Menken, Howard Ashman and Tim Rice like the now-iconic show-stopper “Be Our Guest”—since its Broadway debut in 1994. Part of the ongoing 20th anniversary tour, this production is supposedly the final go-round for the show, so don’t miss out on the magic, romance and music one last time.