Molly Wissinger as Belle
photo: Claire McAdams Photography
What people are saying about
Disney's Beauty and the Beast...
Arts Review: Disney's Beauty and the Beast
by Robert Faires | July 10, 2008 | austinchronicle.com
... Here are dozens of performers and musicians, who should be withering in the heat and humidity, giving their all and looking to be having the time of their lives. And their pleasure is infectious. ...This has come to life at the hands of Austin artists, and they're giving it to the rest of the community with open hearts, free of charge, and here the community is to take their gift... read full review>
An Austin Treasure: Zilker Summer Musical
by Ron Oliveira | Wednesday, July 9, 2008 | keyetv.com
If you're looking for something fun to do this summer make sure to put the Zilker Summer Musical on your must do list. This annual event is celebrating 50 years of putting on first-rate shows that singles, couples and entire families can enjoy. Even nicer, you get to watch it under the stars at Zilker Park. One more added bonus... admission is free.
This year's extravaganza is Disney's "Beauty and the Beast." Your kids have probably seen the animated video a thousand times. Wait until they see it with live performers. Adults, you'll have a blast, too. The costumes, props and sets are incredible. The performers are equally fantastic... more>
'Beauty and the Beast,' a tale of a girl's first musical
by Nicole Villalpando | Monday, June 30, 2008 | Austin360.com
I took 4-year-old Ava to see her first musical on Saturday. The Zilker Summer Musical was a perfect way to introduce musical theater to her. She loved seeing the crew get ready before the show. She watched the orchestra tune up. She saw the lighting crew scale the tower above us. She liked watching the prop masters test out the father's invention... more>
When it's outside, theater can be up to the elements
From rainy to windy to hot, weather governs backstage and onstage
by Jeanne Claire van Ryzin | Thursday, June 26, 2008 | Austin360.com
The Zilker Summer Musical celebrates its half-century mark this year with the 50th presentation of a free production in Zilker Park. For decades, folks have been plunking down their blankets on the lawn of the Sheffield Hillside Theater to enjoy Broadway musicals, Austin style. This year, it's "Disney's Beauty and the Beast," the lavish romantic fantasy complete with fairy-tale costumes and a live orchestra. We recently caught up with Joe Carpenter, technical director for the show... more>
l-r: Claire McAdams, Karen Olson, Fred Cantu, Kathleen Fletcher
Opening night of Disney's Beauty and the Beast...
Special guest cast member, Fred Cantu of Austin's KEYE-42 TV, poses backstage with the "Silly Girls" (Claire McAdams, Karen Olson, and Kathleen Fletcher) before his opening night walk-on in the song "Belle."
Performances of Disney's Beauty and the Beast continue at 8:30 p.m. Thursdays-Sundays through August 9 (no show July 4), at the Sheffield Zilker Hillside Theater in Zilker Park.
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