Be Our Guest: JGMS Spring Musical “Beauty and the Beast, Jr” opens Thursday for Three Performances

Compiled by The Bedford Citizen

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The 2015 JGMS Spring Musical, Disney’s Beauty and The Beast, Jr. opens at 7 pm this Thursday, April 9, with additional performances at 7 pm on Friday, April 10, and at 6 pm on Saturday, April 11, in the auditorium at the John Glenn Middle School, 99 McMahon Road in Bedford.

Tickets are $10 each, and available now at JGMS, Lane and Davis school offices, Great Road Gallery, and Fetch-It

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About the story

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Jr. is one of the most beloved tales of our time. This joyful and fully-staged production will feature sets, lighting, costumes, and choreography, not to mention 50+ wonderfully talented youth.

The brainy and beautiful Belle yearns to escape her provincial life… and her brute of a suitor, Gaston. While trying to rescue her father, Belle becomes a captive in the Beast’s enchanted castle! Dancing flatware, menacing wolves, and singing furniture fill the stage with spectacle in Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast Jr.” Join us for a beautiful fairy tale about two very different people finding strength in one another and learning how to love.

Perfect for all ages, this show features the theme “Be Our Guest” and the poignant title song, “Beauty and the Beast,” plus new songs written especially for the stage version.

POMS Well-Wishes – Souvenirs for Cast and Crew

The production features a large cast and crew, and each would be a proud recipient of a POMS Well-Wish, a beautiful red or black silk rose with a personalized note from you! POMS will be selling Well-Wishes in advance, and also before the show and during intermission. Each gorgeous rose is $2, or 3 for $5 – Why not order one for each performance? Look for POMS in the lobby at each performance, or email Carol Krusemark ([email protected]) to pre-order your Well-Wish.

Who’s Who

Narrators: Eleanor Lowen, Isabelle Gitlin, Araz Dulgarian and Kayleigh Mason; Prince/Beast: Gabe Alper; Belle, Maddy Siegal; Old Woman/Enchantress, Morgan Anderson; Aristocratic Lady: Mia Federico; Sausage Curl Girl: Sophia Clouse; Baker: Amelia Leida; Lady with Cane: Isabella Panagiotou; Hat Seller/Statue: Nick Marino; Bookseller: Antranig Douglas; Gaston: Eran Zelixon; Lefou: Daniel Linaster; Silly Girls: Madi Belbute, Faith Fombu and Rachel Winkler; Maurice: Liam Oates; Cogsworth: Ben Woodward; Lumiere: Noah Southard; Babette: Samantha Gallant; Mrs. Potts: Grace Clark; Chip: Julia Simoneau; Madame de le Grande Bouche: Kate Winkler; Monsieur D’Arque: Ryan Ouellette; and Villager/CastlePeople/Wolves: Madelyn Anderson-LaPorte, Mia Bernstein, Megan Bradford, Vincent Canciello, Sydney Daniels, Angeline Dervisevic, Sophia Gitlin, Brandon Gordon, Jillian Guetersloh, Isabel Hon-Anderson, Nia Jaakkola, Skye Korroch, Kaylee Liang, Charlotte Livingston, Issac Lovy, Oliver Nosal, Isabella Santiago, Joseph Santos, Julia Silvestrone, Isabelle Suggs and Reilly Szymczak.

Beauty and the Beast’s Stage Crew includes students and adults working together: Backstage: Aidan Duncan, Manager, with Marly Bland, Brendan Coyne, Zachary Dooks, Zoe Ellen, Tsoline Gevorkian, Nick Gibbons, Eleanor Krusemark, David Lach, Adam Lovy, Samantha Pellegrino and Will Sandblom. Props: Danielle Clement and Taylor Simons, Co-managers, with Lauren Abraham, Calista Barber, Elizabeth Connell, Sonali Dharanipragada, Noelle Fisette, Nicole Hebert, Tatum Holley and Sheaden Kreiter. Lights: John Giaquinto, Manager, with Jordan Alper, Alex Barga, Susan Doubek, Jake O’Neil, Cole Parks and Mack Wright. Sound: Jessi Johnson, Manager, with Cory Abraham, Hannah Barowski, Maya Deperalta, Anastasia Fotis, Emily Kociubes, Rosalind Lowen and Lucy Santiago Videography: Joseph Girifalco, Thomas Griffin, and Jackson Warhover. Costumes: Joleen Ricci, Manager, with Jenna Sharkawy, Sophia Seldon and Kiran Sheth. Costume Team: Lariza Panagiotou, Lead, with Diane Bernstein, Krista Clouse, Karine Marino, JoAnn Santiago and Becky Ricci.

Producer & Director: Amy Budka; Assistant Directors: Barbara Ferri and Jaime Smith: Music Director, Linda Aiken; Choreographer: Libbey Beinert; Rehearsal Supervisor: Marty Valentin; Parent Volunteer Coordinators: Mary Gallant and Tina Nappi; Costumes: Lariza Panagiotou and Krista Clouse; Tickets Sales and Box Office: Hillary DeMello and Diane Bernstein; Set Design and Construction: Rick Fisette and Cindy Fisette; Scenery Painters: Judith Lyons and Candace Banks; Make-up: Julie Brown and Natalie Bou; Props: Cindy Fisette; Hospitality: Carla Bradford and Krista Clouse; Photography: Lori Alper and Daisy Girifalco; Videography: Mark Gallant and Lisa Warhover: Technical Consultant: Greg Dolan of BedfordTV: Publicity, David Southard and Vanessa Leida; and Programs: David Southard.