Original Broadway Cast of Beauty and the Beast & David Ogden Stiers
Original Broadway Cast of Beauty and the Beast & Susan Egan & Burke Moses & Sarah Solie Shannon & &
Original Broadway Cast of Beauty and the Beast & & Susan Egan
Original Broadway Cast of Beauty and the Beast &
Original Broadway Cast of Beauty and the Beast & Burke Moses & Susan Egan
Original Broadway Cast of Beauty and the Beast & Susan Egan
Original Broadway Cast of Beauty and the Beast & Susan Egan
Original Broadway Cast of Beauty and the Beast & Beth Fowler
Original Broadway Cast of Beauty and the Beast & Kenny Raskin & Burke Moses & Sarah Solie Shannon & &
Original Broadway Cast of Beauty and the Beast & Burke Moses & Kenny Raskin
Original Broadway Cast of Beauty and the Beast & Terrence Mann
Original Broadway Cast of Beauty and the Beast & Gary Beach & Beth Fowler & Heath Lamberts & Barbara Marineau & & Stacey Logan
Original Broadway Cast of Beauty and the Beast & Terrence Mann
Alan Menken
Original Broadway Cast of Beauty and the Beast & Susan Egan & Terrence Mann & Gary Beach & Beth Fowler & Heath Lamberts
Original Broadway Cast of Beauty and the Beast & Gary Beach & Terrence Mann & Susan Egan & Barbara Marineau & Beth Fowler & Heath Lamberts & Stacey Logan &
Original Broadway Cast of Beauty and the Beast & Burke Moses & Kenny Raskin & Gordon Stanley
Original Broadway Cast of Beauty and the Beast & Beth Fowler
Original Broadway Cast of Beauty and the Beast & Terrence Mann
Susan Egan
Original Broadway Cast of Beauty and the Beast & Burke Moses & Kenny Raskin & Gordon Stanley
Alan Menken
Original Broadway Cast of Beauty and the Beast & Burke Moses & Susan Egan & Terrence Mann
Original Broadway Cast of Beauty and the Beast & Susan Egan & Terrence Mann
Original Broadway Cast of Beauty and the Beast
[NARRATOR, spoken]
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
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
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
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
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 she had offered was truly an enchanted rose which would bloom for many years. If he could learn to love another and earn their 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
As the years passed, he fell into despair, and lost all hope, for who could ever learn to love... a Beast?
Prologue (The Enchantress) was written by Linda Woolverton & Alan Menken.
Prologue (The Enchantress) was produced by Alan Menken & Bruce Botnick.
Original Broadway Cast of Beauty and the Beast released Prologue (The Enchantress) on Tue Apr 26 1994.