Auditions in Wimberley for Disney's Beauty and the Beast, EmilyAnn Theatre, January 18 and 19, 2014

EmilyAnn Theatre & Gardens will be having auditions for our outdoor summer musical, Disney's Beauty and the Beast, on Saturday, January 18th and Sunday, January 19th in the Burdine Johnson Studio Theatre on the EmilyAnn grounds, 1101 FM 2325, Wimberley (click for map ). 

Please email bridget AT emilyann.org to sign up for an audition time. All those auditioning need a memorized one to two minute monologue of their choice and have prepared 12-16 measures of a song of their choice. An accompanist will be present. You can sing with a karaoke style CD or with sheet music.

Callbacks will be held on Monday, January 20th.

The roles of Mrs. Potts and Chip are cast. ALL OTHER ROLES OPEN! So many wonderful roles available in this show.

Beauty and the Beast will be performing on our outdoor amphitheatre mainstage all Friday and Saturday evenings in June.

Disney's THE LITTLE MERMAID, Lee Colee Studio at Price Center, San Marcos, June 21 - 30, 2013

evening performances June 21 - 22 and 27 - 30, Thursdays - Saturdays at 7:30 p.m.

matinees at 2:30 p.m. on Saturdays and 4 p.m. Sundays (June 23 and 30)

The Price Center, 222 W San Antonio St, San Marcos, TX 78666

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Click to purchase tickets on-line ($16 plus fee at Ticket Leap)

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Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, JR., New Braunfels Theatre Company, June 14 - 23, 2013

presents

Beauty & the Beast, Jr.
June 14, 15, 16
June 21, 22, 23

Friday & Saturday Evening Performances are at 7:30
Saturday &Sunday Afternoon Performances are at 2:30

All Performances are at New Braunfels High School Performing Arts Center
(enter from the back of the high school)
BUY TICKETS HERE!

This "tale as old as time" will transport you to the heart of provincial life in a lovely French town. When Maurice becomes lost in the woods on the way to the fair, He seeks shelter in an old castle, but the master of the castle is a horrible beast that takes him captive. Maurice's daughter, Belle, must then give up her freedom to save his life. Belle's taming of the unfortunate Beast and his ultimate transformation back into
a handsome prince is a beloved fairy tale about very different people finding strength in one another and learning how to love. Spectacular costumes and sets.

Come step into the enchanted world of Beauty and the Beast, Jr.

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The Lion King, Gazelle National Tour at Bass Concert Hall, University of Texas, January 16 - February 10, 2013

by Michael Meigs

The Gazelle touring company of Disney's The Lion King has settled into the cavernous Bass Concert Hall at the University of Texas. The place was filled for the official opening, and the crowd wasn't disappointed. This imaginative spectacle delighted us all with its puppetry, dancing and heroics.


I knew the movie, but I'd never seen the stage production. Now I understand the enthusiasm that has greeted this piece since its 1997 debut in Minneapolis and then on Broadway, where it won six Tony awards including that for best musical. The color, the movement and the dancing are magical. Director Julie Taymore and her imaginative cast and crew created from Disney's animated film something rarely seen on the American stage: a coming-of-age fable that's equal parts ballet, operetta, puppet show and sugarplum dream.


The Lion King, like so much of Disney, is a reassuring tale of youthful quest, conquest of adulthood, and triumph. The hero and heroine are sweet and unblemished, and the villains are comical. That one early touch of disaster, the death of the warm, supportive father-king, is inevitable and in some way tonic. It's a very gentle reminder of the generational losses that as mortal human beings we must always face (the king is dead, long live the king), alleviated by the simple mysticism of imaging those shining stars in the night sky to be our benevolent ancestors looking down upon us. Our hero Simba's only real sins are those of youth, somewhat like those of Henry IV -- impulsiveness, naïveté, flight from responsibility and keeping bad company (though not too bad, for Timon and Pumbaa are happy goofs, not real wastrels). There's even a fairy godmother in the character of Rafiki, the baboon conjur-woman (the ebullient Buyi Zama with her terrific vocal power).


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DISNEY'S ALADDIN, Jr., Love to Live and Palace Theatre, Seguin, January 25- 27, 2013

(







Palace Theatre, 314 Austin Street, Seguin, TX)

and Love to Live present

Disney's
Aladdin, Jr.
January 25 - 27, 2013

The Palace Theatre with Love to Live, is happy announce the Aladdin Jr. with the Palace Youth Players! All the performers are ages 3-15! The young performer have worked to put this show on for the family and friends of the community! Please come out to support them. Tickets are $19 & can be purchased at the door. Show dates and times are Friday Jan. 25th at 7:30pm, Saturday Jan 26 with a mantinee at 2:30pm & a 7:30pm, & Sunday has a matinee at 2:30pm.





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Opportunity: Discount of 20% on Lion King Tickets via TravelZoo Austin

$43 and up - 'The Lion King': Select Evening Shows, 20% Off





Disney's hit musical "The Lion King" -- called "a gorgeous, gasp-inducing spectacle" by Time magazine -- comes to Austin this winter. Travelzoo subscribers can secure tickets to weekday evening shows at Bass Concert Hall for 20% off, starting at $43.

[available until January 17, 2013]


Why we love this deal

• Tuesday-Thursday night performances are available Jan. 22 - Feb. 7 for $43-$59, regularly $54-$74

• The show features acclaimed songs including the Oscar-winning "Can You Feel the Love Tonight"

• This Broadway hit has won more than 70 major awards worldwide and rarely discounts tickets

Upcoming: Disney's Beauty and the Beast, McCallum Theatre, September 6 - 9

McCallum Theatre, 5600 Sunshine Drive, presents

Disney's Beauty and the Beast
 

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Upcoming: Disney's Beauty and the Beast Tour, Bass Hall, December 14 - 18

Received directly:

Wells Fargo Broadway Across America - Austin and Texas Performing Arts

The original creators of the Broadway production are together again

for this new touring production of

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast

December 14-18, 2011

Wednesday–Friday at 8 p.m.; Saturday at 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.; Sunday at 1 p.m. & 7 p.m.

Bass Concert Hall | 2350 Robert Dedman Drive | Austin, TX

Tickets start at $25. Tickets go on sale November 18 at the Bass Concert Hall box office, all Texas Box Office Outlets, by phone at (512) 477-6060 or online at BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com/Austin. For groups of 15 or more, call toll free at (877) 275-3804 or e-mail Austin.groups@broadwayacrossamerica.com

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, the award-winning worldwide smash hit Broadway musical, is coming to Austin as part of the Wells Fargo Broadway Across America series. Produced by NETworks Presentations, the elaborate theatrical production will come to life on stage at the Texas Performing Arts’ Bass Concert Hall playing December 14-18. For information on the production, visit www.BeautyAndTheBeastOnTour.com.

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast features the animated film’s Academy Award®-winning score with music by Alan Menken and lyrics by the late Howard Ashman, with additional songs with music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Tim Rice. The book is written by Linda Woolverton.

The original creators of the Broadway production are together again for this new touring production! The play is directed by Rob Roth and choreographed by Matt West, with Costume Design by Ann Hould-Ward (Tony Award® winner for her work on Disney’s Beauty and the Beast). Lighting Design by Natasha Katz, Scenic Design by Stanley A. Meyer, Sound Design by John Petrafesa Jr. and Music Supervision by Michael Kosarin.

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Upcoming: The Jungle Book by Disney, Red Dragon Players, Austin High School, September 22 - October 1

Found on-line

present Disney's

The Jungle Book Comes alive on the Austin High Stage in our fall children's production!
September 22, 24, 29, & October 1 at 7:00 PM
September 24 & October 1 at 2:00 PM

$5 per person

Preas Theatre, Austin High School Performing Arts Center

1715 W. Cesar Chavez (click for map)

Upcoming: Disney's The Aristocats, Tex-Arts, Lakeway, April 30 - May 1

Found on-line:

presented by TexARTS
April 30 at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.
May 1 at 2 p.m.
TexARTS Kam and James Morris Theater
2300 Lohmans Spur, Lakeway (click for map)
Ticket sales $15. General admission.
Buy tickets on-line through NowPlayingAustin


When a jealous butler cat-naps Duchess and her Aristokittens, a bunch of rag-tag Alley Cats come to their rescue! This feline adventure is sure to get your paws tapping with Disney favorites such as "The Aristocats," "Scales and Arpeggios" and "Ev'rybody Wants to Be a Cat.”