The Altoona Area Junior High School Drama Club is proud to present Beauty and the Beast, Jr. A Senior Citizen Preview will take place on Wednesday, March 5th at 7:00 P.M. Public performances are scheduled for 7:00 P.M. on Thursday, March 6th and Friday March 7th with a matinee show at 1:00 P.M. on Saturday, March 8th, 2025. All performances will take place in the Altoona Area Junior High School Auditorium.
Based on the original Broadway production that ran for over thirteen years and was nominated for nine Tony Awards, and the Academy Award-winning motion picture, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Jr. is a fantastic adaptation of the story of transformation and tolerance. Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Jr. features some of the most popular songs ever written by Alan Menken and the late Howard Ashman, along with new songs by Mr. Menken and Tim Rice.
The classic story tells of Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, and the Beast, who is really a young prince trapped under the spell of an enchantress. If the Beast can learn to love and be loved, the curse will end and he will be transformed to his former self. But time is running out. If the Beast does not learn his lesson soon, he and his household will be doomed for all eternity.
With close to 80 actors and crew members, Beauty and the Beast, Jr. is sure to be entertaining and fun for everyone!
The show is being directed and produced by drama club faculty advisers Stacy Palilla and Jordan Giordano, along with assistants Lindsay Smith, Ashley Cover and Lucy Craig.
General admission tickets will only be on sale at the door and will cost $10 for adults and $5 for ages 17 and under. Doors open approximately 45 minutes before each show.