Beauty and the Beast Script

SCENE 1: Prologue

SCENE 2: Belle

NARRATOR: 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.

Belle: Little town, it's a quiet village Ev'ry day like the one before Little town full of little people, Waking up to say… Bonjour, Bonjour, Bonjour, Bonjour, Bonjour,

(The light reveals an old Beggar Woman.) 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. (The actors pantomime the action as the Narrator continues.) 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. (She is transformed into an Enchantress. He falls to his knees, begging forgiveness.) 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. (The prince was transformed into a beast holding a mirror) 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 appears.) The Rose she had offered was truly an enchanted rose, Which would bloom for many years. (The Beast covers it with a glass dome for protection.) If he could learn to love another, And earn her 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. (The Beast gazes at the Rose…trapped, forlorn and hopeless.) As the years passed, He fell into despair, and lost all hope, For who could ever learn to love...a Beast?

Belle: There goes the baker with his tray, like always The same old bread and rolls to sell Ev'ry morning just the same, Since the morning that we came To this poor provincial town Baker: Good Morning, Belle! Belle: Good Morning, Monsieur. Baker: Where are you off to, today? Belle: The bookshop. I just finished the most wonderful story About a beanstalk and an ogre and a Baker: That's nice. Marie! The baguettes! Hurry up! Townsfolk: Look there she goes that girl is strange, no question Dazed and distracted, can't you tell? Never part of any crowd 'Cause her head's up on some cloud No denying she's a funny girl that Belle Now it's no wonder that her name means "Beauty" Her looks have got no parallel But behind that fair facade I'm afraid she's rather odd Very diff'rent from the rest of us She's nothing like the rest of us Yes, diff'rent from the rest of us is Belle! Lefou: I got it Gaston! Wow! You didn't miss a shot, Gaston! You're the greatest hunter in the whole world!. Gaston: I know. Lefou: No beast alive stands a chance against you. --- And no girl, for that matter. Gaston: It's true, LeFou. And I've got my sights set on that one. Lefou: The inventor's daughter? Gaston: She's the one - the lucky girl I'm going to marry. Lefou: But she's Gaston: The most beautiful girl in town. Lefou: I know, but Gaston: That makes her the best. And don't I deserve the best? Lefou: Of course you do! Gaston: Right from the moment when I met her, saw her I said she's gorgeous and I fell Here in town there's only she Who is beautiful as me So I'm making plans to woo and marry Belle

SILLY GIRLS: Look there he goes, Isn't he dreamy? Monsieur Gaston, Oh he's so cute! Be still my heart, I'm hardly breathing He's such a tall, dark, strong and handsome brute! θ θ θ Gaston: She’s going to be my wife. Lady 1: Oh Gaston, why choose that weird bookworm girl? Lady 2: She’s strange and she doesn’t fit in! Lady 3: You can pick from one of us.. Marry me Gaston.. All Ladies: Marry me Gaston!! Gaston: Excuse me ladies, I shall propose now. SCENE 3: Me GASTON: You've been dreaming, just one dream Nearly all your life; Hoping, scheming, just one theme: Will you be my wife?, Will you be some he-man's property? Good news! That he-man's me! This equation, girl plus man; Doesn't help just you On occasion, women can have their uses too Mainly to extend the fam'ly tree Pumpkin, extend with me! θ θ θ GASTON: So Belle, what’ll it be? Is it "yes", or is it "oh, yes"? BELLE: I...I just don't deserve you! GASTON: Who does? ME! BELLE: But thanks for asking! (And she ducks into the house. The Silly Girls return.) SILLY GIRL: So…how’d it go? GASTON: You know that Belle…always playing hard-to-get. SILLY GIRLS: SHE TURNED YOU DOWN?? GASTON: For now. But I’ll have Belle for my wife. Make no mistake about that! SILLY GIRL: Well, gee…if she turned him down, then maybe I still have a chance. SILLY GIRLS: Get out of my way! OW! Stop it! Let go! Oh no, you don’t! He’s mine!

Scary Music BELLE: Hello? (Found him) Papa! Who’s done this to you? MAURICE: There’s no time to explain. You must go…now! BEAST: (roars) another trespasser!! BELLE: Release my father at once! BEAST: (He growls.) I am the master of the castle! I do not take order from anyone. Throw her out! BELLE: No! Wait! Forgive me. Please, let him out. Can’t you see he’s not well? Take me instead. MAURICE: No! BEAST: What did you say? BELLE: Take me instead. BEAST: You would do that? Take his place and stay here forever? MAURICE: NO! BELLE: Forever? BEAST: Forever! Or he dies in the dungeon! Make your choice! BELLE: You have my word. BEAST: Done. (Beast will bring Maurice outside) BELLE: Papa... (Exit) SCENE 5: BE OUR GUEST TEAPOT: Ma chere Mademoiselle, it is with deepest pride and greatest pleasure that we welcome you tonight. And now we invite you to relax, Let us pull up a chair as the dining room proudly presents your dinner! Be our guest! Be our guest! Put our service to the test Tie your napkin 'round your neck, cherie And we'll provide the rest Soup du jour, hot hors d'oeuvres Why, we only live to serve Try the grey stuff

SCENE 4: MAURICE AND BELLE IN THE CASTLE

CHIP: It's delicious

MAURICE: Oh... This is a piece of junk! This cannot work. BELLE: I trust you papa! You will win first prize in the fair tomorrow. Patience... MAURICE: Hmm (Thinking Hat).. It worked! It Worked! BELLE and MAURICE: We did it! We did it!! Hurray! MAURICE: I need to go Belle! It’s our time to shine!!! I need to travel now. I will show this to the world! BELLE: Goodbye Papa! MAURICE: Bye Bye Belle! BELLE: Take care Papa!

TEAPOT: Don't believe me? Ask the dishes They can sing, they can dance After all, Miss, this is France And a dinner here is never second best Go on, unfold your menu Take a glance and then you'll Be our guest, Oui, our guest, Be our guest! θ θ θ

Wolf sounded. BELLE: That sounds like wolf. Oh my papa. I need to follow him.

BELLE: I am not hungry. ALARM CLOCK: But you must eat. You must eat together! The master will not like this. BELLE: He maybe your master, but not mine. I’m sorry; this is just happening too fast. BEAST: (Comes back, roars) Hrrrr... Where is she? BELLE: I don’t want to eat!

BEAST: I am the master of this castle; You need to obey me! BELLE: You cannot go around and order people to be hungry. It doesn’t work that way. Besides, it’s so rude! BEAST: Rude? How about this? If you don’t come to dinner, I will drag you by hair! CANDLE: Please understand, she just lost her freedom, lost her father and imprisoned here forever all in one day. You need to win her affection!! BEAST: I don’t know what to do! CHIP: Say sorry. Be gentle on her. BEAST: How? How? TEAPOT: Just go! Go! Say sorry!! BEAST: Sorry Belle. I am a beast. I act like a beast. But I don’t want to be like this forever. Please help me. BELLE: You are forgiven! SCENE 6: SOMETHING THERE [Belle:] There's something sweet And almost kind But he was mean and he was coarse and unrefined And now he's dear And so I'm sure I wonder why I didn't see it there before [Beast:] She glanced this way I thought I saw And when we touched she didn't shudder at my paw No it can't be I'll just ignore But then she's never looked at me that way before [Belle:] New and a bit alarming Who'd have ever thought that this could be? True that he's no Prince Charming But there's something in him that I simply didn't see θ θ θ BEAST: I know you miss your father so much. I want you to stay but I want you to be happy. Your happiness is more important than anything else in this world. BELLE: Thank you! I shall see you again.

Gaston: Who does she think she is? That girl has tangled with the wrong man! No one says "no" to Gaston! Dismissed! Rejected! Publicly humiliated! Why, it's more than I can bear. ALL: No one fights like Gaston Douses lights like Gaston LEFOU: In a wrestling match nobody bites like Gaston! SILLY GIRLS: For there's no one as burly and brawny GASTON: As you see I've got biceps to spare LEFOU: Not a bit of him's scraggly or scrawny GASTON:That's right! And ev'ry last inch of me's covered with hair CRONIES: No one hits like Gaston OTHER CRONIES: Matches wits like Gaston LEFOU: In a spitting match nobody spits like Gaston GASTON: I'm especially good at expectorating! Ptoooie! ALL: Ten points for Gaston! θ θ θ Gaston: We shall kill that beast Lefou: There he is! (Music) GASTON: Ha! You’re even uglier in the flesh! I will kill you! (The two fight. The Beast grabs Gaston – ready to kill him.) GASTON: (desperate) Let me go! Let me go! I’m begging you! (The beast is ready to kill Gaston but he cannot do it anymore. Gaston got a chance, plunges a knife; then went away) BEAST: I thought you’ll never get back. BELLE: Stop it. If only, I came back earlier, this wouldn’t happen. BEAST: At least before I die, I have had seen your face. Your presence is more than enough. I love you Belle. BELLE: I love you too. SCENE 8: FINALE (Transformation Music: Belle is crying) Prince: Do not cry anymore Belle. I am alive. Belle, look into my eyes! Don't you recognize? The beast became a man. BELLE: (She looks closer) It is you! Prince: It is me. I am not a beast anymore.

SCENE 7: GASTON Maurice: The beast took Belle. The beast imprisoned my daughter. Gaston’s Cronies: Crazy old inventor! Belle: Papa... Here I am... Maurice: How did you get out from the beast? Belle: He didn’t harm me papa. He is so kind, so sweet; He’s a real gentleman. He took care of me. He’s a real prince charming though his looks may not. Gaston: Do you love that monster Belle? (Roars) Belle: He’s not a monster!! You are even worse than him. Gaston: Do you choose him over me. Belle: Yes! Let’s go papa...

Tale as old as time True as it can be Barely even friends Then somebody bends unexpectedly Just a little change Small to say the least Both a little scared Neither one prepared Beauty and the beast