<P> The show's rights became available (in association with Josef Weinberger Ltd .) to amateur performing groups and regional musical societies . The show has been performed in numerous countries, by theatre companies of both an amateur and professional level . In 2010 Tipperary Musical Society staged the Irish amateur premiere of Disney's Beauty and the Beast, for which it was nominated for 4 AIMS Awards (Association of Irish Musical Societies) including Best Overall Show in Ireland and winning one, Best Actor in a Supporting Role (John Murphy for the part of Gaston). Belle was played by Bridget Nolan and Beast was played by Derek Ryan . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Character </Td> <Td> Description </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Beast / Prince </Td> <Td> A Prince transformed into a terrifying beast for his lack of compassion; short - tempered and commanding, but with a warm, loving heart buried far beneath his gruff exterior . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Belle </Td> <Td> A vibrant, intelligent young beauty who wants much more in life than living in a small town . She is perceived to be quite odd . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Maurice </Td> <Td> Belle's loving, eccentric inventor father . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gaston </Td> <Td> The story's antagonist . The vain, egotistical, narcissistic, ultra-masculine villain determined to marry Belle . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Le Fou </Td> <Td> Gaston's bumbling sidekick . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lumière </Td> <Td> A suave, French, debonair enchanted candelabra . The maître d' of the castle . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cogsworth </Td> <Td> A tightly wound, enchanted stuffy mantle clock and head of the Beast's castle . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mrs. Potts </Td> <Td> A kind - hearted, maternal enchanted teapot . The head of the castle's kitchen . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Babette </Td> <Td> A saucy, flirtatious featherduster who seeks Lumière's affections . The maid of the castle . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Madame de la Grande Bouche </Td> <Td> A former opera diva turned into a wardrobe </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Monsieur D'Arque </Td> <Td> The freaky, scheming proprietor of the local insane asylum, the Maison des Lunes . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chip </Td> <Td> A young teacup; Mrs. Potts' son . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ensemble </Td> <Td> Silly Girls, Enchanted Objects, Townspeople, Tavern Patrons, Mob . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> Character </Td> <Td> Description </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Beast / Prince </Td> <Td> A Prince transformed into a terrifying beast for his lack of compassion; short - tempered and commanding, but with a warm, loving heart buried far beneath his gruff exterior . </Td> </Tr>

Disney's beauty and the beast the broadway musical