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TheBeautyandtheBeast

TheBeautyandtheBeast

Onceuponatime,inafarawayland,ayoungprincelivedinashiningcastle.Althoughhehadeverythinghisheartdesired,theprincewasspoiled,selfish,andunkind.Butthen,onewinter'snight,anoldbeggarwomancametothecastleandofferedhimasingleroseinreturnforshelterfromthebittercold.Repulsedbyherhaggardappearance,theprincesneeredatthegiftandturnedtheoldwomanaway,butshewarnedhimnottobedeceivedbyappearances,forbeautyisfoundwithin.Andwhenhedismissedheragain,theoldwoman'suglinessmeltedawaytorevealabeautifulenchantress.Theprincetriedtoapologize,butitwastoolate,forshehadseenthattherewasnoloveinhisheart,andaspunishment,shetransformedhimintoahideousbeast,andplacedapowerfulspellonthecastle,andallwholivedthere.Ashamedofhismonstrousform,thebeastconcealedhimselfinsidehiscastle,withamagicmirrorashisonlywindowtotheoutsideworld.Theroseshehadofferedwastrulyanenchantedrose,whichwouldbloomuntilhistwenty-firstyear.Ifhecouldlearntoloveanother,andearnherloveinreturnbythetimethelastpetalfell,thenthespellwouldbebroken.

Take1

BELLE:

Whoisit?

MRS.POTTS:

（fromoutsidethedoor）Mrs.Potts,dear.（Dooropens.）Ithoughtyoumightlikeaspotoftea.

BELLE:

（amazedatthefactthatsheislisteningtoawalkingteaset）Butyou...ah...but...I（BELLEbumpsintotheWARDROBE）

WARDROBE:

Oof.Careful!

BELLE:

（sitsonbed）Thisisimpossible.

WARDROBE:

（leans'shoulder'onbed,poppingotherendandBELLEintotheair）Iknowitis,buthereweare!

Thatwasaverybravethingyoudid,mydear.

WARDROBE:

Weallthinkso.BELLE:

ButI'velostmyfather,mydreams,everything.

MRS.POTTS:

Cheerup,child.It'llturnoutallrightintheend.You'llsee.（Shelooksup,startled.）Oops!

Lookatme,jabberingon,whenthere'sasuppertogetonthetable.

BELLE:

That'sverykindofyou,butI'mnotgoingtodinner.

WARDROBE:

Oh,butyoumust!

（COGSWORTHwaddlesin）COGSWORTH:

Ahem,ahem,ahem.Dinner...isserved.

（CuttoBEASTpacingbackandforthinfrontoffire,withMRS.POTTSandLUMIERElookingon.）

Take2

BEAST:

What'stakingsolong?

Itoldhertocomedown.Whyisn'tshehereyet?

!

?

MRS.POTTS:

Oh,trytobepatient,sir.Thegirlhaslostherfatherandherfreedomallinoneday.

LUMIERE:

Uh,master.Haveyouthoughtthat,perhaps,thisgirlcouldbetheonetobreakthespell?

BEAST:

（angrily）OfcourseIhave.I'mnotafool.

LUMIERE:

Good.Youfallinlovewithher,shefallsinlovewithyou,and--Poof!

--thespellisbroken!

We'llbehumanagainbymidnight!

MRS.POTTS:

Oh,it'snotthateasy,Lumiere.Thesethingstaketime.

LUMIERE:

Buttherosehasalreadybeguntowilt.

BEAST:

It'snouse.She'ssobeautiful,andI'mso...well,lookatme!

（LUMIEREshrugshisshouldersandlooksatMRS.POTTS.）

MRS.POTTS:

Oh,youmusthelphertoseepastallthat.

BEAST:

Idon'tknowhow.

MRS.POTTS:

Well,youcanstartbymakingyourselfmorepresentable.Straightenup,trytoactlikeagentleman.（BEASTsitsup,thenstraightenshisfaceveryformally）

LUMIERE:

（addingin）Ahyes,whenshecomesin,giveheradashing,debonairsmile.Come,come.Showmethesmile.（BEASTbearshisraggedfangsinascary,andyetfunnygrin.）

MRS.POTTS:

Butdon'tfrightenthepoorgirl.

LUMIERE:

Impressherwithyourrapierwit.

MRS.POTTS:

Butbegentle.

LUMIERE:

Showerherwithcompliments.

MRS.POTTS:

Butbesincere

LUMIERE:

Andaboveall...BOTH:

Youmustcontrolyourtemper

（Cuttoextofdenwithdoorslightlyajar）

Take3

BEAST:

WHAT!

!

!

!

!

!

!

（DoorbangsopenandBEASTcomesrunningout,withOBJECTSgivingchase）

COGSWORTH:

Yourgrace!

Youreminence!

Let'snotbehasty!

（CuttoextofBELLE'sroom.BEASTrunsuptoitandbangsonthedoor.）

BEAST:

（Yelling）IthoughtItoldyoutocomedowntodinner!

BELLE:

（Frombehindthedoor）I'mnothungry.

BEAST:

You'llcomeoutorI'll...I'llbreakdownthedoor!

LUMIERE:

（interrupting）Master,Icouldbewrong,butthatmaynotbethebestwaytowinthegirl'saffections.

COGSWORTH:

（pleading）Please!

Attempttobeagentleman.

BEAST:

（growingangrier）Butsheisbeingso...difficult!

MRS.POTTS:

Gently,gently.

BEAST:

（verydejected）Willyoucomedowntodinner?

BELLE:

No!

（BEASTlooksattheOBJECTS,veryfrustrated.）

COGSWORTH:

Suave.Genteel.

BEAST:

（Tryingtoactformal,bowingatthedoor）Itwouldgivemegreatpleasureifyouwouldjoinmefordinner.

COGSWORTH:

Ahem,ahem,wesay'please.'

BEAST:

（onceagaindejected）...please.

BELLE:

（MadatBEAST）No,thankyou.

BEAST:

（furious）Youcan'tstayinthereforever!

BELLE:

（provokingly）YesIcan!

BEAST:

Fine!

ThengoaheadandSTARVE!

!

!

!

（ToOBJECTS）Ifshedoesn'teatwithme,thenshedoesn'teatatall!

（BEASTrunsbackdownthehall,slammingadoorandcausingapieceoftheceilingtofallonLUMIERE.）

MRS.POTTS:

Thatdidn'tgoverywellatall,didit.

Take4

BELLE:

Herenow.Just...holdstill.（ShetouchestheragtothewoundandBEASTroarsinpain.TheOBJECTS,whohavebeenwatching,jumpbackintohidingfromtheoutburst.）

BEAST:

Thathurts!

BELLE:

（Incounterpoint）Ifyou'dholdstill,itwouldn'thurtasmuch.

BEAST:

Wellifyouhadn'trunaway,thiswouldn'thavehappened!

BELLE:

Wellifyouhadn'tfrightenedme,Iwouldn'thaverunaway!

BEAST:

（Openshismouthtorespond,buthastostopandthinkofagoodline）Wellyoushouldn'thavebeenintheWestWing!

BELLE:

Wellyoushouldlearntocontrolyourtemper!

（BELLEmovestheragclosertothewound）Now,holdstill.Thismaystingalittle.（BEASTgivesasurprisedgrunt,thengritshisteethastheragisapplied.BELLEspeakstenderly.）Bytheway,thankyou,forsavingmylife.

（BEASTopenshiseyes,lookingsurprised.）

BEAST:

（Alsoverytenderly）You'rewelcome.

Take5

BEAST,COGSWORTHandLUMIEREwatchfromthebalcony.）

BEAST:

I'veneverfeltthiswayaboutanyone.（Looksexcited）Iwanttodosomethingforher.（Looksdiscouraged.）Butwhat?

COGSWORTH:

Well,there'stheusualthings--flowers,chocolates,promisesyoudon'tintendtokeep...

LUMIERE:

Ahh,nono.Ithastobesomethingveryspecial.Somethingthatsparksherinter--waitaminute.

（Cuttointhallwayleadingtolibrary.BEASTandBELLEarealone.）

BEAST:

Belle,there'ssomethingIwanttoshowyou.（Beginstoopenthedoor,thenstops.）Butfirst,youhavetocloseyoureyes.（Shelooksathimquestioningly.）It'sasurprise.（BELLEcloseshereyes,andBEASTwaveshishandinfrontofher.Thenheopensthedoor.Heleadsherin.）

BELLE:

（Justassheenterstheroom）CanIopenthem?

BEAST:

No,no.Notyet.Waithere.（BEASTwalksawaytodrawbackthecurtains.Hedoes,andbrilliantsunlightspillsintotheroom.BELLEflinchesreflexivelyasthelighthitsherface.）

BELLE:

NowcanIopenthem?

BEAST:

Allright.Now.

BELLE:

Ican'tbelieveit.I'veneverseensomanybooksinallmylife!

BEAST:

You--youlikeit?

BELLE:

It'swonderful.

BEAST:

Thenit'syours.

BELLE:

Oh,thankyousomuch.

MRS.POTTS:

Oh,wouldyoulookatthat?

LUMIERE:

Haha!

Iknewitwouldwork.

COGSWORTH:

It'sveryencouraging.Isn'tthisexciting!

Take6

BELLE:

There'ssomethingsweetAndalmostkindButhewasmeanAndhewascoarseandunrefined.Butnowhe'sdearAndsounsure,IwonderwhyIdidn'tseeittherebefore.

BEAST:

SheglancedthiswayIthoughtIsawAndwhenwetouchedShedidn'tshudderatmypaw.Noitcan'tbeI'lljustignoreButthenshe'sneverlookedatmethatwaybefore.

（BELLEhasduckedaroundatree,leavingBEASTwiththebirds.Shebeginstolookdoubtfulagain,butturnsherheadaroundthetreeandlaughs.BEASTiscoveredwithbirds.）

BELLE:

New,andabitalarmingWho'dhaveeverthoughtthatthiscouldbe?

True,thathe'snoPrinceCharmingButthere'ssomethinginhimthatIsimplydidn'tsee.

LUMIERE:

Wellwho'dhavethought?

MRS.POTTS:

Wellblessmysoul.

COGSWORTH:

Andwho'dhaveknown?

MRS.POTTS:

Wellwhoindeed?

LUMIERE:

Andwho'dhaveguessedthey'dcometogetherontheirown?

MRS.POTTS:

It'ssopeculiar.

ALL:

We'llwaitandseeAfewdaysmoreTheremaybesomethingtherethatwasn'ttherebefore.

COGSWORTH:

Yes,perhapsthere'ssomethingtherethatwasn'ttherebefore.

CHORUS:

CertainasthesunRisingintheeast.Taleasoldastime,songasoldasrhymeBeautyandthebeast!

Taleasoldastime,songasoldasrhymeBeautyandthebeast!