Beauty and the Beast 2024 the Musical

It’s the 30th anniversary production of the celebrated Rudie-DeCarlo original musical BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, an excitingly heart-warming adaptation of the original French tale, back for three weeks only!

“A delightful musical with a timeless message!” The Argonaut

The internationally acclaimed team of Chris DeCarlo and Evelyn Rudie bring to the stage all the stuff that dreams (and musicals) are made on, molding the magic, romance and humor of this timeless tale into a production follows Beauty on her journey through the world of manners, reading, sensitivity, gentility, and the pros and cons of washing behind your ears.

“The brightest, most intelligent, not to mention goofiest family theatre in town!” LA Parent

Set in a fantasy Medieval milieu "long, long ago," a lovely and spirited Beauty takes charge of her fate and molds herself a most endearing, and definitely un-scary, Beast. Ditzy sisters, a befuddled sire, and a flamboyantly foppish suitor strew more than a few thorns along Beauty and her Beast's arduous, and ardor-ous, path, but loves wins out, allowing all to find their happily-ever-afters and proving that beauty is, and always will be, in the eye of the beholder.

“Wonderful theatrical experience!” Between Pages

Admission includes post-show photo opps with the cast.

Birthday parties, hosted by gaily-costumed fairytale characters, are available with every performance (BEST Parties in LA! CBS.com)

Santa Monica Playhouse programs are supported in part by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission; the City of Santa Monica and the Santa Monica Arts Commission; We Are Santa Monica; the Ahmanson Foundation and Playhouse PALS.