Raimund Theater: Beauty and the Beast

Music: Alan Menken
Lyrics: Howard Ashman and Tim Rice
Book: Linda Woolverton
Based on: Disney's animated film Beauty and the Beast and the classic French fairy tale by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont
Genre: Family Musical

Disney's Beauty and the Beast is a magical musical about love, compassion, and discovering the beauty within.

Belle, an intelligent and independent young woman, lives in a small village where she dreams of a life beyond the ordinary. When her father becomes imprisoned in a mysterious enchanted castle, Belle courageously offers herself in his place and becomes the guest of the fearsome Beast.

Although the Beast appears frightening, Belle gradually discovers the kind and lonely soul hidden beneath his curse. As their friendship grows into true love, both learn to overcome fear, prejudice, and pride. Meanwhile, the arrogant hunter Gaston is determined to win Belle's affection and stop their unlikely romance at any cost.

In the final confrontation, love proves stronger than hatred. Belle's sincere declaration of love breaks the ancient spell, transforming the Beast back into a prince and restoring the enchanted castle and its inhabitants to their human form.

Essence - Das Wesentliche

Disney's Beauty and the Beast is one of the world's most beloved musicals, combining spectacular stage magic, unforgettable songs, dazzling costumes, and heartfelt storytelling. Featuring classics such as "Belle," "Be Our Guest," "Beauty and the Beast," and "Something There," the musical celebrates kindness, courage, acceptance, and the transformative power of true love, making it a timeless experience for audiences of all ages.

The Raimundtheater is in Mariahilf, the 6th Viennese district, and nowadays primarily musicals are performed there. The Raimundtheater was founded in 1893 and opened with the magic play “Die gefesselte Phantasie” by Ferdinand Raimund, the name giver of the house. Originally it was planned to perform classic folk plays and vaudeville, in the course of time operettas became famous and much emphasis was put in this genre. The operettas, which have been performed in the Raimundtheater, were partially very successful, leading to performances over many years like for instance “Das Dreimäderlhaus” (Heinrich Berté) which has been performed over 1200 times on the stage between 1916 and 1927. Famous people who performed at that time in the Raimundtheater are Karl Skraup, Attila Hörbiger, Paula Wessely, Hansi Niese, Johannes Heesters, Zarah Leander and Marika Rökk. Other famous artist, which performed years later in the Raimundtheater are Karl Skraup, Attila Hörbiger, Paula Wessely, Hansi Niese, Johannes Heesters, Zarah Leander und Marika Rökk. Musicals, which are still performed at the Raimundtheater are „A Chorus Line“, „Les Misérables“, „Phantom der Oper“, „Kuss der Spinnenfrau“, „Rocky Horror Show“, „Die Schöne und das Biest“, „Tanz der Vampire“, „Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat“, „Hair“, „Wake Up“, „Barbarella“, „Romeo und Julia“, „We will rock you“, „Rebecca“, „Rudolf – Affaire Mayerling“, „Ich war noch niemals in New York“, „Elisabeth“ and „Mamma Mia!“. One can find on the current program of the Raimundtheater the musical “Schikaneder”, which deals with the special marriage of Emanuel Schikaneder and his wife Eleonore, a love story behind “The Magic Flute”. Mid-September the musical “I am from Austria” will be performed at the Raimundtheater, which deals with an Austrian movie star, who becomes internationally famous and returns for the opera ball, accompanied with many songs by Austrian singer Rainhard Fendrich. Save yourself tickets for a stunning evening in the Raimundtheater and book your tickets at vienna.tickets!