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. 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. 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 women's ugliness melted away to reveal a beautiful enchantress. 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. 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 she had offered, was truely an enchanted rose, which would bloom until his twenty-first year. If he could learn to love another, and earn their 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! As the years passed, he fell into despair, and lost all hope, for who could ever learn to love a beast? Vocals: Paige O'hara, Richard White and Chorus 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: Townsfolk Bonjour! Bonjour! Bonjour! Bonjour! Bonjour! 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 'Morning, Monsieur. Baker Where are you off to? 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! Women Look there she goes that girl is strange, no question Dazed and distracted, can't you tell? Woman Never part of any crowd Barber 'Cause her head's up on some cloud Townsfolk No denying she's a funny girl that Belle Man I Bonjour! Woman I Good day! Man I How is your fam'ly? Woman II Bonjour! Man II Good day! Woman II How is your wife? Woman III I need six eggs! Man III That's too expensive! Belle There must be more than this provincial life! Bookseller Ah, Belle. Belle Good Morning. I've come to return the book I borrowed. Bookseller Finished already? Belle Oh, I couldn't put it down. Have you got anything new? Bookseller Not since yesterday. Belle That's all right. I'll borrow . . . . . this one! Bookseller That one? But you've read it twice! Belle Well, it's my favorite! Far off places, daring swordfights, magic spells, a prince in disguise - Bookseller If you like it all that much, it's yours! Belle But sir! Bookseller I insist. Belle Well, thank you. Thank you very much! Men Look there she goes that girl is so peculiar I wonder if she's feeling well Women With a dreamy, far-off look Men And her nose stuck in a book Townsfolk What a puzzle to the rest of us is Belle Belle Oh, isn't this amazing? It's my fav'rite part because --- you'll see. Here's where she meets Prince Charming But she won't discover that it's him 'til chapter three! Woman Now it's no wonder that her name means "Beauty" Her looks have got no parallel Shopkeeper But behind that fair facade I'm afraid she's rather odd Very diff'rent from the rest of us Townsfolk She's nothing like the rest of us Yes, diff'rent from the rest of us is Belle! LeFou 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 Well, of course! I mean you do, but - 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 Bimbettes 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! Man I Bonjour! Gaston Pardon Man II Good day Man III Mais oui! Matron You call this bacon? Woman I What lovely grapes! Man IV Some cheese Woman II Ten yards! Man IV One pound Gaston 'scuse me! Cheese merchant I'll get the knife Gaston Please let me through! Woman I This bread - Man V Those fish - Woman I It's stale! Man V They smell! Baker Madame's mistaken. Belle There must be more than this provincial life! Gaston Just watch, I'm going to make Belle my wife! Townsfolk Look there she goes The girl is strange but special A most peculiar mad'moiselle! It's a pity and a sin She doesn't quite fit in 'Cause she really is a funny girl A beauty but a funny girl She really is a funny girl That Belle! Vocals: Paige O'hara, Robby Benson, Angela Lansbury, Jerry Orbach and David Ogden Stiers 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 Lumiere Well, who'd have thought? Mrs Potts Well, bless my soul Cogsworth Well, who'd have known? Mrs Potts Well, who indeed? Lumiere And who'd have guessed they'd come together on their own? Mrs Potts It's so peculiar. Wait and see Lumiere and Cogsworth We'll wait and see All three A few days more There may be something there that wasn't there before Cogsworth 'Ere, perhaps there's something there That wasn't there before Mrs Potts There may be something there that wasn't there before Vocals: Richard White and Chorus Gaston The Beast will make off with your children. Crowd {gasp} Gaston He'll come after them in the night. Belle No! Gaston We're not safe till his head is mounted on my wall! I say we kill the Beast! Mob Kill him! Man I We're not safe until he's dead Man II He'll come stalking us at night Woman Set to sacrifice our children to his monstrous appetite Man III He'll wreak havoc on our village if we let him wander free Gaston So it's time to take some action, boys It's time to follow me Through the mist Through the woods Through the darkness and the shadows It's a nightmare but it's one exciting ride Say a prayer Then we're there At the drawbridge of a castle And there's something truly terrible inside It's a beast He's got fangs Razor sharp ones Massive paws Killer claws for the feast Hear him roar See him foam But we're not coming home 'Til he's dead Good and dead! Kill the Beast! Belle No! I won't let you do this! Gaston If you're not with us, you're against us! Bring the old man! Maurice Get your hands off me! Gaston We can't have them running off to warn the creature. Belle Let us out! Gaston We'll rid the village of this Beast. Who's with me? Mob I am! I am! I am! Mob Light your torch Mount your horse! Gaston Screw your courage to the sticking place! Mob We're counting on Gaston to lead the way! Women Through a mist Through a wood Where within a haunted castle Something's lurking that you don't see ev'ry day! Mob It's a beast One as tall as a mountain We won't rest 'Til he's good and deceased Sally forth! Tally ho! Grab your sword! Grab your bow! Praise the Lord and here we go! Gaston We'll lay siege to the castle and bring back his head! Belle I have to warn the Beast! This is all my fault! Oh, Papa, what are we going to do? Maurice Now, now, we'll think of something. Mob We don't like What we don't understand In fact it scares us And this monster is mysterious at least Bring your guns! Bring your knives! Save your children and your wives We'll save our village and our lives We'll kill the Beast! Cogsworth I knew it! I knew it was foolish to get our hopes up. Lumiere Maybe it would have been better if she had never come at all. Could it be? Mrs Potts Is it she? Lumiere Sacre Bleu! Invaders! Cogsworth Encroachers! Mrs Potts And they've got the mirror! Cogsworth Warn the Master! If it's a fight they want, we'll be ready for them! Who's with me? Gaston Take whatever booty you can find. But remember, the Beast is MINE! Castleware Hearts ablaze Banners high We go marching into battle Unafraid although the danger just increased Mob Raise the flag! Sing the song! Here we come, we're fifty strong And fifty Frenchmen can't be wrong Let's kill the Beast! Mrs Potts Pardon me, Master. Beast Leave me in peace. Mrs Potts But sir! The castle is under attack! Mob Kill the Beast! Kill the Beast Lumiere This isn't working! Featherduster Oh Lumiere, we must do something! Lumiere Wait, I know! Mob Kill the Beast! Kill the Beast! Mrs Potts What shall we do, Master? Beast It doesn't matter now. Just let them come. Mob Kill the Beast! Kill the Beast! Kill the Beast!

Vocals: Paige O'hara Is he gone? Can you imagine? He asked me to marry him. Me, the wife of that boorish, brainless . . . "Madame Gaston!" Can't you just see it? "Madame Gaston!" His "little wife" No sir! Not me! I guarantee it I want much more than this provincial life! I want adventure in the great wide somewhere I want it more than I can tell And for once it might be grand To have someone understand I want so much more than they've got planned Vocals: Richard White, Jesse Corti and Chorus [Gaston:] Who does she think she is? That girl has tangled with the wrong man! No one says "no" to Gaston! [LeFou:] Heh heh. Darn right. [Gaston:] Dismissed! Rejected! Publicly Humiliated! Why, it's more than I can bear. [LeFou:] More beer? [Gaston:] What for? Nothing helps. I'm disgraced. [LeFou:] Who, you? Never! Gaston, you've got to pull yourself together. [Lefou:] Gosh it disturbs me to see you, Gaston Looking so down in the dumps Every guy here'd love to be you, Gaston Even when taking your lumps There's no man in town as admired as you You're ev'ryone's favorite guy Ev'ryone's awed and inspired by you And it's not very hard to see why No one's slick as Gaston No one's quick as Gaston No one's neck's as incredibly thick as Gaston's For there's no man in town half as manly Perfect, a pure paragon! You can ask any Tom, Dick or Stanley And they'll tell you whose team they prefer to be on [Lefou and Chorus:] No one's been like Gaston A king pin like Gaston [LeFou:] No one's got a swell cleft in his chin like Gaston [Gaston:] As a specimen, yes, I'm intimidating! [Lefou and Chorus:] My what a guy, that Gaston! Give five "hurrahs!" Give twelve "hip-hips!" [LeFou:] Gaston is the best And the rest is all drips [Chorus:] No one fights like Gaston Douses lights like Gaston [Beerdrinker 1:] In a wrestling match nobody bites like Gaston! [Bimbettes:] 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 [Townsman:] Matches wits like Gaston [LeFou:] In a spitting match nobody spits like Gaston [Gaston:] I'm especially good at expactorating! Ptoooie! [Chorus:] Ten points for Gaston! [Gaston:] When I was a lad I ate four dozen eggs Ev'ry morning to help me get large And now that I'm grown I eat five dozen eggs So I'm roughly the size of a barge! [Chorus:] No one shoots like Gaston Makes those beauts like Gaston [LeFou:] Then goes tromping around wearing boots like Gaston [Gaston:] I use antlers in all of my decorating! [Chorus:] Say it again Who's a man among men? And then say it once more Who's the hero next door? Who's a super success? Don't you know? Can't you guess? Ask his fans and his five hangers-on There's just one guy in town who's got all of it down [LeFou:] And his name's G-A-S...T - G-A-S-T - E - G-A-S-T-O - oh! [Chorus:] Gaston! Vocals: Richard White, Jesse Corti and Chorus [Maurice:] Help! Someone help me! [Innkeeper:] Maurice? [Maurice:] Please! Please, I need your help. He's got her - he's got her locked in the dungeon! [LeFou:] Who? [Maurice:] Belle. We must go. N-not a minute to lose! [Gaston:] Whoa! Slow down, Maurice. Who's got Belle locked in a dungeon? [Maurice:] A beast! A horrible, monstrous beast! [Patron I:] Is it a big beast? [Maurice:] Huge! [Patron II:] With a long, ugly snout? [Maurice:] Hideously ugly! [Drinker III:] And sharp, cruel fangs? [Maurice:] Yes! Yes! Will you help me? [Gaston:] All right, old man. We'll help you out. [Maurice:] You will? Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you! [Innkeeper:] Crazy old Maurice. [Beerdrinker I:] He's always good for a laugh. [Gaston:] Crazy old Maurice, hmmm? Crazy old Maurice. Hmmm. [Gaston:] LeFou, I'm afraid I've been thinking [Lefou:] A dangerous pastime- [Gaston:] -I know. But that wacky old coot is Belle's father And his sanity's only "so-so" Now the wheels in my head have been turning Since I looked at that loony, old man See, I've promised myself I'd be married to Belle And right now I'm evolving a plan If I . . . {whisper} [LeFou:] Yes? [Gaston:] Then we . . . {whisper} [LeFou:] No! Would she . . . [Gaston:] {whisper} Guess! [LeFou:] Now I get it! [Both:] Let's go! No one plots like Gaston [Gaston:] Takes cheap shots like Gaston [LeFou:] Plans to persecute harmless crackpots like Gaston [Chorus:] So his marriage we soon'll be celebrating My what a guy! Gaston! Vocals: Jery Orbach, Angela Lansbury and Chorus [Lumiere:] 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 provide the rest Soup du jour Hot hors d'oeuvres Why, we only live to serve Try the grey stuff, it's delicious 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 [Lumiere and Chorus:] Beef ragout Cheese souffle Pie and pudding "en flambe" [Lumiere:] We'll prepare and serve with flair A culinary cabaret! You're alone And you're scared But the banquet's all prepared No one's gloomy or complaining While the flatware's entertaining We tell jokes I do tricks With my fellow candlesticks [Beersteins:] And it's all in perfect taste That you can bet [Lumiere and Chorus:] Come on and lift your glass You've won your own free pass To be out guest [Lumiere:] If you're stressed It's fine dining we suggest [Lumiere and Chorus:] Be our guest! Be our guest! Be our guest! [Lumiere:] Life is so unnerving For a servant who's not serving He's not whole without a soul to wait upon Ah, those good old days when we were useful Suddenly those good old days are gone Ten years we've been rusting Needing so much more than dusting Needing exercise, a chance to use our skills Most days we just lay around the castle Flabby, fat and lazy You walked in and oops-a-daisy! [Mrs Potts:] It's a guest! It's a guest! Sakes alive, well I'll be blessed! Wine's been poured and thank the Lord I've had the napkins freshly pressed With dessert She'll want tea And my dear that's fine with me While the cups do their soft-shoein' I'll be bubbling, I'll be brewing I'll get warm Piping hot Heaven's sakes! Is that a spot? Clean it up! We want the company impressed We've got a lot to do Is it one lump or two? For you, our guest! [Chorus:] She's our guest! [Mrs Potts:] She's our guest! [Chorus:] She's our guest! Be our guest Be our guest Our command is your request It's ten years since we've had anybody here And we're obsessed With your meal With your ease Yes, indeed, we aim to please While the candlelight's still glowing Let us help you We'll keep going [Lumiere and Chorus:] Course by course One by one 'Til you shout, "Enough! I'm done!" Then we'll sing you off to sleep as you digest Tonight you'll prop your feet up But for now, let's eat up Be our guest! Be our guest! Be our guest! Please, be our guest! Vocal: Angela Lansbury [Mrs. Potts:] 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. Ever just the same Ever a surprise Ever as before Ever just as sure As the sun will rise. Tale as old as time Tune as old as song Bittersweet and strange Finding you can change Learning you were wrong. Certain as the sun Rising in the east Tale as old as time Song as old as rhyme Beauty and the Beast. Tale as old as time Song as old as rhyme Beauty and the Beast.