1. Belle

Character Description: A vibrant, intelligent girl who wants more out of life. Optimistic, caring, and adventurous. Vocal Range: G3–F5

Singing Excerpt:

·   Song: "Home"

·   Clip: "What I’d give to return to the life that I knew lately…" through "Is this home? Am I here for a day or forever?"

·   Highlights: sustained phrases, emotional acting, dynamic control.

Spoken Sides:

MAURICE Oh, I’ll never get this bone-headed contraption to work!

BELLE Yes, you will! And you’ll win first prize at the fair tomorrow.

MAURICE Well... we’d better get cracking then! Now let me see, where did I put that dog-legged clencher?

BELLE (holds out a funny-looking tool) Papa...

MAURICE Oh... thank you, dear! (takes the tool and starts tinkering) So... did you have a good time in town today?

BELLE I got a new book.

MAURICE You do love those books. (MAURICE ducks behind the invention.)

BELLE: Papa... do you think I’m... odd?

MAURICE: My daughter! Odd? (re-appears with silly-looking goggles) Now where would you get an idea like that?

BELLE: I don’t know. It’s just... I’m not sure I fit in here. There’s no one I can really talk to. MAURICE: What about Gaston? He’s a handsome fellow.

BELLE: He’s handsome all right... and rude and conceited and— oh Papa, he’s not for me! MAURICE: Well, don’t you worry, ‘cause this invention’s going to be the start of a new life for us.

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BELLE (plasters a fake smile on her face) Gaston? What a... pleasant surprise. (BELLE sets the flowerpot down.)

GASTON Isn’t it, though? I’m just full of surprises. (With BELLE’s back turned, GASTON plucks the flowers from the pot and hands them to her.)

(GASTON) For you... mademoiselle.

BELLE (taking the flowers) Oh, Gaston... (looks at the pot, sighs) ... you shouldn’t have. GASTON Don’t mention it. Belle, this is the day your dreams come true!

BELLE What could you possibly know about my dreams, Gaston?

GASTON Plenty! Picture this. A rustic hunting lodge. My little wife massaging my feet while the strapping boys play on the floor with the dogs. We’ll have six or seven.

BELLE Dogs?

GASTON No, boys!

BELLE Imagine that!

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BELLE No! Wait! Forgive me. Please, let him out. Can’t you see he’s not well? 

BEAST Then he should not have trespassed here. 

BELLE But he’s an old man. He could die! 

BEAST There’s nothing you can do! 

BELLE Wait, please... take me instead! 

MAURICE No! Belle, you don’t know what you’re doing. 

BEAST You would do that? You would take his place? 

BELLE If I did, would you let him go? 

BEAST Yes. But you must promise to stay here... forever. 

MAURICE No! BELLE Come into the light. (The BEAST draws near. BELLE cringes.) 

MAURICE Belle, listen to me. I’m old... I’ve lived my life. 

BELLE You have my word. 

BEAST Done.  (pulls MAURICE from the cell; to the STATUE:) Take him to the village. 

2. Gaston

Character Description: Egotistical, ultra-masculine, determined to marry Belle. Manipulative yet charming. Vocal Range: A3–F5

Singing Excerpt:

·   Song: "Gaston"

·   Clip 1 (comic bravado): "When I was a lad I ate four dozen eggs…" through "…and every last inch of me’s covered with hair!"

·   Clip 2 (menacing side, optional): "We don’t like what we don’t understand…" through "…It’s time to follow me!" (The Mob Song)

·   Highlights: patter, comic timing, rhythmic precision, projection.

GASTON No one says no to Gaston!  Dismissed!  Rejected!  Publicly humiliated!  It’s more than I can bear.

LEFOU Bear? Where?!? (LEFOU ducks behind GASTON and shudders.)

GASTON Oh, Lefou…I’m disgraced.

LEFOU (emerges from behind GASTON) Who, you? Never!  Gaston, you’ve got to pull yourself together.

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SILLY GIRL 1 It can’t be true! I don’t believe it.

SILLY GIRL 2 Why would you go and do a thing like that?

SILLY GIRL 3 I simply can’t bear it!

SILLY GIRL 1 Oh Gaston, say it isn’t so. 

GASTON It’s so.

SILLY GIRLS Waaaaaaaahhhh!

GASTON Girls... I’m just getting married. Don’t tell me a little thing like that’s going to change your feelings for me?

SILLY GIRL 1 Oh no!

SILLY GIRL 2 No!

SILLY GIRL 3 Never!

GASTON Good. Well... if we’re going to have a wedding, I guess I’d better propose to the bride! SILLY GIRLS Waaaaaaaahhhh! (The SILLY GIRLS go off sobbing)

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BELLE (plasters a fake smile on her face) Gaston? What a... pleasant surprise. (BELLE sets the flowerpot down.)

GASTON Isn’t it, though? I’m just full of surprises. (With BELLE’s back turned, GASTON plucks the flowers from the pot and hands them to her.)

(GASTON) For you... mademoiselle.

BELLE (taking the flowers) Oh, Gaston... (looks at the pot, sighs) ... you shouldn’t have. GASTON Don’t mention it. Belle, this is the day your dreams come true!

BELLE What could you possibly know about my dreams, Gaston?

GASTON Plenty! Picture this. A rustic hunting lodge. My little wife massaging my feet while the strapping boys play on the floor with the dogs. We’ll have six or seven.

BELLE Dogs?

GASTON No, boys!

BELLE Imagine that!

GASTON So Belle, what’ll it be? 

BELLE I just don’t deserve you. 

GASTON Who does? 

3. Lumiere

Character Description: Suave, debonair enchanted candelabra. Loyal and playful. Vocal Range: F#2–F#4

Singing Excerpt:

·   Song: "Be Our Guest"

·   Clip: "Be our guest! Be our guest! Put our service to the test!" through next few bars (patter + chorus)

·   Highlights: high-ish range, rhythmic patter, stamina, comic flair, accent.

BEAST How will I know when the moment is right?

LUMIERE You will know because you will feel it here... (points to his heart) ... and you must speak from the heart.

BEAST I must speak from the... I can’t!

COGSWORTH, LUMIERE You must!

LUMIERE: What are you afraid of?

BEAST I’m afraid she might...

 COGSWORTH She might what?

BEAST Laugh at me.

LUMIERE Somehow, my prince, you must find the courage to take that chance.

COGSWORTH Master... look at the rose! There’s so little time left!

BEAST I really don’t think I can do this.

LUMIERE You can do it, Master. I know you can.

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COGSWORTH: I am Cogsworth, head of the household.  And this is Lumiere…

LUMIERE: (kisses BELLE’S hand) Enchante, mademoiselle.

COGSWORTH: If there is anything we can do to make your stay more comfortable.  Anything…anything at all!

BELLE: I am a little hungry.

COGSWORTH: Except that.

MRS. POTTS:  Oh, pish tosh!  I’m not about to let the poor child go hungry!

COGSWORTH: Fine.  Glass of water, crust of bread and then—

LUMIERE: Cogsworth!  She’s not our prisoner, she’s our guest! We must make her feel welcome here!

COGSWORTH: All right, dinner.  But keep it down!  If the Master finds out, it’ll be our necks!

LUMIERE: Of course…of course!  But what is dinner without a little music?

COGSWORTH: Music?

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COGSWORTH Couldn’t keep quiet... just had to invite him to stay—

LUMIERE I was trying to be hospitable!

COGSWORTH Rubbish!

LUMIERE Ah, Cogsworth... can you blame me for trying to maintain what’s left of our humanity? Look at us. Look at you!

COGSWORTH What about me? (looks at pendulum) Oh... right.

LUMIERE: If the Master doesn’t break the spell, slowly but surely we will all become…things.

COGSWORTH (pats LUMIERE on the back) Hold on, Lumiere. We’ve got to hold on.

BELLE IN THE CASTLE.) BELLE (offstage) Hello? Is anyone here? Hello?

LUMIERE, COGSWORTH It’s a girl!!!

LUMIERE This is the one! The girl we have been waiting for. She has come to break the spell! (LUMIERE hurries off.)

COGSWORTH Wait a minute... let’s not be hasty

4. Cogsworth

Character Description: Fussy, rule-following enchanted clock. Comic and meticulous. Vocal Range: Spoken role; optional ensemble singing.

COGSWORTH: I am Cogsworth, head of the household.  And this is Lumiere…

LUMIERE: (kisses BELLE’S hand) Enchante, mademoiselle.

COGSWORTH: If there is anything we can do to make your stay more comfortable.  Anything…anything at all!

BELLE: I am a little hungry.

COGSWORTH: Except that.

MRS. POTTS:  Oh, pish tosh!  I’m not about to let the poor child go hungry!

COGSWORTH: Fine.  Glass of water, crust of bread and then—

LUMIERE: Cogsworth!  She’s not our prisoner, she’s our guest! We must make her feel welcome here!

COGSWORTH: All right, dinner.  But keep it down!  If the Master finds out, it’ll be our necks!

LUMIERE: Of course…of course!  But what is dinner without a little music?

COGSWORTH: Music?

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COGSWORTH Couldn’t keep quiet... just had to invite him to stay—

LUMIERE I was trying to be hospitable!

COGSWORTH Rubbish!

LUMIERE Ah, Cogsworth... can you blame me for trying to maintain what’s left of our humanity? Look at us. Look at you!

COGSWORTH What about me? (looks at pendulum) Oh... right.

LUMIERE: If the Master doesn’t break the spell, slowly but surely we will all become…things.

COGSWORTH (pats LUMIERE on the back) Hold on, Lumiere. We’ve got to hold on.

BELLE IN THE CASTLE.) BELLE (offstage) Hello? Is anyone here? Hello?

LUMIERE, COGSWORTH It’s a girl!!!

LUMIERE This is the one! The girl we have been waiting for. She has come to break the spell! (LUMIERE hurries off.)

COGSWORTH Wait a minute... let’s not be hasty

5. Mrs. Potts

Character Description: Warm-hearted, maternal enchanted teapot. Loyal, caring, playful. Vocal Range: F3–E5

Singing Excerpt:

·   Song: "Beauty and the Beast"

·   Clip: "Tale as old as time / Song as old as rhyme / Beauty and the Beast"

·   Highlights: legato lines, breath support, emotional warmth, pitch control.

BEAST It’s time for dinner. Where is she?

COGSWORTH I’ll go check on her. Won’t be a minute. (COGSWORTH runs off.)

MRS. POTTS Try to be patient, sir. The girl has lost her father and her freedom all in one day. LUMIERE Master... have you thought that perhaps this girl could be the one to break the spell? BEAST Of course, I have! I’m not a fool.

LUMIERE Good! So... you fall in love with her, she falls in love with you and poof! The spell is broken! We’ll be human again by midnight

MRS. POTTS Lumiere, it’s not that easy. These things take time.

LUMIERE But we don’t have time! The rose has already begun to wilt!

BEAST It’s no use. She’s so beautiful and I’m... well, look at me!

MRS. POTTS Master, you must help her to see past all that.

BEAST I don’t know how!

MRS. POTTS Well, you could start by trying to make yourself more presentable.

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BELLE Who... who are you?

MADAME DE LA GRANDE BOUCHE Madame de la Grande Bouche.

BELLE Wait. This is impossible!

MADAME DE LA GRANDE BOUCHE Well now, what shall we dress you in for dinner? Let’s see what I’ve got in my drawers...

BELLE That’s very kind of you. But I’m not going to dinner.

MADAME DE LA GRANDE BOUCHE Oh, of course you are. You heard what the Master said.

BELLE He may be your master... but he’s not mine! (a beat) I’m sorry. This is just happening so fast. (#14 HOME – TAG.)

MRS. POTTS That was a very brave thing you did, my dear.

MADAME DE LA GRANDE BOUCHE We all think so.

BELLE I’m going to miss my papa so much!

MRS. POTTS Cheer up, child. I know things may seem bleak right now, but you mustn’t despair. We’re here to see you through.

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MRS. POTTS Lumiere, it’s not that easy. These things take time.

LUMIERE But we don’t have time! The rose has already begun to wilt!

BEAST It’s no use. She’s so beautiful and I’m... well, look at me!

MRS. POTTS Master, you must help her to see past all that.

BEAST I don’t know how!

MRS. POTTS Well, you could start by trying to make yourself more presentable.

LUMIERE Impress her with your rapier wit.

MRS. POTTS But be gentle.

BABETTE Shower her with compliments.

MADAME DE LA GRANDE BOUCHE But be sincere.

LUMIERE, MRS. POTTS And above all...

BEAST What??? LUMIERE, MRS. POTTS, BABETTE, MADAME You must control your temper!

6. Beast

Character Description: Prince transformed into a Beast. Gruff, commanding, but capable of tenderness. Vocal Range: B3–E5

Singing Excerpt:

·   Song: "Something There"

·   Clip: "She glanced this way, I thought I saw… and when we touched she didn’t shudder at my paw…"

·   Highlights: mid-range, expressive phrasing, subtle emotional shifts.

BEAST (barges into Belle’s room) I thought I told you to come down to dinner!

BELLE (yelling back) I’m not hungry!

BEAST I am the master of this castle and I’m telling you to come to dinner!

LUMIERE Master, that may not be the best way to win the girl’s affections.

COGSWORTH Please... attempt to be a gentleman.

MRS. POTTS Deep breaths, Master... deep breaths.

BEAST I’ll give her one last chance. (to BELLE) Would you be so kind as to join me for dinner? COGSWORTH (under his breath) Uhm... P... P...

BEAST (gritting his teeth) Please.

BELLE No, thank you.

BEAST Fine! Then starve! LUMIERE Master, please!

BEAST If she doesn’t eat with me... she doesn’t eat at all!

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­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­BEAST There’s a stranger here!

LUMIERE Master, allow me to explain—

BEAST Who let him in?

COGSWORTH (quaking in fear) M— Master... May I take this opportunity to say, I was against it from the start!

BEAST You have all betrayed me!

MRS. POTTS Oh dear!

BEAST (to MAURICE) Who are you?

MAURICE (frozen with fear in the chair) M— Maurice.

BEAST What are you doing in my castle?

MAURICE I lost my way in the woods...

BEAST You’re not welcome here!

MAURICE I’m sorry. I... I’ll just be on my way.

BEAST It’s hideous, isn’t it? You’ve come to stare at the Beast, haven’t you?

MAURICE No, no! I meant no harm! I was merely looking for a place to stay!

BEAST I’ll give you a place to stay.

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BELLE (reading) “Then, for the third time, Arthur drew forth the sword...”

BEAST (excited) So that must mean that he’s the king!

BELLE Wait and see.

BEAST (shakes his head with wonder) I never knew books could do that.

BELLE Do what?

BEAST Take me away from this place and make me forget... for a little while. 

BELLE Forget?

BEAST Who I... (correcting himself) ...what I am. (BELLE looks at the BEAST. He has touched her heart. LUMIERE enters and watches them from afar.)

BELLE We have something in common, you know.

BEAST What?

BELLE In the town where I come from, the people think I’m odd.

BEAST You?

BELLE So I know how it feels to be... different. And I know how lonely that can be.

7. Chip

Character Description: Mrs. Potts’ curious, playful, brave little boy. Vocal Range: A3–F5

Singing Excerpt:

·   Short line in "Be Our Guest" or "Something There".

MRS. POTTS They’re still in there?

LUMIERE Yes, and so far he has been a perfect gentleman.

CHIP Mama, I have a funny feeling inside. I don’t know what it is, but it makes me feel kind of bubbly.

MRS. POTTS It’s hope, son. I’ve been feeling it too.

LUMIERE Ah, oui... my little friend, the day we have waited for may be at hand!

MRS. POTTS If only that were true, Lumiere.

LUMIERE Ah, human again.

MRS. POTTS Human again.

LUMIERE Yes. Think what that means!

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BABETTE Yoo-hoo! Bonjour, handsome.

LUMIERE Babette! You look so... much better!

BABETTE Oh, Lumiere... I like you better this way too. (MADAME DE LA GRANDE BOUCHE enters, back to a diva.)

COGSWORTH Madame, may I say that you look ravishing!

MADAME DE LA GRANDE BOUCHE Thank you, Cogsworth. I simply can’t believe this gown fits me again after all these years!

CHIP (offstage) Mama! Mama!

MRS. POTTS Chip! (tearfully) Oh my boy... my boy! (CHIP, the little boy, runs to greet his mother.)

CHIP Are they gonna live happily ever after, Mama?

MRS. POTTS Of course, my dear. Of course.

CHIP Do I still have to sleep in the cupboard?

8. Madame de la Grande Bouche

Character Description: Former opera diva turned enchanted wardrobe. Caring, refined, larger-than-life personality. Vocal Range: A3–D5

Singing Excerpt:

·   Small solo or ensemble lines in "Be Our Guest".

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BELLE Who... who are you?

MADAME DE LA GRANDE BOUCHE Madame de la Grande Bouche.

BELLE Wait. This is impossible!

MADAME DE LA GRANDE BOUCHE Well now, what shall we dress you in for dinner? Let’s see what I’ve got in my drawers...

BELLE That’s very kind of you. But I’m not going to dinner.

MADAME DE LA GRANDE BOUCHE Oh, of course you are. You heard what the Master said.

BELLE He may be your master... but he’s not mine! (a beat) I’m sorry. This is just happening so fast. (#14 HOME – TAG.)

MRS. POTTS That was a very brave thing you did, my dear.

MADAME DE LA GRANDE BOUCHE We all think so.

BELLE I’m going to miss my papa so much!

MRS. POTTS Cheer up, child. I know things may seem bleak right now, but you mustn’t despair. We’re here to see you through.

______________________________________________________________________________ MRS. POTTS Lumiere, it’s not that easy. These things take time.

LUMIERE But we don’t have time! The rose has already begun to wilt!

BEAST It’s no use. She’s so beautiful and I’m... well, look at me!

MRS. POTTS Master, you must help her to see past all that.

BEAST I don’t know how!

MRS. POTTS Well, you could start by trying to make yourself more presentable.

LUMIERE Impress her with your rapier wit.

MRS. POTTS But be gentle.

BABETTE Shower her with compliments.

MADAME DE LA GRANDE BOUCHE But be sincere.

LUMIERE, MRS. POTTS And above all...

BEAST What??? LUMIERE, MRS. POTTS, BABETTE, MADAME You must control your temper!

LES FILLES:

SILLY GIRL 1 It can’t be true! I don’t believe it.

SILLY GIRL 2 Why would you go and do a thing like that?

SILLY GIRL 3 I simply can’t bear it!

SILLY GIRL 1 Oh Gaston, say it isn’t so. 

GASTON It’s so.

SILLY GIRLS Waaaaaaaahhhh!

GASTON Girls... I’m just getting married. Don’t tell me a little thing like that’s going to change your feelings for me?

SILLY GIRL 1 Oh no!

SILLY GIRL 2 No!

SILLY GIRL 3 Never!

GASTON Good. Well... if we’re going to have a wedding, I guess I’d better propose to the bride! SILLY GIRLS Waaaaaaaahhhh! (The SILLY GIRLS go off sobbing)

BABETTE

BABETTE Yoo-hoo! Bonjour, handsome.

LUMIERE Babette! You look so... much better!

BABETTE Oh, Lumiere... I like you better this way too. (MADAME DE LA GRANDE BOUCHE enters, back to a diva.)

COGSWORTH Madame, may I say that you look ravishing!

MADAME DE LA GRANDE BOUCHE Thank you, Cogsworth. I simply can’t believe this gown fits me again after all these years!

CHIP (offstage) Mama! Mama!

MRS. POTTS Chip! (tearfully) Oh my boy... my boy! (CHIP, the little boy, runs to greet his mother.)

CHIP Are they gonna live happily ever after, Mama?

MRS. POTTS Of course, my dear. Of course.

CHIP Do I still have to sleep in the cupboard?

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LUMIERE Poor fellow. (pauses, weighs options) Oh, Cogsworth, have a heart. (steps out, to MAURICE) Monsieur, you are welcome here!

MAURICE (startled, jumps back) Ah!

COGSWORTH And good-bye! (COGSWORTH pushes MAURICE toward the door.) MAURICE Wait... wait... wait! You’re a clock! (pokes and prods COGSWORTH curiously) And you’re talking!

COGSWORTH Really sir... hee-hee... stop it, I say!

MAURICE (stops poking and scratches his head) I don’t mean to be rude. It’s just that I’ve never seen a... aaaachooo!

LUMIERE You’re chilled to the bone, Monsieur. (leads MAURICE to a large chair) Come... warm yourself by the fire.

COGSWORTH Not the Master’s chair! I’m not seeing this. I’m not seeing this!

(BABETTE, a feather duster, enters.) BABETTE Oooh la la... what have we here? Do my eyes deceive me or is this a man?

MAURICE (embarrassed) Oh! Well! Hello!

COGSWORTH All right! This has gone far enough!

MAURICE:

LUMIERE Poor fellow. (pauses, weighs options) Oh, Cogsworth, have a heart. (steps out, to MAURICE) Monsieur, you are welcome here!

MAURICE (startled, jumps back) Ah!

COGSWORTH And good-bye! (COGSWORTH pushes MAURICE toward the door.) MAURICE Wait... wait... wait! You’re a clock! (pokes and prods COGSWORTH curiously) And you’re talking!

COGSWORTH Really sir... hee-hee... stop it, I say!

MAURICE (stops poking and scratches his head) I don’t mean to be rude. It’s just that I’ve never seen a... aaaachooo!

LUMIERE You’re chilled to the bone, Monsieur. (leads MAURICE to a large chair) Come... warm yourself by the fire.

COGSWORTH Not the Master’s chair! I’m not seeing this. I’m not seeing this!

(BABETTE, a feather duster, enters.) BABETTE Oooh la la... what have we here? Do my eyes deceive me or is this a man?

MAURICE (embarrassed) Oh! Well! Hello!

COGSWORTH All right! This has gone far enough!

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MAURICE Oh, I’ll never get this bone-headed contraption to work!

BELLE Yes, you will! And you’ll win first prize at the fair tomorrow.

MAURICE Well... we’d better get cracking then! Now let me see, where did I put that dog-legged clencher?

BELLE (holds out a funny-looking tool) Papa...

MAURICE Oh... thank you, dear! (takes the tool and starts tinkering) So... did you have a good time in town today?

BELLE I got a new book.

MAURICE You do love those books. (MAURICE ducks behind the invention.)

BELLE: Papa... do you think I’m... odd?

MAURICE: My daughter! Odd? (re-appears with silly-looking goggles) Now where would you get an idea like that?

BELLE: I don’t know. It’s just... I’m not sure I fit in here. There’s no one I can really talk to. MAURICE: What about Gaston? He’s a handsome fellow.

BELLE: He’s handsome all right... and rude and conceited and— oh Papa, he’s not for me! 

MAURICE: Well, don’t you worry, ‘cause this invention’s going to be the start of a new life for us.