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ACT ONE
1. Overture
Prologue
1a. Prologue
(The music begins. As a
Voice-Over begins the Prologue: the curtain rises to reveal a young man of indeterminate age and noble bearing, standing in
the doorway of a majestic castle.)
NARRATOR:
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.
(The light
reveals an old Beggar Woman.)
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.
(The actors pantomime the action as the Narrator continues.)
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 woman's ugliness
melted away
To reveal a beautiful Enchantress.
(She is transformed into an Enchantress. He falls to his knees, begging
forgiveness.)
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.
(We can see that the young man has been transformed into the Beast. He holds the Magic Mirror.)
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 appears.)
The Rose she had offered was truly an enchanted rose,
Which would bloom
for many years.
(The Beast covers it with a glass dome for protection.)
If he could learn to love another,
And
earn her 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.
(The Beast gazes at the Rose…trapped, forlorn and hopeless.)
As the years
passed,
He fell into despair, and lost all hope,
For who could ever learn to love...a Beast?
Scene 1a: The
Town
(Belle, Gaston, Lefou, Silly Girls, Villagers)
2. Belle
(Belle is revealed. As the Narrator finishes
the Prologue, the sun begins to rise and we see the silhouette of a small town.)
(A charming, provincial French village)
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…
(Villagers
enter and begin to bustle about their daily business.)
ARISTOCRATIC LADY:
Bonjour!
FISH MAN:
Bonjour!
EGG
MAN:
Bonjour!
SAUSAGE CURL GIRL:
Bonjour!
BAKER:
Bonjour!
(The Baker carries a tray of rolls)
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:
Good morning,
Monsieur.
BAKER:
And where are you off to, today?
BELLE:
The bookshop. I just finished the most wonderful
story
About a beanstalk and an ogre and a -
(But he’s not interested. He yells over his shoulder to his wife.)
BAKER:
That's nice. Marie! The baguettes! Hurry up!
(Belle sighs…never mind. She continues on her way. Various
townspeople talk about her as she passes.)
ARISTOCRATIC LADY / LADY WITH CANE:
Look there she goes that girl is
strange, no question
Dazed and distracted, can't you tell?
LADY WITH BABY / SAUSAGE CURL GIRL:
Never part of
any crowd
CANDLE MAN / FISH MAN:
'Cause her head's up on some cloud
SOME VILLAGERS:
No denying she's a
funny girl that Belle
HAT SELLER:
Bonjour!
SAUSAGE CURL GIRL:
Good day!
HAT SELLER:
How is your
fam'ly?
MILKMAID:
Bonjour!
SHEPHERD BOY:
Good day!
MILKMAID:
How is your wife?
LADY WITH
CANE:
I need six eggs!
ARISTOCRATIC LADY:
That's too expensive!
BELLE:
There must be more than this
provincial life!
(Belle walks to the Book Shop. A kindly Bookseller turns around, pleased to see her.)
BOOKSELLER:
Ah,
Belle.
BELLE:
Good morning, sir. 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:
(He chuckles.) 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:
Thank you.
Thank you very much!
(She exits and continues through town.)
VILLAGERS:
Look there she goes that girl is
so peculiar
I wonder if she's feeling well
ALL FEMALE VILLAGERS:
With a dreamy, far-off look
ALL MALE
VILLAGERS:
And her nose stuck in a book
ALL VILLAGERS:
What a puzzle to the rest of us is Belle
(Belle
sits on a fountain, engrossed in her book.)
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!
ARISTOCRATIC
LADY:
Now it's no wonder that her name means "Beauty"
Her looks have got no parallel
HATSELLER:
But behind
that fair facade
I'm afraid she's rather odd
EGGMAN:
Very diff'rent from the rest of us
MORE VILLAGERS:
She's
nothing like the rest of us
ALL VILLAGERS:
Yes, diff'rent from the rest of us is Belle!
(We hear a loud gunshot.
Lefou rushes onstage, holding a gunnysack open toward the sky…ready to catch the fallen prey.)
LEFOU:
I got
it. I got it. I got…(duck drop) Wow!
(A large duck drops onstage, missing the bag entirely. He quickly picks
it up, drops it into the bag as Gaston enters. He carries a large smoking gun. Gaston is a very handsome, rude, narcissistic,
egomaniacal hunter who is willing to go to any lengths to get what he wants. Lefou is his dim-witted hanger-on.)
LEFOU:
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.
(He grabs Lefou in a beefy hand and pulls him up nose-to-nose.)
And
don't I deserve the best?
LEFOU:
Of course you do!
(Gaston drops Lefou and sings.)
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
(He strides across the stage toward Belle, crossing in front of
three twittering Silly Girls. They swoon as he passes.)
SILLY GIRLS:
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!
(The stage comes alive as villagers crowd through the marketplace.)
LADY WITH BABIES:
Bonjour!
GASTON:
Pardon
BELLE:
Good
day
LADY WITH CANE:
Mais oui!
ARISTOCRATIC LADY:
You call this bacon?
MILK MAID:
What lovely
grapes!
BAKER:
Some cheese…
LADY WITH CANE:
Ten yards!
FISH MAN:
One pound
GASTON:
'Scuse
me!
MALE VILLAGER:
I'll get the knife
GASTON:
Please let me through!
LADY WITH BABIES:
This
bread -
SAUSAGE CURL GIRL:
Those fish -
LADY WITH BABIES:
It's stale!
SAUSAGE CURL GIRLS:
They
smell!
ALL MALE VILLAGERS:
Madame's mistaken.
FEMALE VILLAGERS MALE VILLAGERS BELLE
Well, maybe
so Good morning! There must
be more
than this
provincial
life!
ALL VILLAGERS: GASTON:
Oh, good morning!
Just watch,
I'm going to make Belle my wife!
ALL VILLAGERS:
Look there she goes
The girl is strange but special
A
most peculiar mad'moiselle!
ALL FEMALE VILLAGERS:
It's a pity and a sin
ALL MALE VILLAGERS:
She doesn't
quite fit in
ALL VILLAGERS:
'Cause she really is a funny girl
A beauty but a funny girl
She really is a funny
girl
That Belle!
(Feeling their eyes on her, Belle whirls around and the townsfolk quickly go back to their activities.
The Villagers exit. Belle heads for home. Gaston and Lefou are close behind Belle. Gaston runs around in front of her…striking
a nonchalant pose.)
Scene 1b: The Town
(Gaston, Lefou, Belle, Maurice)
2a. Belle Playoff
GASTON
Hello…Belle.
BELLE
Bonjour,
Gaston.
(She keeps going, but he moves over to block her way.)
Excuse me.
(She goes around him…He
snatches the book out of her hand.)
BELLE
Gaston. May I have my book, please?
GASTON
(flicking through
it) How can you read this? There’s no pictures.
BELLE
Well, some people use their imagination!
GASTON
Belle,
it’s about time you got your head out of these books and paid attention to more important things.
(He strikes
a handsome pose.)
LEFOU
Hint…hint.
BELLE
Like you?
GASTON
Exactly! The whole town’s
talking about it. It’s not right for a woman to read. Soon she starts getting ideas and…thinking!
BELLE
Gaston,
you are positively primeval!
GASTON
Why, thank you, belle. Whaddya say you and me take a walk over to the tavern
and take a look at my trophies?
BELLE
What do you say…we don’t?
GASTON
Come on Belle, I think
I know how you feel about me.
BELLE
You can’t even imagine.
(He grabs her again. She pulls his hands
away.)
BELLE
Gaston, please! I have to get inside to help my father.
(She turns around and heads for her
cottage.)
LEFOU
That crazy old fool. He needs all the help he can get!
(Gaston and Lefou laugh heartily.)
BELLE
Don’t
talk about my father that way!
(Gaston THUNKS Lefou on the head.)
GASTON
Yeah! Don’t talk about her
father that way!
BELLE
My father’s not crazy! He’s a genius!
2b. Maurice’s Entrance
(There’s
a cacophony of toots, bells and whistles as Belle’s slightly addled genius inventor father, Maurice, brings his colorful
invention onstage. He waves merrily…and BOOM! Part of the invention blows up.)
BELLE
(Alarmed) Papa!
GASTON
Some
genius!
LEFOU
What’s a genius?
(Gaston THUNKS him again.)
GASTON
(He puts Lefou out of earshot
of Belle and Maurice.)
Now, Lefou, I want you to go out into the woods and bring me back the biggest, healthiest deer you
can find.
LEFOU
Not the woods! Anything but the woods!
You know I hate the woods.
GASTON
Just get
me a deer for my wedding feast!
LEFOU
But I hate the woods!
It’s dark and spooky, and there’s bugs
and spiders!
(Gaston picks Lefou up and they exit.)
BELLE
Papa, are you all right?
MAURICE
I’m
fine. But I can’t for the life of me figure out…why that happened?! If that isn’t the stubbornest piece
of… (He kicks it.) OW!
BELLE
Papa…!
MAURICE
I’m about ready to give up on this hunk
of junk!
BELLE
Oh, you always say that.
MAURICE
I mean it this time!
I’ll never get this bone-headed
contraption to work!
BELLE
Yes, you will. And you’ll win first prize at the Faire tomorrow.
MAURICE
(sulking)
Hmmph!
BELLE
And become a world famous inventor.
MAURICE
You really think so?
BELLE
You know
I do. I always have.
MAURICE
Well, we’d better get cracking. This thing’s not going to fix itself.
Now let me see, where did I put that dog-legged clencher?
BELLE
Papa.
(Belle picks up a funny-looking part
and holds it out to him helpfully. He takes it from Belle and uses it to work on the invention – turning, twisting,
tinkering.)
MAURICE
So…tell me, did you have a good time in town today?
BELLE
I got a new book.
MAURICE
You do love those books.
BELLE
Well…they take me away to wonderful places where there’s
adventure and mystery and romance and…happy endings.
(a beat)
Papa…if I ask you something, will
you answer me honestly?
MAURICE
Don’t I always?
BELLE:
Do you think I'm...odd?
MAURICE:
My
daughter odd?
(He reappears with a silly looking work helmet with goggles.)
Where did you get an idea like
that?
3. No Matter What
BELLE:
I don't know. It's just that, well, people talk.
MAURICE:
They
talk about me, too.
MAURICE:
No, I’m not odd, nor you
No family ever saner
Except one uncle who...well,
maybe let that pass
In all you say or do
You couldn't make it plainer
You are your mother's daughter; therefore you
are class
BELLE:
So I should just accept
I'm simply not like them
MAURICE:
They are the common herd
And
you should take my word
You are unique: creme de la creme
No matter what you do
I'm on your side
And if my point
of view
Is somewhat misty-eyed
There's nothing clearer in my life
Than what I wish and feel for you
And that's
a lot...
No matter what
BELLE:
No matter what they say
You make me proud
I love the funny way
You stand
out from the crowd
MAURICE:
It's my intention my invention
Shows the world out there one day
Just what we've
got...
BELLE:
No matter what
MAURICE:
Now some may say all fathers just exaggerate
BELLE:
That
ev'ry daughter's great?
MAURICE:
You are!
BELLE:
And ev'ry daughter tends to say her father's tops
MAURICE:
She
pulls out all the stops
To praise him
BELLE:
And quite rightly!
MAURICE:
No matter what the pain
We've
come this far
I pray that you remain
Exactly as you are
This really is a case of father knowing best
BELLE:
And
daughter too!
MAURICE:
You're never strange
BELLE:
Don't ever change
BOTH:
You've all I've got
No
matter what.
3a. No Matter What - Reprise
MAURICE
Now…what do you say we give her a try?
BELLE
All
right.
MAURICE
You get the logs…All right…stand back. Here we go.
(He pulls lever and the invention
slowly chugs to life.)
BELLE
It works!
MAURICE
It does? It does!
BELLE
Papa, you did it! You
really did it! You’ll win First Prize at the Faire tomorrow, I know it!
MAURICE
Who knows, maybe I will at
that!
BELLE
Oh, I almost forgot!
(She puts a scarf around his neck)
I made you a scarf for good luck.
MAURICE
Now
I know I’ll win. Ant then, we’ll get out of this town and travel to all those places you’ve read about in
your books. Well, I’m off!
BELLE
Goodbye Papa.
MAURICE
Bye bye, Belle.
BELLE
Be careful!
Scene
2: The Forest
(Maurice, Wolves)
(As he sings, his mood begins to change from jaunty to nervous.)
MAURICE:
First
prize is nearly mine
It's quite my best invention
So simple, yet complex;
So massive, yet so small
This triumph
of design
Will be my old-age pension
(He looks around, concerned)
That is, provided I can find the fair at
all
I must have missed a sign...
I should have paid attention...Drat!
(He looks back. We hear a howl.)
That's
not a nightingale, and not a mating call.
(Another howl.)
Wolves!
4. The Wolf Chase #1
(Suddenly,
wolves appear. They advance on him, growling and snarling.)
MAURICE
Stay back…back! Help! Someone help me!
Get back! Help!
(Maurice drops the scarf and makes a run for it. The castle door is revealed. Maurice bangs on the
door.)
MAURICE
Let me in! Let me in!
(The door opens)
Scene 3: The Castle Interior
(Maurice, Cogsworth,
Lumiere, Babette, Mrs. Potts, Chip, Beast)
(The castle interior is revealed. Maurice steps inside, awed by size and
scale of the place. It appears hollow, lifeless, and empty, like a deserted cathedral.)
MAURICE
Hello?
(His
voice echoes in the vastness.)
MAURICE
Hello?
(Maurice proceeds cautiously, looking around. As he does, the
lights come up to reveal an ornate human-sized Candelabra and a mantle clock. The Candelabra, MONSIEUR LUMIERE, is a charming,
very French Maitre D’ who fancies himself a ladies man. COGSWORTH, the mantle clock, is an officious manic English Major
Domo. Someone wound him up way too tight and he’s never wound down. Lumiere and Cogsworth stand side-by-side, motionless,
but whispering feverishly, as Maurice wanders past them.)
COGSWORTH
Well, now you’ve done it! I told you not
to let him in!
LUMIERE
We could not leave him for the wolves!
MAURICE
Is anyone home?
COGSWORTH
If
we keep quiet, maybe he’ll go away.
MAURICE
Is someone here?
COGSWORTH
Not a word, Lumiere, not
one word!
MAURICE
I don’t mean to intrude, but I’ve lost my way in the woods and I need a place to stay
for the night.
LUMIERE
Poor fellow. Oh, Cogsworth, have a heart. Monsieur, you are welcome here!
(Lumiere
flicks on one of his candle hands. It bursts into flame. Cogsworth quickly steps forward and blows the flame out.)
MAURICE
I
heard that! I know there’s someone here and I’ll thank you to step out where I can see you!
(Lumiere steps
out.)
LUMIERE
Allo!
MAURICE
AH!
(Startled, Maurice jumps back.)
COGSWORTH
And good-bye!
(Cogsworth starts pushing him toward the door.)
MAURICE
Wait…wait…wait! You’re a clock!
And you’re talking!
COGSWORTH
Astonishing, isn’t it? And quite inexplicable. Good-bye.
(He continues
pushing him toward the door.)
LUMIERE
Cogsworth! I’m surprised at you. Where are your manners…?
COGSWORTH
We’ve
got to get him out of here before the Master finds out!
MAURICE
This is incredible! How is this accomplished?
(He
pokes and prods Cogsworth curiously.)
COGSWORTH
Really sir…if you’d just… (Maurice pokes him in
the eye.) Ow!
COGSWORTH
Stop that! Hee-hee…stop it…stop it, I say!
(Maurice opens Cogsworth’s
pendulum door.)
COGSWORTH
Really, sir…do you mind?
(He slams the doors shut. Maurice stops his investigation
and scratches his head.)
MAURICE
Well, I’m stumped. Maybe it’s some kid of a new-fangled scientific
gadget.
COGSWORTH
I…sir…a not a gadget!
MAURICE
I beg your pardon. I don’t mean to be
rude. It’s just that I’ve never seen a ta...a tal…a talking…AAAACHOOOO!
COGSWORTH (arch)
Bless
you.
LUMIERE
You’re chilled to the bone, Monsieur. Come. Warm yourself by the fire.
COGSWORTH
No!
I forbid it!
(Ignoring him, Lumiere takes Maurice’s arm and leads him across the stage to a large overstuffed
chair. Cogsworth rushes after them.)
COGSWORTH
Lumiere…as head of this household, I demand that you stop
right there!
(Maurice sinks into the overstuffed chair)
Ohhh, not the Master’s chair! I’m not seeing
this. I’m not seeing this.
(Babette, the Feather duster enters.)
BABETTE
Oooh la la…what have
we here? Do my eyes deceive me or is this a man? It’s been so long since I’ve seen a real man. (aside) No offense,
Lumiere. Bonjour Monsieur.
(She plops into Maurice’s lap.)
Mind if I sit here?
MAURICE (embarrassed)
Oh!
Well! Hello!
COGSWORTH
All right! This has gone far enough! I’m in charge here and…!
MRS. POTTS
Coming
through!
(Cogsworth turns around to find a teacart rolling right toward him pushed by Mrs. Potts. Mrs. Potts pushes
the teacart next to Maurice. She’s a sweet, kind-hearted teapot. Her son, Chip, is a Teacup riding on the cart.)
MRS.
POTTS
How would you like a nice spot of tea, sir? It will warm you up in no time.
MAURICE
Oh, yes please!
COGSWORTH
No!
No tea! He’ll be here all night…no tea!
(Mrs. Potts pours into Chip. Cogsworth throws up his arms in dismay.)
MRS.
POTTS
There you are.
MAURICE
This is just what I need….AH!
(Maurice moves to pick up the teacup
and gasps.)
CHIP
I think I scared him Mama.
MAURICE
Hey there, little fella! What’s your name?
CHIP
Chip.
MAURICE
Figures.
BABETTE
Care for a blanket, monsieur?
(She throws a blanket over his shoulder and giggles flirtatiously.)
I
just love older men.
LUMIERE
Babette, you are always trying to make me jealous. Well, it’s not going to work
this time.
BABETTE
Me! What about you? With Simone?
LUMIERE
Jacques?
BABETTE
Michelle?
LUMIERE
Pierre?
BABETTE
Veronique?
LUMIERE
Veronique!
COGSWORTH
Lumiere!
Listen to me! We’ve got to get him out of here! Do you have any idea what the Master will do if he finds out we let
a stranger in…
LUMIERE
Calm yourself, Cogsworth. The Master will never have to know.
4a. Maurice &
the Beast
(Suddenly, we hear a loud roar. Everyone gasps.)
LUMIERE (a nervous laugh)
As I was saying, he
is bound to find out sooner or later.
CHIP
Should we hide, Mama?
LUMIERE
No…no…remain calm.
There is absolutely no reason to panic.
COGSWORTH
Lumiere is right. There’s absolutely no reason to panic.
(to Maurice) May I borrow this?
(He takes Maurice’s blanket and throws it over his own head.)
BEAST
There’s
a stranger here!
LUMIERE
Master, allow me to explain, the gentleman was set upon by wolves…
BEAST
Who
let him in?
(Everyone quakes in fear. Cogsworth peeks out from under his blanket.)
COGSWORTH
M…Master…May
I take this opportunity to say, I was against it from the start!
BEAST
Who dared to disobey me?
MRS. POTTS
Oh,
dear!
BEAST
You have all betrayed me!
(Beast enters. Maurice is frozen with fear in his chair.)
BEAST
Who
are you?
MAURICE
M…Maurice.
BEAST
What are you doing in my castle?
MAURICE
I lost my way
in the woods…
BEAST
You are not welcome here!
MAURICE
I’m sorry. I…I’ll just be
on my way.
(He looks up and for the first time, he gets a good look at the Beast’s face. It’s a gruesome
sight. Maurice gasps with horror.)
BEAST
It’s hideous, isn’t it?
MAURICE
Oh no, I wasn’t…
BEAST
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…
(He raises his huge claw. Blackout.)
Scene
4a: Exterior of Belle’s Cottage
(Silly Girls, Gaston, Belle)
(We hear the sounds of hysterical sobbing. The
lights come up to reveal Gaston and the three Silly Girls.)
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 can’t bear
it! I simply can’t bear it!
SILLY GIRL #1
Oh, Gaston, say it isn’t so!
GASTON
It’s so.
SILLY GIRLS
WAAAAAAAHHHHHH!
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
And we’ll still have our little…(mispronouncing it)…rendezvous. Won’t
we?
SILLY GIRL #1
Oh yes!
SILLY GIRL #2
Yes!
SILLY GIRL #3
Always!
GASTON
Good. (rubbing
his hands together) Well…if we’re going to have a wedding, I guess I’d better propose to the bride!
(He
laughs…a big hearty booming laugh. The girls burst into a new round of tears.)
4b. Gaston’s Crossover
SILLY
GIRLS
WAAAAAAAHHHHHH!
GASTON
Run along now.
(They go off, still sobbing.)
GASTON
Belle! Oh,
Belle…anyone home?
(She comes around the corner of the house carrying a flowerpot. She spots Gaston, makes a
face and ducks back.)
GASTON
Helllloooooo!
(There is no getting out of it. Belle reappears with a fake smile
on her face.)
BELLE
Gaston? What a …pleasant surprise.
GASTON
Isn’t it though? I’m just
full of surprises. For you…Mademoiselle.
BELLE
A miniature portrait…(looking closer)..of you. You shouldn’t
have.
GASTON
Don’t mention it. You know, Belle there isn’t a girl in town who wouldn’t love to
be in your shoes. This is the day your dreams come true!
BELLE
What could you possibly know about my dreams, Gaston?
GASTON
Plenty!
5.
Me!
GASTON:
You've been dreaming, just one dream
Nearly all your life
Hoping, scheming, just one theme:
Will
you be a wife?
Will you be some he-man's property?
Good news! That he-man's me!
This equation, girl plus man
Doesn't
help just you
On occasion, women can
Have their uses too
Mainly to extend the fam'ly tree
Pumpkin, extend with
me!
GASTON:
We'll be raising sons galore
BELLE:
Inconceivable!
GASTON:
Each built six foot four!
BELLE:
Unbelievable!
GASTON:
Each
stuffed with ev'ry Gaston gene!
BELLE:
I'm not hearing this!
GASTON:
You'll be keeping house with pride!
BELLE:
Just
incredible!
GASTON:
Each day gratified
BELLE:
So unweddable!
GASTON:
That you are a part of
this idyllic scene.
GASTON:
Picture this:
A rustic hunting lodge, my latest kill roasting over the fire, my
little wife massaging my feet, while the little ones play on the floor with the dogs. We'll have six or seven!
BELLE:
Dogs?
GASTON:
No,
Belle! Strapping boys...like me!
BELLE:
Imagine that!
GASTON:
I can see that we will share
All that
love implies
We shall be a perfect pair
Rather like my thighs
You are face to face with destiny!
All roads lead
to...
The best things in life are...
All's well that ends with me!
Escape me? There's no way
Certain as "Do, Re,"
Belle,
when you marry...
GASTON:
So Belle, what’ll it be?
Is it "yes", or is it "oh, yes"?
BELLE:
I...I
just don't deserve you!
GASTON:
Who does?
ME!
BELLE
But thanks for asking!
(And she ducks into
the house. The Silly Girls return.)
SILLY GIRL #1
So…how’d it go?
GASTON
You know that Belle…always
playing hard-to-get.
SILLY GIRLS
SHE TURNED YOU DOWN??
GASTON
For now. But I’ll have Belle for my
wife. Make no mistake about that!
SILLY GIRL #1
Well, gee…if she turned him down, then maybe I still have
a chance.
SILLY GIRLS
Get out of my way! OW! Stop it! Let go! Oh no, you don’t! He’s mine!
(After
they’ve gone, Belle cautiously peers out of the cottage door.)
Scene 4b: Exterior of Belle’s Cottage
(Belle,
Lefou)
6. Belle (Reprise)
BELLE:
Is he gone? Oh, can you imagine? He asked me to marry him.
Me, the wife
of that boorish, brainless . . .
BELLE
"Madame Gaston!" Can't you just see it?
"Madame Gaston!" His "little wife",
ugh!
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
(Belle’s song is interrupted by Lefou who hurries in looking for Gaston. He has
Maurice’s scarf.)
LEFOU
Hey Belle! Have you seen Gaston?
BELLE
You just missed him. Wait a minute,
where did you get that scarf?
LEFOU
This? In the woods. Pretty nice, huh?
BELLE
This belongs to my father!
LEFOU
Yeah,
well. Finders-keepers.
BELLE
Lefou, I want to you to think hard and tell me exactly where you found that.
LEFOU
No!
BELLE
Think!
LEFOU
Somewhere
in the woods.
BELLE
Harder!
LEFOU
Near the crossroads, okay? Ow!
BELLE
Then he’s still
out there somewhere! Lefou, you have to take me back!
LEFOU
Not the woods again!
BELLE
Don’t you
see? Something must have happened. You have to take me back!
LEFOU
Not on your life!
(He goes off.)
BELLE
Then
I’ll find him myself!
6a. Then I’ll Find Him Myself
(She runs off.)
Scene
5a: Interior of Castle
(Cogsworth, Lumiere, Belle, Mrs. Potts, Chip, Babette)
(Cogsworth and Lumiere enter in mid-argument)
COGSWORTH
Couldn’t
keep quiet, could we? Just had to invite him to stay, didn’t we? Serve him tea, sit in the Master’s chair…
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?
LUMIERE
You
always were insufferable. But every day, you become just a little ore inflexible…a little more tightly wound…a
little more ticked off!
COGSWORTH
Please, spare me the stupid puns.
LUMIERE
At least, we are not as far
gone as some of the others. You saw what happened to Michelle.
COGSWORTH
She always was too vain about her looks.
And that’s exactly what she’s become.
LUMIERE
A vanity.
COGSWORTH
Little drawers, mirror…the
works.
LUMIERE
And poor Jean-Claude.
COGSWORTH
Who?
LUMIERE
Jean-Claude. You remember him, not
too bright, dumb as…
COGSWORTH
(guessing) …a brick?
LUMIERE
The whole wall.
COGSWORTH
Jean-Claude’s
a brick wall?
LUMIERE
(He nods.) That’s him in the kitchen, behind the stove.
COGSWORTH
Tsk…tsk.
LUMIERE
And
you know Guillaume…the houseboy?
COGSWORTH
That mealy-mouthed little bootlicker! I’ve never liked him.
He’s always groveling at the Master’s feet.
LUMIERE
He’s a doormat.
COGSWORTH
Perfect.
LUMIERE
It’s
happening faster with some of the others, but we are not far behind. Slowly but surely, as every day passes, we will all gradually
become…things.
COGSWORTH
But why did we have to get dragged into this whole spell business? It’s not
like we threw that poor old beggar woman out on her ear.
LUMIERE
No, but are we not responsible too? For helping
to make him the way he is?
COGSWORTH
I suppose so.
LUMIERE
All I know is…I will eventually melt
away to nothing. I only hope there’s something left of me if the Master ever breaks the spell.
(Cogsworth pats
him on the back in a brief moment of friendship.)
COGSWORTH
Hold on, old man. We’ve got to hold on.
(Belle
comes wandering through.)
BELLE
Hello? Is anyone here? Hello?
LUMIERE
It’s a girl!
COGSWORTH
Yes,
of course, I can see it’s a girl!
LUMIERE/COGSWORTH
It’s a girl!!!
(They bolt to follow her.
Lumiere wins. Cogsworth is right behind him.)
LUMIERE
(calling) Mademoiselle!
COGSWORTH
Now Lumiere, let
me do all the talking.
LUMIERE
(Ignoring him) Yoohooo…
COGSWORTH
As head of the household, I should
do most of the talking!
LUMIERE
(Calling) Cherie!
COGSWORTH
A word. Just a word!
(as he goes off)
That’s
all I’m asking for!
(They exit as Mrs. Potts enter with Chip)
CHIP
Mama, you’re not gonna believe
what I saw…not in a million years…not in a trillion million thousand years!
MRS. POTTS
Yes, dear.
CHIP
No,
really…this is the greatest thing…it’s the thing that everybody’s been waiting for since…since…since…I
don’t know when!
MRS. POTTS
Alright, Chip, what is it?
CHIP
There’s a girl in the castle!
MRS.
POTTS
Bless my soul, wouldn’t that be lovely?
CHIP
But there is! I saw her!
MRS. POTTS
Now Chip,
I’ll not have you making up wild stories. Getting everyone’s hope up for no reason.
(Babette rushes in.)
BABETTE
Mrs.
Potts, did you hear? There is a girl in the castle!
CHIP
See? It told ya! And she’s real pretty too!
BABETTE
Well,
I don’t know about that.
(Babette and Mrs. Potts exit as Lumiere and Cogsworth re-enter)
LUMIERE
This
is the one! The girl we have been waiting for. She has come to break the spell!
COGSWORTH
Wait a minute…wait
a minute…let’s not be hasty!
LUMIERE
Isn’t it wonderful? After all these years! Oh happy, happy
day!
(He grabs Cogsworth and kisses him on both cheeks. Cogsworth pushes him away with disgust.)
COGSWORTH
Stop
it! Stop that!
LUMIERE
We should tell the others, no?
(Lumiere hurries off.)
COGSWORTH
Yes, I mean
no! I mean…wait a minute! Wait a minute!
(He hurries off after Lumiere. Belle comes back through.)
Scene
5b: Interior of Castle
(Belle, Maurice, Beast, Lumiere, Mrs. Potts, Wardrobe)
6b. Belle in the Castle
BELLE
Hello?
Is anyone here? Please, I’m looking for my father.
(The lights come up on Maurice, behind bars in a call.)
MAURICE
Belle?
Is that you?
BELLE
Papa!
(Belle rushes to Maurice. She clings to him through the bars.)
MAURICE
How
did you find me?
(He coughs from the chill.)
BELLE
Your hands are like ice! We have to get you out of here!
MAURICE
Belle,
you must leave this place.
BELLE
Who’s done this to you?
(The Beast appears, a shadowy form.)
MAURICE
There’s
no time to explain. You must go…now!
BELLE
I won’t leave you here!
(She feels his presence and whirls
around.)
Who’s there?
(She can hear him panting….animal-like.)
BELLE
I know someone’s there.
Who are you?
BEAST
The master of this castle.
BELLE
Then, you’re the one who’s responsible
for this! Release my father at once!
BEAST
(He growls.)
I am the mast of the castle! I do not take order from
anyone. Throw her out!
(The caryatid stands up, grabs Belle.)
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
He came into my home uninvited and now he’ll suffer the consequences.
BELLE
Please…I’ll do anything.
MAURICE
Belle!
BEAST
There’s nothing you can
do!
BELLE
Wait please!
BEAST
I said there is nothing you can do!
BELLE
Take me instead!
MAURICE
No!
BEAST
What
did you say?
BELLE
Take me instead.
MAURICE
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
Forever?
BEAST
Forever! Or he dies in
the dungeon!
BELLE
That’s not fair…Wait! Come into the light.
BEAST
Make your choice!
MAURICE
Belle,
listen to me. I’m old…I’ve lived my life.
BELLE
You have my word.
BEAST
Done.
BELLE
Papa!
(Beast roar)
MAURICE
No, no, I’m begging you! Please spare my daughter!
(The
Beast drags Maurice out of the cell.)
BEAST
Take him to the crossroads.
BELLE
WAIT! No, not yet!
MAURICE
Let
her go! Let her go! Belle! Belle!
BELLE
Papa!
(Maurice is dragged away)
LUMIERE
(whispering) Master…
(The
Beast roars angrily, Lumiere slinks away. There’s a beat…and Lumiere comes back.)
Master, please! (treading
on eggshells) Since the girl is going to be with us for quite some time…you might want to offer her a more comfortable
room.
BELLE
You didn’t let me say good-bye!
BEAST
What?
BELLE
I’ll never see him
again..and I didn’t even get to say good-bye.
(The Beast studies her for a moment, confused by this outpouring
of emotion.)
BEAST
I’ll…show you to your room.
(He turns to go, but she doesn’t follow.)
BELLE
My
room? But I thought…
(He turns back, confused, irritated.)
BEAST
Do you want to stay in that dungeon?
BELLE
No.
BEAST
Then follow –
(He reaches for her. She recoils from his hand in fear. He stops, then…)
You
follow me!
Scene 5c: Interior of Castle
(Belle, Beast, Mrs. Potts, Wardrobe)
(During the following, the Beast
leads Belle through the dark, dreary castle. The Beast explains the rules of the castle in a gruff tone.)
This is your
home now. You’re free to go anywhere you like…except the West Wing.
BELLE
Why, what’s in the
West…?
BEAST
IT’S FORBIDDEN! You are never to set foot in there…do you understand?
(She
doesn’t answer fast enough to suit him.)
DO YOU UNDERSTAND?!
BELLE
Yes!
(He moves on. Belle
watches him.)
BEAST
This is your room. I hope you’ll be comfortable here. If you need anything, my servants
will attend you.
(He motions impatiently for her to go in. Belle steps inside.)
And, one more thing. You will
join me for dinner.
(Belle turns away.)
That is not a request!)
(The Beast turns and exits.)
7.
Is This Home?
(The lights come up in the Interior of Belle’s room. As she looks around at the strange, unfamiliar
surroundings, she can no longer hold back the dark despair that threatens to overwhelm her. She sings)
BELLE:
Yes,
I made the choice
For papa, I will stay
But I don't deserve to lose my freedom in this way
You monster!
If you
think that what you've done is right, well then
You're a fool!
Think again!
Is this home?
Is this where I
should learn to be happy?
Never dreamed
That a home could be dark and cold
I was told
Ev'ry day in my childhood:
Even
when you grow old
Home should be where the heart is
Never where words so true!
My heart's far, far away
Home is
too
[Is this home
Is this what I must learn to believe in
Try to find
Something good in this tragic place
Just
in case
I should stay here forever
Held in this empty place
Oh, that won't be easy
I know the reason why
My
heart's far, far away
Home's a lie]
What I'd give to return
To the life that I knew lately
And to think I
complained
Of that dull provincial town
BELLE
Is this home?
Am I here for a day or forever?
Shut away
From
the world until who knows when
Oh, but then
As my life has been altered once
It can change again
Build higher
walls around me
Change ev'ry lock and key
Nothing lasts, nothing holds
All of me
My heart's far, far away
Home
and free!
(The song ends…and there’s a brisk knock at the door.)
BELLE
Who is it?
MRS.
POTTS
Mrs. Potts, dear. I thought you might like some tea.
BELLE
Come in.
(Mrs. Potts toddles in.)
MRS.
POTTS
Nothing like a nice warm cup of tea to make the world seem a bit brighter.
BELLE
But…you’re…you’re…!
MRS.
POTTS
(firmly) Mrs. Potts, dear. Very pleased to make your acquaintance.
(Belle is so stunned she backs up into
a wardrobe behind her.)
WARDROBE
Careful, darling!
(Belle turns around to see MADAME DE LA GRAND BOUCHE,
a grand, larger-than-life wardrobe. Belle gasps.)
BELLE
Wh…who are you?
WARDROBE
Madame de la Grand
Bouche. Perhaps you’ve heard of me?
BELLE
Sorry.
WARDROBE
You see! They’ve forgotten all
about me. One can be and I quote, “The toast of Europe. The brightest star ever to grace the stage,” but fall
under one little spell…
MRS. POTTS
Sssssh!
BELLE
Wait. This is impossible!
WARDROBE
I
know it is…but here we are! Well now, what shall we dress you in for dinner?
(She lifts up Belle’s sleeve.)
This
is nice. But how would you like to borrow one of my gowns? Let’s see what I’ve got in my drawers…
(She
opens her drawers and pulls out bloomers. She reaches in again in and takes out a gown.)
Ah, here we are. I wore this the
night I performed at the Royal Opera. The King himself was there! Of course, I wouldn’t have a prayer of fitting into
it now. Take it!
BELLE
That’s very kind of you. But I’m not going to dinner.
WARDROBE
Don’t
be silly. Of course, you are. You heard what the Master said.
BELLE
(adamant) He may be your master…but he’s
not mine! (a beat) I’m sorry. This is just happening so fast.
(Mrs. Potts and Wardrobe look at one another, feeling
badly for her. They approach…gently.)
7a. Is This Home - Tag
MRS. POTTS
That was a very brave thing
you did, my dear.
WARDROBE
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.
I hope that we'll be friends
Though I don't know you well
If anyone can make the most of living here
Then,
Belle, it's you
And who knows?
You may find
Home here, too!
Scene 6a: The Tavern
(Gaston, Lefou, Cronies,
Silly Girls)
(Gaston, sullen and morose, enters. Gaston’s cronies and his female admirers look on as Lefou approaches.)
8.
Gaston
GASTON:
Who does she think she is?
That girl has tangled with the wrong man!
LEFOU:
Darn right.
GASTON:
No
one says "no" to 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
Ev'ry 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 is joined
by Gaston’s cronies. The group begins to sing and sway in an effort to cheer up their idol, Gaston. And, gradually,
it starts to work.)
CRONIES
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!
ALL:
My, what a guy,
that Gaston!
Give five "hurrahs!"
Give twelve "hip-hips!"
LEFOU:
Gaston is the best
And the rest is all
drips
ALL:
No one fights like Gaston
Douses lights like Gaston
LEFOU:
In a wrestling match nobody bites
like Gaston!
SILLY GIRLS:
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
OTHER CRONIES:
Matches wits like Gaston
LEFOU:
In
a spitting match nobody spits like Gaston
GASTON:
I'm especially good at expectorating!
Ptoooie!
ALL:
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!
ALL:
(Gaston poses)
Oh, ahhh, wow!
My,
what a guy, that Gaston!
(Dance break)
ALL:
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!
ALL:
My
what a guy!
LEFOU:
What a guy!
ALL:
Gaston!
Scene 6b: The Tavern
(Gaston, Lefou, Maurice, Cronies,
Silly Girls)
GASTON
Drinks on Lefou!
(Maurice enters, panicked)
MAURICE
Help! Help! Someone help
me!
8a. Gaston (Reprise)
GASTON
Maurice?
(Maurice runs from person to person, frantically begging
for help, but not making much sense.)
MAURICE
Please I need your help! He’s got her! He’s got her locked
in a dungeon…
CRONY
Who?
MAURICE
Belle…we must go at once…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!
(There’s
a beat as Gaston and the villagers stare at him with disbelief. Then, everyone bursts into laughter, particularly Gaston.
One of Gastons’ cronies leans over Maurice.)
GASTON
Is it a big beast?
MAURICE
Huge?
CRONY
With
spooky yellow eyes?
MAURICE
Yes! Yes!
CRONY
…with a long ugly snout?
MAURICE
Hideously
ugly!
LEFOU
…and sharp cruel fangs?
MAURICE
Yes! Yes! Will you help me? Will you help me?
GASTON
All
right, old man. We’ll help you out.
(He looks at his cronies and jerks his thumb toward the door.)
MAURICE
(relieved)
Oh, thank you…thank you…
(The cronies lift Maurice up by his arms, carry him off)
All right then,
I’ll go back there and get her out myself!
CRONY 1
Crazy ol’ Maurice.
CRONY 2
He’s always
good for a laugh.
(The cronies exit leaving Gaston and Lefou musing.)
GASTON:
Crazy old Maurice, hmmm?
(The
idea dawns.)
Crazy old Maurice!
LeFou, I'm afraid I've been thinking
LEFOU:
A dangerous pastime
GASTON:
I
know.
But that whacky 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
GASTON:
If I . . . (whispers)
LEFOU:
Yes?
GASTON:
Then we . . . (whispers)
LEFOU:
No!
Would she . . .? (whispers)
GASTON:
Guess!
LEFOU:
Now I get it!
BOTH:
Let's go!
(Gaston
gets up and dances with Lefou.)
No one plots like Gaston
GASTON:
Takes cheap shots like Gaston
LEFOU:
Plans
to persecute harmless crackpots like Gaston
GASTON:
Yes, I'm endlessly, wildly resourceful
LEFOU:
As down
to the depths you descend
GASTON:
I won't even be mildly remorseful
LEFOU:
Just as long as you get what
you want in the end
GASTON:
Who has brains like Gaston?
LEFOU:
Entertains like Gaston?
BOTH:
Who
can make up these endless refrains like Gaston?
And his marriage we soon will be celebrating
My what a guy
Gaston!
(Gaston
and Lefou exit.)
(The lights come up on the castle.)
Scene 7a: Fireplace
(Mrs. Potts, Cogsworth, Lumiere, Beast,
Belle)
(As Cogsworth enters, we see that he now has a gigantic winding handle attached to his back which he is entirely
unaware of. Mrs. Potts and Lumiere enter hurriedly.)
MRS. POTTS
Well, what is it?
COGSWORTH
Is dinner
ready, Mrs. Potts?
MRS. POTTS
Just about. I haven’t the foggiest idea what she likes to eat, so I’ve
cooked up everything in the kitchen.
COGSWORTH
Good…good.
(He turns around…and both Mrs. Potts
and Lumiere notice the handle. They gasp.)
COGSWORTH
Yes, well? Don’t just stand there gaping, get back to
work!
LUMIERE
You tell him.
MRS. POTTS
I can’t.
COGSWORTH
Tell me what?
LUMIERE
Now
don’t get upset, but you’ve got..something on your back.
COGSWORTH
What on earth are you talking about?
(Lumiere
takes him and puts him in front of the mirror. Cogsworth gasps with horror.)
AH!
(Looking closer) What is it?
LUMIERE
It
appears to be a winding handle, of sorts.
COGSWORTH
Well, get it off me!
LUMIERE
(trying to pull it off)
It won’t come off.
COGSWORTH
What do you mean it won’t come off? It wasn’t there last night when
I went to bed. Where did it come from? Why is this happening to me?
MRS. POTTS
It’s the spell, I’m afraid.
LUMIERE
Just
try to relax…
COGSWORTH
Relax! Relax! How can I relax with this appendage on my back? Is there no dignity
left for me? And what’s going to go next…my mind?
LUMIERE
Calm down. It will be all right.
COGSWORTH
I’m
frightened, Lumiere.
LUMIERE
I know, my friend. But you are not alone.
MRS. POTTS
We’re all in
this together.
Scene 7b: Fireplace / Belle’s Room
(Mrs. Potts, Cogsworth, Lumiere, Beast, Belle)
(Beast
enters.)
BEAST
It’s time for dinner. Where is she?
COGSWORTH
Perhaps I should see about her. Won’t
be a minute.
BEAST
I told her to come down! What’s taking so long?
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!
(grumbling)
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!
LUMIERE
(sotto to Mrs. Potts)
He has a point.
MRS. POTTS
Shhh!
(to the Beast) 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.
(She pulls him upright.)
Straighten up! Try to act like
a gentleman.
LUMIERE
Impress her with your rapier wit.
MRS. POTTS
But be gentle.
LUMIERE
Shower
her with compliments.
MRS. POTTS
But be sincere.
LUMIERE/MRS. POTTS
And above all…
BEAST
What???
LUMIERE/MRS.
POTTS
You must control your temper!
(Cogsworth re-enters.)
BEAST
Well?
COGSWORTH
What?
BEAST
Where
is she?
COGSWORTH
(feigning ignorance)
Who? Oh, yes, the girl…well, actually she’s in the
process of…circumstances being what they are…
(The Beast growls impatiently)
COGSWORTH
(a timid
squeak)
She’s not coming.
(a squeak)
She’s not coming.
BEAST
What did you say?
COGSWORTH
(even
squeakier)
She’s not coming.
BEAST
We’ll see about that!
(The Beast storms to Belle’s
room. Lumiere, Mrs. Potts and Cogsworth hurry along behind.)
COGSWORTH
Your Lordship! Your grace! Your Eminence!
Let’s not be hasty!
BEAST
Stay where you are! Lumiere, stand aside.
(The Beast barges in to Belle’s
room)
BELLE
(yelling back)
I’m not hungry!
BEAST
I am the master of this castle and I’m
telling you to come to dinner.
BELLE
And I’m telling you…I’m not hungry.
BEAST
You’re
hungry if I say you’re hungry.
BELLE
Don’t be ridiculous!
BEAST
What did you say?
BELLE
You
can’t go around ordering people to be hungry. It doesn’t work like that.
BEAST
I can…
BELLE
Besides,
it’s rude.
BEAST
(sarcastically) Oh? Rude is it? Then how about this, if you don’t come down to dinner,
I will drag you by the hair…
LUMIERE
Master that may not be the best way to win the girl’s affections.
COGSWORTH
Please…attempt
to be a gentleman.
BEAST
But why is she being so difficult?
(He crosses to Belle.)
Why are you being
so difficult?
BELLE
Why are you being such a bully?
BEAST
Because I want you to come down to dinner!
BELLE
So…you
admit you’re being a bully.
MRS. POTTS
Deep breaths, Master…deep breaths.
BEAST
I’ll
give her one last chance. Would you be so kind as to join me for dinner?
COGSWORTH
(under his breath) Aahaahaaa….P…P…
BEAST
(gritting
his teeth) Please.
BELLE
No, thank you.
BEAST
Fine! Then starve!
(He begins to storm out of the
room.)
LUMIERE
Master, please!
BEAST
If she doesn’t eat with me…she doesn’t eat at all!
(He
roars and storms off angrily.)
LUMIERE
What were we thinking? We will never be human again.
COGSWORTH
So,
it appears.
(There’s a long moment as they sink into despair.)
MRS. POTTS
Well, what would you two
have us do? Give up? I can’t give up until I hear the sound of my boy’s laughter as he runs through these halls
again!
COGSWORTH
Quite right Mrs. Potts! We mustn’t give up while there’s still a chance. Lumiere, stand
watch at the door and if there’s the slightest change, inform me at once.
(Lumiere, with a mock salute.)
LUMIERE
Oui,
mon Capitan.
(Cogsworth and Mrs. Potts exit.)
Scene 7c: Belle’s Room / Beast’s Lair
(Beast,
Belle, Wardrobe)
(The lights dim in Belle’s room and come up on the Beast’s lair.)
BEAST
I ask
nicely but she refuses! What…what does she want me to do…beg?
(He picks up the Mirror.)
Show me
the girl!
(The Magic Mirror glows. The lights come up on Belle’s room.)
8b. How Long Must This Go On?
WARDROBE
I
know the Master can be temperamental, but underneath all that matter fur, he’s not such a bad fellow. Why don’t
you give him a chance?
BELLE
Why should I? Did he give my father a chance?
WARDROBE
Well, no. But once
you get to know him…
BELLE
I don’t want to get to know him! I don’t want to have anything to do
with him!
(The Beast is stung by her words. The lights fade in Belle’s room.)
BEAST:
I’m just
fooling myself. She’ll never see me as anything…but a monster.
How long must this go on? This cruel trick
of fate?
I simply made one careless wrong decision
And then the witch was gone, and left me in this state
An object
of revulsion and derision
Hated...Is there no one who can show me
How to win the world's forgiveness?
(He looks
to the Rose. One more petal falls. He groans.)
No! What did they say? Shower her with compliments…impress her
with your wit…Act like a gentleman. Act like a gentleman. Act like a gentle man!
(He exits.)
Scene
7d: Fireplace
(Babette, Lumiere)
(The lights come up on Lumiere asleep at his post…snoring loudly. Babette
approaches. She reaches out to Lumiere and we see that her hands are now feathers.)
BABETTE
Lumiere…oh Lumiere…!
LUMIERE
Ah,
Babette. Come to me, my little fluff.
(He takes her hand and kisses it, but gets a mouth full of feathers.)
Agh
– agh ahchoo!
BABETTE
It’s my hands, isn’t it? You do not love me anymore!
(sobbing)
Oh,
this horrible horrible spell…
(sneezes)
LUMIERE
Ah, cherie…you cut me to the wick! Do you think a
little think like that would change my feeling for you? Now you really…
(lascivious) …tickle my fancy!
(She
giggles and pushes him away.)
BABETTE
Oh no.
LUMIERE
Oh yes.
BABETTE
Oh no.
LUMIERE
Oh
yes.
BABETTE
Oh no…no…no! I’ve been burnt by you before!
(She runs out with Lumiere right
behind. After they’ve gone, the lights come up on Belle’s room.)
Scene 7e: Belle’s Room
(Belle,
Wardrobe)
BELLE
(sheepish) Actually Madame, I am a little hungry.
WARDROBE
I’ll ring for Mrs. Potts
and sing you an aria while we wait.
BELLE
That’s all right. I’ll go myself.
WARDROBE
But
what about the Master? He’s really not going to like this!
BELLE
(she smiles) I know.
(Belle goes
out.)
WARDROBE
Oh dear…oh dear.
Scene 7f: Dining Room
(Mrs. Potts, Chip, Cogsworth, Lumiere, Belle,
Dinnerware)
(The lights come up on another area. Mrs. Potts and Cogsworth enter.)
MRS. POTTS
I like this
girl. I like her spunk.
COGSWORTH
Well, if you ask me, she was just being stubborn. After all, he say ‘please.’
MRS.
POTTS
I think that may be the first time I’ve ever heard him use that word.
COGSWORTH
I believe you’re
right.
MRS. POTTS
You see! She’s already starting to have a good influence on him.
(Belle approaches.)
Oh
there you are dearie. Glad to see you out and about.
COGSWORTH
I am Cogsworth, head of the household.
(Lumiere
comes running in.)
LUMIERE
Cogsworth! The girl! She’s gone! I swear my eyes never left the…Enchantee,
mademoiselle.
(He kisses her hand.)
COGSWORTH
This is Lumiere…Stop it! Stop that!
(to Belle) If
there is anything we can do to make you stay more comfortable. Anything …anything at all!
BELLE
I am a little
hungry.
COGSWORTH
Except that.
MRS. POTTS
Cogsworth!
COGSWORTH
Well, you heard what the Master
said!
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! I am surprised at you. She’s not a 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?
(A
drum roll)
9. Be Our Guest
LUMIERE:
(into song)
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'll provide the rest
LUMIERE
Soup du jour, hot hors d'oeuvres
Why, we only
live to serve
Try the grey stuff
CHIP:
It's delicious
LUMIERE:
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!
FLATWARE:
Beef ragout
Cheese
soufflй
Pie and pudding "en flambй"
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
FLATWARE
We
tell jokes!
LUMIERE
I do tricks
With my fellow candlesticks
FLATWARE:
And it's all in perfect taste,
that you can bet
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
LUMIRE & FLATWARE:
Be our guest! Be our guest! Be our guest!
CHORUS
Be
our guest, be our guest
Get your worries off your chest
Let us say for your entree
We've an array; may we suggest:
Try
the bread! Try the soup!
When the croutons loop de loop
LADIES
It's a treat for any dinner
Don't believe me?
Ask the china
MEN
Singing pork! Dancing veal!
What an entertaining meal!
CHORUS:
How could anyone be
gloomy and depressed?
We'll make you shout "encore!" and send us out for more
So, be our guest!
LUMIERE:
Be
our guest!
CHORUS:
Be our guest!
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-shoeing'
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
CHORUS:
We've got a
lot to do!
MRS. POTTS:
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! 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!
Babette!
BABETTE
Come to me, my little spark!
LUMIERE
Ah-choo! Oui!
BABETTE
No!
COGSWORTH
Lumiere!
This time you’ve gone too far. This is shameless! Shameless!
ALL
Hey!
LUMIERE
(as napkins enter)
Allo!
NAPKINS
Hi!
LUMIERE
And now, for your continued dining pleasure – Napkins...s’il vous
plait!
NAPKINS
Ooh la la!
(all together)
Un, deux, trois, quatre, cinq, six, sept, wheee!
ALL:
Be
our guest! Be our guest!
Our command is your request
It's been 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
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!
Scene 7g: Dining Room / West Wing
Belle, Cogsworth, Lumiere, Beast
BELLE
Oh, Lumiere, thank
you for dinner. It was delicious.
COGSWORTH
Good show, everyone! Good show! Well done! Oh my goodness, loot at
the time. Off to bed!
BELLE
Oh, I couldn’t possibly go to bed now. It’s my first time in an enchanted
castle.
COGSWORTH
Enchanted! Who said anything about the castle being enchanted?
(to Lumiere) It was you, wasn’t
it?
BELLE
I figured it out for myself. I’d like to look around, if that’s all right.
LUMIERE
Perhaps
you would like a tour?
COGSWORTH
Wait a minute…wait a minute. I’m not sure that’s such a good
idea. (Aside to Lumiere) We can’t have you know who, go poking around you know where…if you know what I mean.
BELLE
(to
Cogsworth) Perhaps you’d like to take me. I’m sure you know everything there is to know about the castle.
COGSWORTH
Well…actually,
I do! May I draw your attention to our hand painted ceiling complete with cherubs frolicking in delight amidst the nymphs
and centaurs…
(Lights go down on Cogsworth and company as the Beast enters carrying a tray of food for Belle.)
BEAST
Act
like a gentleman…act like a gentleman…This’ll be good. Oh, Belle?
(The Beast knocks again.)
BEAST
Belle?
(Lights
come up again on Cogsworth’s tour…The Beast ducks back into the shadows.)
COGSWORTH
Now if you will
not the unusual inverted archways, you will see that this is yet another example of the late neo-classic baroque period. And…as
I always say…if it’s not baroque, don’t fix it!
(He laughs heartily. Lumiere and Belle are silent.)
May
I draw your attention to the flying buttresses above the aviary…?
(Cogsworth exits)
BELLE
Oh, Lumiere
it’s all so beautiful! I had no idea. If only he weren’t here!
(Lumiere and Belle exit.)
BEAST
Act
like a gentleman…I am nothing but a fool.
(He goes into the West Wing. Cogsworth re-enters…Belle and Lumiere
trail behind.)
COGSWORTH
…and thanks to some quick thinking on my part the disaster was averted. And that
was the last time a stone of that weight was quarried in this area.
BELLE
What’s up there?
LUMIERE
& COGSWORTH
NOTHING!
COGSWORTH
Nothing at all of any interest in the West Wing!
BELLE
Ah. So that’s
the West Wing.
LUMIERE
Nice going.
BELLE
I wonder what he’s hiding up there.
COGSWORTH
(He
laughs heartily.)
Hiding! What an idea! Hiding.
BELLE
Then it wouldn’t be forbidden, would it?
COGSWORTH
Perhaps
Mademoiselle would like to see something else. We have exquisite tapestries dating all the way back to Aloysious the Pretentious…
BELLE
Maybe
later.
(She moves closer to the West Wing.)
LUMIERE
(thinking quickly)
Perhaps you would like to see
the gardens…or…or the library?
(Belle whirls around with sudden interest.)
BELLE
You have a library?
9a.
Belle in the West Wing
LUMIERE
With books!
(Cogsworth and Lumiere back away from the stairs….drawing
Belle with them. She follows, tantalized.)
COGSWORTH
Oh yes! Scads of books! Mountains of books! Forests of
books! Cascades! Cloudbursts! Swamps of books!
LUMIERE
Books with pictures! Books with words!
COGSWORTH
More
words than you could ever be able to read in a lifetime!
LUMIERE
Books on every subject, by every author who ever
set pen to papier!
(They toddle off. Belle glances over her shoulder at the West Wing and her curiosity gets the better
of her. She turns back and heads up the stairs. Belle enters the Beast’s lair. She shudders as she steps through. Something
catches her eye and she turns. It’s the Rose. She moves closer…awestruck. Fascinated, Belle moves as if to life
the dome as the Beast enters.)
BEAST
DON’T TOUCH THAT!
BELLE
I’m sorry!
(Belle backs
away fearfully as he sees that the Rose is unharmed, his fear begins to abate and fury rises up in its place. He slowly advances
on her…eyes burning with rage.)
BEAST
What are you doing here?
BELLE
I…
BEAST
I
told you never to come here!
BELLE
I know but…
BEAST
Do you realize what you could have done?
Get out!
BELLE
No…
BEAST
YOU HAD NO RIGHT TO BE THERE! NO RIGHT!
(As she tries to run past
him, he grabs her arm and pulls off her sleeve as she falls backwards.)
BEAST
Oh…no…
BELLE
Don’t
touch me!
BEAST
No, I…
BELLE
Promise or no promise. I won’t stay here!
(Belle runs
out)
(The Beast is left alone with his remorse and self-recrimination.)
10. If I Can't Love Her
BEAST:
I’m
sorry! I’m sorry! I didn’t mean to frighten you. I didn’t mean to hurt. You don’t understand. There’s
so little left of me…So little left…
And in my twisted face
There's not the slightest trace
Of anything
that even hints of kindness
And from my tortured shape
No comfort, no escape
I see, but deep within is utter blindness
Hopeless,
as my dream dies
As the time flies
Love a lost illusion
Helpless
Unforgiven
Cold and driven
To this sad
conclusion
No beauty could move me
No goodness improve me
No power on earth, if I can't love her
No passion
could reach me
No lesson could teach me
How I could have love her and made her love me too
If I can't love her,
then who?
Long ago I should have seen
All the things I could have been
Careless and unthinking, I moved onward
No
pain could be deeper
No life could be cheaper
No point anymore, if I can't love her
No spirit could win me
No
hope left within me
Hope I could have loved her and that she'd set me free
But it's not to be
If I can't love her
Let
the world be done with me.
END OF ACT ONE
ACT TWO
11. Entr'acte
Scene 1: The Forest
(Belle,
Beast, Wolves)
11a. Wolf Chase #2
(We are in the Forest. Belle runs in, fleeing from the castle. She stops to
catch her breath and looks around. She sees wolves who advance on her. In desperation, she breaks off a tree branch and swings
it at them. They leap at her, snarling, snapping, tugging at her cloak. She falls…They have her now! Suddenly, we hear
a thunderous roar! The Beast leaps in…flinging the wolf off of Belle. He stands over her, defending her from the wolves
who attack him from all sides. With a final roar…he hurls the wolves away…The Beast staggers forward and collapses.
Belle looks off for a moment. If she made her break now…She looks back at the Beast, lying wounded on the ground…and
runs to his side. She tries to help him up. He moans painfully.)
Scene 2a: Fireplace/Castle Interior/Library
(Belle,
Beast, Lumiere, Cogsworth, Mrs. Potts, Chip)
(We are in the castle. Belle helps the Beast to his chair. He holds one
arm painfully. Mrs. Potts, Lumiere and Cogsworth enter. Cogsworth carries a bowl and cloth to wash the Beast’s wounds.
Mrs. Potts pours steaming water into the bowl. Belle dips a clean cloth into the hot water and wrings it out. She reaches
for the Beast’s wounded arm. But he growls and pulls away.)
BELLE
Let me see. Don’t do that!
(She
reaches for him again, but he won’t let her touch his arm.)
Just hold still.
(She gently dabs at the wound. He
cringes and howls painfully.)
BEAST
OW! That hurts!
BELLE
If you’d hold still, it wouldn’t
hurt as much.
BEAST
If you hadn’t run away, this wouldn’t have happened.
BELLE
If you hadn’t
frightened me, I wouldn’t have run away!
(This gives him pause. It’s a moment before he can come up with
a retort.)
BEAST
Well, you shouldn’t have been in the West Wing!
BELLE
And you should learn to control
you temper!
(He doesn’t have an answer for that. They glare at each other in a silent battle of wills. The beast
looks to Mrs. Potts and Lumiere who avert their eyes. Belle dips the cloth in hot water again and wrings it out.)
BELLE
Now
hold still, this may sting a little.
(She dabs gently at the wound on his arm. He winces but doesn’t pull away.)
BELLE
By
the way…thank you for saving my life.
BEAST
You’re welcome.
(Mrs. Potts, Lumiere and Cogsworth
look at each other with happy surprise.)
MRS. POTTS
Well, that’s more like it. I knew they could get along
if they tried.
LUMIERE
So, the ice is broken…at last.
COGSWORTH
And not a moment too soon either.
Have you taken a good look at the Rose lately? It’s losing petals at an alarming rate!
MRS. POTTS
Not to mention
the fact that I can hardly bend over at all any more.
LUMIERE
Clearly, it’s time for us to give them a little
push. We must find a nice romantic way to draw them closer together.
MRS. POTTS
I have just the thing!
(She
speak to the Beast and Belle.)
How about we warm you two up a bit with a nice bowl of soup?
(Lumiere and Cogsworth
look at each other.)
LUMIERE/COGSWORTH
Soup?
MRS. POTTS
Trust me.
(Mrs. Potts, Lumiere Beast and Cogsworth
huddle. A small table tracks on. Chip sits on top.)
12. Something There
BELLE:
There's something sweet
And
almost kind
But he was mean and he was coarse and unrefined
But now he's dear, and so unsure
I wonder why I didn't
see it there before
(Mrs. Potts indicates the chair to the Beast. He lifts the chair as Belle crosses to it. He clumsily
slides it in beneath her. She falls in to the chair. The Beast crosses to his chair and perches, unable to sit. Belle raises
her bowl…the Beast follows suit.)
CHIP
(as they raise their bowls)
Cheers!
MRS. POTTS:
(to Belle)
Come
along dearie. Let's get you off those wet things.
(Mrs. Potts leads Belle off. As they go, Belle looks back and indicates
that he should wipe his mouth.)
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
(to Cogsworth and
Lumiere who approach)
When she smiles at me…I get all choked up. My heart starts pounding and I can’t breathe!
COGSWORTH
Good!
BEAST
That’s
good?
LUMIERE
Excellent!
BEAST
I’ve never felt this way about anyone.
(impulsively) I want to
give her something…but what?
COGSWORTH
Well, there’s the usual thing: flowers, chocolates, promises
you don’t intend to keep…
LUMIERE
No, no. This is no ordinary girl. It has to be something special.
Something that sparks her interest…something…
(He remembers)
Aaaah!
(Lumiere whispers into the Beast’s
ear. He draws back, skeptically.)
BEAST
What? Are you sure?
(dubious)
Well…
(Belle comes back
wearing a pink dress)
(Cogsworth clears his throat, and bows in Belle’s direction. Lumiere & Beast look in
her direction.)
LUMIERE
(under his breath to the Beast)
Say something about the dress.
BEAST
(confused)
It’s
pink.
LUMIERE
A compliment!
BEAST
Oh.
BEAST
(to Belle)
What a …nice dress.
BELLE
Thank
you!
(Beast looks at Lumiere and Cogsworth. “How’d I do?” They nod and make “go on” motions..)
BEAST:
Belle,
I have something to show you.
(He leads her upstage.)
But first, you have to close your eyes. It's a surprise!
(Belle
closes her eyes.)
LUMIERE
Get the girl!
BELLE:
May I open them?
(As swag opens to reveal a beautiful
library with stacks and stacks of books.)
BEAST:
Alright, alright. Now!
(Belle opens her eyes and gasps with
wonder.)
BELLE:
I can't believe it!
I've never seen so many books in my whole life!
BEAST:
You…
like it?
BELLE:
It's wonderful!
BEAST:
Then…it's yours!
(Belle runs to look at the books.
She dashes from stack to stack…giddy with delight.)
BELLE:
New and a bit alarming
Who'd have ever thought
that this could be?
(Beast enters the library.)
True that he's no Prince Charming
But there's something in
him that I simply didn't see
(Musical underscoring continues. Belle shows the Beast a book.)
BELLE:
Oh,
this is one of my favorites! It's "King Arthur."
Have you ever read it?
BEAST:
No.
BELLE:
Then you
don't know what you're missing.
I'd love to read it again. Wait...you can read it first.
BEAST:
(He pushes it
back to her)
No, that's alright
BELLE:
(She pushes it back to him)
No, really, you read it
BEAST:
(He
pushes it back to her)
Oh, No, you...
BELLE:
No, you.
(She pushes it back to him. Finally, in frustration,
he confesses.)
BEAST:
No! I can't...
BELLE:
You never learn to read?
BEAST:
Only a little,
and long ago
(He goes to leave)
BELLE:
Well, it just so happens that this is the perfect book to
read
aloud. Come here, sit by me.
(They sit down to read. Lumiere, Cogsworth, and Mrs. Potts enter. Mrs. Potts pushes her
tea cart with Chip.)
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.
MRS. POTTS, LUMIERE AND COGSWORTH:
We'll wait and see
A few
days more
There may be something there that wasn't there before
COGSWORTH:
Perhaps there's something there
That
wasn't there before
CHIP:
What?
MRS. POTTS:
There may be something there that wasn't there before
CHIP:
What's there, Mama?
MRS. POTTS:
Ssh. I'll tell you when you're older.
Come along now. Let's give them some
privacy...
CHIP:
Mama?
MRS. POTTS:
Yes, Chip
CHIP:
Will I ever get to be a boy again?
MRS.
POTTS:
I hope so
CHIP:
When will I know?
MRS. POTTS:
Soon. If it's to be. It will be very soon now.
Come
along, son.
(They exit.)
BELLE: (reading)
Knowing not that this was indeed the legendary sword called
"Excalibur,"
Arthur tried to pull it from the stone.
He tried once to no avail. He tried a second time, but still,
he could not
pull it out. Then, for the third time, Arthur
drew forth the sword...
BEAST: (excited)
So that must mean he's
the king!
BELLE:
Wait and see
(The Beast shakes his head with wonder.)
BEAST:
I never knew books could
do that
BELLE:
Do what?
BEAST:
Take me away from this place, make me forget for a little while.
BELLE:
Forget?
BEAST:
Who
I...(correcting himself)
What I am...
(Belle looks at him. He’s touched her heart.)
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
(There’s
a beat. Their eyes meet. A bond has formed between them.)
BELLE:
(reminded, she picks up the book and reads)
For
the third time, Arthur drew forth the sword, and there
arose from the people a great shout. “Arthur is king!”
BEAST:
Told you so...
Scene 2b: Fireplace/Castle Interior
Lumiere, Mrs. Potts, Chip, Wardrobe, Babette, Cogsworth,
Objects, Belle, Beast
(Lumiere enters and watches Belle and Beast in the library. Mrs. Potts and Chip enter.)
MRS.
POTTS
They’re still in there?
LUMIERE
Yes, and so far he has been a perfect gentleman.
CHIP
You
know what, Mama? I have a funny feeling inside. I don’t know what it is, but it makes me feel kind of bubbly.
(Mrs.
Potts and Lumiere share a knowing look.)
MRS. POTTS
It’s hope, son. I’ve been feeling it too.
13.
Human Again
LUMIERE:
Ha ha, oui, my little friend,
The day we have waited for may be at hand!
MRS. POTTS:
Oh, only if that were true, Lumiere!
LUMIERE:
Aaah...human again
MRS. POTTS:
Human again
LUMIERE:
Yes, think of what that means!
LUMIERE:
I'll be cooking again
Be good-looking again
With a mademoiselle
on each arm
LUMIERE
When I'm human again
Only human again
Poised and polished and gleaming with charm...
I'll
be courting again
Chic and sporting again
MRS. POTTS:
Which should cause several husbands alarm!
CHIP:
I'll
hop down off the shelf
LUMIERE:
And toute suite be myself
CHIP:
I can't wait to be human again
MME.
DE LA GRANDE BOUCHE, MRS. POTTS, BABETTE:
When we're human again
Only human again
When we're knickknacks and whatnots
no more
CHIP:
Little push, little shove
They could, whoosh fall in love
MME. DE LA GRANDE BOUCHE:
Ah,
cherie, won't it all be top-drawer
I'll wear lipstick and rouge
And I won't be so huge
Why, I'll easily fit through
that door
I'll exude savoir-faire
I'll wear gowns! I'll have hair!
It's my prayer to be human again
COGSWORTH:
When
I'm human again
Only human again
When the world once more making sense
I'll unwind for a change
LUMIERE:
Really?
That'd be strange!
COGSWORTH:
Can I help it if I'm t-t-tense?
In a shack by the sea
I'll sit back sipping
tea
Let my early retirement commence
Far from fool made of wax
I'll get down to brass tacks and relax
ALL:
When
I'm human again
So sweep the dust from the floor!
Let's let some light in the room!
I can feel, I can tell
Someone
might break the spell
Any day now!
LUMIERE:
Shine up the brass on the door!
BABETTE
Alert the dust
pail and the broom!
ALL:
If all goes as planned
Our time may be at hand
Any day now!
MRS. POTTS, DUST
PAIL, EGG TIMER:
Open the shutters and let in some air
MRS. POTTS:
Put these here and put those over there
ALL:
Sweep
up the years
Of sadness and tears
And throw them away!
(The library. The musical underscore continues as Belle
finishes the book.)
BELLE:
“When Guenиvere heard that Arthur was slain, she went away to a convent,
and no one could make her smile again.”
(closing the book)
That’s the end.
(He is clearly stricken by
the tale.)
BEAST:
What a…
(he swallows the lump in his throat)
beautiful story.
BELLE:
I knew
you would like it!
I would like to ask you something
BEAST:
What's that?
BELLE:
A second chance. Would
you have dinner with me tonight?
BEAST:
Dinner? Me? With you? Well, that would be,
I mean -- Oh, yes!!
(Belle
and Beast exit the castle)
ALL:
When we're human again
Only human again
When the girl finally sets us all
free
Cheeks a-bloomin' again
We're assumin' again
We'll resume our long lost joie de vie
We'll be playin' again
Holiday'
again
And we're prayin' it's A-S-A-P
When we cast off this pall
We'll stand straight, we'll walk tall
When we're
all that we were
Thanks to him, thanks to her
Coming closer and closer
And closer and...
We'll be dancing again!
We'll
be twirling again!
We'll be whirling around with such ease
When we're human again
Only human again
We'll go waltzing
those old one-two-threes
We'll be floating again!
We'll be gliding again!
Stepping, striding as fine as you please
Like
a real human does
I'll be all that I was
On that glorious morn
When we're fin'lly reborn
And we're all of us human
again!
Scene 3: The Tavern
(Gaston, Lefou, Monsieur D’Arque)
(Gaston and Lefou enter the tavern
with an unfamiliar man all dressed in black, the proprietor of the local lunatic asylum. They are seated at a table.)
14.
Maison des Lunes
GASTON
Thank you for coming on such short notice, Monsieur d’Arque.
MONSIEUR D’ARQUE
I
don’t usually leave the asylum in the middle of the night. But this fellow said you’d make it worth my while.
GASTON
Look, I’ve got my heart set on marrying Belle, but she needs a little…persuasion.
LEFOU
Turned
him down flat!
GASTON:
It’s like this, see…
There's a danger I'll be thwarted
And denied my honeymoon
For
the pretty thing I've courted
Refuse to swoon
So, the time has come for a murky plan
For which I turn to a murky
man
LEFOU:
To find that fiend
BOTH:
Where better than
The Maison des Lunes?
GASTON:
I don't
take this girl for granted, there's no path I haven't hewn
To her heart; no seed unplanted, no flowers unstrewn
But
quite amazing to relate
She doesn't want me for her mate
LEFOU:
Which forces him to contemplate
BOTH:
The
Maison des Lunes
MONSIEUR D'ARQUE:
I don't wish to seem a tad obtuse
But I don't see how I can be of use
For
I lock people up; I'm not a "Lonely Heart's club"
I'm a cold, cold fish
I've a nasty, vicious streak
LEFOU:
Please
speak!
GASTON:
It's Belle's father who's your client
She adores the old buffoon
She'll be forced to be complaint
LEFOU:
She'll
dance to your tune
GASTON:
We get the daughter through her dad
You just pronounce the old boy mad
LEFOU:
And,
whoosh! He's slammed up in your pad--
LEFOU, D'ARQUE:
The Maison des Lunes
GASTON:
Do I make myself entirely
clear?
D'ARQUE:
It's the simplest deal of my whole foul career!
GASTON:
Put Maurice away and she'll be
here in moments
In a dreadful state
She'll capitulate to me!
D'ARQUE:
Oh…
I'll be strapping up an
inmate
LEFOU:
Very tightly
GASTON:
Very soon
D'ARQUE:
But please don't bring him late
Our
check-in time's noon!
LEFOU, D'ARQUE:
So, wave one bachelor goodbye
GASTON:
She'll be my bride
LEFOU:
She'd
rather die
Than have her daddy …
D'ARQUE:
Ossify?
In my sordid saloon
ALL:
So book the church;
raise glasses high
To the Maison des Lunes!
Scene 4: The Beast’s Lair/West Wing
Lumiere, Beast, Cogsworth,
Belle, Mrs. Potts
(The Beast prepares for dinner with the help of Lumiere and Cogsworth)
LUMIERE
Tonight
is the night…the night to confess your love.
BEAST
I’m not sure I can do that.
COGSWORTH
You
must!
LUMIERE
You care for the girl, don’t you?
BEAST
More than anything.
LUMIERE
Then
why not tell her?
BEAST
I can’t!
COGSWORTH
You must!
(Lumiere waves at him to be quiet.)
LUMIERE
There
will be beautiful music, romantic candlelight, provided by myself, and then when the moment is right…
BEAST
How
will I know when the moment is right?
COGSWORTH
You’ll feel slightly nauseous.
LUMIERE
No…no!
You will know because you will feel it here…
(he 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 waves at Cogsworth again.)
LUMIERE
What
are you afraid of?
BEAST
Nothing!
LUMIERE
Master…
BEAST
I’m afraid she might…
COGSWORTH
She
might what?
BEAST
Laugh at me.
(Lumiere and Cogsworth look at each other...empathizing with his plight.)
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
Here. This might help to
bolster your courage.
(Cogsworth holds the Mirror up…the Beast groans and looks away. He doesn’t want to
see…but Lumiere turns his head to force him to look. He is dressed elegantly with his hair tied back in a ponytail.
He actually looks good.)
BEAST
(surprised) Ah!
LUMIERE
You can do it, Master. I know you can.
14a.
Before ‘Beauty and the Beast’
(The Beast looks to Cogsworth, who holds up the Mirror again.)
(The
lights come up on Belle She’s dressed in a stunning golden gown. The Beast holds his hand out to her. They sit at a
banquet table.)
(Mrs. Potts enters with Chip in the teacart.)
15. Beauty and the Beast
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.
(Belle gets up and crosses
to take his hand.)
BELLE
Dance with me.
BEAST
No…I…
LUMIERE & COGSWORTH
DANCE
WITH HER!
(Belle and the Beast dance together.)
MRS. POTTS
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.
Off to the cupboard with you now, Chip.
It's past your bedtime. Good night, love.
(Mrs. Potts
and Chip exit. Belle and the Beast on a bench.)
BEAST
Thank you for asking me to dinner.
BELLE
Dinner
was wonderful.
BEAST
Belle, I…
BELLE
Yes?
BEAST
Belle, are you happy here?
BELLE
Oh,
yes…everyone’s so kind. Mrs. Potts, Lumiere…
BEAST
With me?
BELLE
Yes.
(There’s
a long uncomfortable pause. Cogsworth and Lumiere enter.)
15a. Beast Lets Belle Go
BEAST
I must speak from…
LUMIERE
& COGSWORTH
…the heart!
BEAST
Is something wrong?
BELLE
I was just thinking about my father.
I miss him so much. I wish I could see him again.
BEAST
There is a way. This Mirror will show you anything…anything
you wish to see.
BELLE
I’d like to see my father, please.
Papa? Oh, no…Papa! Something’s
wrong! He’s in the woods! I think he’s lost… I should…I should…
BEAST
(with difficulty)
Go to him.
BELLE
What?
BEAST
You should go to him.
BELLE
But what about…?
BEAST
You’re
not my prisoner anymore. You haven’t been for a long time.
(She tries to return the Mirror but he pushes it
back toward her.)
Take it with you. So you’ll always have a way to look back…and remember me.
(She
takes his hand briefly.)
BELLE
I could never forget you.
(He holds her hand...almost desperately…as
if he’s waiting for her to say something more.)
BEAST
Belle, I…
BELLE
Yes?
BEAST
Go.
Go. Go.
(She turns and runs out. He watches her go.)
I’ll never see her again.
(Lumiere, Cogsworth
and Mrs. Potts enter.)
COGSWORTH
Well, sire, I must say. Everything is going just swimmingly. I knew you had it
in you!
BEAST
I let her go.
COGSWORTH
You what?
LUMIERE
How could you do that?
BEAST
I
had to.
COGSWORTH
But why?
(He doesn’t answer…then looks to Mrs. Potts.)
16. If I Can't
Love Her (Reprise)
MRS. POTTS
After all this time, he’s finally learned to love.
LUMIERE
That’s
it then! That should break the spell!
MRS. POTTS
It’s not enough. She has to love him in return.
COGSWORTH
And
now it’s too late.
(They exit.)
BEAST:
No spell has been broken
No words have been spoken
No
point anymore if she can't love me
No hope she would do so
No dream to pursue, so
I finally know that I will
always be
In this hopeless state
And condemned to wait –
Wait for death to set me free.
Scene 5a:
Exterior Belle’s House
Maurice, Belle
(Belle and Maurice enter.)
BELLE
We’re finally home.
Rest here.
MAURICE
I don’t know what happened. The last thing I remember I was falling…
BELLE
You
were in the woods, papa. I thought I’d never find you…
MAURICE
But the Beast? How did you escape?
BELLE
I
didn’t escape. He let me go.
MAURICE
He let you go? That terrible beast?
BELLE
He’s not terrible.
In the beginning I was so frightened; I thought it was the end of everything…But somehow…things changed.
MAURICE
How?
16a.
A Change in Me
BELLE
I don’t know but I see him differently now.
(She looks around)
It’s
funny…when I look around…I see the world differently.
BELLE
There's been a change in me
A kind of
moving on
Though what I used to be
I still depend on
For now I realize
That good can come from bad
That may
not make me wise
But oh it makes me glad
And I –
I never thought I'd leave behind
My childhood dreams
But
I don't mind
For now I love the world I see
No change of heart a change in me
For in my dark despair
I slowly
understood
My perfect world out there
Had disappeared for good
But in it's place I feel
A truer life begin
And
it's so good and real
It must come from within
And I –
I never thought I'd leave behind
My childhood
dreams but I don't mind
I'm where and who I want to be
No change of heart
A change in me
No change of heart
A change in me
Scene 5b: Exterior Belle’s House
Maurice, Belle, Monsieur d’Arque, Gaston, Lefou,
Mob
(Monsieur d’Arque enters with a mob)
MONSEIUR D’ARQUE
Good afternoon.
BELLE
Monsieur
D’Arque!
MONSEIUR D’ARQUE
I’ve come to collect your father.
BELLE
What?
MONSEIUR
D’ARQUE
Don’t worry. We’ll take good care of him.
BELLE
My father’s not crazy!
LEFOU
He
was raving like a lunatic. We all heard him.
(to the crowd) Didn’t we?
(They murmur their agreement)
MONSIEUR
D’ARQUE
All right…come along quietly, now.
BELLE
You can’t do this!
LEFOU
Tell us
again, old man. Just how big was that beast?
MAURICE
Well, he was enormous! He was at least eight…no, ore
like ten feet tall!
LEFOU
You don’t get much crazier than that!
MAURICE
It’s true…I
tell you!
(Monsieur D’Arque’s men move in and grab Maurice.)
What are you doing? Let go of me!
D’ARQUE
Tell
me Maurice…when did you first start having these delusions?
MAURICE
It is not a delusion. The Beast was real!
And so was the talking clock!
(The crowd laughs as Gaston appears out of the shadows.)
GASTON
Poor Belle.
It’s a shame about your father.
BELLE
Gaston, you know he’s not crazy!
GASTON
I might be
able to clear up this little misunderstanding if…
BELLE
If what?
GASTON
If you’ll marry me!
BELLE
WHAT?
GASTON
One
little word, Belle…that’s all it takes…
BELLE
NEVER!
(He grabs her roughly and kisses her
on the lips. She pushes him away and slaps his face. He moves as if to retaliate. The crowd gasps.)
GASTON
Have
it your way!
(to D’Arque) Take the ole man!
MAURICE
Let got of me! Belle!
BELLE
Wait! I can prove
my father’s not crazy!
(Everyone stops and looks up. Belle pulls the Magic Mirror out of the sack and holds it
up for all to see.)
(to the Mirror) Show me the Beast!
(The image of the Beast appears in the Magic Mirror.)
16b.
Show Me the Beast
MAURICE:
That's him! That's him!
(The crowd gasps. D’Arque’s men release Maurice.
The townspeople are terrified.)
WOMAN:
Is it dangerous?
BELLE:
Oh, no. No, he'd never hurt anyone. I
know he looks frightful, but he's really kind and gentle. He's my friend.
GASTON:
If I didn't know better, I'd
say you had feelings for this monster.
BELLE:
He's no monster, Gaston. You are!
GASTON:
She's as crazy
as the old man. She says this creature is her friend.
Well, I've hunted wild beasts and I've seen what they can do.
(He
whips the townspeople into a frenzy, transforming them into a wild angry mob.)
17. The Mob Song
GASTON
The
Beast will make off with your children.
He'll come after them in the night.
(The crowd gasps.)
BELLE:
He
would never do that!
GASTON:
Forget the old man, I say we kill the Beast!
VILLAGERS:
Kill him!
MALE
VILLAGER
We're not safe until he's dead
He'll come stalking us at night
FEMALE VILLAGER
Set to sacrifice our
children to his monstrous appetite
D’ARQUE:
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:
I won't let you do this!
GASTON:
Try and stop us!
BELLE:
Papa, this is all
my fault. I have to go back and warn him.
MAURICE:
I'm coming with you!
BELLE:
No!
MAURICE:
I
lost you once, I won't lose you again!
(Maurice and Belle exit.)
GASTON:
We'll rid the village of this Beast.
Who's with me?
LEFOU:
I am!
MALE VILLAGERS
I am!
MORE MALE VILLAGERS
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!
FEMALE VILLAGERS:
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
ALL
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!!!
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!
GASTON:
Take whatever booty you
can find.
But remember, the Beast is MINE!
MOB:
Hearts ablaze, banners high
We go marching into battle
Unafraid
although the danger just increased
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!
(BOOM!)
Kill the Beast!
(BOOM!)
Kill the Beast
(CRASH!)
Kill the
Beast!
Scene 6a: Castle Interior
Gaston, Lefou, Mob, Lumiere, Cogsworth, Mrs. Potts, Chip, Babette, Objects
(All’s
quiet inside. Gaston and the mob don’t notice anything as they pass through the foyer which is filled with silent Objects.)
LEFOU
This
place gives me the creeps.
GASTON
Shhh!
LEFOU
Well, it does!
GASTON
Shut up!
LEFOU
Gaston,
I want to go home!
17a. The Battle
CHIP
CHARGE!
(The whole castle seems to come alive as the Objects
descend on the unsuspecting villagers. Babette is chased by a villager.)
BABETTE
Say, you’re cute.
VILLAGER
Naaah.
BABETTE
(hm)
Ahhh.
VILLAGER
Ah. Ah. Ah. Ah. Ahhhh
BABETTE
Oooooooh.
(Lumiere lights the Villager’s
pants on fire. The Villager runs off. Lumiere goes to the Beast.)
(Cogsworth appears chasing Villager.)
COGSWORTH
Tally
ho!!! Tally ho!!
LUMIERE
Sacre Bleu! Pardonnez moi, Master…
BEAST
Leave me in peace.
LUMIERE
But
the castle is under attack!
BEAST
It doesn’t matter now. Just let them come.
LUMIERE
Mon Dieu!
(Mrs.
Potts enters with Chip in the teacart. Lefou sees them and crosses.)
MRS. POTTS
You look like you could use a nice
cup of tea!
LEFOU
Tea? Oh, thank you!
CHIP
Here ya go!
(Chip spits tea in Lefou’s face)
MRS.
POTTS
Take that, you curvy scum!
(Mrs. Potts swings her spout, hitting Lefou. Lefou stumbles blindly as Mrs. Potts
exits with Chip.)
LEFOU
Where did everybody go?
(Lefou crosses into Wardrobe, dressed as Brunhilde. She stuns
Lefou with a high note. Lefou turns and runs.)
(Gaston enters the West Wing and sees the Beast.)
17b. Fight
on the Tower
GASTON
Ha! You’re even uglier in the flesh!
(The Beast looks at him, then turns away.
Gaston strides across the room and kicks him.)
GASTON
Get up!
(The Beast groans but doesn’t fight back.)
GASTON
What’s
the matter Beast? Too kind and gentle to fight back?
(Gaston punches the Beast.)
GASTON
You were in love
with her, weren’t you, Beast?
(He laughs cruelly)
Oh, that’s a good one! Did you really think a
girl like that would want a thing like you? What a fool!
(Gaston continues to beat and kick the Beast.)
GASTON
She
despises you Beast! And she sent me here to destroy you!
BEAST
No.
GASTON
It’s over, Beast. Belle
is mine!
(Gaston tries to stab the Beast. Beast evades as Belle enters the West Wing)
BELLE
NO!
(Gaston
and The Beast fight. Finally, the Beast grabs Gaston – ready to kill him.)
GASTON
(desperate) Pull me up!
Pull me up!
(Alternate: Let me go! Let me go!)
I’m begging you!
(The Beast roars, prepared to kill
him. But he struggles with himself. He can’t do it...he’s too human now. He releases Gaston.)
BEAST
Get
out. Belle.
(Gaston sags…gasping for breath. The Beast moves towards Belle.)
BELLE
I’m sorry…
BEAST
You
came back.
BELLE
Take my hand!
(But just as their hands meet, Gaston plunges a knife into the Beast’s
back. Gaston stabs him again. Gaston stumbles and falls to his death. We hear his long, anguished wail. The Beast staggers
toward Belle and collapses on the West Wing. Belle is holding the Beast in her arms.)
Scene 6b: Castle Interior
Gaston,
Beast, Belle
18. Is This Home (Reprise)
BEAST:
You came back
BELLE:
(struggling with tears)
Of
course I came back. I couldn’t let them…
If only I'd come here sooner
BEAST:
Maybe it's better this
way
BELLE:
No! Don't talk like that. Everything will be fine!
BEAST
No…
BELLE
Shhh…shhhh.
We’re together now. You’ll see.
BEAST:
At least I get to see you one last -
BELLE:
We are
home
We are where we shall be forever
Trust in me
For you know I wont run away
From today
This is all that
I need
And all that I need to say is...
Don't you know how you've changed me
Strange how I fin'lly see
I found
home
You're my home
Stay with…
Scene 6c: Castle Interior
Belle, Prince, Mrs. Potts, Lumiere, Cogsworth,
Babette, Wardrobe, Chip, Ensemble
19. Transformation/Finale
BEAST
(gasps) Belle…I…
BELLE
(sobbing)
- Yes?
(He dies.)
BELLE:
No! No, please! Don't leave me!
I love you.
(She collapses on his chest.)
(And
the last petal falls. There’s a long moment…filled with the sound of Belle’s sorrow. The Beast transforms
in to the Prince…He turns to Belle and holds out his hand.)
PRINCE:
Belle, look into my eyes!
Belle, don't
you recognize
The beast within the man
Who's here before you?
BELLE:
(She looks closer)
It is you!
(They
kiss…the kiss that’s been waiting for so long. Mrs. Potts, Lumiere and Cogsworth enter. They have transformed
into people!)
MRS. POTTS
Oh my! Oh goodness me!
LUMIERE
Mrs. Potts!
COGSWORTH
What’s happening
here?
LUMIERE
(kisses Cogsworth)
Cogsworth!
COGSWORTH
Stop it! Stop that!
LUMIERE
The spell
is broken!
COGSWORTH
What?
LUMIERE
We’re human again!
COGSWORTH
Lumiere! Come here!
(He
kisses Lumiere)
LUMIERE
Stop it! Stop that!
(The Prince runs to them.)
PRINCE
Mrs. Potts!
LUMIERE
Master!
PRINCE
Lumiere!
Cogsworth! Oh, my Cogsworth!
(Belle comes over and takes the Prince’s hand)
Let’s go find your father!
(They
go off.)
COGSWORTH
Who was that young man?
LUMIERE
The Prince!
COGSWORTH
No it wasn’t!
LUMIERE
Yes
it was!
COGSWORTH
No it wasn’t!
LUMIERE
It most certainly was!
(Babette enters. She’s
back to her voluptuous self.)
BABETTE
Yoohooo! Bonjour, Handsome.
LUMIERE
Babette! You look so…much
better!
BABETTE
What do you mean? I thought you like the way I looked before.
LUMIERE
I did…it’s
just…I like you better this way.
BABETTE
Then you were lying to me.
LUMIERE
No…I wasn’t.
BABETTE
Yes, you were!
LUMIERE
No…I wasn’t.
BABETTE
Yes, you were!
LUMIERE
Well,
maybe a little.
BABETTE
(sexily) Lumiere…I like you better this way too.
(She giggles. He chases her off.
Wardrobe enters. She’s transformed into a diva once again. She strikes a pose and clears her throat.)
COGSWORTH
Madame…May
I say that you look ravishing!
WARDROBE
Thank you, Cogsworth. Do you like the gown? I simply can’t believe
it fits me again…after all these years.
COGSWORTH
It’s magnificence in excelsius.
WARDROBE
Did
you know…I wore this the night I performed at the Royal Opera? The King himself was there…
COGSWORTH
I
know my dear. You were wonderful.
WARDROBE
Oh, Cogsworth!
(They exit.)
CHIP
(offstage)
Mama!
Mama!
MRS. POTTS
Chip!
(tearfully) Oh my boy…my boy!
(Chip, the little boy, runs across the stage
to greet his mother who bends down and gathers him in her arms.)
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?
(Belle and the Beast
come together and begin to Dance)
BELLE/PRINCE:
Two lives have begun now
Two hearts become one now
One passion,
one dream
One thing forever true
I love you!
ALL:
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.
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