There's a message in 'La Bete' pertaining to the corruption of art in a populist culture and it certainly resonates today. But even more resonant is the mastery of craft on such vivid display. The fly ...

The curtain rises on one of San Francisco's most exciting arts events of the year next week as Opera Parallèle presents the world premiere of its innovative take on "La Belle et La Bête" (Beauty and ...

Jean Cocteau’s La Belle et la Bête (Beauty and the Beast) was long considered a masterpiece before Philip Glass decided to write an opera that would meld with the classic 1946 film on stage. Glass’ ...

The sold out London hit is now the toast of Broadway! The showdown between high and low brow is on in Broadway’s newest smash comedy about two radically-different playwrights and the princess who pits ...

"La Bete" is a 1991 American play by David Hirson set in 17th century France, and besides being extremely funny, it has a lot to say about the dumbing down of art and entertainment. By Ray Bennett, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hadleigh Adams will perform as the beast in Opera Parallèle 's upcoming peroduction of "La Belle et La Bête," on March 13-14 in ...

FRANKLIN — Melissa Reinertson of Franklin will play Madeline in the Dean College production of “La Bete,” from Feb. 20 to 23. “La Bete,” translates as “the beast” or “the fool” in French, and this ...

Rhyming couplets and curly fright wigs and lots of facial mugging are the kind of conceits more beloved by theater-folk than theatergoers. Actors are trained on classics like Moliere; hamming it up ...

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