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Perth Now
17 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
VIPs get first look at Disney musical coming to Perth
Brendan Xavier, Bridget Hustwaite & Shubshri Kandiah. Picture: John Koh / The West Australian Guests were welcomed to an exclusive preview event at Crystal Club to celebrate the highly anticipated Perth season of Disney's Beauty and the Beast, opening at Crown Theatre next month. Theatre-lovers, socialites and media personalities alike were welcomed by MC Bridget Hustwaite and treated to performances from the show including Change In Me, If I Can't Love Her and a special duet version of the Oscar-winning title song Beauty and the Beast, performed by Perth's own Shubshri Kandiah (Belle) and Brendan Xavier (Beast). The VIPs enjoyed the club that was decked out with stunning floral arrangements, sipped on gin and lemonade cocktails and snacked on a decadent grazing board. The spectacular new production from the producers of Aladdin, The Lion King, Mary Poppins and Frozen has sold over 1.1 million tickets to date in Australia. Perth will be the final stop and last opportunity to see the show in the country. Beauty and the Beast will have its first ever Perth performance on Thursday, July 24.
Perth Now
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Perth-born star homeward bound as show to arrive at Crown
It's one of Disney's most beloved stories, and Perth-born performer Shubshri Kandiah has already brought Belle to life more than 750 times. Now, with Beauty and the Beast set to arrive at Crown Theatre, she's ready to raise that number in front of a hometown audience. The 30-year-old was back home for an event at Crown Towers on Monday alongside Brendan Xavier, who plays the Beast, ahead of its WA premiere on July 24. Kandiah revealed she is excited to finally perform in Perth — and to play tourist in her own town. 'I haven't lived here in such a long time, everything is so new to me, there are so many new cafes and eateries. I'm really quite excited to just adventure and explore,' she said. Perth marks the final leg of the show's Australian tour, following sold-out runs in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Adelaide where some 1.1 million people have enjoyed the musical. Shubshri Kandiah and Brendan Xavier in Disney's Beauty and The Beast. Credit: Daniel Boud / supplied Produced by the team behind Frozen, The Lion King and Aladdin, and based on the beloved 1991 animated film, the reimagined stage spectacular features all the songs, show-stopping dance numbers and characters fans know and love. The last time Beauty and the Beast played in Perth was 30 years ago, with Hugh Jackman as Gaston and the late Bert Newton as Cogsworth.
