{"id":22554,"date":"2012-03-30T05:14:48","date_gmt":"2012-03-30T10:14:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/?p=22554"},"modified":"2012-03-30T05:14:48","modified_gmt":"2012-03-30T10:14:48","slug":"beauty-and-the-beast-to-be-magical","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/2012\/03\/30\/beauty-and-the-beast-to-be-magical\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Beauty and the Beast’ to be ‘magical’"},"content":{"rendered":"

VWHS Drama Club information<\/em><\/p>\n

Van Wert High School will bring Disney\u2019s magic to the Niswonger Performing Arts Center April 19-21, starting at 7 p.m. each evening, with its production of Beauty and the Beast<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The show will certainly delight its audience with the same (and even more) spectacle and energy the community has come to expect from Van Wert\u2019s productions.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile we don\u2019t have rain this year,\u201d says director Michelle Stoller, \u201cwe do have magical special effects, costumes, lighting, and dance numbers that will wow our audience and hopefully do justice to the brightness and energy for which Disney is so well known. Our audience will not be disappointed.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>This production is Broadway\u2019s version of the classic Disney tale: it has the same plot line, characters, and songs children and adults will recognize from the Disney movie, but it also has newer songs and added depth that make it appeal to more than just children.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a beautiful show on many accounts,\u201d Stoller asserts. \u201cChildren will love it, but our adult audiences will be able to connect to real characters with very real problems — probably even wipe a tear once or twice in the midst of the smiles.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stoller is proud of her cast and crew, as they\u2019ve tackled a show that has proven to be even more challenging than she first expected. While many of the costumes will be sewn, the enchanted characters have been rented, a new venture for VWHS; the costumes are beautiful and, well, enchanting.<\/p>\n

The production will also include special effects for transformations throughout the show, and the lighting demands flash and spectacle that will certainly be a rewarding undertaking and provide students with new learning opportunities.<\/p>\n

Josh Schumm has once again been working diligently on building large set pieces, and alumnus Melissa Bloomfield has volunteered her time with intricate dance numbers and vocal music help.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are downright excited for this production,\u201d Stoller confirms. \u201cI even hope our little guests will feel free to come in costume if they desire.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mark the calendar and invite friends to see Beauty and the Beast<\/em>. Tickets go on sale April 1 at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center and are $8 for adults, $6 for students, and $4 for children 5 and under. Checks and cash only.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

VWHS Drama Club information Van Wert High School will bring Disney\u2019s magic to the Niswonger Performing Arts Center April 19-21, starting at 7 p.m. each evening, with its production of Beauty and the Beast. The show will certainly delight its audience with the same (and even more) spectacle and energy the community has come to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22554","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-21 08:36:02","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22554","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22554"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22554\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22554"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22554"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevwindependent.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22554"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}