The show features catchy songs written by composer Alan Menken and lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice, including “Be Our ...

He left and we said: ‘He’s the one.’” Hugh Jackman wowed audiences as Gaston in the mid-90s theatre production of Beauty and the Beast the Musical. Beauty and the Beast choreographer ...

including “Be Our Guest” and “Gaston.” The witty dialogue is by Linda Woolverton. “Beauty and the Beast” was the first animated movie to receive an Oscar nomination for best picture.

The team behind Melbourne’s groundbreaking ‘90s Beauty and the Beast production couldn’t find an actor for the role of Gaston – until Jackman wowed them and subsequently launched his career.