Allison Oster
Public Relations Manager
(626) 815-4518
Broadway Comes to APU: Beauty and the Beast
September 13, 2007
AZUSA, Calif. –
WHO:
Azusa Pacific University Theater Arts Production
WHAT:
Based on the Broadway version of Disney’s Academy Award-winning animated feature, Beauty and the Beast tells the enchanting tale of a beauty who teaches a cursed beast to forgive and love.
WHERE:
Mary Hill Theater, located on APU’s West Campus
701 E. Foothill Blvd., Azusa
WHEN:
Sept. 27-29, Oct. 4-6, 11-13 at 7:30 p.m.;
Sept. 29, Oct. 6, and 13 at 2 p.m.
WHY:
APU Theater Arts grants students opportunities to gain theater and acting experience while promoting self-expression through the arts.
FACTS:
- Tickets are $12 for adults. Discount tickets are available for alumni, college students, senior citizens, military, children, and groups for $10. APU faculty, staff, and students are $8. For additional ticket information, call (626) 815-5035.
- This is the 14th year of operation for the APU Theater Arts Program. Nine major productions are schedule each year. Other smaller productions, directed by students, are presented as well.
- The Theater Arts major began three years ago with just nine students. Those students are now seniors performing in their final productions at APU. The major now has more than 70 students.
Featured in TIME magazine and ranked as one of the nation’s best by U.S.News & World Report and The Princeton Review, Azusa Pacific is a comprehensive, Christian, evangelical university, committed to God First and known for excellence in higher education. Azusa Pacific’s main campus lies just 26 miles northeast of Los Angeles in the San Gabriel Valley, while its seven Southern California regional centers bring convenience and extend quality programming. The university offers more than 50 areas of undergraduate study, 23 master's degrees, and 7 doctorates to a total student population of more than 8,100.
