Riverview Middle School in Plymouth presented “Beauty and the Beast Jr.” as its annual musical Nov. 4 to 6.

The audience was transported to a lovely French provincial town where the beautiful Belle lives with her father, a dotty inventor. When her father doesn’t return from a trip to the local fair, Belle goes in search for him. To her dismay, she finds he is being held prisoner in an old castle by a horrible beast. She trades her freedom for his and the “tale as old as time” begins. Riverview’s production was filled with the spectacular costumes and all the wonderful songs from Disney’s Academy Award-winning animated feature.

Eileen Brooks is the musical director, and Kathleen Stoltenberg is the drama director. Valerie Kaat is the piano accompanist. Sarah Payne is the student director.

“Beauty and the Beast Jr.” is double cast. Members are:
Belle: Madison Heigenbottom & Kelly Pocian
Beast: Cole Henning & Brandon Herrin
Gaston: Michael Dietz & David Hassel
LaFou: Ethan Kaat & Jacob Van Norwick
Maurice: Nathaniel Benicke & Alex Gravatt
Cogsworth: Chaz Halderson & Tommy Stahl
Lumiere: Connor McManus & Ammon Williaams
Babette: Chloe Fisher & Lily Marcom
Mrs. Potts: Rebekah Hankins & Ella Harpstead
Chip: Logan Bemowski
Madame De la Bouche: Meredith Grimes & Mary Riley
Silly Girls: Sophie Bolich, Megan Carbaugh, Olivia Honeck, Abby Nicholson, Delaney Scudella, Erin VanElls
Narrators: Savannah Arneson, Grace McCreedy, Morgan Klumpyan, Julia Marshall

Other supporting cast members include Lindsey Karczewski, Derek Schweiger, Ally Horner, Carly Triebensee, Lenea Guse, Alyssa Krahn, Sara Cicali, Alycia Shilts, Kaylie Schelinski, Teyha Wachuta, Dallys Adams, Kersten Dewey, Taylor Gonzalez, Julia Krueger, Holly Brunner, Icarus VanBuren, Lydia Zipperer, Aubrey Lichte, Moriah Butters, Ally Binder, Eric Grauman, Scarlet Simenz, Karly Adamson, Jenny Fenske, Sydney Koepke, Krya Kronberg, Jenna Musiedlak, Sierra Schulz, Laura Schwartz, Anna Theisen, Taylor Fritz, Taylor Kurtz, Hanna Lehrke, Emily Marshman, Taylor Nohelty, Devin Sikora, Haley Stephanie and Julia Zahn.

Crew members include Taylor Orleans, Megan Meyer, Megan Sterling, Allison Kriegel, Erica Helmer, Mary Addy, Carlee Olsen, Garrett Grim, Emma Grapentine and Ben Haefs.

Supporting the seventh- and eighth-grade cast members will also be several sixth-graders: Quinn Zwick, Michelle Flanagan, Adrianna Georg, Heather Bins, Emma Hellmer, Logan Schreiber, Luci Hoitink, Jayda Martell, Miranda Cotter, Samantha Meyer, Carly Lilek, Skylar Kapellen, Katie Pocian, Taylor Oreck and Elizabeth Benicke.

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Click here for the advance story, including an extensive photo gallery from the dress rehearsal.