Disney’s
Beauty and the Beast
July 14
August 20, 2023
Courtyard Theater
music by Alan Menken
lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice
book by Linda Woolverton
directed & choreographed by Amber Mak
Production Sponsors
Christopher Kale Jones
Lumiere
CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE: John Putnam in the premiere of It Came From Outer Space, Mustardseed in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Judah in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. CHICAGO: The Ballad of Little Jo (Steppenwolf Theatre Company); The Music Man (Goodman Theatre); Little Shop of Horrors (The Mercury Theater); Miracle on 34th Street (Theatre at the Center); Damn Yankees, Big Fish, and numerous other shows (Marriott Theatre). REGIONAL: La Jolla Playhouse, North Shore Music Theater, Ford's Theatre. TOUR: Frankie Valli in the 1st National Tour of Jersey Boys. TELEVISION: Chicago Med (NBC), numerous commercials. EDUCATION: BS in speech/theatre, Northwestern University. AWARDS: LA Area Theater Ovation, numerous nominations. @chriskalejones