Christy Carlson Romano Is Beauty Again, This Time for Theater of the Stars in Atlanta

By Kenneth Jones
December 17, 2004

Theater of the Stars' resident production of Disney's Beauty and the Beast will star Christy Carlson Romano, who recently appeared in the Broadway production.

Romano, of TV's "Kim Possible" and "Even Stevens," will play Belle for the Atlanta theatre company Jan. 8-16, 2005, at the Fox Theatre, Christopher B. Manos, producer of Theater of the Stars, announced Dec. 17.

The company will be made up of resident and national talent.

In 2003, Romano completed her freshman year at Columbia University's Barnard College where she is majoring in political science with an emphasis on human rights.

Her theatre work includes playing the role of Belle on Broadway in Disney's Beauty and the Beast from February-September 2004. She played Mary Phagan in Hal Prince's production of Parade at Lincoln Center. She made her stage debut at the Fabulous Fox Theatre in Theater of the Stars' 1991 production of Annie, as the youngest orphan, Molly.

The Theater of the Stars production of Beauty and the Beast in Atlanta will be directed by Drew Scott Harris and choreographed by Norb Joerder.

For ticket information, call (404) 817-8700, or www.theaterofthestars.com.