Beauty and the Beast Act 1 - Auckland Cast 2006

[@musicalbeast3297]

Wow whoever sang If I Can’t Love Her sounded Broadway quality! Excellent pitch, tune, vibrato, presence and definitely expressing how the character feels. The guy who’s playing the Beast, his going places I know...he belongs on broadway!😁

[@jamesmackay.2437]

Hi Musicalbeast, that was me that was the Beast, Thank you very very much I appreciate it. I'm looking to audition next year for the first show I've done in ten years to play Jean ValJean in Les Miserables. Have done it once before when I was 24, but I'll be 42 when it comes around next year.

[@musicalbeast3297]

James Mackay. Wow Les Mis is another great show! Got to play Cosette one time and it was amazing and it’s a really great show to be part of. I hope your audition goes well and you get Valjean!

[@Charlotte-iu8he]

thanks

[@timothybordelon4651]

The best version I have seen as a play. Love the way the beast looks. I love his singing.

[@jamesmackay.2437]

Timothy Bordelon thank you very much. I was the beast in this production

[@timothybordelon4651]

James Mackay. Wow. How was that a prosthetic mask you was wearing?

[@jamesmackay.2437]

Timothy Bordelon yeah head dress and prosthetic nose and chin. Then glued hair and makeup to do the rest. Took two hours before each show

[@timothybordelon4651]

James Mackay. Man sounds like you went through a lot but I imaging it was worth it. I played the Grinch at the college and I had a prosthetic mask on and green fur glue to my hand. My favorite part of If I Can't Love Her was when you sung "Long ago I should have seen all the things I could have been. Careless and unthinking I moved onward. That was beautiful. God gave you a awesome singing voice.

[@jamesmackay.2437]

Timothy Bordelon totally worth it and such a cool pocess. Thank you for the compliments. This was 12 years ago now

[@emilytolman46]

I love your voice you are incredible as the beast!!!

[@jamesmackay.2437]

Hi Emily. Thank you so much. This was so long ago now ha ha

[@emilytolman46]

@@jamesmackay.2437 I know! Crazy how time flies!!!

[@KJ-je6ub]

Belle is So Done by the time we get to Belle (reprise) and I love it

[@jamesmackay.2437]

Aha

[@jarviscarr8450]

The guy who plays this Beast sure does get into the act

[@jamesmackay.2437]

Thank you. That'd be me

[@jarviscarr8450]

@@jamesmackay.2437Well done. Remarkable performance, no doubt

[@jamesmackay.2437]

@@jarviscarr8450 thank you. I'm about to start rehearsals for Les Miserables. Playing Jean ValJean

[@jarviscarr8450]

Coooooooooooool..@@jamesmackay.2437

[@InchbaseProductions]

@@jamesmackay.2437 saw you perform during the Sunday matinee, you were absolutely incredible as Valjean!

[@prashantberde1380]

Wow!.....It's amazing.....

[@jamesmackay.2437]

Thank you

[@SaxyCalzone]

Was this on KZbin ten years ago and then disappeared for awhile? I remember finding a video a decade or so ago of a performance that just blew me away, but then I couldnt find it for years. I'm pretty sure this is it.

[@jamesmackay.2437]

Yeah that's the one mate

[@SaxyCalzone]

@@jamesmackay.2437 That's awesome that it's back. I looked for it a couple times over the last decade. I'm glad I thought to check once more. We recently did the Be Our Guest dinner at Disney World and I thought "hey, I wonder if I could find that." Cheers.

[@vincentsteed3432]

Wow James Mackay awesome job as the beast. You absolutely killed “If I cant love her” felt like you were channeling Terrence Mann. Have him a run for his money.

[@jamesmackay.2437]

Aww man. Thanks so much for that. I'm back in a show coming up In November. First big show since this so playing Jean ValJean in a semipro production. Gonna be amazing

[@vincentsteed3432]

No problem man. Why does the narrator sound like Jeremy Irons. Good luck playing Jean ValJean Where’s the production going to be.

[@jamesmackay.2437]

@@vincentsteed3432 I don't know lol. I think it was a kiwi guy doing it. It was part of a consortium set that toured New Zealand. I was in the Auckland Cast. Les Mis is on I. Auckland from November 7th to 30th at the Civic Theatre.

[@vincentsteed3432]

@JamesMackay sounds like that will be fun. Hope you put it up on KZbin if you can. You definitely have a new fan in me.

[@emilym8530]

@@vincentsteed3432 oh my goodness!! I hear it!!

[@benjamincollins8559]

Something with Gaston's make-up seems off, is it just me?

[@everthcaceres8341]

Beauty And The Beast Broadway

[@張祐甄-t9t]

Girls Don't Cry

[@kichiwas-hargan4775]

What?

[@musicaltheatrefan2k226]

That’s the type of ensemble the UK Tour should have used. 12 men and (not 18!) also 12 women. You fit them all perfectly!

[@張祐甄-t9t]

❤

[@mattyoung2760]

Where did the Lumiere costume come from?

[@jamesmackay.2437]

It was all designed by Weta FX in Wellington NZ. Basically everything in the set came from there

[@mattyoung2760]

@@jamesmackay.2437 Do you know if ATC still has the costume?

[@jamesmackay.2437]

@@mattyoung2760 no I would say it's a consortium so I think it travels with the set and has been around the schools multiple times too

[@mattyoung2760]

@@jamesmackay.2437 You wouldn't happen to have a contact email for the owners of this costume, would you?

[@jamesmackay.2437]

@@mattyoung2760 sorry no. It’s been 17 years since this show so I’d have no idea. You could try NSMT and see if they have any contacts

[@everthcaceres8341]

Ed,Edd n Eddy

[@everthcaceres8341]

Goosebumps

[@張祐甄-t9t]

😯

[@張祐甄-t9t]

😇

[@張祐甄-t9t]

😁😀😊

[@wwozanewmusical]

Why change the rules? The rose is supposed to bloom till his 21st Birthday and if not then he remains a Beast? Why change that big a story point now it’s not as forced for him to get belle to love him. ?

[@jamesmackay.2437]

Who knows. I dunno who wrote it lol. Stage musical vs disney movie maybe artistic license?

[@kaitlyncave0519]

nicely done

[@jamesmackay.2437]

Thank you very much

[@zachmeyers5733]

What happened to Gaston's sleeves? And that Beast sounds like Lord Zedd from Power Rangers.

[@jamesmackay.2437]

Zach Meyers I'm not sure

[@everthcaceres8341]

The Flintstones

[@張祐甄-t9t]

What cor

[@張祐甄-t9t]

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[@Scribiibugs]

Sorry but I don’t like her voice too peppy belle isn’t as peppy

[@CharlotteMacrickens]

More like she sounds like she's out of breath after she's done running her laps lol

[@張祐甄-t9t]

Beauty so beautiful

[@張祐甄-t9t]

Beauty dont cry 😂

[@livingwithautism3789]

Beauty dont cry 😂

[@KeithWilton]

🤴

[@everthcaceres8341]

Cartoon Network Next

[@張祐甄-t9t]

Show girl Good dance

[@livingwithautism3789]

Show girl Good dance

[@張祐甄-t9t]

Beast no Cor

[@張祐甄-t9t]

😻

[@張祐甄-t9t]

😋😝😜😘😚😌

[@張祐甄-t9t]

👍

[@everthcaceres8341]

Adventures The Moive

[@張祐甄-t9t]

王子阿冷靜下來

[@livingwithautism3789]

😄😄😕😄😕😄😕😄

[@張祐甄-t9t]

😫😭😓

[@張祐甄-t9t]

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[@beauty_in_the_weeb17]

I'm sorry but the Belle's hair & costume is absolutely horrible. Why does she have a braid and not a low ponytail? Where's her apron? Where's the white sleeves? Absolutely awful. The actress is amazing and does perfectly but the outfit I just cannot get past it at all.

[@jamesmackay.2437]

I'm unsure. I was just the beast so not sure on the costume dept

[@mireyavelasquez8604]

Sarah Chan with this show specifically costume designers usually take some liberties with the adaption from screen to stage. I know on the broadway show it seemed as though they were trying to make it seem more period instead of Disney. Just my thoughts on why the dress looks different

[@everthcaceres8341]

Dexter's Laboratory

[@張祐甄-t9t]

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[@LianaKristine2023]

Meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow 🐱

[@LianaKristine2023]

Meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow

[@jamesmackay.2437]

Meow

[@張祐甄-t9t]

😅

[@drasonmeerrkat2617]

Gason look like a girl

[@jamesmackay.2437]

Yes

[@張祐甄-t9t]

貝兒冷靜

[@livingwithautism3789]

😕😄😕😄😕😄😫😄😄

[@juanjoseocampotorres2725]

Por qué Gastón es mujer ? Que feo

[@livingwithautism3789]

Por qué Gastón es mujer ? Que feo

[@everthcaceres8341]

Beauty And The Beast Broadway

[@jamesmackay.2437]

No we were in New Zealand

[@張祐甄-t9t]

❤

[@everthcaceres8341]

The Flintstones

[@everthcaceres8341]

Cartoon Network Next

[@everthcaceres8341]

Ed, Edd n Eddy

[@everthcaceres8341]

Dexter's Laboratory

[@everthcaceres8341]

Adventures The Moive