We're a regional theater in Maryland, and it was about a month and a half run. “It was really important for Evan and I both tocome back and give other people an opportunity to see this story. “The fact that a lot of people didn't get to see it the first time around is the main reason why I wanted to come back for this remount,” Jones shares. Jones found out Beauty and the Beast would be remounted about two weeks after the first closed. Ticketholders for the cancelled performances reached out with mounting disappointment and the theatre’s Artistic Director Jason Loewith suddenly had to field questions about the musical's future. When last December’s COVID wave brought an early end to the first run of the production, it wasn’t long before Olney Theatre knew they had to bring it back.
It's a powerful affirmation for audiences, too. Jade Jones as Belle in Beauty And The Beast at Olney Theatre Center I'm now having an inner revelation within myself, like, ‘Jade, you can really do this, you don't have to just be the walk-on role, the funny side character. “And now with this, it is allowing me to look at myself in that way.
“Although I knew I had what it takes to lead a show, I never saw myself as this kind of lead, as leading a show like this,” Jones shares after taking a deep breath. region, their surprise at the level of love the production continues to receive is palpable Having worked professionally for nine years as an actor in the D.C. I never expected that.”īeauty and the Beast, the musical based on the Disney film, is running at Olney Theatre until January 1. With audiences in Maryland and fans from around the world responding to their work, the influence this production has had on Jones is noticeable. As soon as photos started coming out, I was getting personal messages from people in Australia, Africa, South Korea. I think that's why people were so receptive to it. “We weren't trying to create a fairytale we were trying to tell a real story. “I think the reason why our production of Beauty and the Beast got so much attention is because Marcia Milgrom Dodge cast real life people,” Jones explains. They reflect audiences of today, and maybe that’s why photos of them, decked out in a purple and gold-accented ballgown, have gone viral. They are Black, non-binary, and plus-sized. Jade Jones is currently starring as Belle in Beauty in the Beast at Olney Theatre Center in Maryland for the second time-and Jones doesn’t look like the cartoon princess from childhood. While it may be a tale as old as time, it’s a tale that hadn’t been told quite like this before.
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