'Beauty' Brings Out the Stars NSYNC and Dancing With The Stars, Joey Fatone Joins the Toronto Cast as Gaston.
Disney Theatrical annonced the 'NSYNC member, Joey Fatone, would be joining the Toronto cast of Beauty and The Beast, which opens later this month at the Princess of Wales Theatre, as the bombastic villian, Gaston. Fatone, who has previously appeared on Broadway in Rent and Little Shop of Horror recently rose back into public fame with a stint on Dancing with the Stars.
"I am thrilled to being joining a show that has touched so many peoples hearts" states Fatone "I look forward to opening the show in a city that has always been so warm and welcoming"
Fatone joins the cast headed up by Lesli Cameron as Belle after they have already been in rehearsal for one month.
"We knew we wanted Joey, we just needed to wait until his schedule allowed it, we feel extremely lucky that he is able to join us for the opening" said Lon Siezman of Disney Theatrical "We are excited to bring this show to Toronto and wanted to start off on the right foot. Both Joey and Lesli bring such charisma to their roles along with the rest of our talented cast. We hope that we can have a long successful stay in Toronto like we did on Broadway"
Beauty and The Beast opens on March 18th at the Princess of Wales Theatre in Downtown Toronto.