‘Beauty and the Beast’ ends Manila run today at CCP
When the curtains rise for the last performance of the Broadway musical “Beauty and the Beast” today, Feb. 8, at the Main Theater of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), the production will have hurdled two major challenges: the cancellation of a number of dates to give way to Pope Francis’ recent visit; and the depressing national mood following the Mamasapano massacre.