Beauty and the Beast- Michel Altieri (BEAST) original cast -If I can't love her La bella e la bestia

Broadway actor Michel Altieri chosen by Alan Menken to play the Beast in the Italian version of the Disney musical - If I can't love her (Se non so amarla). Original Cast. Produced by Stage Entertainment. Directed by Glenn Casale. Born to a French mother and Italian father, Michel was discovered and mentored by Luciano Pavarotti and Pavarotti's wife, Nicoletta Mantovani, to star as "Collins" for two seasons in the musical Rent, which the Pavarottis were producing.  Trained with Anna Strasberg and Dennis Hopper, protegè to Italian director Tato Russo. Disney's Beauty and the Beast-"Beast"; Rent-"Collins" (Massimini Award);  Dracula (with George Hearn) - “Dracula”;  Flashdance "C.C.", A Middle Summer Night's Dream - "Oberon",  The Portrait of Dorian Gray-"Dorian"(Rome-Europe Award); I Promessi Sposi-Renzo (Italian Tony Award-Best Lead Actor); Profondo Rosso-“Mark”; Cyrano di Bergerac-"Christian"; Rocco and His Brothers-"Rocco", Zorro "Zorro".