Beauty And The Beast theatre show leading man suspended over allegations of ...
Disney stage star suspended: Leading man in Beauty And The Beast theatre show is removed from cast over allegations of inappropriate language Emmanuel Kojo, 29, had been playing the role of the Beast in the musical – the first black actor to do so in the UK – until last Saturday It is claimed he was removed from the touring production at Liverpool’s Empire Theatre following allegations of inappropriate language and suspended while a full investigation is carried out His casting in Beauty And The Beast had been ‘a real moment for him’, a source said The show opened at the Bristol Hippodrome in August before transferring to Liverpool last month
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The leading man in Disney’s Beauty And The Beast theatre production has been suspended following allegations of inappropriate language, the Mail can reveal.
Emmanuel Kojo, 29, had been playing the role of the Beast in the musical – the first black actor to do so in the UK – until last Saturday.
It is claimed he was removed from the touring production at Liverpool’s Empire Theatre following allegations of inappropriate language and suspended while a full investigation is carried out.
