Metropolitan School of the Arts Beauty and the Beast

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Courtesy of Metropolitan School of the Arts

MSA dancers: Isabella Stephens and Shaw Wu

The Metropolitan School of the Arts (MSA) invites audiences to step into a world of magic and transformation as its Youth Ballet Conservatory Program will present its spring production of Beauty and the Beast at the historic George Washington Masonic National Memorial at 101 Callahan Drive in Alexandria, Va. on Sat., April 18 and Sun., April 19, 2026 with seatings on 2 PM and 6 PM on Saturday, and 12 PM and 5 PM on Sunday. Ticket costs range from $24 to $32. Go to www.metrpolitanarts.org.

This year’s production features two of MSA’s most accomplished junior dancers, Isabella Stephens and Rebecca Sanborn, who will share the lead role of Belle. Both dancers are standouts of MSA’s Youth Ballet Conservatory Program and have achieved the prestigious advanced 2 certification, the highest level within the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) program.