With ‘Beauty and the Beast’ in town, Gaston plays tour guide and Cogsworth is a duckmaster
Javier Ignacio, dressed as Cogsworth from “Beauty and the Beast,” smiles to the crowd after being named an honorary duckmaster on June 3, 2026. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
A Memphis native has returned home to take the Orpheum stage — and help his castmates find a good place to eat. Plus, the Peabody ducks are keeping time with the help of a new clock.
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Orpheum Theatre Benjamin Cheng Peabody HotelBrandon LaGrone II
Brandon LaGrone Jr. is a Bluff City native who has earned an undergraduate degree in journalism from LSU’s Manship School. He’s written for publications including The (Baton Rouge) Advocate and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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