“To make room for the Dec. 6 opening of ‘The Little Mermaid,’ Disney Theatrical has announced the closing dates for ‘Beauty and the Beast,’ the gold and purple warhorse that marked Disney’s debut on Broadway and has put in nearly 13 years on the boards. ‘Beauty,’ now playing at the Lunt-Fontanne Theater will close on July 29, when it will have played 46 previews and 5,464 regular performances, making it the sixth-longest-running show in Broadway history.”