RIGOLETTO is a musical family drama that blends THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA and BEAUTY AND THE BEAST into a moving parable of acceptance and personal transformation. To save her family home in the Depression-era hamlet of Castle Gate, teenaged Bonnie Nelson (Ivey Lloyd) goes to work in the mansion of wealthy, mean-spirited, and physically disfigured tycoon Ribaldi (Joseph Paur). When the aspiring singer discovers that her new employer is an accomplished musician, they embark upon a musical partnership that softens Ribaldi's hardened heart and teaches Bonnie a lesson about small-town prejudice.