When I found out that Beauty and the Beast was coming to the PAC, I told Heather that I was taking her for my birthday since she took me to see The Lion King for her birthday. By the time I got tickets, there were few seats left but I managed to get some on the aisle stage left.
Beauty and the Beast was in Appleton for one week only October 21-26. We had tickets for the 22nd for 7:30. I bribed the hubby with dinner to drop me off and pick me up so I didn't have to park downtown. I hitched a ride with Heather and we parked in our favorite spot and walked the couple blocks. The rain stopped by then.
After getting in and buying our $80 sweatshirts, we snapped a few pictures before heading up to our seats.
We also grabbed beverages. I got their signature cocktail for the show -- The Gray Stuff. Since I had my cup from The Lion King, it was only $8 otherwise it would have be $12. Heather played it safe and got water, well that and she forgot her cup. Note to self-- always put it by your purse in the morning.
The view from our seats wasn't bad. We just had to lean forward to see anything in the far left side of the stage. I would definitely sit in them again.
Ever since I saw a community theater presentation of Beauty and the Beast, I wanted to see a Broadway production of it. I was sure it was going to be amazing. The show itself was amazing. It was beautifully done.
However, the community theater (and probably the movies) ruined my experience. The costumes were a huge let down. I spent way too much time being annoyed by the costumes than I should have. Belle's blue dress was the wrong shade of blue. Madame did not look like a wardrobe. I'm not 100% sure Chip was an actual actor during most of the show. But Mrs. Potts is the wrong that bugged me the most. She looked like a southern belle not a tea pot. They could have definitely designed her costume better. At least Lumière was what I expected.
Oh and the Beast. He was almost worse than Mrs. Potts. It took me all show to figure out what was wrong with the beast, He had no facial hair. What the heck. The beast was not hairy. Seriously annoyed the heck out of me.
Overall it was a great show and you should go see it if you get a chance. Just don't let the costumes drive you nuts.
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