Beauty and Beast Palace Theater

Are There any photos of the stage/curtain, of beauty at the palace theater so i can see how different it is from the scaled down sets and stuff at the lunt
please.....thanx

sorry, I don't have any but I was wondering why did they move it/scale it back..

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"sorry, I don't have any but I was wondering why did they move it/scale it back.."

They moved it because it was cheaper to run if they downsized it. The show was no longer a "huge" hit, and it made sense financially to move it. They closed for the mandatory six weeks, and reopened with smaller sets, and a smaller cast.

They also wanted the Palace for Aida.

There was an elevator full of plate-stairs that came up during Be Our Guest at the Palace. Also, the castle was taller and had more levels (with the dungeon under the West Wing instead of in the center archway). Another big difference was look of the terrace set. In the Lunt it's sort of tea garden gate and sunset drop. At the Palace it was more of a collonade. There were a lot more fireworks at the Palace, many of them replaced by CO2 blasts or cut for the Palace.

The transformation stayed the same in the transfer.

"This show really needs to close, I thought it was a cute show
but its done and over with. Let's make way for some more shows
that need a theater."
I do
agree.

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As long as it's making money, it won't close. It won't be "over and done with" until it's no longer profitable.

Very interesting. I never got to see the show at the Palace so I don't have anything to compare it to, but when I saw it at the Lunt-Fontanne, I thought the sets were great and had no idea that they were scaled down.

However, I was at Barnes and Noble a few months ago and came across one of those Broadway history books (can't remember the title) and there were a few pictures of B&TB at the Palace, including a picture of the finale of "Be Our Guest" with the fireworks, the plate stair elevator, and the row of candles at the edge of the stage.

After seeing those pictures, I can really see now how the set has been reduced in size for the Lunt-Fontanne.

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Updated On: 9/3/06 at 07:34 PM

most die-hard theatre fans with credibility wouldn't like Beauty & the Beast to begin with.

"most die-hard theatre fans with credibility wouldn't like Beauty & the Beast to begin with"

No...to each his (or her) own.

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This makes me think of the Season Four episode opener for Family Guy, when Peter tells the family they've been canceled. Lois asked Peter if there's anything they can do, and Peter says there's not enough room for the show anymore because there's too many high quality shows waiting to come out, and he names them all... Sure, BATB is no Family Guy, but saying it should close for shows that need a theatre (Lennon, In My Life, Dracula, Dance of the Vampires, Good Vibrations, Lestat...) is wrong.

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