Beauty & the Beast!!!

My three oldest kids auditioned for this show back in December and they were ALL cast!!!  Max was cast as a narrator/wolf/villager.  Ethan was "Monsieur D'Arque" (the looney bin keeper).  And Carlie was cast as "Madame de la Grande Bouche" (the wardrobe).  It took me forever to be able to say Carlie & Ethan's character names:)  But they were ALL 3 casts and ALL 3 had speaking parts so I was thrilled!!!

Eric, Max, & Ethan

Monsieur D'Arque and the common villagers:)

Mrs. Potts (Rebekah) & Madame:)

Little side story.  Carlie was a little disappointed in her character at first--like all the other girls, she wanted to be "Belle."  But as she developed her character, she fell IN LOVE with the Madame.  Carlie has never had a "comedic" role before so this was such a good part for her.  What girl doesn't LOVE a big wig, fake nails, false eye lashes, and CRAZY make-up?  This ended up being one of her most favorite roles of all time:)  I was proud of her for seeing this through and making it a very positive experience.  After EVERY performance there were little girls running out side saying "I WANT TO MEET THE CLOSET!!!"  She had quite the fan club:)

Her drawers really DID open:)

Monsieur D'Arque & Madame de la Grand Bouche

Ethan cracked me up!!!  Always in character:)

Lumiere (Parker) & Cogsworth (Justin)

Eric & Max--best friends!
"What does the wolf say?!"

Seriously, every time I tried to take a picture of just Max
Eric was all over him!

The two "Divas" of the play--Gaston (Sam) & Madame:)

The Beast (Carter) & Madame

SOOO MUCH FUN!!!

In the fight scene at the end, Carlie got to dress
Max up in this dress--he looked down, screamed, & ran off stage:)

Madame & Belle (Sydney)

Madame & Silly Girl (Saylem)

Ethan & his good friend Michael who comes
to all his shows:)

My boys LOVED Gaston:)

Kayleah was too old to be in the play (ages 8-13)
but she rocked the backstage!  Here's their traditional hug:)

It's been an exhausting couple of months to say the least but we have made some amazing memories that will last forever!  After the last performance nearly the entire cast was in tears.  Of my kids, Carlie & Ethan were fine, a little sad but not crying.  Max…..let's just say I pretty much had to carry this super sad kid to the car:(  He just loved it so much and can't wait for the next play he can try out for!!!