A Palace Tea Party

In conjunction with the Palace Theatre’s incredible production of Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast,” currently running on their Springer Memorial Stage, the theater hosted a tea party Saturday evening, complete with cast members on hand to inspire and enthrall the children.   52 kids signed up for the fun.   I was happy to see at least a couple of little boys among that group.   The children were particularly enchanted with Palace regular Kelsey Kimble, who stepped in to be Belle in order to get Kristin DeGroot onstage on time!   Near the end of the 90-minute party, Belle treated the children with a bit of story time.  Since this was only minutes before the curtain call for the night’s show, it was good to have an extra, really good “Belle” on hand!   The kids were happy, and that’s what counts.