Beauty and the Beast (musical) tale. In 1995, some of Hould-Ward's costumes, namely Lumiere, were put on display in Nordstrom stores. Meanwhile, Belle and the Beast's ballroom costumes were exhibited at Westside Pavilion, and Mrs. Potts and LeFou appeared at South Coast Plaza. Largely due to audience reception, "Beauty and the Beast" remains one of Broadway's biggest successes of the current era. "Beauty and the Beast" established itself as a musical that could survive on Broadway despite its unenthusiastic reviews. Several detractors had thought that musicals like "Beauty and the Beast" would be a one-time event, but the results ultimately turned out to be quite
Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast reluctantly allows her to go. When Beauty arrives home her family is overjoyed, but quickly become disheartened when they learn she's leaving again. During the days without the Beast, Beauty begins to recognize how she truly feels about him. At her family's pleading she agrees to stay a while longer, but quickly rushes back to the castle when she has a dream about the Beast dying. Beauty discovers him nearly dead. Realizing her true feelings, she confesses her love and tells him that she will marry him. In an instant the enchantment on the Beast and the curse is broken.