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7:12 p.m. —That Dan Sklar. He's always falling down on the job. With a little help from
a lot of padding, Sklar transforms into a zaftig Lefou. "I thought how Gaston was always
throwing Lefou around was really funny. But how did he make his teeth look like they
were gone? Because I thought he lost a grown-up tooth," said 8-year-old Samantha, the
daughter of dentist Dale Garber.

"I could tell you, but Mickey wouldn't
like it," says Beauty and the Beast's
Dan Sklar, who pLays Lefou.

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JULIE YOLLES

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

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7:30 p.m. -- "Tony Lawson's my partner in crime onstage. He's Gaston," says Sklar, speaking for his character Lefou.
"We're definitely the shtickiest ... but when he puts on his glasses (after the show), he's just an amazingly nice guy, a
sweetheart."

