<B>'Nutcracker' performance pleases audience, cast</B><BR>By Marc B. Geller, Lafayette Journal and Courier <P> <BR>For many people who spent Sunday afternoon at the Long Center for the Performing Arts, the Lafayette Ballet Company's performance of The Nutcracker was a family affair, both in the audience and on stage. <P>Audience member and Lafayette resident Audrey Kitchel, 45, had two daughters in the performance and another sitting next to her. <P>"I think it's beautiful," Kitchel said of the performance. All three of her daughters have studied ballet.<P><A HREF="http://www.lafayettejc.com/news20020107/200201073local_news1010409391.shtml" TARGET=_blank><B>click for more</B></A>