Kansas City's historic Folly Theater is working to reopen this weekend after vandals caused more than $460,000 in damage during a break-in early Friday morning.

Fire extinguisher residue covered the theater's wood floors, seats, stage and electrical equipment. Nearly 70 cleaning crew members have worked 10-hour days since Friday to restore the venue.

The damage included the destruction of all six video monitors in the west lobby box office and concessions area, broken glass, and disarray in the lobby and bar areas.

We just cant wrap our brains around something like this because its just not something a normal person would do, said Cassidy Manetta, marketing manager at the Folly Theater and one of the first people to see the damage. It just seems so mean and so violent.

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