Martin Quick, Shania Twain, David Alan Grier Extra Set For ABC Particular – Deadline

Martin Quick, Shania Twain and David Alan Grier are confirmed for ABC’s upcoming particular Magnificence and the Beast: A thirtieth Anniversary, taking part in Lumière, Mrs. Potts and Cogsworth, respectively. Rounding out the forged of the two-hour hybrid animated/live-action particular are Rizwan Manji, Jon Jon Briones and Leo Abelo Perry.

They be a part of beforehand introduced H.E.R. as Belle, Josh Groban because the Beast, Joshua Henry as Gaston, and Rita Moreno as narrator.

Manji will play Gaston’s loyal sidekick Le Fou, Briones portrays Belle’s loving father, Maurice; and Perry is Mrs. Potts’ son Chip.

The particular will embrace dwell never-before-seen musical performances, together with new units and costumes impressed by the traditional story. Every efficiency is created to pay homage whereas additionally including to the enduring story for viewers. Songs from the unique animated traditional shall be carried out in entrance of a dwell viewers at Disney Studios.

Jon M. Chu (In The Heights) will government produce with Hamish Hamilton set to direct.

 Introduced by The Great World of Disney, the two-hour reimagining airs Thursday, December 15 at 8 PM EST on ABC, and shall be accessible the following day on Disney+.

This 12 months marks the 30^th anniversary of when Disney Animation’s Magnificence and the Beast grew to become the primary animated movie to be nominated for Finest Image on the Academy Awards. The movie went on to win the Golden Globe Award for Finest Movement Image – Musical or Comedy, whereas the theme track “Magnificence and the Beast” gained the Academy Award for Finest Authentic Track in 1992.

Magnificence and the Beast: A thirtieth Celebration is produced by Completed+Dusted in affiliation with Walt Disney Tv Various and Electrical Someplace. Along with Chu and Hamish, government producers are Caitlin Foito, Raj Kapoor, Richard Kraft and Katy Mullan. H.E.R. serves as a producer.

Introduced by The Great World of Disney, the two-hour reimagining of the beloved story of “Magnificence and the Beast” shall be taped in entrance of a dwell viewers at Disney Studios and can air THURSDAY, DEC. 15 (8:00-10:00 p.m. EST), on ABC and on Disney+ the following day.