Beauty and the Beast: A 30th anniversary celebration, release date, cast, story, and everything you want to know

Beauty and the Beast: A 30th anniversary celebration

This past summer, Disney and ABC announced that they would be honouring the favourite animated film “Beauty and the Beast” with a TV special created by “Crazy Rich Asians,”

In the Heights, and ‘Wicked’ filmmaker Jon M. Chu and directed by Hamish Hamilton, the director of the 2012 London Olympic Games opening ceremony.

Rather than honouring the groundbreaking film’s 30th anniversary (which took place last year), the hybrid energy animated-live-action special will mark the anniversary of the film’s Academy Award nomination for Best Picture. Whatever the reason, the Disney Golden age favourite is definitely worth celebrating.

Director: Hamish Hamilton

Writers: Ryan Landels

Storyline:

Live musical concerts with never-before-seen sets and costumes inspired by the classic story, created to pay tribute while also adding to the iconic story. Angela Lansbury Will Be Honoured In The Beauty And The Beast 30th Anniversary Special

The Cast of the Film:

Martin Short as Lumière
Rita Moreno as Narrator
Shania Twain as Mrs. Potts,
H.E.R. as Belle
Josh Groban as the Beast
David Alan Grier as Cogsworth in

Release date:

The Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Anniversary Special will Premiere live on ABC on Thursday December 15, 2022 (United States) at 8 p.m. ET/PT. The special will be available on Disney+ the very next day.

This year marks 3 decades since Beauty and the Beast became the first animated film to receive an Oscar nomination for Best Picture.