{"id":42545,"date":"2022-09-11T18:47:17","date_gmt":"2022-09-11T22:47:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=42545"},"modified":"2022-09-11T18:47:17","modified_gmt":"2022-09-11T22:47:17","slug":"abc-adds-serious-star-power-to-its-upcoming-beauty-and-the-beast-a-30th-celebration-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/09\/11\/abc-adds-serious-star-power-to-its-upcoming-beauty-and-the-beast-a-30th-celebration-special\/","title":{"rendered":"ABC Adds Serious Star Power to Its Upcoming &#8220;Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration Special&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-39591\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Beauty-and-the-Beast-30-Years.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Beauty-and-the-Beast-30-Years.jpg 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Beauty-and-the-Beast-30-Years-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>ABC shared a slew of casting announcements for the upcoming animated and live-action blended special, &#8220;Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration.&#8221; Tony\u00ae-, Emmy\u00ae- and GRAMMY\u00ae-nominated artist Josh Groban, who previously recorded a song for the 2017 &#8220;<strong><em>Beauty and the Beast<\/em><\/strong>&#8221; live-action movie, will play the baneful Beast. Tony- and GRAMMY-nominated acclaimed Broadway star Joshua Henry has been tapped to play antagonist Gaston, while EGOT winner and legend Rita Moreno will serve as the night&#8217;s narrator, taking viewers on a journey through the classic enchanted tale. Presented by <em>The Wonderful World of Disney<\/em>, the highly anticipated two-hour reimagining of the beloved story of &#8220;<em>Beauty and the Beast<\/em>&#8221; will be taped in front of a live audience at Disney Studios and will air Thursday, December 15 (8:00-10:00PM EST), on ABC and on Disney+ the next day.<\/p>\n<p>As previously announced, five-time GRAMMY- and Academy Award\u00ae-winning singer-songwriter H.E.R. will play the role of Belle, with Jon M. Chu set to executive produce the special and Hamish Hamilton set to direct. Additional talented cast, whose performances will be seamlessly woven through the original feature film, will be announced at a later date.<\/p><div id=\"morty-147062422\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Tony, EMMY and four-time GRAMMY Award-nominated singer, songwriter, actor, and philanthropist Josh Groban possesses one of the most outstanding and instantly recognizable voices in music. Moreover, he continues to captivate fans everywhere as both a powerhouse vocalist and dynamic renaissance man. He has sold over 35 million albums worldwide, headlined legendary venues on multiple continents, and entertained audiences with acclaimed film and television appearances. His catalog spans a series of chart-topping blockbuster albums, including &#8220;Josh Groban&#8221; (five-time platinum), &#8220;Closer&#8221; (six-time platinum), &#8220;No\u00ebl&#8221; (six-time platinum), &#8220;Awake&#8221; (two-time platinum), &#8220;Illumination,&#8221; &#8220;All That Echoes&#8221; (gold), &#8220;Stages&#8221; (gold), his first UK No. 1 album, &#8220;Bridges,&#8221; and his most recent release, &#8220;Harmony.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Extending his repertoire, Groban made his Broadway debut in 2016 with a starring role in &#8220;<em>Natasha, Pierre &amp; The Great Comet of 1812<\/em>.&#8221; He garnered a Tony Award nomination for Best Lead Actor In A Musical. He has expanded his presence with appearances on &#8220;<em>Glee<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>The Simpsons<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>The Office<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>CSI: NY<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>It&#8217;s Always Sunny in Philadelphia<\/em>&#8221; and &#8220;<em>The Crazy Ones<\/em>&#8221; as well as in the feature films &#8220;<em>Coffee Town<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Muppets Most Wanted<\/em>&#8221; and &#8220;<em>Crazy, Stupid, Love<\/em>.&#8221; In addition, he starred in the Netflix series &#8220;<em>The Good Cop<\/em>&#8221; in 2018. In spring 2023, Groban will once again grace the stages of Broadway in the revival of &#8220;<em>Sweeney Todd<\/em>,&#8221; playing the title role. He remains an active arts education philanthropist and advocate, and his Find Your Light Foundation helps enrich the lives of young people through arts, education, and cultural awareness.<\/p>\n<p>Joshua Henry is a GRAMMY-nominated performer and recording artist best known for his Tony-nominated leading roles in &#8220;<em>Carousel<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>The Scottsboro Boys<\/em>&#8221; and &#8220;<em>Violet<\/em>,&#8221; as well as for his show- stopping performance as Aaron Burr in the cultural phenomenon &#8220;<em>Hamilton<\/em>&#8221; (Chicago\/San Francisco\/Los Angeles). A BMG recording artist, Henry&#8217;s debut album, &#8220;Grow,&#8221; is available worldwide on all streaming platforms. On screen, he starred as Roger Bart in the Academy Award-nominated film &#8220;<em>Tick, Tick, Boom<\/em>,&#8221; directed by Lin-Manuel Miranda. He also starred as Jerlamarel opposite Jason Momoa in two seasons of Apple TV+&#8217;s show &#8220;<em>See<\/em>.&#8221; Other Broadway shows include &#8220;<em>In the Heights<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Shuffle Along<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>American Idiot<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Porgy and Bess<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Bring It On: The Musical<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Off-Broadway: In the Heights<\/em>&#8221; and &#8220;<em>The Wrong Man<\/em>.&#8221; Henry can currently be seen starring on Broadway in &#8220;<em>Into The Woods<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Rita Moreno has won all four of the most prestigious awards in show business: two Emmys, a GRAMMY, an Oscar, and a Tony. Her countless credits span more than seven decades, beginning with her Broadway debut at age 13. Moreno has starred on Broadway and London&#8217;s West End, appeared in more than 40 feature films and countless television shows, and has performed in numerous regional theaters including her one-woman show, &#8220;<em>Life Without Makeup<\/em>,&#8221; at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre.<\/p><div id=\"morty-2412428669\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Just recently, Moreno wrapped production on two films: &#8220;<em>Eighty for Brady<\/em>,&#8221; starring opposite Sally Field, Jane Fonda, and Lily Tomlin; and &#8220;Fast X,&#8221; where she plays Vin Diesel&#8217;s grandmother. Last year, she co-starred and served as an executive producer on Steven Spielberg&#8217;s remake of &#8220;<em>West Side Story<\/em>.&#8221; For four seasons, Moreno co-starred in the critically acclaimed Latinx reimagining of Norman Lear&#8217;s classic TV sitcom, &#8220;<em>One Day At A Time<\/em>.&#8221; Moreno has received the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President George W. Bush and the National Medal of Arts by President Barack Obama.<\/p>\n<p>This year, 2022, marks the 30th anniversary of when Disney Animation&#8217;s &#8220;<em>Beauty and the Beast<\/em>&#8221; became the first animated film to be nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards. The film went on to win the Golden Globe\u00ae Award for Best Motion Picture &#8211; Musical or Comedy, while the theme song &#8220;<em>Beauty and the Beast<\/em>&#8221; won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1992.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration<\/em>&#8221; is produced by Done+Dusted in association with Walt Disney Television Alternative and Electric Somewhere. Executive producers are Jon M. Chu, Caitlin Foito, Hamish Hamilton, Raj Kapoor, Richard Kraft, and Katy Mullan. Hamish Hamilton will serve as director. H.E.R. serves as a producer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ABC shared a slew of casting announcements for the upcoming animated and live-action blended special, &#8220;Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration.&#8221; Tony\u00ae-, Emmy\u00ae- and GRAMMY\u00ae-nominated artist Josh Groban, who previously recorded a song for the 2017 &#8220;Beauty and the Beast&#8221; live-action movie, will play the baneful Beast. 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