Beauty and the Beast Live-Action Special Added Two Iconic Showbiz Veterans To Play Major Roles

ABC's upcoming live-action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast for its 30th anniversary since receiving the first Academy Award nomination for an animated movie will be proven special with the addition of two iconic personalities. Theater and country music veterans Martin Short and Shania Twain will join the show to bring two major roles to life.

Short and Twain are just two of the six cast additions to the Beauty and the Beast anniversary special. So, what roles are they going to play?

Six New Beauty and the Beast Cast Additions

According to TVLine, Short will be playing the role of the French candlestick Lumière, while Twain will take over the late Angela Lansbury's iconic role as the beloved teapot Mrs. Potts.

The other four cast additions are David Alan Grier as the clock Cogsworth; Rizwan Manji as Gaston's sidekick LeFou; Jon Jon Briones as Belle's father Maurice; and the newcomer Leo Abelo Perry as Mrs. Potts' son Chip.

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Previous reports revealed the musicians H.E.R. and Josh Groban would play the titular roles of Belle and the Beast.

They will also be joined by the Tony nominee Joshua Henry as Tony nominee Joshua Henry and another Hollywood icon Rita Moreno as the narrator.

The Beauty and the Beast Production

The Beauty and the Beast special will feature a combination of live-action musical performances and scenes from the animated movie.

It will be similar to ABC's special tribute to Little Mermaid in November 2019.

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Beauty and the Beast is the first animated movie to earn a Best Picture nomination from the Academy Awards. Though it lost to Silence of the Lambs, it bagged an award for Best Original Song, "Beauty and the Beast."

The special will be out on December 15 on ABC and will be streamlined on Disney + beginning on December 16.

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It will be directed by The Little Mermaid Live director Hamish Hamilton and executive produced by In the Heights and Wicked director M. Chu.

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