BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Celebrating 30th Anniversary With 2-Hour Animated/Live-Action Special on ABC
Disney’s animated classic Beauty and the Beast is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year with a two-hour special on ABC that is hybrid live-action and animated. The “special will include live never-before-seen musical performances and features brand-new sets and costumes inspired by the classic story. Each performance is created to pay homage while also adding to the iconic story for viewers at home. Songs from the original animated classic will be performed in front of a live audience at Disney Studios, though the special will not be shot live.”
The special will air on ABC on Dec. 15 at 8 p.m. ET and will be available to stream the following day on Disney+. Jon M. Chu is executive producing with Hamish Hamilton onboard to direct. The cast for the special will be announced at a later date.
This will be the first hybrid special of its kind, so it will be fun to see what they come up with. I was a kid when Beauty and the Beast came out, and I was a huge fan of the music and story. My kids also love the original, as well as the live-action movie, so I’m sure we will enjoy watching this together. Will you be tuning in with your family?
via: Variety