Beauty and the Beast
American animated musical fantasy romance film
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| 2025 | Second UK Tour production launched, with Courtney Stapleton as Belle and Emmanuel Kojo as the Beast. |
| 2024 | Phillip Chbeeb and Makenzie Dustman were nominated for Outstanding Choreography for the 'Rose Petal Suite Pt. I' routine at the Primetime Emmy Awards |
| 2024 | Marina Toybina, Grainne O'Sullivan, and team won the Emmy for Outstanding Costumes for Variety, Nonfiction, or Reality Programming |
| 2024 | Jamal Sims, Phillip Chbeeb, and Makenzie Dustman were nominated for Outstanding Choreography for the 'Be Our Guest' routine at the Primetime Emmy Awards |
| 2024 | H.E.R. was nominated for Best Actress and Josh Groban for Best Actor at the Astra TV Awards |
| 2024 | Bruce Grayson, James MacKinnon, and team won the Emmy for Outstanding Makeup for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Program |
| August 13 2024 | Luke Evans confirmed the Little Town series is no longer moving forward, stating it is 'not on the table'. |
| 2023 | First UK Tour production performed, featuring Annalene Beechey as Belle and Alistair Robins as the Beast. |
| 2023 | Anthony Wilson, Jennifer Guerrero, Maria Sandoval, and Myo Lai won Best Period and/or Character Hair Styling at the Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards |
| 2023 | Marina Toybina was nominated for Excellence in Variety, Reality-Competition, or Live Television at the Costume Designers Guild Awards |
| 2023 | Makeup and hair stylists Bruce Grayson, James MacKinnon, and others received multiple nominations at the Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards |
| 2023 | Australian revival of the musical, starring Shubshri Kandiah as Belle and Shaq Taylor as the Beast. |
| 2023 | The musical returned to Australia with a revival production, continuing its legacy of international performances and entertainment. |
| December 21 2023 | A jury determined that Disney used Rearden LLC's MOVA Contour software without authorization for the Beast character in the film, resulting in a legal judgment ordering Disney to pay $600,000 in damages. |
| October 7 2023 | Re-released in Helios theaters across Poland as part of Disney's 100th anniversary celebration. |
| September 22 2023 | Re-released across the United Kingdom as part of Disney's 100th anniversary celebration, running from September 22-28. |
| August 18 2023 | Re-released in selected Cinemark theaters as part of Disney's 100th anniversary celebration, running from August 18-31. |
| June 1 2023 | A new Australian production opens at Sydney's Capitol Theatre, starring Shubshri Kandiah as Belle and Brendan Xavier as Beast, with plans to tour Melbourne and Brisbane in 2024. |
| 2022 | West End production staged, with Susan Owen as Belle and Grant Norman as the Beast. |
| 2022 | Second UK Tour of the musical launched, with Annalene Beechey as Belle and Alistair Robins as the Beast. |
| December 16 2022 | The television special began streaming on Disney+ and Hulu following its initial ABC broadcast. |
| December 16 2022 | Walt Disney Records released the soundtrack for the Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration TV special, featuring the musical numbers from the production. |
| December 16 2022 | Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration became the 6th most-streamed film across all platforms in the United States during the week of December 16-18, according to Whip Media's TV Time tracking. |
| December 16 2022 | The soundtrack album was released digitally, one day later than originally planned, featuring renditions of songs from the original 1991 film and the 2017 live-action remake, including 'Belle', 'Gaston', 'Be Our Guest', 'Something There', 'Beauty and the Beast', 'The Mob Song', and 'Evermore'. |
| December 16 2022 | The soundtrack album was released digitally, one day later than initially planned, featuring renditions of six songs including tracks from the original 1991 film and the 2017 live-action remake, along with the 'Rose Petal Suite' composed by Alan Menken. |
| December 16 2022 | The soundtrack album was released, one day later than originally planned, and was made available only in digital formats with no CD release. |
| December 15 2022 | Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration television special aired on ABC, celebrating the 30th anniversary of the original animated film's Oscar nomination. |
| December 15 2022 | Planned air date for the television special, featuring live never-before-seen musical performances, new sets, and costumes inspired by the classic story. |
| December 12 2022 | D23 revealed that Paige O'Hara, Richard White, and Alan Menken would have cameo appearances in the special as the Bookseller, the Baker, and a piano player during the 'Belle' scene. |
| November 2022 | The Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration special was filmed at the Disney lot in Burbank, California, featuring a unique production that blended animation and live-action with song and dance numbers. |
| November 2022 | Jamal Sims and Derek Hough choreographed the musical special, working with over 30 dancers to create performances in various dance styles including breakdance, ballet, and contemporary dance. The choreographers specifically focused on helping cast members learn ballroom dancing, as many had no prior partner dance experience. |
| November 18 2022 | Teaser trailers released, featuring H.E.R. as Belle and Josh Groban as the Beast, providing a sneak peek of the special. |
| November 18 2022 | Pre-sales for the Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration soundtrack album were announced. |
| November 10 2022 | Official poster for the Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration special was released. |
| October 2022 | Angela Lansbury, the original voice of Mrs. Potts in the animated film, passes away. Shania Twain sings the titular track with Alan Menken as a tribute to Lansbury. |
| September 2022 | Martin Short, Shania Twain, and David Alan Grier are cast as Lumière, Mrs. Potts, and Cogsworth respectively. Twain replaces Celine Dion in the role of Mrs. Potts due to Dion's health issues. |
| September 17 2022 | The London Palladium engagement of the Beauty and the Beast musical concluded, completing its limited run. |
| September 10 2022 | At the D23 Expo, producers announce the cast including Josh Groban as the Beast, Joshua Henry as Gaston, and Rita Moreno as the narrator. |
| August 2022 | Beauty and the Beast musical returned to the West End at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, marking a significant revival of the Disney stage adaptation. |
| July 20 2022 | H.E.R. was cast as Belle, becoming the first African-Filipino woman to play a Disney Princess on-screen. She also served as a producer and collaborated with Alan Menken to arrange musical numbers. |
| July 5 2022 | ABC announced a live-action/animation special based on the 1991 Beauty and the Beast musical film, with plans to air on December 15, 2022. Hamish Hamilton was set as director, and Jon M. Chu as executive producer, with Done and Dusted producing the television special. |
| February 2022 | Little Town series put on hold indefinitely due to creative and scheduling issues. |
| February 2022 | Rita Ora and Sharon D. Clarke added to the cast, with Clarke set to play Claire Lafayette. |
| January 2022 | Jelani Alladin and Fra Fee joined the cast, playing characters Jean-Michel and Prince Benoit Berlioz respectively. |
| January 2022 | Shaq Taylor stepped in as the full-time replacement for the role of the Beast after Alyn Hawke served as temporary principal following Emmanuel Kojo's dismissal. |
| 2021 | First US Tour revival featuring Julie-Alanah Brighten as Belle and Alasdair Harvey as the Beast. |
| 2021 | West End revival of the musical, featuring Courtney Stapleton as Belle and Emmanuel Kojo as the Beast. |
| 2021 | West End revival of the musical occurred, with Annalene Beechey as Belle and Alistair Robins as the Beast. |
| October 2021 | Emmanuel Kojo was suspended and later fired from the role of the Beast due to allegations of inappropriate language, leading to an investigation and his replacement. |
| August 25 2021 | New UK and Ireland tour scheduled to open at the Bristol Hippodrome, starring Courtney Stapleton as Belle and Emmanuel Kojo as the Beast. |
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