BEAUTY AND THE BEAST: A 30TH CELEBRATION Adds Josh Groban, Joshua Henry, and Rita Moreno

Josh Groban, Joshua Henry, and Rita Moreno have joined ABC’s upcoming BEAUTY AND THE BEAST: A 30TH CELEBRATION, it was announced at D23 Expo.

Groban, who recorded a song for the 2017 live-action BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, will play Beast; Henry will play Gaston, and Moreno will be the narrator. H.E.R. was previously announced as playing Belle, with Jon M. Chu set to executive produce the special and Hamish Hamilton set to direct.

The two-hour event will be an animated and live-action blended special, and taped in front of a live audience. It will air on Thursday, December 15 at 8/7c.

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