Beauty and the Beast: Angela Lansbury was honored as the original Mrs. Potts. A 30th celebration
ABC/Christopher Willard, Rob Kim/FilmMagic Shania Twain (L); Angela Lansbury
Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration Pay tribute to the late Angela Lansbury During ABC’s live TV premiere, the musical was performed in a moving performance.
Lansbury portrayed the role of Mrs. Potts in Disney’s animated 1991 version.
As Shania TwainThis latest revival’s Mrs. Potts is played by a woman named Cathy. “Beauty and the Beast” Song. A projection of the animated teapot with Lansbury was projected behind her, with 1925-2022 displayed. Lansbury’s 96 years of life.
According to her family the TV, screen and stage were her favorite things. “died peacefully in her sleep” On Oct.
Her role in the film “The Help” is her most well-known. Murder, She WroteThe London-born star left a legacy Sixteen are included. Tony Awards?, Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award, an American National Medal of the Arts and a Kennedy Center Honor. This honorary award is an honorary Oscar You can also find out more about a 2014 damehood Starting at Queen Elizabeth.
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“I was only more honored to be asked to play that role,” Twain, 57, previously told EW. “It made it very emotional to sing the theme tune. But [the film’s composer] Alan Menken I was able to play the piano with him on stage, which helped me tremendously.”
She said, “It was such a great moment in my career performing his own song alongside me,” and she shared her tender moment. “It was important to my role to do so with style, grace and elegance.”
“A sense humor inspired by Angela’s charm. Twain stated that Angela was always in my mind.
Together with Twain H.E.R. Belle played the main role. Josh Groban As her beast. Rita Moreno As the narrator Martin Short as Lumiére, David Alan Grier Cogsworth Joshua Henry Gaston Rizwan Manji LeFou Jon Jon Briones Maurice, Leo Abelo Perry Chip.
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In 2016, at N.Y.C.The 25th anniversary screening of Disney’s “The Little Prince” Beauty and the Beast, Lansbury surprised audiences with a performance of the title song.
Twain was accompanied by Menken (73), and it marked the first time Lansbury sang the song live in over two decades.
And the legendary singer and actress was pitch perfect — even ending with a rendition of Mrs. Potts’ signature sendoff to her animated teacup son.
To the applause of the audience, she stated “Run along to the cupboard again Chip.” “Night, love.”
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