Showing posts with label Audra McDonald. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Audra McDonald. Show all posts
Saturday, March 4, 2017
Friday, February 24, 2017
'Beauty and the Beast' Press Tour Round-Up: London
Monday, February 6, 2017
Belle, Beast, Lumiere & more enchant in eight new French character posters
The latest set of character posters feature Belle, Beast, and the enchanted objects, including a new look at Cadenza (Stanley Tucci). Check out all the previous Beauty and the Beast posters here.
Thursday, January 26, 2017
New 'Beauty and the Beast' motion character posters
In addition to the new Beauty and the Beast character posters, Disney also released a set of motion posters highlighting the enchanting cast of the live-action film.
.@EmmaWatson is Belle. See more when our final trailer for #BeautyAndTheBeast debuts this Monday. pic.twitter.com/T4k2W6HOLt— DisneyMoviesAnywhere (@DisneyAnywhere) January 26, 2017
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New character posters showcase 'Beauty and the Beast's enchanting cast
Disney debuted twelve new character posters this afternoon, including the Prince (Dan Stevens) in his royal celebration costume. Check out all the latest Beauty and the Beast posters here.
Tuesday, November 8, 2016
Composer Alan Menken shares new details about additional 'Beauty and the Beast' songs
New dress, new Beast, and new music. Entertainment Weekly gave Beauty and the Beast fans a new look at all three over the past week in their latest issue and continuing online coverage of the upcoming live-action film. Composer Alan Menken has discussed the additional songs featured in the new film on previous occasions, but this week we finally have the illusive third song title, as well as new details about Audra McDonald's role in the film's prologue.
UPDATE: "Our Song Lives On" now titled "How Does a Moment Last Forever" and will be performed on the soundtrack by Celine Dion!
"Our Song Lives On"
Menken actually performed "Our Song Lives On" during his A Whole New World of Alan Menken concert in September. You can listen to a bit of the song below.
"For Evermore"
"Days in the Sun"
If all of that was not enough, EW also reports six-time Tony winner Audra McDonald, who plays Madame De Garderobe in the film, will be featured in the film's prologue.
Source: Entertainment Weekly
UPDATE: "Our Song Lives On" now titled "How Does a Moment Last Forever" and will be performed on the soundtrack by Celine Dion!
"Our Song Lives On"
“It ends up being a song called ‘Our Song Lives On,’ and it’s done in a number of forms,” says Menken of the former track. “The first time it’s sung, it’s Belle’s father singing as he’s completing a music box, and basically it’s [about], ‘How does a moment live forever? How do you hang on to precious moments?’ Then, it’s reprised by Belle, and then it’s the song that’s actually over the end credits at the end of the movie. Disney hasn’t announced it yet, but there’s going to be some wonderful singer on the end credits song.
Menken actually performed "Our Song Lives On" during his A Whole New World of Alan Menken concert in September. You can listen to a bit of the song below.
"For Evermore"
“‘For Evermore’ is this moment where the Beast now loves Belle, and he realizes that she misses her father, and he acknowledges she’s no longer a prisoner, and when she sees her father’s in trouble, he says, ‘Go to him, go.’ And he voluntarily lets her go,” Menken continues. “He’s basically singing about how he now knows what love is, as he watches her leave, and he’s climbing up the turret of the castle as she recedes into the distance, just watching her go further and further away.”
The third new song is called “Days in the Sun” and, according to Beauty and the Beast producer David Hoberman, is a very special number indeed. When EW visited the film’s London set last year, Hoberman told us he believed the song is destined to win Menken a ninth Academy Award to go with the eight he already has for his work on The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Pocahontas, and the animated Beauty and the Beast.
“Well, that’s great of him to say that,” admits Menken.“ ‘Days in the Sun’ is a moment when all of the objects in the castle —and Belle — are going to sleep. Basically, everybody in the castle is having memories of what it used to be when they had their days in the sun. It’s sort of a combination of a lullaby and a remembrance of happier days for everybody.”
If all of that was not enough, EW also reports six-time Tony winner Audra McDonald, who plays Madame De Garderobe in the film, will be featured in the film's prologue.
“It’s a moment within the prologue, just before the spell befalls the castle,” Menken says. “We’re actually at an event at the Prince’s castle, where the Prince is about to be turned into the Beast, and he’s in his very selfish and self-indulgent phase of his life, and we see that, and we have the magnificent Audra McDonald singing this number.”You can read the entire Entertainment Weekly article here and check out all the latest images here.
Source: Entertainment Weekly
Saturday, August 8, 2015
'Beauty and the Beast' News Round-Up #17
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
Audra McDonald: "Bill Condon is creating something quite beautiful."
In a new interview with Broadway.com, six-time Tony winner Audra McDonald spoke briefly about working on Beauty and the Beast and her character, Garderobe.
Source: Broadway.com
On filming Beauty and the BeastAudra McDonald can be seen alongside Kevin Kline, who also stars in Beauty and the Beast as Maurice, and Meryl Streep this weekend in Ricki and the Flash.
“Bill Condon is creating something quite beautiful. It’s a pretty stellar cast. It was like Disney dreams come true.”
And on what she'll look like as the Wardrobe
“I am not at liberty to say! But it’s cool. I can say that. It’s really, really cool.”
Source: Broadway.com
Saturday, June 20, 2015
'Beauty and the Beast' News Round-Up #10
Wednesday, June 3, 2015
"Meet the Actor" with Ian McKellen now available on iTunes
Ian McKellen recently appeared at the Regent Street Apple Store in London to take part in the "Meet the Actor" series and discuss his role in Mr. Holmes. While the event mostly focused on the upcoming Sherlock Holmes film, McKellen also discussed reuniting with director Bill Condon, Lord of the Rings, Shakespeare, and Beauty and the Beast.The discussion about Beauty and the Beast begins around the 13:00 mark and the actor even breaks out into song with "Be Our Guest" and "Beauty and the Beast." In addition to McKellen serenading the audience, he also talks about singing with Ewan McGregor (Lumiere) and Emma Thompson, who, according to McKellen, plays a teapot "very convincingly" and has "a beautiful voice." He also briefly mentions Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, and Audra McDonald before the conversation turns back to Mr. Holmes.
Click here to listen to the podcast of the event.
Source: iTunes
Saturday, May 9, 2015
'Beauty and the Beast' News Round-Up #4
Monday, May 4, 2015
Audra McDonald discusses her role in 'Beauty and the Beast'
Most of the pre-production Beauty and the Beast chatter has come courtesy of Josh Gad, but Audra McDonald also recently discussed her role in the upcoming film. McDonald, who will play the wardrobe Garderobe in the film, expressed her excitement about the project with The Roanoker, as well as providing a little insight into what we will see from Garderobe in the film.
Thank you to La Bella y la Bestia de Disney for sharing this with me on Facebook.
Source: The Roanoker
SH: What was your reaction to being cast in the next Disney live-action film, "Beauty and the Beast," as Garderobe?
AM: Beyond excited! I can't wait to bring the role of the Garderobe to life. The live-action film will share more of her backstory than what was featured in the animated film.
Thank you to La Bella y la Bestia de Disney for sharing this with me on Facebook.
Source: The Roanoker
Sunday, April 19, 2015
'Beauty and the Beast' News Round-Up #1
A lot can happen in a week and so I bring you the first Beauty and the Beast News Round-Up. At the end of each week, I will collect all the latest news, tweets, and photos and bring them together in one post. Some weeks may have more than others, and some may have nothing at all, but I hope this will give fans a convenient way to keep up with all the latest news. There are also a few "extras" listed at the bottom, which are Beauty and the Beast/cast related, but not directly about the film.
Friday, March 27, 2015
Audra McDonald joins 'Beauty and the Beast' as Garderobe
Beauty and the Beast already boasts a tremendous cast and the upcoming Disney film continues to draw in extraordinary talent. The Hollywood Reporter reports six-time Tony winning actress Audra McDonald will join the cast as Garderobe, the wardrobe in the Beast's enchanted castle.
Photo: Autumn de Wilde
McDonald, who won her sixth Tony for her portrayal of Billie Holliday in Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill, also starred in ABC's Private Practice and as Mother Abbess in NBC's live production of The Sound of Music in 2013. Previously announced cast members include Emma Watson (Belle), Dan Stevens (the Beast), Luke Evans (Gaston), Josh Gad (LeFou), Kevin Kline (Maurice), and Emma Thompson (Mrs. Potts). Beauty and the Beast is set to begin production in May with Bill Condon at the helm and will be in theaters March 17, 2017.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
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