I would have loved to see Gary Beach reprise as Lumiere. You could even throw in Lansbury as Mrs. Potts (even though she never performed in the production; film only).
and from that article: "He released his 55th album in March" wow; didn't release he'd released so many.
I wish I could be there, it will be a spectacular performance no doubt. Although Egan won't be performing at least there is a good Belle (well from what I hear anyway) that is closing off the show!