Dream beauty and the Beast casting

[Theatrefanboy1]

Posted: 3/24/19 at 10:05am

The 25 anniversary of the show is this year and I desperately want to see a revival of this show. Who would be in your dream cast for a revival

Laura osnes as belle
Judy Kaye Or Audra McDonald Or Kelli ohara as mrs Potts
Cheyenne Jackson as Gaston

[RWPrincess]

Posted: 3/24/19 at 2:22pm

I doubt Emma Watson would do it but I would pull as many cast members as possible from the recent live action movie.

Other than that, I could see Christy Altomare as Belle

Adam Jacobs as Lumiere or Gaston

[AEA AGMA SM]

Posted: 3/24/19 at 2:25pm

Emma Watson couldn't sing it once in a studio without a copious helping of Auto Tune. There's no way she could sing the stage score live.

[SomethingPeculiar]

Posted: 3/24/19 at 2:48pm

Only in your dreams would actors the calibre of Osnes, McDonald, Kaye, O'Hara, Jackson, etc. go near that property.

Disney currently has 3 huge properties on Bway, which will all be around for a few more years. Adding another show into the mix is just diluting their own target audience at this point.

If Disney had really wanted to bring Beauty back to Broadway, the smart move would have been to open a totally reimagined Equity tour in 2017 to capitalize on the success of the film, then have the tour transfer to Broadway. But I think it's missed its moment for a Broadway revival now.