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Disney s Beauty and the Beast is a live-action re-telling of the studio s animated classic which refashions the classic characters from the tale as old as time for a contemporary audience, staying true to the original music while updating the score with several new songs. Beauty and the Beast is the fantastic journey of Belle, a bright, beautiful and independent young woman who is taken prisoner by a beast in his castle. Despite her fears, she befriends the castle s enchanted staff and learns to look beyond the Beast s hideous exterior and realize the kind heart and soul of the true Prince within. The film stars: Emma Watson as Belle; Dan Stevens as the Beast; Luke Evans as ton, the handsome, but shallow villager who woos Belle; O® winner Kevin Kline as Maurice, Belle s eccentric, but lovable her; Josh Gad as Lefou, ton s long-suffering aide-de-camp; Golden Globe® nominee Ewan McGregor as Lumiere, the candelabra; O nominee Stanley Tucci as Maestro Cadenza, the harpsichord; Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Plumette, the feather duster; six-time Tony Award® winner Audra McDonald as Madame Garderobe, the wardrobe; O nominee Ian McKellen as Cogsworth, the mantel clock; and two-time Academy Award® winner Emma Thompson as the teapot, Mrs. Potts. Directed by O® winner Bill Condon from a screenplay by TBD based on the 1991 animated film, the film is produced by Mandeville Films David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman with eight-time O-winning composer Alan Menken, who won two Academy Awards® (Best Original Score and Best Song) for the 1991 animated film, providing the score, which will include new s of the original songs written by Menken and Howard Ashman, as well as several new songs written by Menken and three-time O winner Tim Rice. Beauty and the Beast will be released in U.S. theaters on March 17, 2017. Read more ( javascript:void(0) )