Lansbury surprised the audience and performed the title song at the anniversary screening with Menken accompanying her at the piano.
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Her surprise performance 25 years later – at the age of 90 (!) – earned her a standing ovation from the audience at Alice Tully Hall in NY.
She even adds the “Run along to the cupboard now, Chip” line from the movie at the end of the song!
Before the Beauty and the Beast screening, the original cast reflected on the film and its legacy during that on-stage Q&A.
“I think she’s ideal casting!” said O’Hara, when asked about her opinion of Watson as Belle on “Beauty and the Beast”. Disney originally released the animated classic in 1991. There are light applause before it is revealed that Angela Lansbury is going to sing and everyone goes insane.
Mrs. Potts! Angela Lansbury revived her Disney character Mrs. Potts in honor of Beauty and the Beast’s 25th anniversary on Sunday, September 18.
For those who are fans of Beauty and the Beast or simply new to the party, you might as well just take a moment to enjoy this. “I did my version and I’m happy to say that version became the version”.
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Disney’s new, live-action version of the classic cartoon wrapped over the summer, with Emma Watson playing Belle and “Downton Abbey” star Dan Stevens as the Beast.
