Rita Ora Joins Disney+ BEAUTY & THE BEAST Prequel Series
Rita Ora has joined the cast of the upcoming Disney+ Beauty and the Beast prequel series. The British pop star will join the previously announced Jelani Alladin, Fra Free, Briana Middleton, Luke Evans, and Josh Gad in the new eight-episode musical series. Academy Award-winner Alan Menken and Glenn Slater will write new songs.
Jelani Alladin Joins Disney+ BEAUTY & THE BEAST Prequel Series
Alladin will play a series regular in the new eight-episode series. He joins the previously announced Luke Evans and Josh Gad, who will reprise their roles from the 2017 live-action film. Fra Free and Briana Middleton are also attached to appear in the new series. Alan Menken and Glenn Slater will write new music.
Leading UK Theatres Pledge to Only Cast Trans Actors in Trans Roles
The Royal Court, Oxford Playhouse, Contact theatre the Royal Exchange in Manchester and more of the UK's biggest theatres have promised to only cast trans, non-binary or gender non-conforming actors in roles for characters who are trans, non-binary or gender non-conforming.
Billy Porter Talks CINDERELLA Movie- 'It's Not About Gender. It's About Magic'
In a recent interview with Variety, Billy Porter opened up about his new role in the Cinderella film, for which production is temporarily suspended. Porter, who will play the Fairy Godmother, explained: 'We have all these sort of genders that we've put on things and it doesn't actually matter. It's not about sex. It's not about sexuality. It's not about gender. It's about magic. It's about being somebody's fairy godmother, father, person, whatever you want to call it. That's what it's about.'