>> angela lansbury was always my favorite character in the story. because she's no longer with us. there's an emotional element to it. >> reporter: what do you want fans to know? what do you want them to think about as they're tuning in in. >> this story has bridged these generations. let it take you away and let it bond you as the timeless story that it is. >> reporter: tale as old as time, right? >> tale as old as time. >> reporter: as the artists and crew add finishing ups, t tab stage is set to bring it to life. >> i want people to be in the moment with me and find their own disney princess within themselves. i'm having so much fun, i hope that people have fun just watching and i hope they enjoy it as much as i do. >> our thanks to zohreen shah. the spernl airs tomorrow at 8:00 p.m. eastern on abc and streams on disney plus the next day. >>> coming up, the tragicness about dj steven "twitch" boss as fans pay tribute to the star. when moderate to severe ulcerative colitis persists... put it in check with rinvoq, a once-daily pill. when uc got unp

i just love hearing angela lansbury's voice. there just gives me chills company right.ent company, disney's reimagined, beauty and the beast marking the 30th anniversary of the animated classic is premiering tonight. abc is arranged chop met with the cast. leila's older time. it's a tale as old as time, beauty and the beast and all of our favorite characters back on our screens, part animation and part life in front of a studio audience with all of the disney magic in tow in the set right now in the world already, there's candelabet rertile setus you'll be able to see with use of projections. they're able to turn these pillars and walls and archways any part of the movie they wanted to be. so when i walk in, i know you know, i don't know what to expect until i see what they what they projection mapped onto the walls disney classic, also bringing a new belt to the ball. singer and songwriter gabby wilson, also known by her stage name her oldest time you were the first black and filipino person to portray bell. what does that representation mean to you? it's amazing becau

news and then argue about it if you are watching, even tv shows, the other day when yo saw that angela lansbury away, every single episode i watched with my mom in south africa that was a family thing. how many shows do we have like that, not the shows, but how many moments, everybody is watching there on tv kids in a different world from their parents, and so you have this unshared reality that w are all sitting in everyone is on a train in th subway, no one is reading or experiencing the same thing. other than maybe the dancers but that is about it but i think what that has done is, it is created a hype individualistic society wher we don't realize that we are not living in the same world you can't do anything if you don't agree on the same world. >> when you were going up in south africa, apart from watching murder she wrote, did you think that america had the whole racism thing figured out more than south africa did >> that's an interesting question i had a characterized versio of what america was. i was watching differenc strokes. beverly hills cop, all these movies, they gave me an idea o

the other day when you saw that angela lansbury passed away "murder she wrote". >> every single episodeouth africa. that was a family thing. how many shows do we have like that, not the shows but how many moments? everybody is watching their own tv kids are in a different world from their parents parents are in a different world from their parents you have this unshared reality we're all existing in. everyone sitting on the train in the subway, nobody is reading or experiencing the same thing. i think what that's done is created a society where we don't realize we aren't living in the same -- >> there is no bridging it. >> if you don't agree on the same world. >> when you were growing up in south africa apart from watching "murder she wrote" did you think america had the whole racism thing figured out more than south africa did? >> an interesting question i think i had a version of what america was. i was watching "different strokes. you know, it was great "beverly hills cop." all of these movies gave me an idea of what america was i don't think it was too far from what america was tryi

when you saw that angela lansbury passed away -- >> "murder she wrote." >> i wrote every single episodeith my mom in south africa. that was a family thing. how many shows do we have like that, not the shows but how many moments. everybody is watching their own tv, kids are in a different world to their parents, apartments are in different world to their parents, you have this unshared reality that we are existing in. everyone sitting on a table in the subway, nobody is reading or experience the same thing other than maybe the dancers, that's about it what i think what that's done is it's created a hyper individualistic society. you can't -- >> there is no bridging it >> if you don't agree on the same world. >> when you were growing up in south africa apart from watching "murder she wrote" did you think that america had the whole racism thing figured out more than south africa did? >> that's an interesting question i think -- i had a caricature riced view of what america was "beverly hills cop" all of these movies gave me an idea of what america was and i don't think it was too far from