By Meredith Woerner
THE DISNEY SHOWMAN: The Legacy of Walt Disney (cover of The Greatest Showman)
Deputy Editor, Variety.com
The Greatest Show Goes Live. Hugh Jackman’s passion project “The Greatest Showman” is finally getting a live stage show, thanks to Disney.
In a surprise twist at D23 in Anaheim on Friday, Disney unveiled a medley of upcoming musical theater shows, including dates for “Frozen” and news of a “Hercules” musical making its West End debut. After a series of stirring performances from the casts of “Lion King” and “Beauty and the Beast” (to name a few), the iconic howl from the 2017 movie musical rang out throughout the arena…Ladies and gentlemen, this is the moment you’ve been waiting for.
