The Little Mermaid Live! is Coming to ABC; Katy Perry Named Judge for ABC's American Idol

The Little Mermaid Live! is Coming to ABC this Fall:

"The Little Mermaid Live!" is coming to ABC this Fall. The two-hour special will premiere as The Wonderful World of Disney: The Little Mermaid Live! The special will air on October 3 on the network. 

According to ABC, The Little Mermaid Live! will feature live musical performances combined with cutting-edge technology to create a spectacular merging of Disney’s classic animated film with live television.The production will feature the Academy Award-winning songs of Alan Menken and Howard Ashman. 

The cast for the show has yet to be announced, but something tells me it will be filled with big names that we will all love. Are you excited about "The Wonderful World of Disney: The Little Mermaid Live!" coming to ABC this October.

Source: Oh My Disney

Katy Perry Named Judge for ABC's American Idol:

Just a few weeks ago, ABC announced that the hit show American Idol would be revived on its network in 2017-2018. Yesterday, we learned the first judge that would be the star of the show and its a big one. Katy Perry has been named one of the anchor judges for the show, it was announced during  yesterday's ABC Upfront Event. 

Here is the announcement from Katy herself:

SO thrilled @ABCNetwork is bringing back @AmericanIdol, and I’m bringing it back to the 🎶MUSIC🎶 👁 you at auditions❗ pic.twitter.com/E0DGe3pVcY

— KATY PERRY (@katyperry) May 16, 2017

Who else will be named to the judge's panel? Are you excited that Katy Perry was named a judge for the show's revival?

Movie Review: "Beauty and the Beast" is Magnificently Done, Still a Classic

After seeing "Beauty and the Beast" it brought me back to a place of my childhood a rebirth of Disney animation back in 1991. I was just a young toddler back then but seeing the re-make into the fine piece of a motion picture into a live-action film. I won't lie I may have shed a tear towards the end of the film. Bill Condon did a wonderful job directing and the cast was just amazing.

Many had doubts about Emma Watson portraying the role of Belle, but she held her own. I was simply amazed, how well she played the role. Her voice while not perfect was good enough for me to make me satisfied that they had picked her. The true star is Dan Stevens playing the Beast. I can listen to him sing "Evermore" all day long if I had too. I will be humming songs from this film not just the old songs but the new one's as well. 

Back to the cast Luke Evans as Gaston and Josh Gad as LeFou were perfectly cast for their roles. The controversy before the film came out was unnoticeable to the common eye. Josh Gad was perfect and I'm not sure anyone else fit for the role. Emma Thompson as Mrs.Potts while she is no Angela Lansbury who voiced the role in the animated classic, was amazing in singing "Days in the Sun" and even "Beauty and the Beast." I was quite surprised how beautiful of a voice she had. 

I can go on and on about the music from the film as I will be humming and singing the songs for the foreseeable future. Alan Menken, Howard Ashman, and Tim Rice have all done it again and the addition of Josh Groban and Celine Dion have brought this music to a whole new level. 

I end with saying go see this film and its magnificent and will be a classic just as its animated predecessor was. Relive your childhood as well and you may even shed a tear too.