The Disney ballads didn’t stop there, with John Legend and Jennifer Hudson pairing up for “Beauty and the Beast” and a red-haired Halsey performing “Part of Your World.” And in more upbeat performances, the Muppets opened the show with Seth Rogen, Chloe x Halle joined The Princess and the Frog’s Anika Noni Rose to sing “Almost There,” and Keke Palmer reminded us she still has the range when she did “Zero to Hero.” Wonder if Disney’s live-action Hercules casting agents were watching. Showing us the world, indeed.Įlsewhere in the show, Katy Perry took her performance of “Baby Mine” from Dumbo very seriously, one-upping her hand sanitizer outfit with a full Dumbo costume, including an ensemble for her dog. Elphaba and Evan Hansen came together for the televised event, a sequel to the original program that brought us a surprise Beyoncé performance of Pinocchio’s “When You Wish Upon a Star.” Although not quite at that level, Menzel and Platt’s performance still managed to surprise, mainly by Platt wearing a Disneyland T-shirt and Menzel harmonizing with a millennial for non- Glee reasons. During ABC’s Disney Family Singalong II last night, Idina Menzel and Ben Platt sang “A Whole New World” to viewers, reminding us that there is more to see outside our living rooms. ![]() Glee star Darren Criss is hosting a special that (per ABCs synopsis) is inviting: 'Friends and. All rights reserved.In the classic film Aladdin (the animated version is the only one we recognize in this house), Aladdin sings “A Whole New World” to Jasmine to explain how much there is to see outside her palace. The Queen Family Singalong will air on ABC on Thursday, November 4, from 8 p.m. With this special, one-night-only event, ABC is inviting friends and family from around the country to gather. The Queen Family Singalong airs tonight at 8 p.m EDT on ABC.Ĭopyright © 2021, ABC Audio. ABC announced 'The Queen Family Singalong,' the fourth installment of its successful 'Singalong' franchise, with Emmy Award-winning actor and singer-songwriter Darren Criss set to host, airing THURSDAY, NOV. “You’re going to hear Queen songs in new and different ways that you’ve not heard them before… and I think there’s a lot of surprises in there as well,” says Adam, adding, “I can’t wait for people to see it!” Other performances include OneRepublic doing “We Are the Champions,” Alessia Cara doing “Killer Queen,” and Adam Lambert, who’s currently the lead singer of Queen in real life, belting out “The Show Must Go On.” “I mean…Queen! They’re massive…they’re iconic… all the words, you know? And so what an honor to be able to be a part of an event like that.” “We were really excited to get to do it,” adds Matt. Ultimately, Pentatonix got the green light. “They were like, ‘We really are inspired by y’all doing this song.’ And we were like, ‘We’re so down for that…But can we do ‘Somebody to Love?'” he laughs. Ever notice how one crowd singing together always sound the same as. The problem, member Scott Hoying explains, was “The people running the show had some ideas of what we could do.” people launched into an incredible, spontaneous Bohemian Rhapsody sing-along. “We said, ‘Oh, please can we do ‘Somebody to Love?’ ‘Cause it has so many harmonies and so many vocal parts, and it’s just so theatrical and it just fits an acapella arrangement really well.” ![]() “We actually fought for that song!” Pentatonix member Matt Sallee laughs. ![]() ABC airs the latest in its Family Singalong franchise tonight: The Queen Family Singalong, paying tribute to the iconic British band via songs belted out by the likes of OneRepublic, Adam Lambert, Alessia Cara and Pentatonix. But the a capella group says it was tough for them to convince the show’s producers to let them sing their preferred song from the Queen catalog.
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