Disney Channel Is Remixing the Princesses in a New Music Special

Stars from High School Musical: The Musical: The Series are joining Disney Channel to celebrate World Princess Week with some magical new covers.

The Disney princesses are getting a bit of a musical makeover. 

Disney Channel is preparing to pay tribute to its roster of royal ladies with a brand-new music special called Disney Princess Remixed — An Ultimate Princess Celebration. The half-hour show will coincide with Disney’s World Princess Week and will air on Friday, Aug. 27 at 7:30 p.m. It will also be available on Disney+. 

The special will be narrated by 12-year-old social media star Txunamy Ortiz and will celebrate princesses and queens from all over the Disney library with “reimagined” performances of iconic princess songs, courtesy of a few familiar faces. High School Musical: The Musical: The Series stars Dara Reneé, Frankie Rodriguez and Julia Lester will be performing, along with Disney Channel stars Ruth Righi, Izabela Rose and Sophia Hammons. 

Brandy, star of one of the best and most iconic versions of Cinderella ever, will also debut her new music video for her song “Starting Now,” which is the anthem for Disney’s year-long event “The Ultimate Princess Celebration,” which began in April.

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The night will kick off with showings of Tangled and Frozen beginning at 4:05 p.m., and then fans will be treated to all-new versions of some fan-favorite Disney princess tunes, including Frozen 2‘s “Into the Unknown,” performed by Rodriguez and Reneé.

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Other performances include pop, rock and R&B remixes of “Home” from Beauty and the Beast, “Almost There” from Princess and the Frog, and “Part of Your World” from The Little Mermaid. Walt Disney Records will also release three singles from the special, “Into the Unknown (Disney Princess Remixed)” set for release on Aug. 13, followed by two additional singles available Aug. 27.”

“Fans can expect to see fun takes on some classic Disney songs in Disney Princess Remixed – An Ultimate Princess Celebration. Getting to perform with Dara was a blast!” Rodriguez said. “She’s an incredible vocalist so I was so excited to get to sing with her. And on the day of filming we were having so much fun getting to play the princess Anna and queen Elsa dynamic. I can’t wait for people to see it!”

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Reneé expressed a similar sentiment, adding, “Being in the Disney Princess Remixed – An Ultimate Princess Celebration music special has been such a dream come true! Doing this extraordinary project about Princesses that I’ve looked up to my entire life has been mind blowing. And doing “Into the Unknown” with the one and only Frankie Rodriguez has made this project 10x more special! Beautiful music plus all these talented people. Whew, ya’ll this special is going be out of this world!”

There’s just two months to prepare, so get your mice and birds working on your gown and tiara now! Oh, and while we wait for the special to premiere, check out a sneak peek of Rodriguez and Reneé’s performance above.

Rachel Zegler's Disney Princess Wish Comes True as Snow White in Disney's LiveAction Movie

While Rachel Zegler’s big break will come in 2021 as Maria in Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story, her next role will be Disney's iconic princess, Snow White.

Rachel Zegler‘s Disney wish is about to come true.

The West Side Story actress has snagged the role of Snow White in Disney’s live-action remake, her rep and Disney confirmed to E! News. Production for the adaptation of the 1938 animated film will begin in 2022, per Deadline.

Director Marc Webb spoke on the lead actress’s talents. “Rachel’s extraordinary vocal abilities are just the beginning of her gifts,” he shared with Deadline. “Her strength, intelligence and optimism will become an integral part of rediscovering the joy in this classic Disney fairytale.”

The movie will reportedly include music created by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, who have already worked with Disney before. The duo created a song alongside Disney music legend Alan Menken for the 2018 live-action remake Aladdin, titled “Speechless.”

The musical pair also worked on La La Land and The Greatest Showman, as well as the upcoming Dear Evan Hansen movie adaptation starring Ben Platt.

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Rachel herself reacted to the news that she’ll be stepping into the iconic Disney princess role. She quoted a post of hers from June 2017, in which she dressed up as Ariel from The Little Mermaid on stage. Her tweet stated, “I wanna be a real Disney princess.”

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In response to her Snow White news, she retweeted the images with a laugh.

The star also hinted toward her announcement on June 21 by tweeting, “i love you disney princess cinematic universe.” Then the next day she shared, “*rubs hands mischievously.*”

Rachel’s film slate is busy for the next few years. Her film debut will be in Steven Spielberg‘s West Side Story in late 2021. Her next project, Shazam! Fury of the Gods, will come out in 2023. And then she’ll be a Disney princess.

 

Former Disney Channel Star Kirsten Storms Reveals She's Recovering From Brain Surgery

Zenon Star Kirsten Storms is on the road to recovery, after sharing with her Instagram followers that she recently underwent brain surgery.

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“First, thank you for all of the well wishes I’ve received over the last few days,” the General Hospital actress began her Instagram post on Sunday, June 6. “Little bit of info for those who are wondering…I spent the last few years having random health issues that I disregarded as side affects [sic] to my medications or just something I was experiencing due to age.”

 

The former Disney Channel star then explained that she got an MRI after suffering from “severe neck pain,” which she believed caused her “frequent migraines.” She said her doctor to do an MRI on her head, noting, “That’s when we stumbled upon a rather large, very full of fluid, cyst that was attached to the lower portion of brain.”

 

“I feel very fortunate that my situation wasn’t more serious and that I had a wonderful neurosurgeon who immediately knew how to fix it,” Kirsten shared. “I’m not gonna lie, brain surgery had me nervous, but I’m immensely thankful to my family, friends, and incredible ‘work family’ who have been supportive, kind and loving during a time when I’ve been feeling a lot of emotions.”

 

Keep on reading to learn more about Kirsten’s road to recovery, which she discussed Saturday, June 5. 

 

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The Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century actress took to Instagram Stories on Friday, June 4 to give her followers an update on her health. During her videos, Kirsten not only appeared in good spirits, but explained that she had surgery earlier this week, so she’s on the road to recovery.

“Sorry for the shock you guys,” the 37-year-old actress captioned her post, which showed her wearing a neck brace.

“There really is no filter that’s going to make this better for me right now,” she shared in her first Instagram Story video, adding, “I’ve not really spoken about this much or at all actually. Less than 48 hours ago, I had brain surgery, hence the neck brace. It was on the lower portion of my brain.”

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“Em is taking care of me until I get to my at-home nurse,” she said, referring to her friend and former General Hospital co-star Emme Rylan. “It’s been an interesting last couple of days.”

Kirsten went on to explain the reason for her surgery, explaining to her followers, “What they had to drain and remove was not cancer. I want to clarify that right now before the internet goes crazy wild with rumors about this.”

She added, “I had a very large cyst that had split into two and the doctor said it was, like, so full, the pressure was very noticeable when they opened up my skull. It sounds so weird.”

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As she begins the healing process, the General Hospital actress said she’s taking time off before returning to work. If anything, she plans to take advantage of this free time to knit.

“I will be on the mend for the next several weeks, but I will be back at work when this is over with,” Kirsten noted, with Emme interjecting, “I think you can take a moment.”

Before signing off, she pointed out that she “had the surgery a couple of days ago, so, yes, I was in the hospital for a few days. We’re not taking me straight home right after brain surgery.” 

(This article was originally published on Saturday, June 5, 2021 at 10:04 a.m. PST)

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