--- description: There is going to be a new character in the upcoming Beauty and the Beast movie named Cadenza, and it will be played by Stanley Tucci. title: Stanley Tucci to Play a New Piano Character in Disney's 'Beauty and the Beast' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt798ecd993a669bb9/6987ec4ccd1bba3b9b6f914d/461737772.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Stanley Tucci Will Play a New Piano Character in Disney's _Beauty and the Beast_  by [Tessa Berenson](/author/tessa-berenson/)  ## Tessa Berenson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 22, 2015 1:20 PM CUT  Stanley Tucci attends the London Critics' Circle Film Awards on January 18, 2015. Stanley Tucci attends the London Critics' Circle Film Awards on January 18, 2015.Karwai Tang  by [Tessa Berenson](/author/tessa-berenson/)  ## Tessa Berenson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 22, 2015 1:20 PM CUT There is going to be a new character in the upcoming _Beauty and the Beast_ movie, and it will be played by Stanley Tucci. Tucci will play Cadenza the grand piano, [Variety reports](http://variety.com/2015/film/news/stanley-tucci-beauty-and-the-beast-casting-1201476986/ "undefined"), a character described as a “neurotic maestro.” Tucci as Cadenza will be joined by Emma Watson as Belle, [Ewan McGregor as Lumiere](http://time.com/3830208/ewan-mcgregor-lumiere-beauty-beast/ "undefined") the candlestick and [Ian McKellen as Cogsworth](http://time.com/3818523/ian-mckellen-cogsworth-beauty-beast-disney/ "undefined") the clock, among the rest of a [star-studded cast](http://time.com/3822701/beauty-and-the-beast-emma-watson-cast-photo/ "undefined"). The live-action Disney movie is set to be released March 17, 2017\. It is unclear how fans will be able to wait that long to see the film. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3831145/stanley-tucci-beauty-and-the-beast/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3831145/stanley-tucci-beauty-and-the-beast/"},"headline":"Stanley Tucci Will Play a New Piano Character in Disney's Beauty and the Beast","datePublished":"2015-04-22T13:20:13.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T06:34:46.973Z","description":"He's described as a \"neurotic maestro\"","url":"https://time.com/3831145/stanley-tucci-beauty-and-the-beast/","keywords":["movies","Beauty and the Beast"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt798ecd993a669bb9/6987ec4ccd1bba3b9b6f914d/461737772.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Tessa Berenson","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/tessa-berenson/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt798ecd993a669bb9/6987ec4ccd1bba3b9b6f914d/461737772.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"461737772","caption":"Stanley Tucci attends the London Critics' Circle Film Awards on January 18, 2015.","creditText":"Karwai Tang","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3831145/stanley-tucci-beauty-and-the-beast/","name":"Stanley Tucci Will Play a New Piano Character in Disney's Beauty and the Beast"}}]}] ```