It showed me the outer limits of what animated artists and storytellers could achieve, so the fact that I get to executive produce a tribute to all the creatives that made this masterpiece is a dream I didn’t even think was possible."

"[10] Besides acting, she further served as the producer, and arranged the musical numbers with the original composer Alan Menken, which she felt it as an "amazing experience learning about so much herself.

[12] By late-September, Martin Short, Shania Twain, and David Alan Grier were cast as Lumière, Mrs. Potts, and Cogsworth, respectively,[13][14] Initially, Celine Dion, who performed the titular song for the animated film with Peabo Bryson for the end credits, was approached to play Mrs. Potts, but Twain was later offered the role, due to Dion's health issues.

[15] Twain further sang the titular track with Menken, playing the song, as a tribute to Angela Lansbury (the voice of Mrs. Potts in the original film), who died in October 2022.

Raj Kapoor, who was one of the executive producers, described the camera work as "cinematic" saying that "We didn’t want the at-home audience to feel like a spectator.

"[19] Emmy-nominated production designer Julio Himede worked on the special, who utilized the cutting-edge technology to "celebrate the artwork of the original film through a different creative approach.

"[21] Her team spent over 15 months on the design, adding a three to four month period on pre-production, and followed by the extensive set design, they inspired multiple sketches from the animators who had exclusive access to the studio's archive collections in Burbank, California and consulted Mark Henn, who worked as an animator for the original film.

Several sketches were used as backdrops in the television special, to illustrate the union between the animated film and live-action production, and these were achieved using video projection and technology.

[25] Bria McNeal of Esquire praised the performance and vocal ability of H.E.R., calling her "simply delightful," and complimented the costume designs, writing, "This version of Beauty and the Beast (literally) rocks.

"[27] Maureen Lee Lenker of Entertainment Weekly ranked Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration 3rd in their "Every live TV musical" list, described the sets and the costumes as "truly magical," called the casting "perfect," praising the performances of H.E.R., Josh Groban, and Joshua Henry, and stated, "Each musical number was eye-poppingly wonderful, whether because of Jamal Sims' interpretive, high energy choreography or the incredible vocal prowess of the talent.