{
  "id": 1180038,
  "title": "Bryan Cranston and Jamie Lee Curtis Will Star in New Version of Disney’s Carousel of Progress",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/bryan-cranston-and-jamie-lee-curtis-will-star-in-new-version-of",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-16T03:07:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TheWrap",
    "slug": "thewrap",
    "url": "https://www.thewrap.com/culture-lifestyle/culture/bryan-cranston-and-jamie-lee-curtis-will-star-in-new-version-of-disneys-carousel-of-progress/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bryan Cranston and Jamie Lee Curtis are set to star in a new version of Disney's Carousel of Progress, which will reopen in late spring 2027. The stage show, originally created for the 1964-65 World's Fair, holds the record as the longest-running stage show in American theater. The new adaptation will begin in the 1960s and continue to the present day. Jamie Lee Curtis will voice the wife of Cranston's character, the father. The show, which has been updated five times since its inception, will also feature a new pre-show with an animatronic Walt Disney.",
  "summary": "The attraction, which premiered at the 1964-65 World’s Fair, will open in late spring 2027 at Walt Disney World The post Bryan Cranston and Jamie Lee Curtis Will Star in New Version of Disney’s Carousel of Progress appeared first on TheWrap .",
  "key_points": [
    "Bryan Cranston and Jamie Lee Curtis star in new Carousel of Progress",
    "Show will reopen in late spring 2027 at Disney parks",
    "Adaptation covers 1960s to present day"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The casting of Bryan Cranston and Jamie Lee Curtis in Disney's updated Carousel of Progress brings a new level of star power to the long-running stage show's latest iteration.",
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        "title": "Bryan Cranston and Jamie Lee Curtis Will Star in New Version of Disney’s Carousel of Progress",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}