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Alan Menken is a Disney legend who has won more Academy Awards than any other living individual, including eight Oscars with 4 for Best Score and 4 for Best Song; 11 Grammy Awards (including Song of the Year for "A Whole New World"); and 7 Golden Globes. He is best known for his work on Disney films including The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Beauty and the Beast, Hercules, Pocahontas, Enchanted, and Tangled, as well as the onstage musicals Newsies, Little Shop of Horrors, A Christmas Carol and Sister Act. He is currently working with Lin-Manuel Miranda on the new live action version of The Little Mermaid.
Alan Menken, A Bronx Tale
Alan Menken, Aladdin
Alan Menken, Aladdin
Alan Menken, Newsies
Alan Menken, Newsies The Musical
Alan Menken, Leap of Faith
Alan Menken
Alan Menken, Newsies the Musical
Alan Menken, Sister Act
Alan Menken, Sister Act
Alan Menken, Sister Act
Alan Menken, Little Shop Of Horrors
Alan Menken, The Little Mermaid
Alan Menken, Beauty And The Beast
Alan Menken, Beauty and the Beast
Alan Menken, Beauty and the Beast
Alan Menken, Little Shop of Horrors
Alan Menken, Little Shop of Horrors
Alan Menken, Little Shop Of Horrors
Alan Menken, Little Shop of Horrors
Impact Arts celebrates the 20th anniversary of Summer Stock Austin with an exciting 2024 season. Enjoy a variety of performances and events marking two decades of theatrical excellence.
Disney's The Magic Box, a theatrical experience developed in association with Disney Theatrical Group, presented by Fever, together with Proactiv Entertainment and RGB, and produced by leading local promoter Showtime Management, announced the world premiere of its English-language production.
INKWELL SINGERS will debut their new show BROADWAY BABIES: Our Favorite Showtunes on June 6th and June 8th, 2024, at 7:00pm at The Triad Theater.
Nocturne Theatre’s production of Beauty and the Beast hits all the right notes. Fans of the original story will be delighted with the stellar performances of their favorite songs, while fans of Meyer2Meyer’s macabre touch will relish the costumes and the overall ambiance of the Nocturne Theatre itself
Looking for the best deals on Broadway shows? Welcome to our new weekly guide to the most popular shows listed on BroadwayWorld. Check out which shows are selling this week, May 13, 2024.
All new footage has been released from the world premiere of the new production of Disney's Hercules in Hamburg, directed by Casey Nicholaw. Check out the video here!
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A partir del próximo 10 de mayo y durante 16 días podrá visitarse en la Biblioteca Eugenio Trías, en el Parque del Buen Retiro la exposición de aniversario de ALADDÍN, que cumple su primer año en Madrid con esta visita que desvelará algunos de los aspectos más destacados tanto fuera como dentro del escenario.
The Menier Chocolate Factory has announced initial casting for The Baker's Wife – with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and book by Joseph Stein. Learn more about the cast here!
Looking for the best deals on Broadway shows? Welcome to our new weekly guide to the most popular shows listed on BroadwayWorld. Check out which shows are selling this week, May 6, 2024.
Screen Actors Guild Award winner Sarah Hyland and stage and film star Andrew Barth Feldman will star as Audrey and Seymour in LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS. Learn more here!
Not every Broadway show is a smash. A focus on 14 hidden gems from shows that disappeared too quickly fueled an entertaining evening at 54 Below last Sunday on April 29th. Hosted by Charles Kirsch of Backstage Babble podcast and Robert W. Schneider, the evening was a success.
The York Theatre Company has announced that Broadway leading ladies Leslie Uggams and Liz Callaway have been added to the starry list of the company's Honorary Board of Directors.
Florida Rep’s Education Conservatory Program will present Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast”. Lear how to purchase tickets.
Get ready for a summer of thrills with LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at The Studio Theatre Tierra del Sol.
The school edition of the award-winning and record-breaking Broadway and West End play, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, is now available for worldwide licensing via Broadway Licensing Global. The school edition is specifically tailored for high school and secondary school productions and can be licensed for productions beginning as early as fall 2024.
Alan Menken has written 22 shows including Ballad of Little Pinks (Composer), Kicks (Composer), Patch, Patch, Patch (Conceiver), Personals (Composer), Maggie May (Composer), The Present Tense (Composer), God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater (Composer), Real Life Funnies (Composer/Lyricist), Little Shop of Horrors (Composer), Diamonds (Composer), The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (Composer), Weird Romance (Composer/Lyricist), Beauty and the Beast (Composer), Hundreds of Hats (Composer), A Christmas Carol (Composer), King David (Composer), Sister Act (Composer), The Little Mermaid (Composer), Leap of Faith (Composer), Newsies (Composer), Aladdin (Composer), A Bronx Tale (Music).
Alan Menken has been nominated for various awards throughout his career. Some of his nominations include Outstanding New Score (Broadway or Off-Broadway) for "A Bronx Tale," Outstanding Music for "Aladdin," Best Original Score for "Aladdin," Best Score for "Newsies," Outstanding Music for "Newsies The Musical," Outstanding Music for "Leap of Faith," Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre, Best Original Score for "Newsies the Musical," Outstanding Music for "Sister Act," Best Original Score for "Sister Act," Best New Musical for "Sister Act," Best Musical Revival for "Little Shop Of Horrors," Best Original Score for "The Little Mermaid," The American Express Award for Best New Musical for "Beauty And The Beast," Outstanding Music for "Beauty and the Beast," Best Original Score for "Beauty and the Beast," Outstanding Music for "Little Shop of Horrors," Best Musical for "Little Shop of Horrors," Musical of the Year for "Little Shop Of Horrors," and Best Score for "Little Shop of Horrors."
Alan Menken has won several awards for his work in Broadway shows. Some of his notable wins include Best Score at the BroadwayWorld Awards for Newsies, Outstanding Music at the Drama Desk Awards for Newsies The Musical, Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre at the Drama League Awards, Best Original Score at the Tony Awards for Newsies the Musical, The American Express Award for Best New Musical at the Olivier Awards for Beauty And The Beast, Best Musical at the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for Little Shop of Horrors, and Best Score at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Little Shop of Horrors.
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