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Alan live in concert at D23!

Disney announces a spectacular slate of programming happening at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event presented by Visa®, August 14, 15, and 16, in Anaheim, California, including "A Whole New World of Alan Menken." In this rare, one-man concert Disney Legend and eight-time Academy Award® winner Alan Menken shares the songs and stories behind legendary Disney films and beloved stage and screen musicals that have shaped generations of audiences around the world.

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Original London Cast Recording Released

The Hercules Original London Cast Recording is set to be released on 10th of October for digital download and streaming, 21st of November on CD and 5th of December on Vinyl.

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"Hercules" opens on London's West End

The stage adaptation of the Disney hit opens at Theatre Royal Drury Lane on June 24, 2025.

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"Aladdin" on Broadway celebrates 4,000 performances, and honors the late Howard Ashman

Since opening March 20, 2014, at the New Amsterdam Theatre, the Broadway production is currently the 15th longest-running show in Broadway history. The milestone also fell on what would have been the late director-book writer-lyricist Howard Ashman's 75th birthday. In the May 17 tribute, Calen B. Barnett as the Genie introduced a special post-show performance, which went on to feature Khadija Sanko, Ariana Groover, and Salome Smith from Off-Broadway's Little Shop of Horrors; Kyra Belle Johnson and Fergie Philippe from the upcoming North American tour of Beauty and the Beast; original Ariel voice artist and Broadway alum Jodi Benson to sing her signature song "Part of Your World"; and Menken, who sang "Proud of Your Boy" while accompanying himself on the piano.

Watch the complete performance here

"Hercules" coming to the West End!

A new stage production of Disney's "Hercules", directed by Tony winner Casey Nicholaw, is coming to London.

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"Spellbound" is released on Netflix today!

The new animated musical feature film, with songs and score by Alan Menken, is released for streaming today.

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"Hercules" opens in Hamburg, Germany

A new production of Disney's Hercules, directed by Tony winner Casey Nicholaw, just celebrated its opening night in Hamburg.

Live-action "The Little Mermaid" opens in cinemas around the U.S. today!

"The Little Mermaid" official soundtrack released

The soundtrack for the live-action "Little Mermaid" film was released today for digital purchase and streaming, with the physical versions of CD and Vinyl hitting stores May 26.

Listen to clips of the songs here!

HERCULES opens at Paper Mill Playhouse, NJ

March 1st, 2023.

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Alan in Japan!

Alan performs his solo "A Whole New World of Alan Menken" concert at the piano across several dates and locations in Japan Feb. 28th through March 2nd.

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HERCULES at Paper Mill Playhouse, New Jersey

Performances run from February 22nd to March 19th 2023, with Opening Night March 1st.

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Official poster of live-action "Little Mermaid" released today!

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Max Steiner Award & Gala Concert

Alan Menken received the Max Steiner Film Achievement Award at the "Hollywood in Vienna" gala. Stars from Broadway and the West End performed at the concert and ceremony at the Vienna Concert Hall (Wiener Konzerthaus) with a full symphony orchestra, conducted by Michael Kosarin.

New song with Randy Rainbow

Alan has collaborated with Randy Rainbow, writing the new song "Pink Glasses" which appears on Randy's new album. Broadway Records has released the album, entitled "A Little Brains, A Little Talent" and is available digitally and physically everywhere music is sold.

Listen on SPOTIFY now

Another Emmy nomination!

Alan and Glenn Slater have been nominated for "Outstanding Original Song For A Preschool, Children’s Or Animated Program" for their song “Nothing Left To Lose” from "Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure". After winning their first Emmy last season, this is a consecutive nomination from the same television series.

Watch the song here

Beauty and the Beast stage revival/UK tour

Disney Theatricals is currently at work on a production of Beauty and the Beast which will tour the UK and Ireland in May 2021. The tour will launch with a five week run at Curve Leicester. The original creative team (including Alan) from the Broadway production will be joining the revival.

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"Howard" premieres on Disney+

The film follows the captivating life story of Disney Legend and Academy Award®-winning Lyricist Howard Ashman. As a large part of Howard's life, Alan is not only interviewed in the film, but he also composed the original film score for the documentary.

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Alan becomes an EGOT recipient

EGOT, an acronym for the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Awards, is the designation given to people who have won all four awards. Having won his recent Emmy Award, Alan becomes the 16th person in history to have accomplished this feat.

Alan wins Daytime Emmy

Alan and Glenn Slater (lyrics) have won a Daytime Emmy Award for their song "Waiting in the Wings" from the second season of the Disney Animated TV show "Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure".

Max Steiner Lifetime Achievement Award and Concert Announced

Due to current world events, this event has been postponed. Alan has been named the current award honoree. The award is bestowed by the City of Vienna and named for Austrian composer Max Steiner (who penned the scores of Gone With the Wind, Casablanca and more).

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Upcoming "A Whole New World of Alan Menken" at Ridgefield Playhouse Connecticut

Currently postponed to a later date this year, come and enjoy Alan performing a solo concert of some of his best-loved tunes, as well as experiencing some a variety of multimedia surprises along the way.

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"Beauty and the Beast" live concert in Japan

Alan just returned from a concert series of the animated "Beauty and the Beast", performed with full orchestra in front of a total audience of 30,000 people, and was joined on stage with Paige O'Hara, the original voice of Belle from the film.

Alan honored with SCL Lifetime Achievement Award

The Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL) honored Alan with the SCL’s 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles.

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Watch THE LITTLE MERMAID Live! on ABC tonight

Live musical performances by a star-studded cast is interwoven into the broadcast of the animated classic.

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Whoopi Goldberg to star in SISTER ACT stage musical

Returning to the role of Deloris Van Cartier for the 2020 London production next spring.

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Second Nation Tour of A BRONX TALE launches

The 2019–2020 North American tour of the Broadway musical A Bronx Tale launches today, featuring American Idol winner Nick Fradiani

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LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS opens off-Broadway

Jonathan Groff and Tammy Blanchard star in the Michael Mayer-helmed production at the Westside Theatre.

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HERCULES is Critic's Pick

The Public Works/Public Theatre's production of the new stage version of Hercules receives glowing reviews.

Read the New York Times article here:

ALADDIN opens worldwide

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Back to work

Enchanted

Live-Action Film Musical - 2007

Alan’s thoughts

Just when I thought my career at Disney Animation was over, along came this perfect conceit for a combination animation / live-action musical.

The idea of an animated ingénue finding herself in modern-day New York City was a perfect way to resurrect musical styles from all the Disney eras in one score. Of course, I was already the poster boy for one of those eras and years were spent trying to find other writers to do their “Alan Menken” pastiche. That made it so satisfying when Kevin Lima met with me and asked if I would write this score.

Songs05 titles

01True Love's Kiss
02Happy Working Song
03That's How You Know
04So Close
05Ever Ever After

Extra Content

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Behind the scenes of "That's How You Know"