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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"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

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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The Little Mermaid

About the work

“The Little Mermaid,” visionary filmmaker Rob Marshall’s live-action reimagining of the studio’s Oscar®-winning animated musical classic, opens exclusively in theaters nationwide May 26, 2023.

“The Little Mermaid” is the beloved story of Ariel, a beautiful and spirited young mermaid with a thirst for adventure. The youngest of King Triton’s daughters, and the most defiant, Ariel longs to find out more about the world beyond the sea, and while visiting the surface, falls for the dashing Prince Eric. While mermaids are forbidden to interact with humans, Ariel must follow her heart. She makes a deal with the evil sea witch, Ursula, which gives her a chance to experience life on land, but ultimately places her life – and her father’s crown – in jeopardy.

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01Part of Your World
02Fathoms Below
03Part of Your World (Reprise)
04Under the Sea
05Wild Uncharted Waters
06Poor Unfortunate Souls
07For the First Time
08Kiss the Girl
09Scuttlebutt
10Part of Your World (Reprise II)

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