Alan Menken News

With Music by Alan Menken and Book by Howard Ashman, the creative geniuses behind Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin, Little Shop of Horrors plays through April 28 at SOTA Drama Theatre.

30 years ago, on April 18, 1994, Disney's Beauty and the Beast opened on Broadway at the Palace Theatre. The musical would go on to run for 46 previews and 5462 regular performances, making it the 10th longest-runing Broadway show of all time. 

In an all new video, Casey Nicholaw discussed the production of Disney's Hercules in Hamburg, which he is directing and choreographing. Performances run through December 22 at Stage Theater Neue Flora Hamburg, Germany.   Check out the video here!

The Novello Orchestra will present two classic Disney films in concert this summer, Beauty and the Beast and The Jungle Book will be performed live to film as part of Wimbledon Childrens Festival. Beauty and the Beast will take place on 10th August, with showings at 3pm and 7pm and The Jungle Book the following day on the 11th August, with showings at 10am and 3pm.

Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST will be presented at the Rose Center Theater in Westminster, CA. Learn how to purchase tickets!

Video designer George Reeve discusses the process of designing Disney's HERCULES in Hamburg.

Casey Donovan has been confirmed to lead the cast of the most heavenly of musicals, Sister Act, when it opens at the Capitol Theatre in Sydney from August and the Regent Theatre in Melbourne from November.

Get the latest updates on the cast and creatives for A BRONX TALE at Long Island's ARGYLE THEATRE, starting April 25, 2024.

ALADDÍN ha celebrado su primer año en Madrid al mismo tiempo que la producción de Broadway cumple una década en la gran manzana, y qué mejor manera de aunar ambos eventos que con la visita a la versión española de Michael James Scott, quien en la actualidad interpreta al Genio en el New Amsterdam Theatre de Nueva York.

HERCULES opened Sunday, March 24th at Stage Theater Neue Flora Hamburg, Germany. Go inside the design studio for an depth look at the revisioned set design in this video.

PCPA presents LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at Solvang Festival Theater in June, featuring book & lyrics by Howard Ashman and music by Alan Menken, based on the film by Roger Corman, Screenplay by Charles Griffith.

The fairytale magic of Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST The Musical is on opulent display at Toby's Dinner Theatre in Columbia, directed by Mark Minnick. This family favorite, packed with stunning performances and resplendent costumes, delivers the enchantment of live theater through June 16th, 2024

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Broadway veteran Natalie Toro has been honored with an alumni award from Boston Conservatory at Berklee. Discover more about Toro's illustrious career and this prestigious recognition.

Join the auditions for BEAUTY AND THE BEAST and GREASE by Musicals at Richter, Connecticut's longest-running outdoor theater.

Mrs. Doubtfire, a new musical based on the 1993 hit family film of the same name, is actually based on the 1987 novel Alias Madame Doubtfire by Anne Fine. The stage musical in all its purposes features music and lyrics by Karey and Wayne Kirkpatrick, with a book by Karey Kirkpatrick and John O’Farrell. The National Tour is currently onstage in the Carol Morsani Hall, at Tampa’s Straz Center for the Performing Arts.

Aladdin now playing through April 7th at the Civic Theatre through Broadway San Diego invites you to enjoy their Arabian night of magic, music, and magic carpets.

Denver Center Theatre Company has revealed its 2024/25 season. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.

Experience the magic of Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST presented by Vanguard University's award-winning theatre arts department.