Robert Lopez News

Oscar-nominated composers Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez revealed that the inspiration for the songs they wrote for the hit Disney animated film FROZEN came from their hometown of Brooklyn

The album has now spent the most weeks at No. 1 for a soundtrack since 'Titanic' which remained as No. 1 for 16 straight weeks in 1998.

The sing-a-long will include musician and Tony Award winner Idina Menzel and surprise cameos from celebrities, You Tube versions from kids around the world, and 'Frozen' character's Princess Elsa and Princess Anna from Disney World. 

The Dramatists Guild of America held their annual awards ceremony last night at The Lambs Club in New York. The ceremony was hosted by Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson Lopez. Check out a look back at the festivities below!

TEDxBroadway returned yesterday, February 24, 2014 beginning at 11:00.am. at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street), and was filled with provocative presentations, discussions and new connections. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you a look back at the day, featuring guest speakers Diane Paulus and Robert Lopez!

Prolific Broadway singer/actress Susan Egan will perform a benefit concert on March 1 at Arcadia High School. She talks about the concert and other career tidbits in our chat below.

Stai pianificando un viaggio a Londra? Non sai che musical vedere e/o vuoi sapere quali sono i migliori su piazza? Ecco un resoconto della mia esperienza londinese, nella speranza che il mio personalissimo punto di vista possa esserti d'aiuto nell'orientarti nel West End della Capitale inglese. Nello stilare questa 'graduatoria' ho fatto delle scelte un po' impopolari e aspetto di essere contraddetto. Ad ogni modo, enjoy it! Stai pianificando un viaggio a Londra? Non sai che musical vedere e/o vuoi sapere quali sono i migliori su piazza? Ecco un resoconto della mia esperienza londinese, nella speranza che il mio personalissimo punto di vista possa esservi d'aiuto nell'orientarvi nel West End della Capitale inglese. Nello stilare questa 'graduatoria' ho fatto delle scelte un po' impopolari e aspetto di essere contraddetto. Ad ogni modo, enjoy it!

The producers of the national tour of the THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, and Segerstrom Center for the Arts announced today that single tickets will go on sale Sunday, March 9, 2014 at 10 a.m. PST for the Orange County engagement from May 13 - 25, 2014. Single tickets, which start at $34.75, will be available online at SCFTA.org, at the Box Office at 600 Town Center Drive in Costa Mesa or by calling (714) 556-2787. For inquiries about group ticket savings for 15 or more, call the Group Services office at (714) 755-0236. The TTY number is (714) 556-2746. The 2 p.m. performance on Saturday, May 24 will include audio description, open captioning and sign-language interpretation.

Audiences will be swept off to fantastical faraway places this spring when '1001 Nights: A Love Story About Loving Stories' hits the stage at the Center for Puppetry Arts for a limited two week engagement, March 25-April 6. Broadway musical powerhouse Robert Lopez, innovative New York company The Flying Carpet and puppetry experts Center for Puppetry Arts, join forces as a 'dream team' to create the ultimate 'family puppet musical.'

The producers of the national tour of the THE BOOK OF MORMON, winner of nine Tony Awards including Best Musical, and Broadway/San Diego announced today that single tickets will go on sale Friday, February 28th at 10am. Tickets will be available at the Civic Theatre box office (1100 Third Avenue), all Ticketmaster outlets, by visiting BroadwaySD.com or by calling (619) 570.1100. Group orders of 20 or more may be placed by calling (619) 564-3011.

Today TEDxBroadway announced the final list of speakers and performers who will join in the discussion at the third annual event.

Stage actor Raymond J. Lee (Broadway's Anything Goes) shared today's video of his cover of the single 'Let It Go'. 'This song resonated with me and I wanted to do a male vocal cover with my own personal spin on it,' he wrote on YouTube. Check out the video below!

Disney's super successful animated movie musical FROZEN can claim not only #1 film and soundtrack status, but, now, the platinum-status lead single 'Let It Go' has become the top downloaded sheet music of the year according to statistics provided by Musicnotes.com.

Composer Bobby Lopez shared today's video of an Africanized cover of the Oscar-nominated song 'Let It Go' on his Facebook page.

The next TEDxBroadway event will be held Monday, February 24th, 2014 at New World Stages.

The Theater League and Broadway Across America this week announced the line-up for the 2014-2015 Kansas City Broadway Series. Performed at the Music Hall and described by Entertainment Weekly as "the funniest musical of all time," The Book of Mormon anchors the season.

La actriz, que ha puesto la voz a Elsa en la pelicula 'Frozen', interpretara la cancion 'Let it go' escrita por Kristen Anderson-Lopez y Robert Lopez, nominada a los Oscar.

A smash hit on Broadway, the West End and worldwide, this hugely popular coming of age satire based on the much loved Sesame Street features puppets and puppeteers alongside human actors. The producers behind the first UK Tour of Spring Awakening and West End production of Seussical will be embarking on a ten week tour of the Tony Award winning musical comedy following a run in their resident venue Greenwich Theatre.

The Dramatists Guild of America has announced the recipients of their annual awards, which will be presented at an awards ceremony hosted by Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson Lopez on Monday, February 24, 2014, at The Lambs Club in New York.

Tony Award-winning singer, songwriter, and actress Idina Menzel will perform the Oscar-nominated song 'Let it Go' for a global television audience, for the first time, at the Oscars, show producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced today.