Walt Disney News

WINNIE THE POOH is now available on Blu-ray/DVD from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment. The animated film is directed by Stephen J. Anderson and Don Hall, and narrated by John Cleese. It includes brand-new songs performed by Zooey Deschanel. The cast includes Jim Cummings, Craig Ferguson, Tom Kenny, Bud Luckey, Travis Oates, Jack Boulter and Kristen Anderson-Lopez.

FEINSTEIN'S AT LOEWS REGENCY, the nightclub proclaimed "Best of New York" by New York Magazine and "an invaluable New York institution" by The New York Post will help celebrate the holidays with a very special appearance by TV and stage star TONY DANZA. Danza will return to Feinstein's at Loews Regency as the special guest of the club's founder MICHAEL FEINSTEIN for three shows only at the Loews Regency Hotel (540 Park Avenue at 61st Street). They will take place on Thursday, December 1 at 8:30 PM; and Friday, December 2 at 8:00 PM and 10:30 PM.

ABC Family's '25 Days of Christmas,' cable's biggest programming event of the year, returns with 25 continuous days of holiday-themed entertainment for the whole family. From December 1 - 25, viewers can ring in the holidays with original movies, holiday specials and returning favorites

The 2011-2012 season of Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at the Music Center continues with The Joffrey Ballet's return to the Music Center with its acclaimed production of 'The Nutcracker' December 1-4 for six performances only at the Music Center's Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.

The 2011-2012 season of Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at the Music Center continues with The Joffrey Ballet's return to the Music Center with its acclaimed production of 'The Nutcracker' December 1-4 for six performances only at the Music Center's Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.

The ABC Television Network will celebrate the joy of the holidays with the classic animated Christmas-themed PEANUTS special, 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' (rebroadcast; OAD on ABC: 12/6/01), created by late cartoonist Charles M. Schulz, airing THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET). The hour will also include 'Prep & Landing: Operation Secret Santa' (rebroadcast; OAD on ABC 12/7/10), the seven-minute animated short featuring the voice of Betty White as Mrs. Claus.

Disney Channel has ordered a second season of the hit comedy series 'A.N.T. Farm,' TV's #1 series among Kids 6-11 and Tweens, it was announced today by Adam Bonnett, Senior Vice President, Original Programming, Disney Channels Worldwide.

The Los Angeles City College Theatre Academy presents LOST AND UNSUNG- An Evening of Cut Songs from Great Musicals and Great Songs from Flops.

The British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles® (BAFTA Los Angeles) will honor Academy Award® winning writer/director John Lasseter with the Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Filmed Entertainment, and BAFTA winning director David Yates with the John Schlesinger Britannia Award for Excellence in Directing at the 2011 BAFTA Los Angeles Britannia Awards on Wednesday, November 30 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

Park Avenue Armory has announced an additional concert in the line-up for its second Tune-In Music Festival, featuring four artists whose critical thinking and output have influenced and been influenced by Philip Glass and whose eclectic offerings represent a wide range of musical styles and genres. The Armory's Tune-In Music Festival will be held February 23-26, 2012, featuring and co-curated by the iconic composer Philip Glass on the occasion of his 75th birthday. The Armory's soaring 55,000-square-foot Wade Thompson Drill Hall, with its cathedral-like acoustics and informal character, will set the scene for a concert environment that is at once both immersive and intimate, erasing the confines and eliminating the formalities of traditional concert halls.

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame Committee has selected a groundbreaking production team, an iconic executive, an internationally renowned TV variety show host, a leading actor, an award-winning lighting designer, a multiple Emmy®-winning producer, and one of television's most beloved comedy couples as the newest inductees into the Hall of Fame, announced Television Academy Chairman and CEO John Shaffner.

Phish guitarist Trey Anastasio joins conductor Scott Dunn and the Los Angeles Philharmonic for orchestrations of classic Phish tunes and solo Anastasio compositions at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 10, 2012 at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Distinguished Concerts International (DCINY), now in its 4th season, proudly ushers in the holiday season on Sunday, November 27 at 2:00pm with the Lincoln Center premiere of Sir Thomas Beecham/Sir Eugene Goossens' 1959 re-orchestration for full Symphony Orchestra of Handel's beloved Messiah.

Los Angeles Philharmonic Conductor Laureate Esa-Pekka Salonen returns to Walt Disney Concert Hall to lead the Los Angeles Philharmonic in the LA Phil-commissioned world premiere of Anders Hillborg's Sirens, Friday and Saturday, November 25 and 26, at 8 p.m., as well as Sunday, November 27, at 2 p.m.

Los Angeles Philharmonic Conductor Laureate Esa-Pekka Salonen returns to Walt Disney Concert Hall to lead the Los Angeles Philharmonic in the LA Phil-commissioned world premiere of Anders Hillborg's Sirens, today, November 25, and Saturday, 26, at 8 p.m., as well as Sunday, November 27, at 2 p.m.

Lincoln Center's vibrant public and visitors space on the Upper West Side, the David Rubenstein Atrium, is the perfect place to take a break from shopping, warm up with a hot drink from 'wichcraft, and enjoy great music with Target® Free Thursdays, Meet the Artist Saturdays and a special Winter's Eve at Lincoln Square event this holiday season.

Cheryl Henson (President, The Jim Henson Foundation); Kevin Clash (Elmo's Emmy-winning creator and Muppet veteran); and Carole Demas (Broadway star, children's television icon from The Magic Garden) have joined the advisory board of The New York Children's Theater Festival, it was announced today by Michael Shawn Lewis, co-founder of The Festival.

Distinguished Concerts International (DCINY), now in its 4th season, proudly ushers in the holiday season on Sunday, November 27 at 2:00pm with the Lincoln Center premiere of Sir Thomas Beecham/Sir Eugene Goossens' 1959 re-orchestration for full Symphony Orchestra of Handel's beloved Messiah.

Starting November 23, Disney's 'The Muppets' dominates the El Capitan Theatre and offers fun for the entire family. Plus, before every screening, enjoy a special holiday sing-a-long with Kermit and Miss Piggy, LIVE on the El Capitan stage!

The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) President and Chief Executive Officer Robert A. Iger announced today that he has named George Bodenheimer Executive Chairman of ESPN, and John Skipper ESPN President and Co-Chair, Disney Media Networks, effective January 1, 2012. The moves continue the Company's focus on ensuring strategic continuity and succession planning.