Walt Disney News

Demi Lovato took to the stage at this year's Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade in Anaheim, California and treated fans to a live rendition of 'Let It Go', from the soundtrack of Disney's hit animated film 'Frozen' now in theaters.

Award-winning actors Neil Patrick Harris and Nick Cannon will join television anchor Lara Spencer in the holly jolly spotlight today, Dec. 25, 2013, to host the 'Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade' television special.

Jon Hamm, Lake Bell, Alan Arkin, Aasif Mandvi and Bill Paxton co-star in director Craig Gillespie's MILLION DOLLAR ARM from Walt Disney Pictures. The film hits theaters on May 16, 2014.

'Saving Mr. Banks' stars Emma Thompson and Tom Hanks stopped by ELLEN recently to talk about their new film hitting theaters tomorrow, December 25th.

Don't let the magic of the holiday season end after New Year's Day! Come to the Fulton Theatre for both a Disney and Broadway Classic: Mary Poppins! This musical is nothing of the norm! Not only does it feature a flying actress and iconic Broadway style dance numbers, but it's going to be run, produced, promoted (including this press release), and performed by teenagers!

Casting director (and former performer) Jen Rubin lifts the lid off the trade secrets of actors she's hired for stage and screen, and shows how to land an audition... and the part

Stage and screen superstar Neil Patrick Harris lends his characteristic charm to a spectacular new holiday showstopper set to be featured on the broadcast of Disney Park's CHRISTMAS DAY PARADE, filmed last week, and a new behind the scenes featurette offers us a further glimpse into the creation of the Christmas celebration.

Conductor Christoph Eschenbach returns to Walt Disney Concert Hall to lead the Los Angeles Philharmonic in its first three performances of 2014, Friday and Saturday, January 10 and 11, at 8 pm, and Sunday, January 12, at 2 pm. Joining the orchestra is Christian Tetzlaff, one of the violin's most thoughtful masters, to explore the paradoxes of Schoenberg's Violin Concerto, a work not heard here since 1975. Also on the program are Beethoven's Egmont Overture and Dvo?ak's Symphony No. 9, "New World," one of the composer's most popular symphonies.

The Recording Academy today announced key promotions for some of its longtime executives. Most recently, Bill Freimuth has been named Senior Vice President, Awards, and Gaetano Frizzi becomes Chief Human Resources Officer. Previous promotions include Branden Chapman, who was named Executive In Charge of Production & Chief Business Development Officer; Rick Engdahl, who was named Chief Information Officer; and Daryl Friedman, who was named Chief Advocacy & Industry Relations Officer. All have many years of experience and tenure at The Recording Academy within their respective departments and these titles more accurately reflect what have become their current roles within The Academy and within their respective business communities. All five will continue to report directly to Neil Portnow, President/CEO of The Recording Academy.

Hollywood's legendary El Capitan Theatre will sing in the New Year with a special return engagement of the Sing-A-Long version of Walt Disney's classic 'Mary Poppins,' from January 10th through the 20th, it was announced today by Lylle Breier, Senior Vice President, Worldwide Special Events for Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.

Now their prolific output will be celebrated in the cabaret event A Spoonful of Sherman at St James Theatre on January 6 and 13. Robert's son Robbie, himself a writer of musicals, will be performing alongside several top West End singers, including Charlotte Wakefield (The Sound of Music, Regent's Park) Emma Williams (the original West End Truly Scrumptious in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang) and Stuart Matthew Price (Parade, Donmar Warehouse). Songs featured will actually span 90 incredible years of Sherman family history by including music from the Sherman Brothers' father, Tin Pan Alley songwriter Al Sherman.

Casting has been announced for the Orlando premiere of SPANK! The Fifty Shades Parody, playing at The Abbey in downtown Orlando January 29 through March 23.

Deerfield Beach, FL, December 18, 2013 - These are but two of the Walt Disney-isms that pepper the pages of the latest book on the man, How To Be Like Walt: Capturing the Disney Magic Every Day of Your Life (HCI Books - $13.95 – August 2004) by Pat Williams with Jim Denney. The authors conducted over 1000 interviews to present the man behind the myth. To tie them all together, Williams and Denney share lessons they gleaned from their in-depth study of this icon of American family entertainment.

Our intrepid cabaret columnist/reviewer Stephen Hanks catches up on some reviews of fall 2013 shows, including Mary Foster Conklin's BroadwayWorld.com Award nominated tribute to Fran Landesman, solo shows from Bernard Dotson, Gary Crawford, and Lauren Glazer, and a duo show from Alison Nusbaum and Jackie Kristel.

Marvel has officially confirmed that Rudd will indeed star in director Edgar Wright's film.

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ Lilly Diabetes and Disney today announced that their custom books for children and families with type 1 diabetes are now available online. The digital books explore real-life challenges and stories of children with type 1 diabetes participating in sporting activities, birthday parties and other social events. These digital books can be accessed on www.T1EverydayMagic.com, a website operated by the Lilly Diabetes/Disney collaboration and designed specifically for type 1 families.

M-GO, a new digital movies and TV streaming service announced today that it has entered into a content licensing agreement with The Walt Disney Studios.

Jay is an enormous fan of Broadway and all its denizens and has done many Broadway Cast Albums, but he has also worked with every great star of our time in every category of music.