Alan Menken News

All new photos have been released from the West End premiere of From The Heart, a new revue from Oscar- and multi-award-winning lyricist Don Black CBE. Check out the photos here!

Andrew Durand will star as Dr. Orin Scrivello D.D.S. and Christian McQueen will star as The Voice of Audrey II in Little Shop of Horrors Off-Broadway.

In 2026, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra will celebrate 120 years of music-making by freezing 2026 ticket prices at 2025 levels, reinforcing its commitment to making orchestral music more accessible to Victorians.

The John W. Engeman Theater has revealed the cast and creative team of A CHRISTMAS CAROL. This is a lively musical adaptation of the classic Dickens tale that follows Ebenezer Scrooge. Learn more!

On Thursday, the cast of Disney's Aladdin, one of the longest-running Broadway shows, took the stage for a magical performance of 'Friend Like Me.' Check it out now!

What did our critic think of DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, THE MUSICAL at Fox Cities Performing Arts Center?

A live-action Tangled is once again moving forward at Disney, now with Scarlett Johansson in the running to play the villainous Mother Gothel. Filmmaker Michael Gracey is still attached as director.

Tickets for the Louisville production of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, the first North American touring production of the musical presented by Disney in over 25 years, will go on sale to the public this week.

Disney's Newsies: the Musical, the high-energy Broadway hit inspired by the real-life Newsboys Strike of 1899, is coming to Arizona Broadway Theatre's mainstage this fall. Learn more!

This year’s FanX Salt Lake Comic Convention, held September 25-27, 2025, was once again filled with connections to musicals and theatre, some obvious but others unexpected. If you missed out on this year’s rush of celebrity-infused excitement, you will definitely want to plan on attending next year.

Available to stream and download Oct 10. CD and Vinyl are available for preorder now at the Disney Music Emporium UK store and will be available online and in-person at the merchandise shop at Theatre Royal Drury Lane later this winter.

Playful People Productions will continue its 15th Anniversary season with Disney's Newsies, a Tony Award-winning musical based on the real-life Newsboys Strike of 1899.

Further casting has been announced for Don Black’s From The Heart, premiering at London’s Fortune Theatre on October 26 and November 2, 2025. Starring Sydnie Christmas, Preeya Kalidas, Caroline O’Connor, David Thaxton, and Clive Rowe.

SISTER ACT on Hale Centre Theatre’s Centre Stage in Sandy is a top-tier production of the Utah favorite, from its raw, spiritual emotion to its heightened disco-charged revelry.

DIY Musical Theatre and Chromolume Theatre's THE LITTLE MERMAID will open on October 3 at the Zephyr Theatre in Los Angeles, running until October 12.

The award-winning TADA Theatre will present Little Shop of Horrors, the sci-fi horror comedy and beloved rock musical, beginning October 16. Featuring music by Alan Menken and book and lyrics by Howard Ashman.

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast will enchant audiences in Kansas City when it arrives at Music Hall October 28–November 2, 2025. The beloved Broadway classic will star Kyra Belle Johnson as Belle and Fergie L. Philippe as the Beast.

The Grand Theatre High School Project will present Disney’s Newsies The Musical from September 17–27, 2025, on the Spriet Stage, with opening night on Friday, September 19. See video from of production!

Roy Thomson Hall will present A Whole New World of Alan Menken on April 17, 2026 in Toronto. The EGOT-winning composer will perform songs from Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Little Mermaid, and more, sharing stories behind his iconic works. Tickets go on sale September 26, 2025.

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS will open at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre in Australia on January 6, 2026, with tickets going on sale on September 26.