Alan Menken News

After wowing the audience at her sold-out premiere in November, actress and singer Ann Kittredge returns to the legendary Metropolitan Room for two more performances this spring with her show Ann Kittredge: It's About Time.

Sierra Repertory Theatre opens its 38th season with the feel-good musical comedy Sister Act. Based on the 1992 Whoopi Goldberg film, the show features music by Tony- and eight-time Oscar winner, Alan Menken (Newsies, Beauty and the Beast, Little Shop of Horrors).

Salty Brine announces upcoming programming for February and March as part of his cabaret series, The Living Record Collection.  Programming will include the premiere of a brand-new cabaret based on Radiohead's album Ok Computer and a special Valentine's Day show with Heather Christian based on The Carpenters' The Singles 1969 - 1973.

Dan Stevens stopped by this morning's TODAY to talk about  playing Beast in the upcoming live-action remake of Disney's BEATY AND THE BEAST

The actor discusses his opposition to Donald Trump and directing the new Broadway musical A BRONX TALE.

GRAMMY nominated and multi-platinum selling artist Ariana Grande and 10-time GRAMMY, Oscar-winning and multi-platinum selling musician John Legend perform the Oscar and GRAMMY-winning duet 'Beauty and the Beast'

As fans eagerly await THE MARCH 17th premiere of Disney's live-action BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, Deadline reports that the film is already out-selling advance ticket sales for 'Finding Dory' on Fandango.

L'anno si e aperto con un nuovo riconoscimento per il teatro musicale italiano: il 4 Gennaio sono stati finalmente annunciati i vincitori dei BroadwayWorld Awards 2016, dopo un processo di circa tre mesi di nomination e votazioni completamente affidato a voi, spettatori e nostri lettori. Quest'anno la 'gara' e stata altissima, i vincitori (di cui riportiamo di seguito l'elenco) spesso e volentieri hanno superato di un soffio gli altri concorrenti!

Berkshire Theatre Group welcomes Remember When Rock Was Young: The Elton John Tribute, starring Craig A. Meyer, at The Colonial Theatre today, February 2 at 7pm.

After the resounding success of Rodgers & Hammerstein's State Fair (Cadogan Hall November 2016) and the sell out concert of Alan Menken & Lynn Ahrens' A Christmas Carol (Lyceum Theatre, December 2016), with numerous five star reviews for both performances, The London Musical Theatre Orchestra is delighted to announce the first concerts of its 2017 season.

After a two-decade wait, Disney's cult animated musical finally comes to the stage, in an all too timely production.

Local teens weren't born when Whoopi Goldberg's movie, 'Sister Act,' was released in the early '90s, but 30 teen performers are bringing the lovable singing and disco dancing nuns and cast of favorite characters to Mesa Arts Center Feb. 1-5.

Two-time Tony Award-winning Goodspeed Musicals has assembled six exciting teams - three led by prominent women directors - to helm the diverse productions planned this season: a tap-happy musical comedy, a beloved classic, a completely reinvented musical from some of the finest creative minds in musical theatre, two bold new musicals, and a holiday show for all ages.

Set between the stories told in Walt Disney Animation Studios' acclaimed film 'Tangled' and its short film 'Tangled Ever After,' the Disney Channel Original Movie 'Tangled Before Ever After' makes its debut on FRIDAY, MARCH 10

See the all-new final TV spot for Walt Disney Studios' live action BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, hitting theaters on March 17th!

Sister Act opens at the Arkansas Rep, January 25, 2017 - February 26, 2017.

Local teens weren't born when Whoopi Goldberg's movie, 'Sister Act,' was released in the early '90s, but 30 teen performers are bringing the lovable singing and disco dancing nuns and cast of favorite characters to Mesa Arts Center Feb. 1-5.

Attaway's magical carpet ride to ALADDIN started with overcoming a childhood illness, along with the power of regional theatre.

In Broadway by Design, BroadwayWorld will be shining a spotlight on the stellar designs of this Broadway season, show by show. Today, we continue the series with Beowulf Boritt and William Ivey Long, who acted as scenic and costume designers for Broadway's nostalgic trip uptown, A BRONX TALE.

Multi-platinum international recording artist and songwriter Josh Groban has recorded an all-new original song, “Evermore,” for Disney's live-action BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. The song will appear in the film's end credits as well as the soundtrack.