Alan Menken News

On November 7th, The Score will produce The Unauthorized Autobiography of Samantha Brown by Kait Kerrigan and Brian Lowdermilk as a live concert for the next episode of the podcast recording. The Unauthorized Autobiography of Samantha Brown, an original musical written by Kait Kerrigan and Brian Lowdermilk (The Bad Years, Republic, Henry and Mudge), will be recorded live at Le Poisson Rouge.

There is perhaps no theme more deeply resonant in Disney's Beauty and the Beast than its treatment of the redemptive power of love to change any trouble soul - and thanks to Mike Fernandez's cinematic take on the musical theater classic and the superb leading performances of Bekah Purifoy and Scott Patrick Wilson, the new revival now onstage at Lipscomb University's Collins Alumni Auditorium has much to engage and intrigue audiences.

It's big, it's green, and it's hungry. Feed it a dentist! Susquehanna Stage's LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS is a Halloween-season treat at Susquehanna Stage Co in Marietta.

In The Wings Productions, under the leadership of Artistic Director Tanya Glassman and Executive Producer Adam Glassman, will present the award-winning musical comedy Little Shop of Horrors at the historic Snug Harbor Music Hall from November 11-20.

Fifth Third Bank Broadway in Atlanta announces today that tickets for The Little Mermaid, a classic story of Disney's favorite mermaid and her quest to be human, will go on sale to the publicSunday, November 20. This fun-filled, timeless tale will play five performances only Thursday, January 12 - Sunday, January 15 at the Fox Theatre as part of the Fifth Third Bank Broadway in Atlanta 2016/2017 season.   

Take a trip under the sea with The 5th Avenue Theatre's production of Disney's The Little Mermaid! 

Coventry's award-winning flower shop, Hubbard's Florists, were treated to a visit from the cast of the blooming marvellous musical Little Shop of Horrors this week! Currently playing at the Belgrade Theatre until Saturday, this cult classic sci-fi musical stars X Factor's Rhydian Roberts, West End actor Sam Lupton and a carnivorous plant named Audrey II. Meet the cast below!

Mile Square Theatre, Hudson County's leading professional theatre, presents a very special fundraising event, The 2nd Annual MST Broadway Cabaret. Current stars from Broadway will perform songs from Broadway past and present on the Mile Square Theatre stage. Proceeds from the event will benefit MST's 2017 season.

Little Shop Of Horrors the musical hit, will 'plant' itself at Atlantic City's historic Dante Hall for a limited run of performances starting October 28th at 8pm, just in time for the Halloween holiday! Little Shop Of Horrors is presented by JRL Productions in association with Musical Theater International and Dante Hall Theater.

This weekend's big news: LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES opens on Broadway this Sunday!

Ghostlight Records will release the original cast recording of the musical The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz online and in stores on Friday, December 2, 2016.

National Alliance for Musical Theatre presents the 28th Annual FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICALS. The Festival will take place tonight, October 27 and tomorrow, October 28, 2016 at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues).

New York, New York: National Alliance for Musical Theatre (Betsy King Militello, Executive Director) is thrilled to announce the first round of casting for the 28th Annual FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICALS, which takes place on Today, October 27 and Friday, October 28, 2016 at New World Stages (340 West 50th Street, between 8th and 9th Avenues). The Festival will kick off on Wednesday, October 26 with its celebrated concert, The 46th Minute, which features songs from Festival shows you will not get to hear in the 45-minute presentation.

Little Shop Of Horrors the musical hit, will 'plant' itself at Atlantic City's historic Dante Hall for a limited run of performances starting October 28th at 8pm, just in time for the Halloween holiday! Little Shop Of Horrors is presented by JRL Productions in association with Musical Theater International and Dante Hall Theater.

Tonight's Halloween episode of THE GOLDBERGS on ABC pays tribute to the Broadway's LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS. In the episode titled 'Stefan King', Eric and Geoff Schwartz sing the musical's iconic number 'Suddenly Seymour.'

Tomorrow night's episode of THE GOLDBERGS on ABC pays tribute to the Broadway musical LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS.

DISNEY'S BROADWAY HITS, a concert celebrating two decades of Disney Theatrical's stage musicals on Broadway, the West End and around the world, premiered last night at London's Royal Albert Hall. Featuring an appearance by Tony and eight-time Academy Award winner Alan Menken - who received an immediate and sustained standing ovation - and the 74 piece BBC Concert Orchestra under the baton of Keith Lockhart, the evening ended with a surprise appearance by the West End cast of Aladdin in a performance of the show-stopping 'Friend Like Me.'

Rehearsals are underway for the Broadway premiere of A BRONX TALE THE MUSICAL, the new musical featuring a book by Academy Award nominee Chazz Palminteri, music by Oscar, Grammy, and Tony Award winner Alan Menken, and lyrics by Grammy Award winner and Oscar and Tony Award nominee Glenn Slater, co-directed by two-time Oscar winner Robert De Niro and four-time Tony Award winner Jerry Zaks, with choreography by Tony nominee Sergio Trujillo. A BRONX TALE THE MUSICAL begins previews Thursday, November 3 and open Thursday, December 1 at the Longacre Theatre (220 West 48th Street).