Glenn Slater News

Alan Menken's newest animated musical film, Spellbound, is set for a Fall 2022 release! 

Concord Theatricals has announced that Andrew Lloyd Webber's School of Rock - The Musical is now available for licensing to professional theaters across North America through the end of 2022.

Due to COVID-19, the Juilliard Evening Division Voice Class transitioned to remote learning partway through their semester and they soon embraced Zoom lessons. As they didn't get a traditional recital this year, they wanted to do something special to remember this time and stay connected.

Today we rewind to 2011, when Sister Act was preparing for Broadway. The musical, which first premiered in California in 2006 and then London in 2009, featured music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Glenn Slater.

Apple TV+ has shared a sneak peek of season five of Central Park, premiering Friday, June 19!

Under Phase III of Governor Abbott's plan to safely and strategically open Texas while minimizing the spread of COVID-19, fine arts performance halls can open starting June 10 at 50% capacity. 

Apple TV+ acaba de estrenar su nueva serie animada musical, CENTRAL PARK, con un equipo creativo muy relacionado con Broadway.

The songwriting credits for the new Apple TV Plus animated series Central Park features a soundtrack of songs written by many famous female singer-songwriters. Among the writers credited are Sara Bareilles, Aimee Mann, Fiona Apple, Cyndi Lauper and Meghan Trainor!

Under Phase II of Governor Abbott's plan to safely and strategically open Texas while minimizing the spread of COVID-19, youth camps can open. 

School of Rock a?" The Musical is launching an online search for talented young musicians.

During this unsettling time, here at BroadwayWorld we've been buoyed by witnessing the outpouring of support, encouragement and collaboration that members of the arts community have been offering each other as the weeks have passed.

Academy Award-winning Disney legend, Alan Menken and Tangled collaborator, Glenn Slater, will compose songs for Spellbound, a new animated feature from Skydance Animation.

Andrew Lloyd Webber's Love Never Dies streamed online this weekend, as part of The Shows Must Go On! In honor of the stream, lyricist Glenn Slater took to Twitter to answer some fan questions.

Following on from last weekend's streaming of the 25th-anniversary performance of The Phantom of the Opera, Love Never Dies has been released worldwide via YouTube as part of Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Shows Must Go On lockdown series. Lloyd Webber has described the show as a a?oestand-alone piecea?? over simply a sequel to Phantom. It takes audiences on a second adventure with the characters on the other side of the Atlantic.

Due to current government guidelines resulting in a delay to the production, the producers of SISTER ACT announced today that performances in London and on tour have now been rescheduled.

August 7th, 2020 kicks off Elm Street Cultural Arts Village's bold new season for 2020 and 2021 - A Season of Character. Associate Artistic Director Siobhan Brumbelow discusses how the productions reflect the season theme: a?oeCharacter is a reflection of who we are, both individually and demonstratively.

Paper Mill Playhouse has shared via Twitter that they have canceled their production of Sister Act starring Nancy Opel, Nicole Vanessa Ortiz and more.

Broadwayworld NJ continues our series interviews with top theatre professionals to learn about their upcoming plans. Our readers will enjoy this one with Mark S. Hoebee, the Producing Artistic Director of Paper Mill Playhouse. Hoebee also directs shows at the Playhouse.

Disney fans on social media have noticed an interesting tie between Disney's Tangled and the current Covid-19 outbreak.

This summer, the Hill Country Community Theatre's Youth Summer Theatre Program will produce the musical, a?oeDisney's The Little Mermaid Jr.,a?? lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater, book by Doug Wright, music by David Weinstein.