Hans Christian Andersen News

On the eve of the world premiere of Cape Town City Ballet's brand new production The Tin Soldier, the public has a once-off opportunity to take a peek behind the scenes of creating process of the production on Friday 6 December at 18h00 during INSIGHT into The Tin Soldier at the Artscape Opera House.

San Jose Rep Theatre presents a World Premiere, Musical adaptation of THE SNOW QUEEN, Hans Christian Andersen's fantastical coming-of-age adventure. As you follow Gerda's journey through an unimaginably dangerous and whimsical world with singing flowers, a chattering crow and a talking river to save her friend, Kai, you'll realize this isn't your average bedtime story. An original pop rock score that propels a legend suffused with urban steam punk flair and the enigmatic Snow Queen, turn this traditional fairy tale into an epic quest.

The fairytale of a toy tin soldier's love for a beautiful paper ballerina is the story of a brand new ballet, set to have its world premiere in Cape Town on 11 December 2013. The Tin Soldier, choreographed by Cape Town City Ballet's artistic director Robin van Wyk, guarantees perfect family entertainment during the upcoming festive season.

Toronto is awash with excitement in light of news that Ross Petty Productions has announced that the 18th annual holiday pantomime at the Elgin Theatre will beTHE LITTLE MERMAID, running today, November 22, 2013 - January 4, 2014. Petty is leaving behind The Brothers Grimm and entering Hans Christian Andersen territory through this classic story, but with a Petty pivot - his first-ever foray into the fishy fairy tale where anyFIN goes!

Grammy-winning, British singer-songwriter Elvis Costello may have gotten his start on the '70s New Wave scene but he's been ever-changing, ever-challenging ever since. Named one of '100 Greatest Artists of All Time' by Rolling Stone, Costello will make a Jorgensen debut on his new East Coast tour tonight, Nov. 21, 2013, at 7:30 p.m. The November tour is his first set of headlining solo dates in a decade.

Broadway superstar and GLEE standout Idina Menzel along with Broadway and Hollywood notable Kristen Bell lead the new Disney animated feature film FROZEN and a first listen to the complete central anthem for the character of Elsa, portrayed by Menzel is now available to hear in full.

Director Amy Malcom of Fox Valley Repertory and the Youth Ensemble bring Disney's The Little Mermaid to the Fox Valley Area. Under the musical direction of Kyle Donahue with choreography by Maegan Daniels, the FVR Youth Ensemble brings this Disney fairytale of dreams, love and underwater adventure to life on the Pheasant Run Mainstage on December 7-21, 2013 (4051 East Main Street, St. Charles).

Grammy-winning, British singer-songwriter Elvis Costello may have gotten his start on the '70s New Wave scene but he's been ever-changing, ever-challenging ever since. Named one of '100 Greatest Artists of All Time' by Rolling Stone, Costello will make a Jorgensen debut on his new East Coast tour Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013, at 7:30 p.m. The November tour is his first set of headlining solo dates in a decade.

traditions on ice. Rick Lombardo, Kirsten Brandt and Haddon Kime's stunning new musical adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's classic coming-of-age fairy tale, The Snow Queen, makes it world premiere November 27 through December 22. Broadway performers Jane Pfitsch (SNOW QUEEN), Eryn Murman (GERDA), and Rhett George (TROLL/RIVER/ PRINCE/ REINDEER/SNOWFLAKE) join Tim Homsley (KAI) and a talented company of actors and musicians to bring this new musical to life - proving this isn't your average bedtime story.

Storybook Musical Theatre, the Abington, PA-based professional Equity children's theatre company, just north of Philadelphia, will present the Hans Christian Andersen tale of a disheveled girl, who must prove she is a real princess by taking a very strange test involving twenty mattresses and a tiny pea. The family musical first plays at the Klein JCC Theater, 10100 Jamison Ave. in Philadelphia from November 23 to December 1, then at the Gratz College Theater from December 23 to December 30. It concludes it run at St. Joseph's University from January 14 to18. Tickets are $12 for children and $14 for adults. For reservations or more information call: 215-659-8550 or www.storybookmusical.org.

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the original publication of FALLEN ANGELS, the multi-million-copy bestselling novel by current National Ambassador for Young People's Literature Walter Dean Myers, Zola Books is releasing it as an e-book for the very first time. FALLEN ANGELS, lauded as one of the best of the post-Vietnam novels, has continued to sell in paperback year after year, and today, Zola is bringing the powerfully moving story of a young man's first experience of war to an even wider audience.

For nearly over 20 years, generations of families have flocked to the Elgin Theatre for Ross Petty Productions' annual holiday pantomimes, one of the longest-standing theatrical traditions in Ontario. With their 18th consecutive fractured fairy tale ahead of them, Ross Petty Productions has Toronto awash with excitement to catch THE LITTLE MERMAID live on stage from November 22, 2013 - January 4, 2014, a must-sea this holiday season.

The final shooting script for Disney's highly anticipated animated feature film FROZEN is now available to read in full and download via the movie's official For Your Consideration awards site.

The Chicago theater community will present a wide variety of festive plays and musicals, as well as dance and concert offerings this Holiday season. In support, the League of Chicago Theatres will once again create a comprehensive Holiday Theater Guide that will be available beginning in November at hotels, theaters, events, and destinations across the Chicago area. An updated list of holiday shows with additional details about each production will be available throughout the season at www.chicagoplays.com.

Current GLEE featured player and pop star Demi Lovato performs the spectacular new single from the forthcoming Disney animated musical feature film FROZEN, titled 'Let It Go', and the new music video for the song is available to view.

As announced on NBC's “TODAY” show, Danny Kaye, a beloved American icon, humanitarian role model and legendary entertainer, will be celebrated during The Danny Kaye Centennial

Award-winning German puppet theatre company Thalias Kompagnons are set to enchant Adelaide audiences for the first time with the Hans Christian Anderson classic fairytale Steadfast Tin Soldier presented by the Adelaide Festival Centre at the Space Theatre from today, 30 October - 2 November.