Howard Ashman News

Aladdin, Jasmine, Genie and the gang will experience a 'whole new world' when they travel across the ocean next year! BroadwayWorld has just learned that Disney's Tony Award-winning new musical Aladdin will kick off its West End premiere on Thursday June 9, 2016 at the Prince Edward Theatre, with previews from Friday, May 27. Broadway cast member Trevor Dion Nicholas will also be making his London stage debut as Genie.

Disney's Aladdin, a new musical comedy based on the classic Academy Award-winning animated film, will open in Sydney at the Capitol Theatre in August 2016.

Disney's Beauty and the Beast, the award-winning worldwide smash hit Broadway musical, is produced by NETworks Presentations.  Check out the all-new production shots below!

Disney's Beauty and the Beast, the award-winning worldwide smash hit Broadway musical, is returning to Sarasota! Produced by NETworks Presentations, this elaborate theatrical production will come to life on stage at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall on October 14, 2015 at 7:30. Single tickets will go on sale Friday, August 14 at 10am at VanWezel.org at the Box Office or by calling 941-953-3368. Tickets start at $35.

BroadwayWorld has the latest scoop on the songs for Disney's new, live-action BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, and it's a bad news-good news scenario.

Grab your lamp and flying carpet for the Diamond Edition of Disney's Aladdin, which was just re-released on Blu-ray and Digital HD. The 1992 animated musical fantasy film was produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures, marking the 31st animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series, and was part of the Disney film era known as the Disney Renaissance. Some of the stars of the Broadway production and voices of the original movie characters joined forces earlier this week to celebrate the release and BroadwayWorld was on hand to chat with the whole gang!

In 1989, Disney revitalized both animation and musical theatre for generations to come with their Academy Award-winning film THE LITTLE MERMAID. They followed up that success with BEAUTY AND THE BEAST in 1991, which won another two Oscars, and then in 1992 they again broke the animated mold with ALADDIN, which took home two more trophies. Not only did these three films reinvigorate the nearly dead genre of animated musicals, but ALADDIN specifically inspired decades of films that were not only enjoyable to kids, but were also funny on another level that kept adults entertained as well.

Celebrating its 10th Anniversary as Clifton's community theater, TLC is excited to bring "Little Shop of Horrors" to the Aprea Theater this November in Clifton.  

Disney's Beauty and the Beast, the award-winning worldwide smash hit Broadway musical, is returning to Boise as part of the 2015-2016 Broadway in Boise series.  Produced by NETworks Presentations, this elaborate theatrical production will come to life on stage at the Morrison Center on December 8-9, 2015. For information on the production, visit www.BeautyAndTheBeastOnTour.com.

Our host reads fans' responses to the question, 'Where do you find confidence?'

The Little Mermen, NYC's favorite Disney cover band, serenaded couples in Washington Square Park to try and get them to kiss.

Grab your lamp and flying carpet for the Diamond Edition of Disney's Aladdin, which was just re-released on Blu-ray and Digital HD. Below, check out an exclusive clip featuring Alan Menken as he discusses the treasure trove of material that he and Howard Ashman wrote that didn't make it into the film. Part of doing the show on Broadway was an homage to his dear friend and collaborator's wonderful work.

Grab your lamp and flying carpet for the Diamond Edition of Disney's Aladdin, which was just re-released on Blu-ray and Digital HD. Below, check out an exclusive clip about the song "Proud of Your Boy" and the personal victory for Tom Schumacher and Alan Menken as it was a beautiful song written by Howard Ashman.  They discuss how difficult it was for Alan Menken when the song was cut. 

Take a trip under the sea with Theatre Under The Stars' production of Disney's The Little Mermaid. This fun-filled, timeless tale makes its Minneapolis debut at Hennepin Theatre Trust's Orpheum Theatre (910 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis) today, October 8, through October 18, 2015, as part of the 2015-2016 Bank of America Broadway on Hennepin Season.

Disney Theatrical Productions announces a multi-city open casting call across North America for its current and future productions of the award-winning musicals Aladdin and The Lion King.

Grab your lamp and flying carpet for the Diamond Edition of Disney's ALADDIN, coming to Blu-ray and Digital HD today, October 6th

In episode 2 of Courtney Reed's (Jasmine in ALADDIN) new video talk show, #CourtneyChat, she brings in special guest Laura Osnes to discuss the subject of compassion, answer fan questions, and more. Check out the fun video below!

Disney's Aladdin, the Tony Award-winning hit musical based on the Academy Award®-winning animated film, is now in its second smash year on Broadway at the New Amsterdam Theatre (214 West 42nd Street). Earlier this week, Grammy winner Mariah Carey took in a peformance - check out photos from her visit below!

Disney's Beauty and the Beast , the award-winning worldwide smash hit Broadway musical, is returning to the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center. Produced by NETworks Presentations, this elaborate theatrical production will come to life on stage Dec. 18-20.

Today in 2003, Little Shop of Horrors opened at the Virginia Theatre (now the August Wilson Theatre), where it ran for 372 performances. Little Shop of Horrors is a comedy horror rock musical, by composer Alan Menken and writer Howard Ashman, about a hapless florist shop worker who raises a plant that feeds on human blood and flesh. The musical is based on the low-budget 1960 black comedy film The Little Shop of Horrors, directed by Roger Corman. The music, composed by Menken in the style of early 1960s rock and roll, doo-wop and early Motown, includes several well-known tunes, including the title song, 'Skid Row (Downtown)', 'Somewhere That's Green', and 'Suddenly, Seymour'.