Howard Ashman News

Manila-based theater company Atlantis Productions Inc.'s Asian premiere of Disney's The Little Mermaid could have been a spectacular float addition in today's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Times Square.

Upcoming MTI Shows - 11/20 for Milan

Young, bold and enterprising Atlantis Productions wraps up its 2011 season with the Asian premiere of Disney's stage adaptation of The Little Mermaid from November 18 to December 11 at the Meralco Theatre -- This comes right on the heels of Atlantis Productions' own productions of Broadway's smash musicals Next to Normal, Disney's Aida and In The Heights.

Tickets for Disney's Beauty and the Beast, the award-winning worldwide smash hit Broadway musical, will go on public sale this Sunday, November 20th at 10AM. This elaborate theatrical production will come to life on stage at the Boston Opera House for a limited one week engagement May 29 - June 3, 2012. Disney's Beauty and the Beast is produced by NETworks Presentations and is part of the Lexus Boston Area Dealers Broadway In Boston Series.

Disney's Beauty and the Beast, the award-winning worldwide smash hit Broadway musical, is coming to St. Louis as a special offering of the 2011-2012 U.S. Bank Broadway Series. Produced by NETworks Presentations, this elaborate theatrical production will come to life on stage at the Fabulous Fox Theatre for seven performances from December 20-24. For information on the production, visit www.BeautyAndTheBeastOnTour.com.

Disney's Beauty and the Beast, the award-winning worldwide smash hit Broadway musical, is coming to Fort Lauderdale for two weeks only. Produced by NETworks Presentations, this elaborate theatrical production will come to life on stage at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts,November 15 - 27. For information on the production, visit www.BeautyAndTheBeastOnTour.com.

On Twitter Watch, Alan Menken wrote 'Three days of ALADDIN meetings starting today. Back with Casey and Chad. This bouncing between projects is crazy! The 5th Avenue Theatre's production of Aladdin features Adam Jacobs and Courtney Reed as Aladdin and Jasmine, James Monroe Iglehart as the Genie, and Seattle mainstay Seán G. Griffin as the Sultan. Jonathan Freeman takes the stage to embody the role he originally voiced for the film, the Royal Vizier Jafar. He is joined by comedic favorite Don Darryl Rivera as Iago. Aladdin restores a trio of characters originally conceived by the film's creators: Omar, Babkak, and Kassim, played by Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Brian Gonzales, and Brandon O'Neill, respectively. Several 5th Avenue veterans return for the production, including acclaimed director and choreographer Casey Nicholaw, who received his first professional choreography gig at The 5th Avenue Theatre (The Prince and the Pauper, 2001) and where he later choreographed My Fair Lady (2002). On Broadway, Nicholaw won praise as the choreographer of Spamalot, and director/choreographer of The Drowsy Chaperone and Elf: The Broadway Musical, garnering three Tony nominations for his work. Music for Aladdin is by Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, Tangled), who has won a total of eight Oscars, more than any living person; lyrics are by the late Howard Ashman (Little Shop of Horrors, Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid) and Tim Rice (Jesus Christ Superstar, Chess, The Lion King). Librettist Chad Beguelin wrote the books for The Rhythm Club, Wicked City and The Wedding Singer, which premiered at The 5th Avenue in 2006. Menken and Beguelin contribute additional lyrics. This new Aladdin incorporates all of the beloved songs from the film's Oscar-winning score plus never-before heard Menken/Ashman songs restored from early drafts of the score. It marks a return to the authors' original vision: a loving homage to the Hope-Crosby road pictures with a score invoking the jazz sound of stars like Cab Calloway and Fats Waller. '

Upcoming MTI Shows - 11/13 for Milan

NETworks is set to present DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST- the smash hit Broadway musical coming to Fort Lauderdale's Broward Center for the Performing Arts from NOVEMBER 15 - 27, 2011.

The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. Jeff Award results, 'Joseph' in Aurora, three shows at Northwestern, two at Northlight, two national tours and more....

Disney's Beauty and the Beast, the award-winning worldwide smash hit Broadway musical, is coming to Fort Lauderdale for two weeks only. Produced by NETworks Presentations, this elaborate theatrical production will come to life on stage at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, November 15 - 27. For information on the production, visit www.BeautyAndTheBeastOnTour.com.

Tickets will go on sale August 28th, 10am for Disney's Beauty and the Beast, the award-winning worldwide smash hit Broadway musical, coming to Jacksonville as part of the Artist Series' 2011-2012 Broadway Series.

10th Annual Family Night on Broadway at Disney's Beauty and the Beast to be held Tuesday, November 8, 2011.

Upcoming MTI Shows - 11/06 for Milan

Disney's Beauty and the Beast, the award-winning worldwide smash hit Broadway musical, is coming to Fort Lauderdale for two weeks only. Produced by NETworks Presentations, this elaborate theatrical production will come to life on stage at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts,November 15 - 27. For information on the production, visit www.BeautyAndTheBeastOnTour.com.

Upcoming MTI Shows - 10/30 for Milan

ReVision Theatre has announced the cast of its upcoming October production of Little Shop of Horrors.

Beauty and the Beast will soon open at Circus theater of the German Theater. The Budapest opera a musical theater group is performing the Disney musical until 19 November in Munich. Check out photos from the production below!

Disney's Beauty and the Beast, the award-winning worldwide smash hit musical, is coming to South Bend as part of the 2011-12 Broadway Series.

Upcoming MTI Shows - 10/23 for Milan