Once upon a time, in a far-away land called the Upper West Side, there lived a little girl who was scared of Disney movies. She bravely soldiered through 'Toy Story' and 'Cars' with white knuckles for the benefit of her two-year-old brother, but to this day her parents still have to fast forward through the opening scene of 'Finding Nemo'. (You know....where the other-May ies-Day....get it?) So it was with great trepidation that I took this ultra-sensitive daughter of mine to an advance screening of Disney's latest mega-release, 'Tangled'.
NBC is sprucing up for the upcoming holidays with season-themed series episodes of 'Parenthood' (November 23)'Chuck' (November 29),'Minute to Win it' (Dec. 7, 14 and 21), 'Community' (December 9),'30 Rock' (December 9) and 'The Office' (December 9).
NBC is sprucing up for the upcoming holidays with season-themed series episodes of 'Parenthood' (November 23)'Chuck' (November 29),'Minute to Win it' (Dec. 7, 14 and 21), 'Community' (December 9),'30 Rock' (December 9) and 'The Office' (December 9).
Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi, stars of Disney's 'Tangled,' are hitting the Disney Store to meet a group of children from PS 234 in Queens, read an excerpt from 'Tangled' to promote literacy and learning, and check out the latest 'Tangled' toys in store. The event starts at 10:30 a.m. (press check-in at 10) on Friday, November 19, 2010 at the new Disney Store in Times Square, located at 1540 Broadway.
El compositor ganador de 8 Óscar, autor de La Bella y la Bestia y la Sirenita nos cuenta novedades sobre los films TANGLED y ENCHANTED 2 y las versiones teatrales de ALADDIN y HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME.
This weekend I spoke to multi-Academy Award-winning composer and Broadway tunesmith Alan Menken about everything from his early stage work with lyricist and director Howard Ashman on LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS to their tenure virtually re-inventing the movie musical with their string of stirring scores for Disney animated films starting with THE LITTLE MERMAID in 1989, through to BEAUTY & THE BEAST, ALADDIN and, following Ashman's death, working with Stephen Schwartz on THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME, POCAHANTAS and, most recently, ENCHANTED. Menken has also participated in adapting almost all of those projects to the stage in the intervening years, oftentimes composing several new songs. His newest stage projects to reach Broadway will be this season's SISTER ACT and the recent out of town tryout eyeing Broadway, LEAP OF FAITH. In this exciting conversation, we touch upon nearly all of these projects, plus discuss casting possibilities for his new Broadway shows and the projects on the horizon - among them, stage adaptations of THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME, NEWSIES and ALADDIN - and, at some point soon, ENCHANTED 2! Plus, will Angela Lansbury reunite with her BEAUTY & THE BEAST Academy Award-garnering collaborator to do SISTER ACT on Broadway? Over the course of our discussion, the Mouse Maestro - this melodic mastermind known as Menken - proved himself to be as easily enjoyable and affably likeable as his many multi-award-winning melodies for those marvelous film and stage musicals - for many of us born in the eighties, our very first introduction to musical theatre.
Today we are talking to the talented and visionary directors of the new Disney Digital 3D animated feature film musical adventure TANGLED, Nathan Greno and Byron Howard. In this informative conversation, we discuss their affection for animation and what the two-year-plus process of creating this film has been like coming after the resounding success of BOLT! Plus, a thorough discussion of the story, structure, style and characterizations brought to the film thanks to the vocal talents - musical and otherwise - of Mandy Moore, Zachary Levi and Donna Murphy. TANGLED will be released in movie theaters nationwide on November 24th so be sure you don't miss the newest animated musical film - one with a score by five-time Oscar-winner Alan Menken and lyrics by David Zippel - being added to the classic, iconic, Disney canon.
The nominees for the PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS 2011 were announced this morning by Malin Akerman ('27 Dresses,' 'Watchmen'), Michael Chiklis, ('No Ordinary Family'), Zachary Levi ('Chuck'), AnnaLynne McCord ('90210'), Jeff Probst ('Survivor') and Audrina Patridge ('The Hills'), along with host Queen Latifah and Executive Producer Mark Burnett at The London West Hollywood Hotel. Prior to the announcement, over 35 million votes were cast by fans across the country. Fans were invited to pick new categories and determine the nominees for the annual awards show that celebrates fan favorites in movies, music and television.
Check out this trailer centering around Donna Murphy's 'Mother Gothel' from Disney's newest animated feature film TANGLED. The film is a modern-day take on the classic Grimms' Rapunzel fairy tale as an action-packed 3D musical adventure featuring songs by five-time Oscar-winning composer Alan Menken along with lyricist Glenn Slater and directed by Nathan Greno and Byron Howard.
Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director), in association with
Tracy Aron, announced that two time Tony® Award-winner Donna Murphy will star in the new Broadway musical THE PEOPLE IN THE PICTURE, directed by Leonard Foglia. THE PEOPLE IN THE PICTURE features book & lyrics by Iris Rainer Dart and music by Mike Stoller and Artie Butler.
Hollywood's legendary El Capitan Theatre presents Disney's 50th animated feature "Tangled" for a special engagement November 24 through December 16, 2010, it was announced today by Lylle Breier, senior vice president of worldwide special events for Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.
NBC has given full-season pickups to the new high-octane drama 'Chase' and the returning action-comedy 'Chuck' for 2010-11. The announcement was made by Angela Bromstad, President, Primetime Entertainment, NBC and Universal Media Studios.
This week, in honor of the world premiere exclusive reveal of the first image of Mother Gothel from Disney's newest animated feature film TANGLED starring the voices of Mandy Moore, Zachary Levi and Donna Murphy as Gothel, we are taking a look at the trailer and some exciting new interviews and clips from the modern-day take on the classic Grimms' Rapunzel fairy tale as an action-packed 3D musical adventure featuring songs by five-time Oscar-winning composer Alan Menken along with lyricist Glenn Slater and directed by Nathan Greno and Byron Howard. BroadwayWorld has been chosen as the premier site for TANGLED-related premieres and be sure to stay tuned in the coming weeks for exclusive InDepth InterViews with Donna Murphy, Nathan Greno, Byron Howard and other hair-raising excitement!
Today we are talking to one of the biggest stars on Broadway and the recipient of a Best Actress Tony Award for her unforgettable performance in the original Broadway cast of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's PASSION, the star of numerous Broadway musicals and ENCORES! productions such as WONDERFUL TOWN, FOLLIES, and, most recently, ANYONE CAN WHISTLE - and also the voice of the newest villain in a Disney animated feature film, as we saw earlier today in the special still image from TANGLED - the urbane, elegant and endlessly talented stage and screen star Donna Murphy! The BWW World Premiere Exclusive reveal of Ms. Murphy's character Mother Gothel was not the only treat in store for this exciting day in Disney - and BroadwayWorld - history!
Behold the BWW World Premiere Exclusive first look at the reveal of the newest Disney villainess in the pantheon of infamous screen adversaries, the calculating old crone known as Mother Gothel in Disney's Rapunzel update titled TANGLED! This is the very first look at this newest addition to the classic screen characters that have originated at the Mouse over the decades, and with Broadway's best lending the vocal talent and musical material, a fabulous and fantastic treat is surely in store come TANGLED's release in 2011!
