Newsies, a new stage musical from Disney Theatrical, has officially started ‘previews’ at the Paper Mill Playhouse. This is a day many thought would never come. Newsies, the movie, has had a huge cult following who could be heard begging for a stage musical version… Read More »Newsies – Stage Musical Enters Previews
Disney cult classic Newsies, about newsboys who wage a labor strike in 1890s New York, is being worked into a stage musical by composer Alan Menken, lyricist Jack Feldman, choreographer Christopher Gattelli, and librettist Harvey Fierstein. Together they are adapting the movie to the stage, while adding in songs, fresh characters, new plot points, and choreography to match the modern era.
The production is being developed at Paper Mill Playhouse and really said to be more of a homage to the 1992 film. Here’s a short video from Playbill featuring the creative team. Below the jump is a video with a sneak peek at some of the songs from the show.
File this under learn something new every day. Disney Theatrical just posted this video advertising their Group Workshop experience. I would have killed, or at least seriously maimed, for an experience like that as a kid. Groups of 15 or more can get discounts on… Read More »Disney Theatrical Now Offering Group Workshops
A critical failure and box office weakling Disney’s Tarzan The Musical lasted just over a year on Broadway. However, fans of Disney’s story should not give up hope. A new version of the play is being worked on up the coast in Boston. The North… Read More »Don’t Write Off Tarzan The Musical Just Yet
Disney Theatrical and Seattle’s 5th Avenue theater have been workshopping a Broadway scale stage musical production of Aladdin. It’s moving into its final nights of dress rehearsal preparing for a July 7th bow and the stakes are high. Depending on how well Seattle’s audiences receive… Read More »Aladdin moves closer to opening night in Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theater
Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls, the day you thought would never come is almost here. It’s time to seize the day and buy some season tickets to the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn New Jersey. That’s where a new stage version of the cult… Read More »Newsies Stage Musical to open in September
Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theater has announced a partnership with Disney Theatrical to bring a full length Broadway musical version of the hit animated feature Aladdin to the stage. A post on the theaters facebook page indicates that this will include some of the songs from… Read More »Aladdin Musical to premiere in Seattle
Disney’s The Lion King just celebrated its 5,462nd performance last night and climbed the charts to become the seventh longest running show on Broadway. That move bumps Disney Theatrical’s inaugural show, Beauty and The Beast, down to eighth. Raise your hand if you’d like to see Disney bring Beauty back to the stage.
Fans of Disney’s Broadway shows will be happy to learn that Disney is now testing new flexible tickets for their shows. If you have tickets for either The Lion King or Marry Poppins and can’t make it for any reason you can reschedule for another show before March 10th. Be sure to check with Disney theatrical if certain exclusions and restrictions apply to you, I’ve included the full press release is below the jump:
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