The house modeled after the home from the Pixar movie Up is turning into the little home that could for the community of Herriman, Utah. Originally built as a hook for a 3-week Parade of Homes event, the cute little home from the movie continues… Read More »Pixar Up House Still Drawing Tourists to Town
After an incredible run at the Papermill Theater that led to much speculation about a possible relaunch for the show on Broadway, the cast of Disney’s Newsies The Musical wanted to thank their fans. What better way to do that than to recreate a scene… Read More »Newsies Performers Thank Fans
If you want to see how the proverbial Pixarian sausage is made, you’ll have your chance with a new tumblr blog from Pixar director Lee Unkrich. The Toy Story 3 director recently tweeted about a big meeting and then announced a new endeavor, the start… Read More »Pixar Director Using Tumblr to Chronicle New Production
Thanks to artist Michael Regina for sending in a link to his four portraits of Disney Villains. I like this one of Gaston, but he’s also painted Scar, Ursula, and Jafar. I like how the paintings have an element of realism to them, but are… Read More »Disney Villains Portraits
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
Project XL: The World at 40 is not about your shirt size, but rather is the latest in a series of fun fan organized events by the group WDW Celebrations. This one centers around the 40th anniversary of Walt Disney World, which is now less… Read More »Fan Led Walt Disney World 40th Celebration – Project XL
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.
Duy Trong, whose Disney Dream Portrait inspired photo series I’ve profiled here and here, is giving up childish things and has entered college as a freshmen. But before he left to start on his new path, he finished the series by adding some of his… Read More »Disney Dream Portrait Fan Series Wraps Up