Alan Menken
Composer
Alan Menken...'', and most recently, its 2007 live-action fairy tale ''Enchanted ''. Menken has received dual Academy Awards for Best Score and Best Song on four of these projects. His eight awards overall from only eleven feature films scored give him... In this article: Alan Menken, Howard Ashman, Broadway, Beauty and the Beast, Academy Awards, Disney, Little Shop of Horrors, Stephen Schwartz, and God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater |
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Ft. Worth Star-Telegram | October 13, 2009
Dallas’ AT&T Performing Arts Center kicks off a grand-opening week
...Mrs. Miller Does Her Thing, starring Debra Monk. In addition, the Academy Award-winning Alan Menken (The Little Mermaid) performs, as will avant-garde playwright and performer Will Power. Thursday evening celebrates the worlds of opera and...
In this article: Dallas, Bruce Willis, George Hearn, Hollywood, Academy Award, Star-Telegram, and Christopher Wheeldon
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Chicago Tribune | July 13, 2009
Other than magic carpet, 'Aladdin' doesn't really soar
...a hyperventilating Gilbert Gottfried and Robin Williams competing for vocal screen time. And don't forget those Alan Menken, Howard Ashman and Tim Rice musical numbers, including "A Whole New World," one of the best ballads of the Disney...
In this article: Aladdin, Disney, Aladdin, Genie, Disney Princesses, and Princess Jasmine
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Reuters | November 14, 2008
Whoopi Goldberg to take Sister Act to London
...next June. The show, which the actress will produce, features music by Alan Menken, an eight-time Oscar winner who wrote many songs for such Disney movies as "The Little Mermaid," "Beauty & The Beast," "Aladdin" and "Enchanted." Casting for...
In this article: Whoopi Goldberg, Sister Act, London, Oscar, Beauty & The Beast, Disney, Enchanted, The Little Mermaid, and Aladdin
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Wikipedia | September 13, 2009
Part of Your World
Part of Your World "Part of Your World" also known as "Part of That World" is a song written and composed by the songwriting duo of Alan Menken and Howard Ashman. It was originally featured in the 1989 Disney film ''The Little Mermaid '',...
In this article: Part of Your World, Ariel, Disney, Faith Hill, Little Mermaid, Country Sings Disney, Kingdom Hearts II, Square Enix, Sierra Boggess, and Captain Bogg and Salty
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BusinessWeek Online | November 21, 2007
Disney's Enchanted Holiday Formula
...could. To beef up the music, Disney studio chief Dick Cook brought in the songwriting team of Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz, who between them have 11 Oscars for films that include The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and Pocahontas.
In this article: Walt Disney, Enchanted, Patrick Dempsey, The Santa Clause 2, Giselle, Walt Disney, Bambi, Tim Allen, and Amy Adams
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Wikipedia | September 28, 2009
The Little Mermaid (soundtrack)
...Disney's 1989 animated feature ''The Little Mermaid ''. It contains the songs from the film written by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman, as well as the film's score composed by Alan Menken. The album received the Academy Award for Best Original...
In this article: The Little Mermaid, Ariel, Ursula, Academy Award, Poor Unfortunate Souls, Part of Your World, Sebastian, and Disney
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Taipei Times | July 12, 2009
London's musicals: intimate or outsize?
...as a nun, Sister Act: A Divine Musical Comedy has pushed the show back to the 1970s. This allows the composer Alan Menken to whip up homages to vintage disco and soul performers (Barry White, the Pointer Sisters, Donna Summer) and wistful,...
In this article: London, Cameron Mackintosh, Sister Act, Oliver Twist, Charles Dickens, Stephen Sondheim, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, and Rowan Atkinson
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Scotland on Sunday | November 15, 2008
Goldberg's Sister Act hits West End
...Deloris. one of her (Goldberg's) classic roles, to the stage for a long, long time." The musical will feature a score by Alan Menken, the Oscar-winning composer of songs which have appeared in Disney movies such as The Little Mermaid,...
In this article: Whoopi Goldberg, Sister Act, Oscar, London, All rights reserved, Fear of flying, Glenn Slater, and Beast
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Business Wire Entertainment News | March 05, 2008
Disney's The Little Mermaid Original Broadway Cast Recording Debuts at #26 on the Billboard 200
..."Kiss the Girl" and the Academy Award®-winning Best Original Song, "Under the Sea," composed by eight-time Academy Award® winner Alan Menken and the late Howard Ashman, as well as 10 new songs by Mr. Menken and Glenn Slater. The book for...
In this article: The Little Mermaid, Broadway, Walt Disney Records, The Little Mermaid, Itunes, Ticketmaster, The Little Mermaid, Academy Award, and Glenn Slater
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Alan Menken (born July 22 1949) is an American musical theatre and film composer and pianist. Menken has collaborated with several renowned lyricists including Howard Ashman (1950-1991), Tim Rice and Stephen Schwartz. He has won eight Academy Awards.
- Birth Date:
- July 22, 1949
- Birthplace:
- New Rochelle, New York, U.S.
- Spouse:
- Janis Menken (1972-Present)
- Occupation:
- Composer, Singer-songwriter, Musician
- Grammys:
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- 1996 Pocahontas
- 1993 Beauty and the Beast
- Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
- Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
- 1991 The Little Mermaid
- 1994 Aladdin
- Years Active:
- 1980-Present
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