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Kennedy Center concert celebrates composer Stephen Schwartz
medley from the Disney hits composer-lyricist Schwartz penned in the 1990s (some, like “Colors of the Wind,” with composer Alan Menken). Jeremy Jordan, the dashing young star whose troubled singer-composer character has hijacked NBC’s “Smash” this season, from The Washington Post Read more »
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Photo Flash: Liz McCartney, Jessica Grové, Nick Adams, Preview Paper Mill's The Little Mermaid
of the 2008 Broadway musical, which is inspired by the 1989 animated film. It features a Tony Award-nominated score by Alan Menken, Howard Ashman, and Glenn Slater, and a book by Doug Wright. Grové (A Little Night Music) leads the company as Ariel, the mermaid from TheaterMania.com Read more »
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'Sister Act' adds a disco habit
The basics remain the same, although the action has moved to Philly and the music has expanded from a Motown vibe, with composer Alan Menken (Little Shop of Horrors, Beauty and the Beast, Newsies) embracing disco anthems along with soul, funk, gospel and pop. from Cincinnati Enquirer Read more »
