With over 50 years in the business and Disney blockbusters like ‘The Little Mermaid,’ ‘Beauty and the Beast’ and ‘Pocahontas,’ the composer turned the Disney musical into a global institution and ...

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Alan Menken recalls working on “The Little Mermaid” as “a constant miracle.” He and lyricist Howard Ashman were still flying high from the screen adaptation of their eccentric stage show “Little Shop ...

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Alan Menken, the celebrated film composer of the original The Little Mermaid, remembers the first time he heard about Lin-Manuel Miranda — when Broadway's future Hamilton creator was a fourth grader ...

Old becomes new on the official soundtrack for Disney‘s live-action The Little Mermaid, which stars Halle Bailey and will be released in theaters on May 26. Welcoming a new princess to the classic ...

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Halle Bailey is opening up about spending life "Under the Sea." The star of the future Little Mermaid live-action remake confirmed that the movie's return will include some brand new songs. Speaking ...

Finnish duo Pearly Drops make warped, shimmering pop music — not quite hyperpop, but not straightforward enough to qualify as regular pop, either. They’re apparently huge in Scandinavia, and they’ve ...

In the latest episode of the Disney’s “For Scores” podcast, EGOT-certified composer Alan Menken looks back at his history with the studio, for whom he composed songs and scores for “The Little Mermaid ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. When "The Little Mermaid" was released in 1989, it not only became one of ...

Before the emergence of St. Claude Avenue, the Big Top and even Frenchmen Street, the Mermaid Lounge personified the funky eclecticism of New Orleans nightlife. ELIOT KAMENITZ / THE TIMES ...