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REINIER wrote:I wonder if this winds up being a good match if he will be attached to that other upcoming flick ''Monkeys of Bollywood'', I believe I read somewhere it will be a musical too.
Yes, it will be a musical too but the composer and lyricist for that project have already been assigned. A.R. Rahman will compose the songs and the score and Stephen Schwartz will write the lyrics. The film is based on the Hindu poem “The Ramayana".
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Sotiris wrote:
REINIER wrote:I wonder if this winds up being a good match if he will be atached to that other upcoming flick ''Monkeys of Bollywood'', I believe I read somewehere it will be a musical too.
Yes, it will be a muscal too but the composer and lyricist for that project have already been assigned: A.R. Rahman will compose the songs and the score and Stephen Schwartz will write the lyrics. The film is based on the Hindu poem “The Ramayana".
You know, Stephen should work with Alan again. And hopefully ASAP
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DisneyJedi wrote:You know, Stephen should work with Alan again. And hopefully ASAP
They are supposed to be working on the Broadway version of The Hunchback of Notre Dame. However, we have not been hearing anything about this project so I'm unaware of its production status. I just hope Disney has not shelved it.
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Alan Menken wrote:NEWSIES casting session today. Exciting! Exhausting... Gonna be great.
Source: http://twitter.com/AIMenken/status/73146500494012417
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Alan Menken tells graduates to embrace their fears
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Alan Menken and Little Mermaid: Ariel's Undersea Adventure
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Sister Act: The Musical has been nominated for 5 Tony Awards including Best Musical!

Best Musical
The Book of Mormon
Catch Me if You Can
The Scottsboro Boys
Sister Act

Best Book of a Musical
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson (Alex Timbers)
The Book of Mormon (Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone)
The Scottsboro Boys (David Thompson)
Sister Act (Cheri Steinkellner, Bill Steinkellner and Douglas Carter Beane)

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theater
The Book of Mormon (music and lyrics: Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone)
The Scottsboro Boys (music and lyrics: John Kander and Fred Ebb)
Sister Act (Music: Alan Menken; Lyrics: Glenn Slater)
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (music and lyrics: David Yazbek)

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
Sutton Foster, "Anything Goes"
Beth Leavel, "Baby It's You!"
Patina Miller, "Sister Act"
Donna Murphy, "The People in the Picture"

Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical
Laura Benanti, "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown"
Tammy Blanchard, "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying"
Victoria Clark, "Sister Act"
Nikki M. James, "The Book of Mormon"
Patti LuPone, "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown"
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Alan Menken and David Zippel Pen Song for "Captain America" Movie
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Unfortunately, Sister Act didn't win any Tonys and Alan seems a bit disappointed:
Alan Menken wrote:Okay ... Tonys?? Not fun...Win or lose, I don't love award shows. But congrats to all the winners. And come see SISTER ACT. You judge...
Source: https://twitter.com/aimenken/status/81546730474192896
Alan Menken wrote:The Tony "show" was great. That fun opening number, Neil, Hugh, all the performances. Wonderful!! Losing 5 times? Eh...
Source: https://twitter.com/AIMenken/statuses/81811708179525632
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I don't think anybody was surprised The Book of Mormon won. And personally, I think Mormon deserved it. I just can't stop listening to the cast recording.
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estefan wrote:I don't think anybody was surprised The Book of Mormon won. And personally, I think Mormon deserved it. I just can't stop listening to the cast recording.
It's simply a better musical than Sister Act. I also am addicted to the cast recording. Happy they sweeped the Tony's.
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estefan wrote:I don't think anybody was surprised The Book of Mormon won. And personally, I think Mormon deserved it. I just can't stop listening to the cast recording.
I'll be honest, I only heard one of the songs on a Showtunes radio station. So I wouldn't know entirely if it was all that deserving. Heck, I didn't really listen to the Sister Act cast either. So, all in all, I wouldn't know.
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Composer Alan Menken on Aladdin's Whole New World on the Stage
http://www.talkinbroadway.com/regional/ ... se484.html
What's next on the composer's plate? It would be quicker to say what isn't.

"The next one is coming right up, the stage version of Newsies which Harvey Fierstein is writing the book for, and Stephen Schwartz and my Hunchback of Notre Dame—I think I'll let Disney announce more on who's working on that. I get in trouble when I get ahead of them. I have a song "Star Spangled Man With a Plan" in the film Captain America opening the day after this does.

I have a new animated musical, but I won't say more than that. Harvey Fierstein and I are talking about a new musical, and I'm still trying to bring Howard and my first musical God Bless You, Mrs. Rosewater back to the stage. A planned Canadian production of the musical Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, which I wrote with David Spencer, should happen in the next year. Leap of Faith, which we did in California, is being very, very reworked, and I look forward at some point in my life getting in a vacation at my house in the Caribbean. And just hide."
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Acclaimed Composer Visits Hospital, Gets More than Expected
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'Glee' Star Darren Criss Surprise Serenades Oscar-Winning Composer Alan Menken at Conference
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Twitter updates:
Alan Menken wrote:Out to LA this week for Maestro Award, meetings on new film and TV projects.
Source: https://twitter.com/AIMenken/status/128116633674858497
Alan Menken wrote:Whatever comes with NEWSIES now (hopefully Broadway and tour) Harvey, Jack and I are planning rewrites. Changes are coming!
Source: https://twitter.com/AIMenken/status/128117448749752321
Alan Menken wrote:Talk about "changes" - the upcoming LEAP OF FAITH reading will include 4 new songs, plus reprises and tons of rewrites. Stay tuned...
Source: https://twitter.com/AIMenken/status/128119356684107776
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"How many Oscars can one bastard hold?" Hahaha! That's great! :lol:
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Alan Menken wrote on Twitter that he's involved in the upcoming movie Mirror Mirror without saying what his involvement is exactly. I think he's probably composing the score or writing an end-credits song.
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Now I am interested in "Mirror Mirror" for sure!^^ Please let it be a Menken-score & end credit song...
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Mirror, Mirror looks atrocious.

There's no spinning that performance by Julia Roberts. I had high hopes after the poor trailer for Snow White and the Huntsman, but my God, it was even worse than that.
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