Unknown Mary Jo Salerno played Snow White in the Disney-produced "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" (also known as "Snow White Live!") at the Radio City Music Hall. Music and lyrics for four new songs were created by Jay Blackton and Joe Cook, respectively; titles included "Welcome to the Kingdom of Once Upon a Time" and "Will I Ever See Her Again?". It ran from October 18 to November 18, 1979, and January 11 to March 9, 1980, a total of 106 performances.
Broadway musical
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film) | Broadway musical
"Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" (also known as "Snow White Live!") at the Radio City Music Hall. Yes, musical of the same name. Unknown Mary Jo Salerno Yes, the "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs".
what disney movie is the evil queen from
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"Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs"
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what is this movie about ?
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It is a story about a lonely princess Snow White living with her stepmother who worries that Snow White will be more beautiful than her and gets jealous. She then plots to kill her, but eventually fails.
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who are the main characters from this movie ?
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Snow White, Evil Queen, a Huntsman and seven dwarves are the main characters.
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what are the names of the dwarves ?
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Doc, Grumpy, Happy, Sleepy, Bashful, Sneezy, and Dopey
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when was this movie released ?
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1937
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what genre of film is this  ?
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Animated musical fantasy
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are there any theme parks based on this film ?
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Snow White's Scary Adventures is a popular theme park ride at Disneyland, Tokyo Disneyland, and Disneyland Paris. The Seven Dwarfs Mine Train roller coaster is a ride in Fantasyland.
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any broadway musicals based on this film ?
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Unknown Mary Jo Salerno played Snow White in the Disney-produced "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" (also known as "Snow White Live!") at the Radio City Music Hall. Music and lyrics for four new songs were created by Jay Blackton and Joe Cook, respectively; titles included "Welcome to the Kingdom of Once Upon a Time" and "Will I Ever See Her Again?". It ran from October 18 to November 18, 1979, and January 11 to March 9, 1980, a total of 106 performances.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film) | Broadway musical
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is a musical first produced in 1969, with music by Frank Churchill (from the movie) and Jay Blackton, lyrics by Larry Morey (from the movie) and Joe Cook, book by Joe Cook, based on the 1937 animated film "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs".
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (musical) | Introduction
Snow White's Scary Adventures is a popular theme park ride at Disneyland (an opening day attraction dating from 1955), Tokyo Disneyland, and Disneyland Paris. Fantasyland at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom underwent an expansion from 2012 to 2014. The Snow White's Scary Adventures ride was replaced with Princess Fairytale Hall, where Snow White and other princesses are located for a meet and greet. Included in the 2013 expansion of Fantasyland is the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train roller coaster. Snow White, her Prince, the Queen, and the Seven Dwarfs are also featured in parades and character appearances throughout the parks. Disneyland's Fantasyland Theater hosted "Snow White: An Enchanting Musical" from 2004 to 2006.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film) | Theme parks
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is a Broadway play that debuted at the Little Theatre on West 44th Street, New York City, on October 31, 1912. Based on the stories by the Brothers Grimm, it was produced by Winthrop Ames who had written it under the pseudonym "Jessie Braham White." The play met with favorable reviews and became the basis for the 1916 film, "Snow White".
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1912 play) | Introduction
The stage adaptation was originally created at The Muny in St. Louis in 1969 and was repeated there in 1972. After that, a production opened at the Radio City Music Hall on October 18, 1979, and closed on November 18, 1979, after 38 performances so Radio City could put on the Radio City Christmas Spectacular (went up November 25, 1979, to and closed after 91 performances on January 6, 1980). "Snow White" re-opened on January 11, 1980, and closed after 68 performances on March 9, 1980, a total of 106 performances. A video recording of one of the shows was briefly available on VHS and Betamax from Walt Disney Home Video in 1981.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (musical) | Productions
The latter scene was also inspired by "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" (1931), to which Disney made specific reference in story meetings.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film) | Cinematic influences
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is a 1937 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and originally released by RKO Radio Pictures. Based on the 1812 German fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm, it is the first full-length cel animated feature film and the earliest Disney animated feature film. The story was adapted by storyboard artists Dorothy Ann Blank, Richard Creedon, Merrill De Maris, Otto Englander, Earl Hurd, Dick Rickard, Ted Sears and Webb Smith. David Hand was the supervising director, while William Cottrell, Wilfred Jackson, Larry Morey, Perce Pearce, and Ben Sharpsteen directed the film's individual sequences.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film) | Introduction
Disneyland's Fantasyland Theater hosted "" from 2004 to 2006.
Snow White (franchise) | Snow White: An Enchanting Musical
The film inspired Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to produce its own fantasy film, "The Wizard of Oz", in 1939. Another animation pioneer, Max Fleischer, decided to produce his animated feature film "Gulliver's Travels" in order to compete with "Snow White". The 1943 "Merrie Melodies" short "Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs", directed by Bob Clampett, parodies "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" by presenting the story with an all-black cast singing a jazz score. "Snow White's" success led to Disney moving ahead with more feature-film productions. Walt Disney used much of the profits from "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" to finance a new $4.5 million studio in Burbank – the location on which The Walt Disney Studios is located to this day.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film) | Reception
"Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" premiered at the Carthay Circle Theatre on December 21, 1937, to a wildly receptive audience, many of whom were the same naysayers who had dubbed the film "Disney's Folly". The film received a standing ovation at its completion from an audience that included Judy Garland, Marlene Dietrich and Charles Laughton. Six days later, Walt Disney and the seven dwarfs appeared on the cover of "Time" magazine. The "New York Times" said, "Thank you very much, Mr. Disney". The American entertainment trade publication "Variety" observed that "[so] perfect is the illusion, so tender the romance and fantasy, so emotional are certain portions when the acting of the characters strikes a depth comparable to the sincerity of human players, that the film approaches real greatness." Following successful exclusive runs at Radio City Music Hall in New York City and a theater in Miami in January 1938, RKO Radio Pictures put the film into general release on February 4.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film) | Original theatrical run
The songs in "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" were composed by Frank Churchill and Larry Morey. Paul J. Smith and Leigh Harline composed the incidental music score. Well-known songs from "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" include "Heigh-Ho", "Someday My Prince Will Come", and "Whistle While You Work". Since Disney did not have its own music publishing company at the time, the publishing rights for the music and songs were administered through Bourne Co. Music Publishers, which continues to hold these rights. In later years, the studio was able to acquire back the rights to the music from many of the other films, but not "Snow White".
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film) | Music
A Snow White Christmas is a pantomime version of the fairytale "Snow White", with a book by Kris Lythgoe and a score consisting of a pastiche of well-known pop tunes. It was first produced in 2011 at the El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood, California. The music includes songs by Katy Perry, Bruno Mars, Michael Jackson, The Village People, Britney Spears, Lady Gaga and Hall and Oats, among others. Like other pantomime-style musicals, the show includes magic, dancing, singing, acting, audience interactivity and sing-a-long segments.
A Snow White Christmas (musical) | Introduction
With the success of the movie, Disney began work on three musical adaptations, as an attraction at the Hyperion Theater in Disney California Adventure, for Broadway and Disney Cruise Line.
Frozen (franchise) | Live shows
Within two years, the studio completed "Pinocchio" and "Fantasia" and had begun production on features such as "Dumbo", "Bambi", "Alice in Wonderland" and "Peter Pan".
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film) | Reception
"Little Shop of Horrors" was based on an off-Broadway musical adaptation of a 1960 Roger Corman film, a precursor of later film-to-stage-to-film adaptations, including "The Producers". Many animated films of the period – predominately from Disney – included traditional musical numbers. Howard Ashman, Alan Menken, and Stephen Schwartz had previous musical theater experience and wrote songs for animated films during this time, supplanting Disney workhorses the Sherman Brothers. Starting with 1989's "The Little Mermaid", the Disney Renaissance gave new life to the musical film. Other successful animated musicals included "Aladdin", "The Hunchback of Notre Dame", and "Pocahontas" from Disney proper, "The Nightmare Before Christmas" from Disney division Touchstone Pictures, "The Prince of Egypt" from DreamWorks, "Anastasia" from Fox and Don Bluth, and "" from Paramount.
Musical film | 1980s to 1990s
Disney received a full-size Oscar statuette and seven miniature ones, presented to him by 10-year-old child actress Shirley Temple. The film was also nominated for Best Musical Score. "Some Day My Prince Will Come" has become a jazz standard that has been performed by numerous artists, including Buddy Rich, Lee Wiley, Oscar Peterson, Frank Churchill, and Oliver Jones. Albums by Miles Davis, by Wynton Kelly, and Alexis Cole. Noted filmmakers such as Sergei Eisenstein and Charlie Chaplin praised "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" as a notable achievement in cinema; Eisenstein went so far as to call it the greatest film ever made.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film) | Reception
The songs in the film were written by Frank Churchill, Larry Morey and Leigh Harline. The musical score was composed by Paul J. Smith and Leigh Harline.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (soundtrack) | Songs
The show was directed and choreographed by Frank Wagner, produced by Robert F. Jani, executive musical director Donald Pippin, scenery by John William Keck, costumes by Frank Spencer, lighting by Ken Billington, conducted by Don Smith, orchestrations by Philip J. Lang, Queen's presentation music arrangement by Ronald Melrose, masks and animal costumes by Joe Stephen, choral arrangements Jay Blackton, Don Pippen, production stage manager Jeff Hamlin, stage manager Neil Miller, and press by Gifford/Wallace, Deborah Morgenthal. Cast
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (musical) | Cast and crew
Neuschwanstein Castle, in Bavaria, Germany was used as a film set. The Seven Dwarfs were all played by children from children's dance group led by Suse Böhm.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1955 film) | Production
The "Silly Symphony" Sunday comic strip ran a four-month-long adaptation of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" from December 12, 1937, to April 24, 1938. The comic was written by Merrill De Maris, and drawn by Hank Porter and Bob Grant. This adaptation was republished several times as a comic book, most recently in 1995. The 1984 film "Gremlins" used the cartoon in the theater scenes.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film) | Comic strip adaptation
Disney's Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular was a Broadway-style show based on Disney's 1992 animated film "Aladdin" with music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Howard Ashman, Tim Rice and Alan Menken. It was performed inside the Hyperion Theater in Hollywood Land at Disney California Adventure from 2003 to 2016. In September 2015, it was announced that the show's final day of performance would be January 10, 2016. The show was then closed on January 11, and was replaced by a musical stage show inspired by Disney's 2013 animated film "Frozen", which premiered in May 2016. A version of the show continues to play on board the Disney Cruise Line ship Disney Fantasy.
Disney's Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular | Introduction
A film based on the stage musical was made by Universal Pictures and released in 1941. Except for Olsen and Johnson, and Whitey's Lindy Hoppers, no one from any of the stage productions appeared in the movie.
Hellzapoppin (musical) | Film
This trend is especially persistent with film adaptations, including ("The Producers", "Spamalot", "Hairspray", "Legally Blonde", "The Color Purple", "Xanadu", "Billy Elliot", "Shrek", "Waitress" and "Groundhog Day"). Some critics have argued that the reuse of film plots, especially those from Disney (such as "Mary Poppins" and "The Little Mermaid"), equate the Broadway and West End musical to a tourist attraction, rather than a creative outlet. Today, it is less likely that a sole producer, such as David Merrick or Cameron Mackintosh, backs a production. Corporate sponsors dominate Broadway, and often alliances are formed to stage musicals, which require an investment of $10 million or more.
Musical theatre | Trends
The world premiere production of the musical was due to open at The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare Theater from May 30 to July 28, 2019 as part of its 2018/19 season, directed and choreographed by Rachel Rockwell, however due to Rockwell's death on May 26, 2018 the musical had been postponed and replaced with the production of "Six". In May 2020 while speaking about the closure of "Frozen" on Broadway to "The New York Times", Thomas Schumacher, the president of Disney Theatricals, confirmed the musical was in development with new directors Candice Edmunds and Jamie Harrison.
Bedknobs and Broomsticks (musical) | Production
The 1930s through the early 1950s are considered to be the golden age of the musical film, when the genre's popularity was at its highest in the Western world. Disney's "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", the earliest Disney animated feature film, was a musical which won an honorary Oscar for Walt Disney at the 11th Academy Awards.
Musical film | 1930-1950 : The first classical sound era or First Musical Era
Following the film's release, a number of "Snow White" themed merchandise were sold, including hats, dolls, garden seeds, and glasses. The film's merchandise generated sales of , equivalent to over adjusted for inflation.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film) | Legacy
Japanese rock band Buck-Tick named their 2010 album "Razzle Dazzle" after the film's song of the same name. The revived interest in musical films has also brought remakes or sequels to earlier films, including "Beauty and the Beast" in 2017 (a live-action adaptation of Disney's 1991 animated feature, itself adapted for Broadway in 1994), the 2018 films: "" (a sequel to 2008's "Mamma Mia!"), "A Star Is Born" (a fourth version of the film following earlier productions in 1937, 1954, and 1976) and "Mary Poppins Returns" (a sequel to 1964's "Mary Poppins"), and 2019 films: "Aladdin" (a live-action adaptation of Disney's 1992 animated feature, itself adapted for Broadway in 2011) and "The Lion King" (a photorealistic live-action adaptation of Disney's 1994 animated feature, itself adapted for Broadway in 1997).
Chicago (2002 film) | Legacy
The finale included "All I Need Is The Girl" from stage musical "" and "Get Happy", a 1930 song most associated with Judy Garland in "Summer Stock" (1950). In all, there were 200 costumes. Entry to the show was a D ticket, or $1.50, and shows were performed by high school students. On some days, 1950s musical revue "Rock Around The Clock" would perform there, as opposed to Labatt's International Showplace.
Medieval Faire (Canada's Wonderland) | Wonderland Theatre
2020: Cancelled due to Coronavirus 2019: Evita, Newsies the musical, The Addams Family 2018: Fiddler on the Roof, Mamma Mia, You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown 2017: Legally Blonde, West Side Story, Mary Poppins 2016: The Little Mermaid, Sister Act, South Pacific 2015: Oklahoma!, Young Frankenstein, Jesus Christ Superstar 2014: Sunset Boulevard, Shrek The Musical, Bye Bye Birdie 2013: Les Miserables, Spamalot, Xanadu 2012: My Fair Lady, Damn Yankees, Grease 2011: Annie, Hairspray, Godspell 2010: 1776, The Wedding Singer, High School Musical 1997: Guys and Dolls, The Pirates of Penzance, Music Man, Arsenic and Old Lace 1975: Li'l Abner, Man of La Mancha, Peter Pan
Plays-in-the-Park | Performances
"Snow White" premiered at the Carthay Circle Theatre in Los Angeles, California on December 21, 1937, followed by a nationwide release on February 4, 1938. It was a critical and commercial success, and with international earnings of $8 million during its initial release briefly held the record of highest-grossing sound film at the time. The popularity of the film has led to its being re-released theatrically many times, until its home video release in the 1990s. Adjusted for inflation, it is one of the top-ten performers at the North American box office and the highest-grossing animated film. "Snow White" was nominated for Best Musical Score at the Academy Awards in 1938, and the next year, producer Walt Disney was awarded an honorary Oscar for the film.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film) | Introduction
An animated television series featuring a new version of the seven dwarfs titled "The 7D" premiered on Disney XD on July 7, 2014, and ended its run on November 5, 2016. The show takes place 30 years before the events of the original film.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film) | Other appearances
Songs written for the film but not used include two songs for the Dwarfs:
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (soundtrack) | Songs not used in the film
It became a major box-office success, earning four times more money than any other motion picture released in 1938. "Snow White" proved equally popular with foreign audiences. In September 1938—seven months after the film's nationwide release in the United States—"Variety" also reported that the animated feature was having a remarkably long box-office run at theaters in Sydney, Australia. In that city it noted, "Walt Disney's 'Snow White' (RKO) experienced no difficulty at hitting 11 weeks, with more ahead." "Variety" reported as well that "Snow White" was having even longer runs in other cities overseas, such as in London, where the film had generated greater box-office receipts than during its exclusive New York screenings at Radio City Music Hall: In total revenue during its original release, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" grossed $3.5 million in the United States and Canada, and by May 1939 its gross internationally amounted to $6.5 million, making it the most successful sound film of all time, displacing Al Jolson's "The Singing Fool" (1928) ("Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" was soon displaced from this position by "Gone with the Wind" in 1940).
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film) | Original theatrical run
On September 27, 2016, Michael Grandage was selected to take over as the director after Timbers left the production, with Christopher Oram coming on board as the scenic designer. A pre-Broadway tryout ran at the Buell Theatre in Denver, Colorado from August 17 to October 1, 2017. The original Denver and Broadway cast included Caissie Levy as Elsa, Patti Murin as Anna, Jelani Alladin as Kristoff, Greg Hildreth as Olaf, and John Riddle as Hans. Previews on Broadway at the St. James Theatre began on February 22, 2018, with the official opening on March 22, 2018. After 26 previews and 825 regular performances, "Frozen" had its last show on March 11, 2020.
Disney Theatrical Productions | "Frozen" (2013)
In 2013 he wrote the music and co-wrote the lyrics (with Rick Lombardo and Kirsten Brandt) for the 2014 rock musical adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's "The Snow Queen." The musical opened to previews at San Jose Repertory Theatre on November 19, 2013 the same day as the Disney film "Frozen (2013 film)" which is based on the same source material. After a successful month long run, the musical earned a slot at the 2014 New York Musical Theatre Festival, where in addition to positive critical reviews, it won the Steele Spring Stage Rights Publishing Award as well as the award for Excellence in Overall Design, which Kime shared with co-sound designer Rick Lombardo, costume designer Frances Nelson McSherry and lighting/projection designer David Lee Cuthbert.
Haddon Kime | Career
The show closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and on May 15, Disney announced that the show would not reopen on Broadway, but would prepare for tour.
Disney Theatrical Productions | "Frozen" (2013)
A stage musical has been developed by Disney Theatrical Productions only for licensing, with the music written by Tom Kitt and lyrics written by Brian Yorkey and the book by Bridget Carpenter. The musical began performances at the Signature Theatre, Arlington, Virginia on October 4, 2016. Directed by Christopher Ashley, with choreography by Sergio Trujillo, the cast features Emma Hunton (as the daughter Ellie), Jason Gotay and Heidi Blickenstaff (as the mother Katherine). Ashley explained that the musical is based on the original Rodgers book as well as the films. The musical is set in the present time in Chicago.
Freaky Friday | Stage and television musical
By the end of its original run, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" had earned $7,846,000 in international box office receipts. This earned RKO a profit of $380,000.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film) | Original theatrical run
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the soundtrack to the 1937 Walt Disney film, was the first commercially issued film soundtrack. It was released in January 1938 as "Songs from Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (with the Same Characters and Sound Effects as in the Film of That Title)" and has since seen numerous expansions and reissues.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (soundtrack) | Introduction
He, therefore, would not have arrived in time to save her from the Queen but would have been able to save her with love's first kiss. This plot was not used in the final film, though many sketches of the scene in the dungeon were made by Ferdinand Hovarth. Other examples of the more comical nature of the story at this point include suggestions for a "fat, batty, cartoon type, self-satisfied" Queen. The Prince was also more of a clown, and was to serenade Snow White in a more comical fashion. Walt Disney encouraged all staff at the studio to contribute to the story, offering five dollars for every 'gag'; such gags included the dwarfs' noses popping over the foot of the bed when they first meet Snow White.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film) | Story development
The other Hollywood studios proved themselves equally adept at tackling the genre at this time, particularly in the 1950s. Four adaptations of Rodgers and Hammerstein shows - "Oklahoma!", "The King and I", "Carousel", and "South Pacific" - were all successes, while Paramount Pictures released "White Christmas" and "Funny Face", two films which used previously written music by Irving Berlin and the Gershwins, respectively. Warner Bros. produced "Calamity Jane" and "A Star Is Born"; the former film was a vehicle for Doris Day, while the latter provided a big-screen comeback for Judy Garland, who had been out of the spotlight since 1950.
Musical film | Outside MGM
1. Turkey in the Straw: "Steamboat Willie" (1928) - Traditional 2. Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?: "Three Little Pigs" (1933) - Pinto Colvig/Mary Moder/Dorothy Compton/Billy Bletcher 3. Heigh-Ho: "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" (1937) - The Dwarf Chorus
The Music of Disney: A Legacy in Song | Disc One
Another reference is actually part of the "Playbill" of the show; there are several gag pages about a musical entitled "Dik Od Triaanenen Fol (Finns Ain't What They Used To Be)". This gag programme was written by Palin, and echoes the "faux"-Swedish subtitles in the credits of the original "Grail" Python film. Broadway musical fans appreciate its references to other musicals and musical theatre in general, such as: "The Song That Goes Like This" (a spoof of Andrew Lloyd Webber productions and many other Broadway power ballads); the knights doing a dance reminiscent of "Fiddler on the Roof", and another reminiscent of "West Side Story" (including the music); Sir Lancelot's mimicking of Peter Allen in "His Name Is Lancelot"; the character of Sir Not-Appearing-In-This-Show being "Man of La Mancha"'s Don Quixote; a member of the French "army" dressed as Eponine from "Les Misérables"; and a line pulled from "Another Hundred People" from Stephen Sondheim's "Company" by the "damsel" Herbert.
Spamalot | Critical reception and box-office
The stage musical is not a direct adaptation of the Disney film, but features elements of the film and the original books, plus original updated elements. The dancing penguins in the "Jolly Holiday" sequence and the tea party on the ceiling at Uncle Albert's (likely due to the inability to make things float on stage) from the film have been removed, although some community theatres dress their chorus as penguins for "Jolly Holiday". The character of Neleus from the books comes to life in the musical, but was not seen the film. Mrs. Corry and her daughters have a cameo in the film, and are in the musical and books.
Mary Poppins (musical) | Differences from the film and books
Note that the following gross figures are nominal, not adjusted for inflation, and do not take into account rising ticket prices, or differences in ticket prices between different countries. When adjusted for inflation, the highest grossing musical films are "The Sound of Music", with an inflation-adjusted worldwide gross of $2,564,000,000; followed by "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", with an inflation-adjusted worldwide gross of $1,971,000,000 (both as of 2019). the top seven films are among the Highest grossing films of all time.
List of highest-grossing musicals | Box office revenue
"Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", the soundtrack to the 1937 Walt Disney film, was the first commercially issued film soundtrack. It was released in January 1938 as "Songs from Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (with the Same Characters and Sound Effects as in the Film of That Title)" and has since seen numerous expansions and reissues.
Snow White (franchise) | "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs"
Previews on Broadway at the St. James Theatre began on February 22, 2018, with an official opening on March 22, 2018. The cast and creative team was the same as in Denver. A reported 30% of the show was rewritten between the tryout and the Broadway opening, with the musical taking a "deeper dive into the princesses' psyches" and aiming at a more adult audience; Disney research shows that 70% of the audience for its musicals are adults without children. Anderson-Lopez noted that "examining how the ... princesses' psychological scars drive them to make certain decisions was the next logical storytelling step." The onstage technology included lighting effects for Elsa's magic, as well as such adaptations as a full-body costume to represent the reindeer Sven, with a ballet dancer inside holding stilts in his hands and walking on tiptoe; the role is so strenuous that a second ballet dancer was hired to play it at some performances to give each dancer some days of rest.
Frozen (musical) | Broadway (2018–20)
Cartoon outfit is evidently feeling the pinch of finding new routines to fit these classical synchronizes scores, but a visit to any vaude or picture house playing stage shows should provide the desired material through the hoofers, acrobatic dancers and adagio teams. These animated drawings have yet to poke fun at the poop-de-oop singers, or 'elbow' routines of the hot dancing choruses which have become standardized by repetition. To delve into the modern era and its tunes might be a bet, unless royalty for use of melodies prevents. Nothing the matter with this Disney series which Columbia is releasing. Their reception invariably outstrips any two one-reelers of the vaude specie." "Motion Picture News" (Dec 28, 1929): "Upholds Disney Standard: This Disney cartoon strays from the beaten path insofar as characters are concerned.
The Merry Dwarfs | Reception
On December 16, 2014, NBC broadcast a stop-motion animated adaptation of the musical entitled "". It featured the voices of Jim Parsons as Buddy, Mark Hamill as Walter, Ed Asner reprising his film role as Santa, Garfunkel and Oates' Kate Micucci as Jovie, Rachael MacFarlane as Emily, Max Charles as Michael, Gilbert Gottfried as Mr. Greenway, and Jay Leno as the leader of the fake Santas. The screenplay was written by Andrew Horvath, Michael Jelenic with Martin and Meehan. It also contained Guardino, Sklar, and Beguelin's songs from this musical. This special also featured a new song titled "Freezy the Snowman".
Elf (musical) | TV adaptation
Calker's arrangements became noted for their distinctive swing flavor. After Disney's success with "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", the Lantz studio planned to make its own feature, "Aladdin and His Lamp", featuring the ascendant comedy duo of Abbott and Costello, but after "Mr. Bug Goes to Town" failed at the box office, "Aladdin" never made it to actual production. Late in the decade, Lantz attempted to do a feature-length cartoon again, but it never came to fruition.
Walter Lantz Productions | 1940–1946: Swingin' Symphonies and a "Guess Who"
One specific musical trend was the rising number of jukebox musicals based on music from various pop/rock artists on the big screen, some of which based on Broadway shows. Examples of Broadway-based jukebox musical films included "Mamma Mia!" (ABBA), "Rock of Ages", and "Sunshine on Leith" (The Proclaimers). Original ones included "Across the Universe" (The Beatles), "Moulin Rouge!" (various pop hits), "Idlewild" (Outkast) and "Yesterday" (The Beatles).
Musical film | 21st-century musicals or New Age
Tokyo Disneyland represents a mix of the American versions at the time of the park's opening, although it is largely based on the pre-1994 Walt Disney World version. It begins in the castle where the Queen transforms into the Witch, moving on to the dungeon and passing her on boat. After going through the forest, guests enter the cottage and instead of seeing the dwarfs passing up the stairs seeing the shadow, the Seven Dwarfs are seen Doing The Dwarfs' Yodel song, with Snow White watching from the stairs (similar to the beginning in Disneyland and in Disneyland Paris). Exiting the cottage, guests find the Witch outside waiting for them, then enter the mines (mix in the Disneylands in California and Paris and Similar to the Pre-1994 version).
Snow White's Scary Adventures | Tokyo Disneyland
The musical opened on June 5, 1999, for the opening of the Musical theater Berlin (now Theater am Potsdamer Platz). After a successful run, it closed in June 2002. Directed by James Lapine, the German translation was by Michael Kunze, choreography by Lar Lubovitch, set design by Heidi Ettinger, costume design by Sue Blane, lighting by Rick Fisher, sound by Tony Meola and projections by Jerome Sirlin. This was Disney's first musical to premiere outside the US, and it became one of Berlin's longest-running musicals to date. As with Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King, "Der Glöckner Von Notre Dame" opened three years after the release of the movie it is based on.
Disney Theatrical Productions | "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" (1996)
Snow White's Scary Adventures is a dark ride at the Disneyland, Tokyo Disneyland, and Disneyland Park (Paris) theme parks, and formerly at the Magic Kingdom. Located in Fantasyland, it is one of the few remaining attractions that was operational on Disneyland's opening day in 1955. The ride's story is based on Disney's 1937 film, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", their first animated feature film. The now-closed ride at the Magic Kingdom and the version at Tokyo Disneyland are named Snow White's Adventures, and the Disneyland Park (Paris) version is called Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. The Disneyland version was originally known as Snow White and her Adventures before its redesign in 1983.
Snow White's Scary Adventures | Introduction
The first song played in the film, "True Love's Kiss", was written to be "a send-up of, and an homage to, the style of those Disney animated features", namely, "I'm Wishing" ("Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs") and "A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes" ("Cinderella"), during which Disney heroines sing about the joy of being loved. It posed a challenge for Menken and Schwartz because of the "many preconceptions with that number"; it had to be reflective of the era of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" and "Cinderella". Accordingly, Amy Adams performed the first song in an operetta style in contrast to the Broadway style of the later songs.
Enchanted (film) | Music
Disneyland contains a dark ride based on the film in addition to the teacups, and Disneyland Paris also contains a hedge maze called Alice's Curious Labyrinth, which takes its inspiration from the film. The now-defunct Mickey Mouse Revue, shown at Walt Disney World and later at Tokyo Disneyland, contained characters and scenes from the film.
Alice in Wonderland (1951 film) | Theme parks
Live-action film musicals were nearly dead in the 1980s and early 1990s, with exceptions of "Victor/Victoria", "Little Shop of Horrors" and the 1996 film of "Evita". In the new century, Baz Luhrmann began a revival of the film musical with "Moulin Rouge!" (2001). This was followed by "Chicago" (2002); "Phantom of the Opera" (2004); "Rent" (2005); "Dreamgirls" (2006); "Hairspray", "Enchanted" and "" (all in 2007); "Mamma Mia!" (2008); "Nine" (2009); "Les Misérables" and "Pitch Perfect" (both in 2012), "Into The Woods" and "The Last Five Years" (2014) and "La La Land" (2016), among others. Dr. Seuss's "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" (2000) and "The Cat in the Hat" (2003), turned children's books into live-action film musicals.
Musical theatre | Film and TV musicals
A Broadway musical based upon the film ran on Broadway during the 2010 Christmas season. It was directed by Casey Nicholaw, with music by Matthew Sklar, lyrics by Chad Beguelin, and a book by Bob Martin and Thomas Meehan. The musical officially opened at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre on November 10, 2010, after previews from November 2, 2010. The cast included Sebastian Arcelus as Buddy, Amy Spanger as Jovie, Beth Leavel as Emily, Mark Jacoby as Walter, Matthew Gumley as Michael, Valerie Wright as Deb, Michael McCormick as Mr. Greenway, Michael Mandell as Store Manager, and George Wendt as Santa.
Elf (film) | Musical
"Disney's Peter Pan Jr" is a one-hour children's musical based on the Disney Peter Pan movie with some updated material. It became available for school and children's theatre productions in 2013 after several pilot productions.
Peter Pan (1953 film) | Musical
Snow White is a 1916 American silent romantic fantasy film directed by J. Searle Dawley. It was adapted by Winthrop Ames from his own 1912 Broadway play "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", which was in turn adapted from the 1812 fairy tale (as collected by the Grimm brothers). The film stars Marguerite Clark and Creighton Hale, Clark reprising her stage role. Fifteen years old when he saw it, Walt Disney was inspired to make it the subject of his first feature-length animated film.
Snow White (1916 film) | Introduction
A VHS release followed on November 27, 2001. Both versions were returned to the Disney Vault on January 31, 2002. As of 2001, the film grossed a combined from box office and home video revenue. "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" was released on Blu-ray on October 6, 2009, the first of Disney's Diamond Editions, and a new DVD edition was released on November 24, 2009. The Blu-ray includes a high-definition version of the movie sourced from a new restoration by Lowry Digital, a DVD copy of the film, and several bonus features not included on the 2001 DVD. This set returned to the Disney Vault on April 30, 2011.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film) | Home media
Two films have been made based on the original Broadway play. A 1927 silent film of the same title was written by Benjamin Glazer and directed by Frank Borzage. A 1937 remake was produced as a sound film starring Simone Simon, James Stewart, Jean Hersholt, and Gregory Ratoff, with Henry King directing.
Seventh Heaven (play) | Films
After the immense success of Disney and other houses with animated film musicals beginning with "The Little Mermaid" in 1989 and running throughout the 1990s (including some more adult-themed films, like "" (1999)), fewer animated film musicals were released in the first decade of the 21st century. The genre made a comeback beginning in 2010 with "Tangled" (2010), "Rio" (2011) and "Frozen" (2013). In Asia, India continues to produce numerous "Bollywood" film musicals, and Japan produces "Anime" and "Manga" film musicals. Made for TV musical films were popular in the 1990s, such as "Gypsy" (1993), "Cinderella" (1997) and "Annie" (1999).
Musical theatre | Film and TV musicals
The show was revived in December 2012 by the Pasadena Playhouse and featured Ariana Grande as Snow White, Curt Hansen as Prince Harry and Charlene Tilton as the Wicked Queen. The show once again featured Neil Patrick Harris as the onscreen Magic Mirror and received positive reviews.
A Snow White Christmas (musical) | Pasadena Playhouse 2012
"Alice in Wonderland" has been condensed into a one-act stage version entitled, "Alice in Wonderland, Jr". The stage version is solely meant for middle and high school productions and includes the majority of the film's songs and others including "Song of the South"s "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah", two new reprises of "I'm Late!", and three new numbers entitled "Ocean of Tears", "Simon Says", and "Who Are You?" respectively. This 60–80 minute version is licensed by Music Theatre International in the Broadway, Jr. Collection along with other Disney Theatrical shows such as "Disney's Aladdin, Jr.", "Disney's Mulan, Jr.", "Beauty and the Beast", Disney's "High School Musical: On Stage!", Elton John and Tim Rice's "Aida", and many more.
Alice in Wonderland (1951 film) | Stage version
Elf is a musical based on the motion picture of the same name, with a score by Matthew Sklar and Chad Beguelin. The book is adapted by Bob Martin and Thomas Meehan from the 2003 film. The musical ran on Broadway in the Christmas seasons of 2010–11 and 2012–13, in the West End in the 2015–16 season, and also toured annually in the U.S. during the Christmas holiday season from 2012 to at least 2017.
Elf (musical) | Introduction
A stage musical adaptation of the film was to premiere in The Yard at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater in 2019. It was replaced with the North American premiere of "Six", after "Bedknobs" director Rachel Rockwell died of cancer. In May 2020, Thomas Schumacher, the president of Disney Theatricals, confirmed the musical was still in development with new directors Candice Edmunds and Jamie Harrison.
Disney Theatrical Productions | "Bedknobs and Broomsticks"
A pre-Broadway tryout ran at the Buell Theatre in Denver, Colorado, from August 17 to October 1, 2017, directed and choreographed by Grandage and Ashford. Caissie Levy and Patti Murin starred as Elsa and Anna. The cast included Jelani Alladin as Kristoff, Greg Hildreth as Olaf and John Riddle as Prince Hans. Designers included Christopher Oram (sets and costumes), Natasha Katz (lighting) and Michael Curry (puppets). Stephen Oremus served as music supervisor.
Frozen (musical) | Denver (2017)
A Disney Channel and Disney Theatrical Productions television adaptation of the stage musical was announced on September 29, 2017 and premiered on August 10, 2018. Blickenstaff reprises her role as the mother, Katherine, while Cozi Zuehlsdorff stars as the daughter, Ellie. Carpenter adapted the musical as a teleplay, while Kitt and Yorkey oversaw the music and lyrics. The TV adaptation was produced by Susan Cartsonis and Thomas Schumacher.
Freaky Friday (musical) | Television adaptation
Snow White's Scary Adventures was removed to build Princess Fairytale Hall, a meet-n-greet. Another attraction themed to "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" called the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train opened in 2014. The attraction, which features Snow White's cottage and state of the art audio-animatronics, is the first roller coaster to move in a wobbling motion on track.
Magic Kingdom | Enchanted Forest
The story follows the traditional Snow White fairytale with some additional characters. Muddles is the court jester to the Queen and is Snow White's best friend. As in other pantomimes, the 4th wall is broken by the actors, who encourage the audience to cheer for Snow White and Boo the Wicked Queen.
A Snow White Christmas (musical) | Plot
The following all-color musicals were produced in 1929 and 1930 alone: "The Show of Shows" (1929), "Sally" (1929), "The Vagabond King" (1930), "Follow Thru" (1930), "Bright Lights" (1930), "Golden Dawn" (1930), "Hold Everything" (1930), "The Rogue Song" (1930), "Song of the Flame" (1930), "Song of the West" (1930), "Sweet Kitty Bellairs" (1930), "Under a Texas Moon" (1930), "Bride of the Regiment" (1930), "Whoopee!" (1930), "King of Jazz" (1930), "Viennese Nights" (1930), and "Kiss Me Again" (1930). In addition, there were scores of musical features released with color sequences. Hollywood released more than 100 musical films in 1930, but only 14 in 1931.
Musical film | The first musicals
it is nice to have a musical photographed not on a sound stage, but in outdoor England ... but most of the time one wonders where anyone found the energy to put on this long, empty, frenetic extravaganza ... I cannot imagine that there will be many more musicals that are so lavishly, exuberantly out of touch with the world of rock and the music of our time." Kathleen Carroll of the "New York Daily News" that "for all Gillian Lynne's high-stepping choreography, the film is about as light and as graceful on its feet as an elephant. Only one sequence moves at a rate approximating speed.
Half a Sixpence (film) | Critical reception
The ride travels both indoors and outdoors, similar to Frontierland's major attractions, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and Splash Mountain. Unlike roller coasters such as the Incredicoaster and Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith, this attraction is designed to appeal to a family-oriented crowd with enchanting scenery and cartoonish architecture; it retains details from the original 1937 film. The attraction features a new ride system of a "tilting vehicle". This new technology simulates the swaying and tipping one would expect to experience in a mine cart. Songs from the film, such as "Heigh-Ho", are featured in the attraction. Most of the Audio-Animatronics, including the Dwarf figures of Doc, Happy, Sleepy, Grumpy, and Bashful performing their Yodel Song in the final scene, are recycled from the demolished "Snow White's Scary Adventures" attraction.
Seven Dwarfs Mine Train | Attraction
White Christmas is a musical based on the Paramount Pictures 1954 film of the same name. The book is by David Ives and Paul Blake, with music and lyrics by Irving Berlin. The original St. Louis production starred Lara Teeter, Karen Mason, Lauren Kennedy, and Lee Roy Reams, and the 2004 San Francisco production starred Brian D'Arcy James, Anastasia Barzee, Meredith Patterson, and Jeffry Denman.
White Christmas (musical) | Introduction
Frozen is a musical with music and lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, and book by Jennifer Lee, based on the 2013 film of the same name. The story centers on the relationship between two sisters who are princesses, Elsa and Anna. Elsa has magical powers to freeze objects and people, which she does not know how to control. After inheriting the throne, Elsa flees, inadvertently causes the kingdom to become frozen in an eternal winter, and nearly kills her sister. She must sacrifice and show true love to save the day. Produced by Disney Theatrical Productions, the musical had a tryout at the Buell Theatre in Denver, Colorado in August 2017 and premiered on Broadway in March 2018 at the St.
Frozen (musical) | Introduction
The musical began performances at the La Jolla Playhouse, San Diego, on January 31, 2017, and ran to March 12. The cast features Emma Hunton and Heidi Blickenstaff. This was followed by runs at Cleveland Play House in April and the Alley Theatre in June 2017. A Disney Channel film adaptation of the stage musical was announced on September 29, 2017. Blickenstaff reprised her role as the mother, Katherine, while Cozi Zuehlsdorff starred as the daughter, Ellie. Carpenter returned to adapt the musical as a teleplay, while Kitt and Yorkey returned to oversee the music and lyrics. The TV adaptation was produced by Susan Cartsonis and Thomas Schumacher.
Freaky Friday | Stage and television musical
Musicals have also been performed throughout the years based upon people and events in American, European, and Asian history. Among the more recognizable of these biographical adaptations are "Last Party: S. Fitzgerald's Last Day", about F. Scott Fitzgerald, "Valentino", about Rudolph Valentino, "Dean", about James Dean, and "Saint-Exupéry -The Pilot Who Became "The Little Prince"-", about Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Finally, original stories round out Takarazuka fare, including musicals such as "Boxman" by Cosmos Troupe, "Too Short a Time to Fall in Love" performed by Star and Moon Troupes, and "Silver Wolf" by Moon and Snow Troupes.
Takarazuka Revue | Original stories and historical adaptations
Frank Edwin Churchill (October 20, 1901 – May 14, 1942) was an American film composer. He wrote most of the music for Disney's 1937 movie "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", including "Heigh-Ho", "Whistle While You Work", and "Some Day My Prince Will Come". Other Disney films that he worked on include "Dumbo," "Bambi," and "The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad."
Frank Churchill | Introduction
Frozen – Live at the Hyperion is a musical stage show inspired by Disney's 2013 animated film "Frozen". It is presented at the Hyperion Theater in Hollywood Land at Disney California Adventure. The show was premiered on May 27, 2016 and closed on March 13, 2020 as the Disneyland Resort closed due to COVID-19. On October 9, 2020 it was announced that the show would be closed permanently. A version of the show was premiered on board the Disney Cruise Line ship "Disney Wonder" under the name Frozen: A Musical Spectacular on November 10, 2016. On October 9, 2020 the actors of Frozen - Live represented by the American Guild of Variety Artists (AGVA) were notified that due to the ongoing pandemic and the inability to reopen the parks, the show would be closing permanently.
Frozen – Live at the Hyperion | Introduction
Disney Theatrical Productions produced a stage musical based on the film that played at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey starting on September 25, 2011 through October 16, starring Jeremy Jordan as Jack. "Newsies!: The Musical" contains songs from the film, as well as several new numbers. The musical opened to previews on Broadway at the Nederlander Theatre for a limited engagement from March 15, 2012 to March 28, 2012 in previews and from March 29, 2012 to June 10, 2012 in its official engagement. This was later extended through August 19, 2012 after the first weekend of previews and then extended again, this time to an open-ended run.
Newsies | Stage adaptation
A U.S. tour of the Broadway production began on November 10, 2019 at Proctor's Theatre in Schenectady, New York, starring Caroline Bowman as Elsa. Disney intends to re-open the tour when theatrical touring is again feasible.
Frozen (musical) | Broadway (2018–20)
He appeared in the first show to be staged at the Olympia when it reopened in March 1977. Sheridan wrote his own material, including pantomimes. Three days before his version of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" was due to begin its run, he learnt that Walt Disney's feature-length cartoon of the same name was about to open at a nearby cinema. He set to work immediately on a new pantomime, "Mother Goose", and had it ready for its first performance on the date planned for "Snow White". His clever use of wordplay earned him the title of "Parody King".
Cecil Sheridan | Career
This award was unique, consisting of one normal-sized, plus seven miniature Oscar statuettes. They were presented to Disney by Shirley Temple.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film) | Introduction
The Wizard of Oz is a musical with a book by John Kane, music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by E.Y. Harburg. It has additional background music by Herbert Stothart. It is based on the 1900 novel "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum and the 1939 film version written by Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson and Edgar Allan Woolf. Successful musicals based on the Baum novel were created in 1902 (for Broadway) and 1942 (for St. Louis Municipal Opera), the latter of which, using songs from the popular 1939 film, is still frequently revived. Seeking to more closely recreate the 1939 film on stage, the Royal Shakespeare Company adapted the film's screenplay, also using the songs from the film, and produced a new version at London's Barbican Centre in 1987.
The Wizard of Oz (1987 musical) | Introduction
The soundtrack was first issued as a collection (Victor J-8) of three 78rpm singles. Each of the singles became a Top 10 hit simultaneously in February 1938.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (soundtrack) | Original release
The theatre hosted many musicals in the 1980s and 1990s, including "The Biograph Girl" with Sheila White, "The Baker's Wife" by Stephen Schwartz directed by Trevor Nunn, and "Into the Woods" by Stephen Sondheim, starring Julia McKenzie. There were also a number of plays by William Shakespeare. Its first pantomime was "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" starring Dana in 1983.
Phoenix Theatre, London | Productions
Wilcox formed a new production company, Everest, and made two musicals with Neagle and Errol Flynn: "Lilacs in the Spring" (1954), based on "The Glorious Years", and "King's Rhapsody" (1955), based on a musical by Ivor Novello. Both flopped and plans to make a third Novello film, "Perchance to Dream" did not happen.
Herbert Wilcox | Errol Flynn and Ivor Novello
Their first production was "Cinderella" in North Hollywood, starring Jerry Mathers and Freddie Stroma. This was followed in 2011 by "A Snow White Christmas", starring Marina Sirtis as The Wicked Queen and Neil Patrick Harris as The Magic Mirror, and "A Cinderella Christmas", starring Fred Willard as Baron Hardup, Cinderella's father. In 2012, the company mounted "A Snow White Christmas" at the Pasadena Playhouse, starring Ariana Grande as Snow White, Charlene Tilton as The Wicked Queen and Neil Patrick Harris again as The Magic Mirror. The production drew 13,000 ticket buyers. "Aladdin" was scheduled for the 2013 holiday season at Pasadena.
American pantomime | American pantomime today
This was confirmed in 1959 when a revival of Jerome Kern and P. G. Wodehouse's "Leave It to Jane" ran for more than two years. The 1959–1960 Off-Broadway season included a dozen musicals and revues including "Little Mary Sunshine", "The Fantasticks" and "Ernest in Love", a musical adaptation of Oscar Wilde's 1895 hit "The Importance of Being Earnest". "West Side Story" (1957) transported "Romeo and Juliet" to modern day New York City and converted the feuding Montague and Capulet families into opposing ethnic gangs, the Jets and the Sharks. The book was adapted by Arthur Laurents, with music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by newcomer Stephen Sondheim.
Musical theatre | 1950s
In 2019 the show is being produced for a 10-year anniversary production by Lythgoe Family Panto. It features Michelle Williams, Neil Patrick Harris, Garrett Clayton and Jared Gertner. It was first played at the Duke Energy Center in North Carolina. and then moved to the Pasadena Civic Auditorium.
A Snow White Christmas (musical) | Pasadena Civic Auditorium 2019
"Snow White" became the first American film to have a soundtrack album, released in conjunction with the feature film. Before "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", a film soundtrack recording was unheard of and of little value to a movie studio.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film) | Music
The production played 825 performances and 26 previews at the St. James Theatre, ending on March 11, 2020, when performances were suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On May 14, 2020, Disney Theatrical Productions announced that "Frozen" would not reopen on Broadway following the pandemic. The production cost about $35 million to mount, attracted attendance of over 1.3 million and grossed over $150 million, often grossing 80% to 90% of box office potential. It did not perform as well, however, as Disney's "The Lion King" or "Aladdin". Therefore, Disney chose to close "Frozen", judging that after the pandemic running three shows on Broadway simultaneously "would become untenable".
Frozen (musical) | Broadway (2018–20)
Soon, a Prince from a neighbouring country rides on a hunt. He hears Snow White singing from the garden by the well. He climbs over the wall to meet her The two fall in love, as The Queen overhears them. She discovers that only by consuming Snow White's heart she can stay young and beautiful forever. She orders her Captain of The Guard to disguise as a Huntsman to take Snow White into the woods and kill her, as prove he is to bring back her heart and blood drained ripped clothing.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1955 film) | Plot
Freaky Friday is a musical with music and lyrics by Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey, and a book by Bridget Carpenter. This version was developed for licensing by Disney Theatrical Productions and had no Broadway run. It is based on the 1972 book of the same name by Mary Rodgers and its 1976, 1995 and 2003 film adaptations. In the story, when an overworked mother and her teenage daughter magically swap bodies, they have just one day to put things right again before the mom's wedding.
Freaky Friday (musical) | Introduction
The company also has plans for live-action spin-offs of "One Hundred and One Dalmatians", "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", and "Peter Pan" along with a live-action prequel to "Aladdin". Walt Disney Theatrical was in early talks with Burton and screenwriter Linda Woolverton to develop the property as a Broadway musical. Woolverton authored the screenplay for Disney's "The Lion King" and is also the Tony Award-nominated book writer of "Beauty and the Beast", "Aida", and "". Burton will also render the overall designs for the stage musical. Woolverton will adapt her screenplay for the stage production. Neither a composer nor songwriting team has been chosen yet.
Alice in Wonderland (2010 film) | Legacy
Ever After is a 2015 musical based on the Ever After|1998 film of the same name written by Susannah Grant, Andy Tennant, and Rick Parks. It is loosely based on fairy tale "Cinderella". The musical premiered at the Paper Mill Playhouse in May 2015.
Ever After The Musical | Introduction
Lord Maliss was based on Basil Rathbone. However, the Walt Disney Productions chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg and spokesman Tom Deegan regarded the projects as "blatant rip-offs" of their properties. This led to a lawsuit by The Walt Disney Company in 1987 following the release of "Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night", Afterwards Filmation promised their characters would not resemble the ones from the Disney version and changed the title of the film to "Happily Ever After". Working titles included "Snow White in the Land of Doom", "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfelles", and "Snow White: The Adventure Continues." "Happily Ever After" was reportedly completed by 1988 and was supposed to be released in the United States in 1990; however, Filmation went out of business in 1989.
Happily Ever After (1990 film) | Production and release
Not to mention enough baubles, bangles and beading to keep a whole season of RuPaul's Drag Race contestants in runway attire." Marilyn Stasio of "Variety" gave the show a negative review, commenting: "The magic-carpet ride is magical. The Cave of Wonders is wonderful. And yes, you'll hear the tunes you loved in the 1992 movie. But the notion that "Disney Aladdin" somehow resurrects the spirit of the late Howard Ashman, who had the original inspiration for the movie and contributed most of its clever lyrics, is a joke. Restoring a person's work without respecting his artistic sensibility is no tribute at all."
Aladdin (2011 musical) | Broadway
The show began previews in New York City on March 9, 1994 and officially opened at the Palace Theatre on April 18, 1994. The musical was the first Broadway adaptation by Disney, based on the 1991 animated film by Linda Woolverton and with music and lyrics by Alan Menken, Howard Ashman and Tim Rice. Several new songs were written for the Broadway musical, including "Home", a ballad sung by Belle which quickly became the signature song of the musical. It ran until July 29, 2007 at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, to make room for another Disney production, "The Little Mermaid". At 5,461 performances, the show is currently the ninth-longest run in Broadway history.
Disney Theatrical Productions | "Beauty and the Beast" (1991)