Artist Spotlight - Alan Menken

As Aladdin moves into its final days of previews Disney Theatrical have posted another video in their Artist Spotlight series.  This time the focus is on composer Alan Menken as he talks about the collaborative process of writing a musical, a process for Aladdin that he began with Howard Ashman, continued with Tim Rice for the animated classic and now completed with Chad Beguelin as the story is brought to the stage.

 

Aladdin: Broadway's New Musical Comedy is now previewing at Broadway's New Amsterdam Theatre and officially opens Thursday 20th March.  Tickets are available from www.aladdinthemusical.com