Alan Menken
Composer of The Little Mermaid.
Alan Menken, composer of both the film and Broadway musical versions of The Little Mermaid and Beauty And The Beast, talks about going “under the sea” with Ariel so many years after writing the score for the Disney film, reflects on the impact of puberty and The Beatles on his songwriting career, recalls his acceptance into the BMI Musical Theatre Workshop under the tutelage of the legendary Lehman Engel, describes his collaboration with lyricist, bookwriter and director Howard Ashman, recounts his parents’ dismay over certain content in Little Shop Of Horrors — and plays and sings bits of some of the new songs from Mermaid and songs that were cut from Little Shop.
Original airdate – December 21, 2007.
Running time – 55:51.
For more information, to listen online, or to download the episode go to Downstage Center’s Alan Menken program page.
You can also download directly the Alan Menken program (mp3).
Posted on Monday, December 24th, 2007 at 12:37 pm
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American Theatre Wing
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