Posted by Ariellen on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at 11:48 AM

Insert from the upcoming Lady and the Tramp Blu-Ray, posted at DVDizzy.com.

Reports of Aladdin no longer being part of whatever new "prestige" collection Disney's been releasing appear to have been greatly exaggerated!

Posted by AladdinsGenie on Tuesday, November 1, 2011 at 12:31 AM

Conferences are pretty boring, even when they’re packed full of award-winning music and TV folks. But on Monday, guests in a panel with famous Disney composer Alan Menken were treated to a special treat when ‘Glee‘ famer Darren Criss took the stage to perform a modified medley of mouse tunes.


Criss’ appearance was a surprise to everyone at the Billboard/Hollywood Reporter conference, but it was especially poignant for Mr. Menken, who once gave the young hopeful — now a ‘Glee’ superstar — a $100 tip after he saw him perform a few Disney tunes in a coffee shop.

“How many Oscars can one bastard hold?” Darren sang, mimicking the famous line from ‘The Little Mermaid’ and referring to Menken. “He’s got verses and bridges aplenty / Want an original song for your movie? He’ll write 20.”

Menken has charted scores for Disney’s famous mermaid flick, but also ‘Beauty and the Beast’ and ‘Aladdin.’ On Monday, Criss invited Lea Salonga — who was the voice of the real Jasmine — to the stage to sing his version of ‘A Whole New World,’ which was undoubtedly the icing on the cake for the ‘Glee’ celeb as well.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=n9TryXu4FUE

I hear Darren is actually a big Aladdin fan, too. This must have been heaven for him

Posted by AladdinsGenie on Sunday, October 9, 2011 at 2:30 AM

The Muny announced its line-up for the 94th season in Forest Park, the first for new Executive Producer Mike Isaacson. The summer 2012 season introduces 4½ musicals new to the Muny stage and includes several re-imagined classics.

The 2012 Season is:

The Muny production of Disney's ALADDIN
CHICAGO
DREAMGIRLS
JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR® DREAMCOAT
THE KING AND I
PIRATES! (or, Gilbert & Sullivan Plunder'd)
THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE

Final show order and performance dates and times will be announced in late October.

The Muny premiere of Disney's ALADDIN
Following upon the fantastic success of the Muny production of Disney's The Little Mermaid, The Muny presents its premiere of Disney's Aladdin. The Muny production will be only the third production of this new stage musical adapted from the beloved animated feature to be produced anywhere in the world. Disney's Aladdin features the favorite movie characters and all of the beloved songs from the film's Oscar®-winning score, plus never-before heard Menken/Ashman songs restored from early drafts of the film. Variety hailed this new full-length stage version of Aladdin as "fresh, funny and very entertaining."

Posted by AladdinsGenie on Monday, September 26, 2011 at 4:54 PM

If you missed the Aladdin musical the first time, you have another chance next year!

IVINS - The Southern Utah desert will be transformed into an Arabian oasis when Tuacahn presents the stage musical adaptation of the Disney film "Aladdin" as part of the outdoor venue's 2012 season.

"Aladdin" will be performed in repertory with the Broadway musicals "Hairspray" (summer) and "Legally Blonde" (fall). The announcement comes as Tuacahn is experiencing its most successful season to date, featuring Disney's "The Little Mermaid" and the nostalgic musical "Grease."

Based on the acclaimed 1992 Disney film, "Aladdin" will be performed each Monday, Wednesday and Friday evening, June 1 - Oct. 18. Tickets are now available at the Tuacahn box office, by calling 652-3300 or online at www.tuacahn.org.

The music for "Aladdin" is written by eight-time Academy Award winning composer Alan Menken ("Tangled," "Beauty and the Beast," "The Little Mermaid"); lyrics are by the late Howard Ashman ("Beauty and the Beast," "The Little Mermaid"), Tim Rice ("The Lion King," "Jesus Christ Superstar") and Chad Beguelin ("The Wedding Singer"), who also crafted the new book for the show.

Variety hailed the new full-length stage version of "Aladdin" as "fresh, funny and very entertaining."

This new stage adaptation premiered at Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre in July 2011 and incorporates all of the beloved songs from the film's Oscar-winning score plus never-before heard Menken/Ashman songs restored from early drafts of the score. It marks a return to the authors' original vision: a loving homage to the Hope-Crosby road pictures with a score invoking the jazz sound of stars like Cab Calloway and Fats Waller.

Tuacahn will be one of two theaters in the nation to present the show next year.

The biggest question now is: how much of the original Seattle cast will be returning? WILL they be returning? Can we please for the love of baklava get a CD?! I guess only time will tell.

Posted by AladdinsGenie on Friday, August 19, 2011 at 10:16 PM

Congratulations to Linda Larkin and Lea Salonga, who was honored today at D23 as official Disney Legends!

Pictures in the comments!