Walt Disney Family Museum Hosts “An Evening with Alan Menken”
AN EVENING WITH ALAN MENKEN – (Photo Credit: The Walt Disney Family Museum)
The Walt Disney Family Museum held a fundraiser on Saturday evening to benefit their education programs. According to an article from Broadway World, this event even featured a special appearance by Lin-Manuel Miranda!
An Evening with Alan Menken is a walk down memory lane for Disney movie and music fans. Menken has been composing for Disney films since the late 1980s with The Little Mermaid. The composer has just recently achieved EGOT status, the term used when someone has won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony award.
Highlights from the Event
Viewers of this special event were treated to a discussion on some of Menken’s most notorious work. The former president of Walt Disney Music interviewed Menken and talked about their years working together. This included clips of some original song versions, such as “Go the Distance” from Hercules and “A Whole New World” from Aladdin.
In addition to these clips, the event featured concert performances of many favorite classics. Lin-Manuel Miranda made a special appearance to discuss the new live-action Little Mermaid. Menken and Miranda are working together for this film, which is set for a November 2021 release.
The two composers discussed the importance of supporting young animators. Benefits from this event will go toward animation education, in addition to the museum’s new program, the At-Promise Youth Animation Academy. Donations are being matched up to $25,000 by an anonymous donor through August 14th. Visit WaltDisney.org/Menken or text WDFM to 41444 to show your support.
Stream An Evening with Alan Menken
Disney fans won’t want to miss a chance their chance to watch! The entire 45-minute event is currently posted on the Walt Disney Family Museum’s YouTube page. You can stream this special event through August 14th, or you can check it out below!
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