NEWSIES Wins BroadwayWorld's Ultimate Best Musical Loser Summer Bracket
The votes have been tallied and the BroadwayWorld raders have spoken and selected NEWSIES as the Ultimate Best Musical Loser. After weeks of deliberation, the final round came down to two Disney musicals - Beauty and the Beast and Newsies. Newsies won by an overwhelming margin, taking 83% of the vote.
Review: THE LION KING National Tour at Durham Performing Arts Center
Based on Disney’s 1994 animated film musical of the same name, The Lion King tells the story of Simba, a young lion who is supposed to succeed his father, Mufasa, as King of Pride Rock. But when Simba's uncle, Scar, kills Mufasa, Simba runs away from home after being tricked into thinking that he was responsible. As he comes of age, Simba learns some valuable perspective to go back and take his rightful place as King.
Video: Disney on Broadway Stars Perform Multi-Language Medley
In a segment on this morning's show, Good Morning America celebrated 30 years of Disney on Broadway. As part of the segment, stars from Disney's Broadway productions around the world sang a multi-language medley of songs from Disney’s international companies of Aladdin, Beauty and The Beast, Frozen, Hercules, and The Lion King, ending with a magical finale from the Broadway cast of Aladdin in “GMA”’s studios, live. Watch the performance!
GOOD MORNING AMERICA to Celebrate 30 Years of Disney on Broadway
Tune into Good Morning America next week to take part in a celebration of 30 years of Disney on Broadway. On Thursday, May 16, the ABC morning show will celebrate the milestone of Disney's long history of shows on Broadway, beginning in 1994 with Beauty and the Beast. Since that time, several Disney shows have played the Great White Way including The Lion King, Mary Poppins, and now Aladdin. The program will air 7:00-9:00 a.m. EDT on ABC.