Alan Menken
American composer
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| 2024 | Recognized by Variety as one of the industry's most sought-after songwriters, highlighting his continued prominence in the music and entertainment industry. |
| 2024 | Menken is set to release the music for the film Spellbound. |
| 2023 | Alan Menken returned to score 'The Little Mermaid', composing original songs and new tracks with Lin-Manuel Miranda. |
| 2023 | Menken suggested that the development of a remake of The Hunchback of Notre Dame had stalled due to concerns about the original movie's content and themes. |
| 2022 | Menken composed original songs for the TV special 'Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration'. |
| 2022 | Menken contributed music to the film Disenchanted. |
| February 2022 | It was reported that the prospective series Little Town, for which Menken wrote songs, would not proceed for now. |
| 2021 | Alan Menken composed 'Star Spangled Man' with lyrics by David Zippel for the episode 'The Star-Spangled Man' of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. |
| 2020 | Alan Menken composed the song 'Spoiler Alert' with lyrics by Glenn Slater for the episode 'Dog Spray Afternoon' of the series Central Park. |
| July 26 2020 | Menken and Glenn Slater won the Daytime Emmy Award for Original Song in a Children's, Young Adult or Animated Program for the song 'Waiting in the Wings' from Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure. |
| May 20 2020 | It was revealed that Menken would co-write songs for the animated film Spellbound, directed by Vicky Jenson. |
| 2019 | Alan Menken's musical 'Hercules' premiered in Central Park, featuring lyrics by David Zippel and based on the 1997 Disney film. |
| 2019 | Alan Menken contributed original songs to the TV special The Little Mermaid Live!, with lyrics by Howard Ashman and new songs with lyrics by Glenn Slater. |
| 2019 | Menken accepted the Razzie Award for 'Worst Original Song' for 'High Times, Hard Times' from 'Newsies,' making him the first person to win both a Razzie and an Oscar in the same year. |
| 2019 | Menken collaborated with Benj Pasek and Justin Paul to write new songs for the live-action version of Aladdin. |
| January 2019 | A reading was held for the new musical Greetings from Niagara Falls, developed by Menken and his Newsies creators Jack Feldman and Harvey Fierstein. |
| 2018 | Alan Menken was involved in the documentary film 'Howard', released on Disney+ with a limited theatrical run. |
| 2018 | Alan Menken composed the song 'Strange Sensation' for 'Holmes & Watson' with lyrics by Glenn Slater. |
| 2018 | Alan Menken composed songs 'In This Place' and 'A Place Called Slaughter Race' for 'Ralph Breaks the Internet'. |
| 2017 | Alan Menken composed songs for the Disney Channel original film Tangled: Before Ever After, with lyrics by Glenn Slater. |
| 2017 | Alan Menken composed the complete soundtrack for the series Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure, in collaboration with Kevin Kliesch. |
| 2017 | World premiere of 'The Sum of Us' at the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular, featuring Brian Stokes Mitchell and the U.S. Army Soldier's Chorus. |
| 2017 | Menken began work on a potential prequel/spin-off series about Gaston and LeFou for Disney+ (which was later reported as not moving forward in February 2022). |
| March 2017 | Disney released a live-action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast featuring songs from the original film and new material by Menken and Tim Rice. |
| 2016 | Alan Menken co-composed music for 'Sausage Party' and wrote the song 'The Great Beyond' with lyrics by Glenn Slater and others. |
| 2016 | Alan Menken composed the song 'Aria' for the short film 'Aria for a Cow'. |
| 2016 | The musical 'A Bronx Tale,' based on Chazz Palminteri's autobiographical play, premiered on Broadway with music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Glenn Slater. |
| 2016 | A Bronx Tale: The Musical, featuring Menken's music, played at the Paper Mill Playhouse. |
| October 2016 | Composed the official theme song 'All the Wonders of the Universe' for Dubai Parks and Resorts. |
| January 31 2016 | The musical television series Galavant, co-composed by Menken, concluded its run. |
| 2015 | The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, featuring music by Menken, was revived in Montreal. |
| November 2015 | Tangled: The Musical began on Disney Cruise Line. |
| January 4 2015 | Menken co-composed the score for the musical television series Galavant alongside Christopher Lennertz, with the series premiering on this date. |
| 2014 | Menken's stage adaptation of The Hunchback of Notre Dame played at La Jolla Playhouse, California. |
| 2014 | Menken's stage adaptation of Aladdin opened on Broadway, earning him another Tony nomination for Best Score. |
| 2013 | Alan Menken composed 'More or Less The Kind of Thing You May or May Not Possibly See on Broadway' for the episode 'Sing Like a Larry Bird' of the television series The Neighbors. |
| 2013 | Menken received both the Freddie G. Award for Musical Excellence and The Oscar Hammerstein Award, further acknowledging his achievements in musical theater. |
| 2013 | Menken was a guest at the annual Junior Theatre Festival in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was honored with the Junior Theater Festival Award. |
| 2012 | Alan Menken was credited as a composer for the film 'Mirror Mirror'. |
| 2012 | Sister Act opened on Broadway with lyrics by Glenn Slater, and Leap of Faith also premiered on Broadway. |
| 2012 | Menken won a Tony Award for Best Score for his musical adaptation of Newsies, which ran until 2014. |
| 2012 | The Broadway musical 'Newsies', with music by Menken, premiered. |
| 2012 | Menken wrote the music for Leap of Faith, which had a brief run on Broadway. |
| 2011 | Alan Menken composed 'Star Spangled Man' for 'Captain America: The First Avenger' with lyrics by David Zippel. |
| 2011 | Aladdin, based on the classic animated film, had its first preview at Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre with music by Menken and lyrics by Ashman, Rice, and Beguelin. |
| 2011 | Alan Menken composed the song 'Howling at the Moon' for the film 'Jock the Hero Dog' with lyrics by Tim Rice. |
| 2011 | The Broadway debut of 'Newsies,' with music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Jack Feldman, took place. |
| 2011 | Menken's adaptation of Sister Act opened on Broadway. |
| 2010 | Menken composed the music for Tangled. |
| 2010 | Menken received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. |
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