DISNEY LEGENDS RICHARD M. SHERMAN AND ALAN MENKEN
JOIN FORCES FOR A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME CONCERT
JOIN FORCES FOR A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME CONCERT
The two Academy Award®-winning composers share the
stage for one night only performing “The Disney Songbook” at the D23 Expo 2013,
Saturday, August 10
BURBANK, Calif. – May 23,
2013 – For one night only, two of the world’s most celebrated songwriters and
composers will take to the stage for “Richard M. Sherman and Alan Menken: The
Disney Songbook.” The concert will take place at the D23 Expo 2013 at the Anaheim
Convention Center in the D23 Expo Arena on Saturday, August 10.
Together Sherman and
Menken have won a combined 10 Academy Awards for their work with Disney, and
have composed music and songs for more than three dozen Disney feature films,
over two dozen Disney Park attractions and half a dozen Disney musicals on
Broadway.
“I can’t express how excited I am that my esteemed
friend Alan Menken and I will be sharing the same bill for the very first
time,” said Sherman. “Alan is an incredible talent, and I know we’re both
thrilled to be performing for Disney’s most ardent fans—they’re the best and I
can’t wait to be a part of what promises to be a very special night for all of
us.”
“Richard Sherman and I share so many things; our
cherished association with The Walt Disney Company, the blessing of having the
opportunity to share our musical talents with "children of all ages"
and a genuine mutual admiration—but one thing we've never gotten to share is a
concert stage,” said Menken. “This summer at the D23 Expo 2013, we will do just
that. And I can't think of anyone I'd prefer to share that stage with. Richard,
along with his brother Robert, wrote songs that filled my formative years with
joy and fantasy. And, all these years later, I can say with complete honesty
that there is no one I've met in our business who is more warm and generous
than my friend and fellow songwriter, Richard Sherman.”
Admission to the concert will be on a first-come, first-served basis and is included in the price of a ticket to the D23 Expo. In addition to the 4,000-seat D23 Expo Arena, the concert will be simulcast into a 2,000-seat overflow theater inside the Convention Center.
Richard M.
Sherman and
his brother Robert B. Sherman composed some of the most beloved songs in the
Disney canon. The Disney Legends won two Oscars® for their work on Mary Poppins, and during their decades–long
association with Disney they wrote more than 200 songs for 27 films and two
dozen television productions. They made unforgettable contributions to such
Disney films as The Parent Trap, The
Jungle Book, Bedknobs and Broomsticks,
and the entire Winnie the Pooh series,
as well as the family classic Chitty
Chitty Bang Bang. They also penned beloved songs for Disney Parks including
the theme songs for Walt Disney’s
Enchanted Tiki Room, it’s a small world, and Carousel of Progress. Richard wrote the song “Make Way for Tomorrow
Today” for the blockbuster film Iron Man
2, and is working on a new stage musical based on Walt Disney’s 1967
animated film classic The Jungle Book,
premiering this June at the Goodman Theater in Chicago.
With eight Academy Awards, Alan Menken has received more Oscars than any living person. He has
written songs and scores for some of the world’s most beloved films: Tangled (Oscar nominee), Enchanted (three Oscar
nominations) The Little
Mermaid (two Oscar wins), Beauty
and the Beast (two Oscar wins), Aladdin (two
Oscar wins), Pocahontas (two
Oscar wins), Hercules (Oscar nominee), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Oscar nominee), Little Shop of Horrors (Oscar
nominee), Home on the Range and Newsies. His song “Star Spangled Man,”
was the patriotic anthem of the 2011 hit film Captain America: The First Avenger.
Menken’s Broadway successes include
his 2012 Tony Award® for Newsies,
plus The Little Mermaid (Tony
Award nominee), Beauty and the
Beast, Little Shop of Horrors, and Sister Act (Tony Award nominee). His other stage
productions include King David, God
Bless You Mr. Rosewater, The Hunchback of Notre Dame and his latest
stage production Aladdin: The New
Musical, opening next year. At Disney Parks, Menken added an exclusive
ballad (“To Be Free”) to his song score for Aladdin:
A Musical Spectacular at Disney California Adventure and penned “Compass of
Your Heart,” the catchy theme song for the attraction Sinbad’s Storybook Voyage at Tokyo DisneySea
Tickets for the D23 Expo are available at a
discounted price for a limited time. Though June 15, tickets are $52 for a
one-day adult admission and $42 for children 3–12. Tickets for members of D23:
The Official Disney Fan Club are $45 for a one-day adult admission and $37 for
children. Multi-day money-saving tickets are also available for both D23
Members and the general public, and D23 Members can save as much as $144 off
the price of admission, based on the purchase of four three-day tickets at the
D23 Member rate before June 15. For more information on tickets and the ticket
pricing structure for members and general admission, visit D23Expo.com.
About D23 Expo 2013
The D23 Expo—The Ultimate Disney Fan Event—brings the entire world
of Disney under one roof, providing attendees with unprecedented access to
Disney films, television, and theme parks. For the latest D23 Expo 2013
news, visit D23Expo.com. To be part of the
D23 Expo conversation, make sure to follow @DisneyD23 and tag your tweets with
#D23Expo.
About D23
The name “D23” pays homage to the exciting journey that
began in 1923 when Walt Disney opened his fledgling studio in Hollywood. D23
is the first official club for fans in Disney’s nearly 90-year
history. D23 gives its members a greater connection to the entire world of
Disney by placing them in the middle of the magic through its quarterly
publication Disney twenty-three; a
rich website at D23.com; member-exclusive
discounts and special events for D23 Members throughout the year, highlighted
by the D23 Expo in Anaheim, California, August 9–11, 2013.
Fans can join D23 at D23.com and at www.DisneyStore.com/D23. To keep up with all the latest D23 news and events, follow us @DisneyD23
on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, and YouTube.
Time is running out to get your D23 Expo 2013 tickets at a discount! Purchase your ticket HERE before prices go up. Ticket prices will increase on June 16, 2013.
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