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Economic Slowdown Hits Hollywood
It's a delicate dance moguls like Leslie Moonves are engaging in as they come to grips with the prospect of a recession.
I have never seen so many female toddlers rapt in attention for two hours. However, older kids and most adults will find their eyes wandering.
Catering to teenagers who loved the movie, Disney has fashioned a faithful stage rehash of the frothy boy-meets-girl story, juiced up with more songs, more dance numbers, and less concern with pesky...
Negotiators for the stagehands union and the League of American Theatres and Producers will resume contract talks this weekend and Disney has helped nudge the two sides together.
Walt Disney Co. on Wednesday became the first major Hollywood studio to ban depictions of smoking, saying there would be no smoking in its family-oriented, Disney-branded films.
Brad Garrett played Ray Romano's big brother Robert on the hit CBS series Everybody Loves Raymond, which has earned him five Emmy nominations and three Emmy Awards.
Dana White, casting director for Disney Entertainment Productions, has been with the Walt Disney Company for 13 years in a variety of roles.
Days after dropping out of the Winter Games, ending her epic quest for Olympic gold, figure skating champion Michelle Kwan accepted a new job on Thursday as celebrity representative for the Walt...
Jennifer Rudin Pearson, head of casting and talent development for Disney Theatrical Productions in New York, says actors want to work in Disney shows really have to be able to dance.
Disney dips into its vaults for lots of inspiration, having mined box office gold with remakes of its films -- from The Parent Trap and Freaky Friday to That Darn Cat! and The Shaggy Dog.
"It's not easy bein' green," Kermit the Frog once cooed.
Six new musicals have been chosen from nearly 200 applicants for presentation at the annual ASCAP Foundation/Disney Musical Theatre Workshop.
One often wonders how The Lion King would fare without director Julie Taymor -- the answer is this Aida, a predictable disappointment.
Voiceovers: Create a Demo That Sells
It's impossible to glean whether Mark McDaniels and Donald Garverick want to mirror the success of Disney's High School Musical or parody it.
There are theme shows and then there are theme shows — and then there are obsessions. The plump and prop-prone Bill McKinley is an obsession sort of cabaret artist.
There is no question that Adam Sandler is a hit-making, critic-proof, box-office comedy star of the first magnitude. Even in clunkers like I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry and Click, he scored...
After a decade of somber snoozes, trinket factories, and Disney's family-friendly frauds, the mega-musical has been rescued by the most unlikely of heroes: an ogre in shining armor.
Meanwhile three of Thomas Schumacher's musicals are enjoying hit runs on Broadway, while several of his productions are touring the country or playing internationally.
Wanda's World, an entertaining concoction aimed at that profitable audience of prepubescent girls known as "tweens," fits neatly into the groove cunningly carved by Disney with High School Musical.
It's a delicate dance moguls like Leslie Moonves are engaging in as they come to grips with the prospect of a recession.
March 25, 2008 | Back Stage
The Little Mermaid
I have never seen so many female toddlers rapt in attention for two hours. However, older kids and most adults will find their eyes wandering.
January 10, 2008 | Back Stage
High School Musical
Catering to teenagers who loved the movie, Disney has fashioned a faithful stage rehash of the frothy boy-meets-girl story, juiced up with more songs, more dance numbers, and less concern with pesky...
December 26, 2007 | Back Stage
Mouse Roars, B'way Negotiators to Resume Talks
Negotiators for the stagehands union and the League of American Theatres and Producers will resume contract talks this weekend and Disney has helped nudge the two sides together.
November 14, 2007 | Back Stage
Disney Bans Smoking in Films
Walt Disney Co. on Wednesday became the first major Hollywood studio to ban depictions of smoking, saying there would be no smoking in its family-oriented, Disney-branded films.
July 25, 2007 | Back Stage
Brad Garrett, Emmy-Winning Actor
Brad Garrett played Ray Romano's big brother Robert on the hit CBS series Everybody Loves Raymond, which has earned him five Emmy nominations and three Emmy Awards.
July 18, 2006 | Back Stage
Dana White, Casting Director, Disney Entertainment Productions
Dana White, casting director for Disney Entertainment Productions, has been with the Walt Disney Company for 13 years in a variety of roles.
July 18, 2006 | Back Stage
Champion Skater Kwan Hired as Disney Spokeswoman
Days after dropping out of the Winter Games, ending her epic quest for Olympic gold, figure skating champion Michelle Kwan accepted a new job on Thursday as celebrity representative for the Walt...
February 16, 2006 | Back Stage
Clarity Rules
Jennifer Rudin Pearson, head of casting and talent development for Disney Theatrical Productions in New York, says actors want to work in Disney shows really have to be able to dance.
October 11, 2007 | Back Stage
Race to Witch Mountain
Disney dips into its vaults for lots of inspiration, having mined box office gold with remakes of its films -- from The Parent Trap and Freaky Friday to That Darn Cat! and The Shaggy Dog.
March 12, 2009 | Back Stage
Tarzan
"It's not easy bein' green," Kermit the Frog once cooed.
May 10, 2006 | Back Stage
6 Musicals for ASCAP/Disney Workshop
Six new musicals have been chosen from nearly 200 applicants for presentation at the annual ASCAP Foundation/Disney Musical Theatre Workshop.
March 11, 2008 | Back Stage
Review: Aida
One often wonders how The Lion King would fare without director Julie Taymor -- the answer is this Aida, a predictable disappointment.
March 17, 2006 | Back Stage
Voiceovers: Create a Demo That Sells
Voiceovers: Create a Demo That Sells
August 14, 2006 | Back Stage
Show Choir! The Musical
It's impossible to glean whether Mark McDaniels and Donald Garverick want to mirror the success of Disney's High School Musical or parody it.
August 16, 2007 | Back Stage
Bill McKinley: Don't Tell Walt!
There are theme shows and then there are theme shows — and then there are obsessions. The plump and prop-prone Bill McKinley is an obsession sort of cabaret artist.
August 06, 2007 | Back Stage
Bedtime Stories
There is no question that Adam Sandler is a hit-making, critic-proof, box-office comedy star of the first magnitude. Even in clunkers like I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry and Click, he scored...
December 22, 2008 | Back Stage
Shrek: The Musical
After a decade of somber snoozes, trinket factories, and Disney's family-friendly frauds, the mega-musical has been rescued by the most unlikely of heroes: an ogre in shining armor.
December 14, 2008 | Back Stage
King of Collaborators
Meanwhile three of Thomas Schumacher's musicals are enjoying hit runs on Broadway, while several of his productions are touring the country or playing internationally.
November 10, 2008 | Back Stage
Wanda's World
Wanda's World, an entertaining concoction aimed at that profitable audience of prepubescent girls known as "tweens," fits neatly into the groove cunningly carved by Disney with High School Musical.
January 23, 2008 | Back Stage
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