With the live-action remake of The Little Mermaid arriving in theaters on May 26, Alan Menken, who composed the music for both the 1989 original and the upcoming remake, reflected on how powerful ...

Meet the songwriting behind hits from The Little Mermaid, Beauty and The Beast, Tangled, Aladdin and many more ...

Disney's adaptation of the 1989 animated version includes three new songs from Menken and Lin-Manuel Miranda. By Ryan Gajewski Senior Entertainment Reporter The Little Mermaid composer Alan Menken is ...

Speaking with PEOPLE from his piano, the composer offers a rare glimpse into how instinct, collaboration and revision shaped ...

Alan Menken is a true romantic. Just ask him how he met his wife of 52 years, Janis. “This dancer walks into the room, and I knew immediately who she was, because I dreamt her,” he says, beaming from ...

A CELEBRATION OF DISNEY CLASSICS - FEATURING ALAN MENKEN In 1989, THE LITTLE MERMAID marked Disney’s glorious return to the genre of the grand fairy tale musical. Music was more important than ever ...

Alan Irwin Menken (born July 12, 1949) is an American composer, pianist, music director, and record producer, best known for his scores and songs for films produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios.

Menken, who has written the scores for such Disney films as 'The Little Mermaid' and 'Beauty and the Beast,' talks to THR ahead of getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Wednesday. By Randee ...

Disney has been making a habit of revisiting its Renaissance Era as of late through live-action versions of its animated films, with new stars voicing the memorable characters and new twists on their ...

San Dieguito High School Academy will present performances of Disney’s The Little Mermaid, written by Doug Wright and music/lyrics written by Alan Menken, Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater. Performances ...