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Alan Irwin Menken (born July 22, 1949) is an American musical theatre and film composer and pianist. Menken is best known for his scores for films produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. His scores for The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and Pocahontas have each won him two Academy Awards. He also composed the scores for Little Shop of Horrors, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hercules, Newsies, Home on the Range, Enchanted, Tangled, The Shaggy Dog, and Mirror Mirror.
Menken has collaborated on several occasions with lyricists including Howard Ashman, Tim Rice, Glenn Slater, Stephen Schwartz, and David Zippel. With eight Academy Award wins (four each for Best Original Score and Best Original Song), Menken is the second most prolific Oscar winner in a music category after Alfred Newman, who has nine Oscars.
Alan Irwin Menken was born on July 22, 1949 at French Hospital in New York City to Normann Menken and his wife Judith. His father was a boogie-woogie piano-playing dentist, while his mother was an actress, dancer and playwright.
One Step Closer may refer to:
"One Step" was the Austrian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1997, performed in German almost exclusively (despite the English of the title) by Bettina Soriat.
The song was performed fourth on the night, following Norway's Tor Endresen with "San Francisco" and preceding Ireland's Marc Roberts with "Mysterious Woman". At the close of voting, it had received 12 points, placing 21st in a field of 25.
The song is an upbeat number, with Soriat criticising her lover for taking her for granted. The lyrics even contain a reference to Star Trek, with the line "sex with you passes by as fast as Starship Enterprise".
Due to poor performances, Austria was not permitted to take part in the 1998 Contest, but returned to the fold at the 1999 contest. Thus, the song was succeeded at that Contest by Bobbie Singer performing "Reflection".
"The Little Mermaid" (Danish: Den lille havfrue) is a fairy tale by the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen about a young mermaid willing to give up her life in the sea and her identity as a mermaid to gain a human soul.
The tale was first published in 1837 and has been adapted to various media, including musical theatre and an animated film.
The Little Mermaid dwells in an underwater kingdom with her father (the sea king or mer-king), her dowager grandmother, and her five older sisters, each of whom had been born one year apart. When a mermaid turns 15, she is permitted to swim to the surface for the first time to glimpse the world above, and when the sisters become old enough, each of them visits the upper world one at a time every year. As each returns, the Little Mermaid listens longingly to their various descriptions of the world inhabited by human beings.
When the Little Mermaid's turn comes, she rises up to the surface, watches a birthday celebration being held on a ship in honor of a handsome prince, and falls in love with him from a safe distance. A violent storm hits, and the Little Mermaid saves the prince from drowning. She delivers him unconscious to the shore near a temple. Here, she waits until a young girl from the temple and her companions find him. To her dismay, the prince never sees the Little Mermaid or even realizes that it was she who had originally saved his life.
New York is a state in the Northeastern United States and is the United States' 27th-most extensive, fourth-most populous, and seventh-most densely populated state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south and Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Vermont to the east. The state has a maritime border in the Atlantic Ocean with Rhode Island, east of Long Island, as well as an international border with the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the north and Ontario to the west and north. The state of New York, with an estimated 19.8 million residents in 2015, is often referred to as New York State to distinguish it from New York City, the state's most populous city and its economic hub.
With an estimated population of nearly 8.5 million in 2014, New York City is the most populous city in the United States and the premier gateway for legal immigration to the United States. The New York City Metropolitan Area is one of the most populous urban agglomerations in the world. New York City is a global city, exerting a significant impact upon commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and entertainment, its fast pace defining the term New York minute. The home of the United Nations Headquarters, New York City is an important center for international diplomacy and has been described as the cultural and financial capital of the world, as well as the world's most economically powerful city. New York City makes up over 40% of the population of New York State. Two-thirds of the state's population lives in the New York City Metropolitan Area, and nearly 40% live on Long Island. Both the state and New York City were named for the 17th century Duke of York, future King James II of England. The next four most populous cities in the state are Buffalo, Rochester, Yonkers, and Syracuse, while the state capital is Albany.
Dylan Cragle, Jessica Furnstahl One Step Closer for The Dance Academy of Puyallup Spring recital. https://www.facebook.com/DylanCragleMusic/ One Step Closer originally Produced by Disney Theatrical, music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Howard Ashman Glenn Slater No copyright infringement is intended. The use of any copyrighted material is used under the guidelines of "Fair Use" in Title 17 and 107 of the United States code. Such material remains the copyright of the holder and is used here, for the purpose of Education, Comparison and Criticism, only. Category: A
It's been two years since I started here on YouTube and I want to thank everyone who has supported me! I've wanted to do a video with this song for a long time and even though the clips aren't in terrific quality, I like how this turned out. Music: "One Step Closer" by Alan Menken and Glenn Slater (from the Broadway musical The Little Mermaid) Movies: The Little Mermaid The Princess and the Frog Tangled Beauty and the Beast Sleeping Beauty
Zero to Hero - Ensemble King of New York - Jeremy Morse & Ensemble From NYU Player's Club production of ONE STEP CLOSER The Music of Alan Menken Provincetown Playhouse - New York, NY April 4 & 5, 2008 Directed by MK Lawson Music Direction by Caleb Hoyer
Skid Row (Downtown) - Jeremy Morse From NYU Player's Club production of ONE STEP CLOSER The Music of Alan Menken Provincetown Playhouse - New York, NY April 4 & 5, 2008 Directed by MK Lawson Music Direction by Caleb Hoyer
Pop! Flash! - Greg Trimmer, Samantha Martin, Jenna Dallacco From NYU Player's Club production of ONE STEP CLOSER The Music of Alan Menken Provincetown Playhouse - New York, NY April 4 & 5, 2008 Directed by MK Lawson Music Direction by Caleb Hoyer
From NYU Player's Club production of ONE STEP CLOSER The Music of Alan Menken Provincetown Playhouse - New York, NY April 4 & 5, 2008 Directed by MK Lawson Music Direction by Caleb Hoyer
Soundtrack to Disney Channel Original Movie “Descendants” is available now! iTunes: http://smarturl.it/dsa1 Amazon: http://smarturl.it/dsama1 Google Play: http://smarturl.it/dsgpa1 Streaming: http://smarturl.it/dssta1 Sheet Music: http://bit.ly/1TVc9nj Descendants, the Official Mobile Game - Download for FREE! On iOS: http://di.sn/6008BPG02 and Android: http://di.sn/6003BPGFH Music video by Descendants Cast performing Set it Off. (C) 2015 Walt Disney Records http://vevo.ly/awGVcy
The Little Mermaid on Broadway OST - 29 - Finale
Mike Parker plays the role of David in the Southeastern premier of Tim Rice and Alan Menken's "King David Oratorio" directed by Mark Smith.
The soundtrack to the Disney Channel Original Movie DESCENDANTS featuring “Night Is Young” is available now! Apple: http://smarturl.it/dsa1 Amazon: http://smarturl.it/dsama1 Google Play: http://smarturl.it/dsgpa1 Streaming: http://smarturl.it/dssta1 Watch Descendants: Wicked World on Disney Channel! Music video by China Anne McClain performing Night Is Young. (C) 2015 Walt Disney Records http://vevo.ly/xvOfrI
Visit http://www.InsideTheMagic.net for more Disney fun! Actors Luke Evans (Gaston) and Josh Gad (LeFou) join composer Alan Menken for a performance of the song "Gaston" at Disney's Beauty and the Beast" press conference in Beverly Hills on March 5th, 2017.
On Saturday, August 10, 2013, Richard Sherman and Alan Menken finished off Day 2 of the D23 Expo by playing their greatest hits that they have written for Disney. Subscribe to the DIS YouTube Channel - Be the first to watch! http://www.youtube.com/wdwinfo Visit https://new.livestream.com/TheDIS/D23Expo and subscribe for daily updates from the 2013 D23 Expo. Visit http://www.disunplugged.com/category/disneyland-podcast-episodes/ to listen to the DIS Unplugged Podcast Disneyland Edition Like us on FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/the.dis Follow us on TWITTER: http://www.twitter.com/thedis Follow us on INSTAGRAM: http://www.instagram.com/the_dis
Alan Menken performs a ten minute medley of songs he's written for Disney films! Live at the 25th Anniversary Screening of Beauty and the Beast
Stars of ALADDIN on Broadway, Adam Jacobs and James Monroe Iglehart, team up with Disney legend Alan Menken for a medley of greatest hits. Visit aladdinthemusical.com for ticket information. "The New Disney Blockbuster" (AP) [Aladdin] has arrived on Broadway, and audiences and critics agree: this show's a hit! The producers of The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast and Newsies have brought the beloved story of Aladdin to thrilling theatrical life in this bold new musical comedy that The Huffington Post calls, "One of the most delirious things of its kind in years!" Filled with daring adventure, classic comedy and timeless romance, ALADDIN is "fabulous" and "extravagant," says The New York Times. ALADDIN features all your favorite songs from the film as well as new music written by Tony...
Composer Alan Menken plays a medley of some of Disney's best known songs. Can you name them all and the movie they are from? Visit the official site: http://www.disney.co.uk/tangled Like us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TangledUK.IRE Walt Disney Pictures presents Tangled, one of the most hilarious, hair-raising tales ever told. When the kingdom's most wanted -- and most charming -- bandit, Flynn Rider (voice of Zachary Levi), hides out in a mysterious tower, he's taken hostage by Rapunzel (voice of Mandy Moore), a beautiful and feisty tower-bound teen with 70 feet of magical, golden hair. Flynn's curious captor, who's looking for her ticket out of the tower where she's been locked away for years, strikes a deal with the handsome thief and the unlikely duo set off on an actio...
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Accompanied by composer Alan Menken, Angela Lansbury surprised guests with a special performance of "Beauty & The Beast" in the 25th Anniversary screening at the Lincoln Center in New York City.
No copyright infringement intended. Hollywood Bowl - June 4, 2016
Part 10 - Pocahontas: "In The Middle Of The River" (Alternative song for Pocahontas & John Smith), "Colors Of The Wind" Alan Menken's first & (so far) only live Concert, for the lucky D23 Members at their bi-annual DESTINATION D event. This year celebrated "75 Years Of Animation" from Walt Disney Pictures. Apologies for the watermark in the middle of the video. I couldn't successfully convert the original file any other way.
one of the best birthday presents i've ever recieved- a ticket to see musical genius, Alan Menken live in the Allen Room, in Columbus Circle, NY. great view, too... sorry the camera keeps moving... my hands get a little bored.
Alan Menken joins Kristen Anderson-Lopez in his studio for a conversation about songwriting in The Legacy Project: Volume III. Produced by the Dramatists Guild Fund, the Legacy Project is a series of interviews featuring prominent contemporary American playwrights, lyricists, and composers. Each interview offers an intimate look into the lives and creative process of these writers of the theater. The Legacy Project was originally conceived by Jonathan Reynolds. Producers include Nancy Ford, Carol Hall, Peter Ratray and Jonathan Reynolds. The interviews are filmed and directed by Jeremy Levine and Landon Van Soest of Transient Pictures. The Dramatists Guild Fund’s Media Advisor is Leonard Majzlin. The Legacy Project: Volume III is made possible through the support of DGF Board Member R...
Host Thomas Schumacher gives us a unique look at a song -- what it is, where it comes from, the process from idea to stage, and how it fits in a show. He's joined by Tony, Oscar and Grammy award winning composer Alan Menken who plays and sings us through the stages of some of his most memorable work including his numerous collaborations with Tom Schumacher and Disney Theatricals; Newsies lyricist Jack Feldman; and Newsies star, actress Kara Lindsay. An acclaimed fixture on New York television and in the theatre community for 30 years, the American Theatre Wing's "Working in the Theatre" offers an unprecedented forum for the meeting of theatrical minds. For more visit: http://www.americantheatrewing.org
Visit http://www.InsideTheMagic.net for more from the 2013 D23 Expo! Alan Menken performed the Disney Songbook at the 2013 D23 Expo, featuring nearly every song he has ever written for Disney over the decades. He also played with songwriter Richard Sherman for the finale.
Beauty and the Beast: masterclass with Alan Menken Site: http://aucafedesloisirs.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aucafedesloisirs/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Cafedesloisirs
We interview the great composer Alan Menken at the piano. He details the development of his musical career and performs some of his key compositions including songs from his new hit show SISTER ACT. This is part one of a two-part series. Taped 05/20/2011 Theater Talk is a series devoted to the world of the stage. It began on New York television in 1993 and is co-hosted by Michael Riedel (Broadway columnist for the New York Post) and series producer Susan Haskins. The program is one of the few independent productions on PBS and now airs weekly on Thirteen/WNET in New York and WGBH in Boston. Now, CUNY TV offers New York City viewers additional opportunities to catch each week's show. (Of course, Theater Talk is no stranger to CUNY TV, since the show is taped here each week before its fir...
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Recorded at the D23 Expo on Saturday, August 10, 2013. Presentation description: For one night only, two of the world's most celebrated songwriters and composers will take to the stage. Richard 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.
Original tape date: May 4, 2012. First aired: May 19, 2012. Our focus is Newsies, the crowd-pleasing musical nominated for 8 Tony Awards. Joining us at our grand piano are the show's composer Alan Menken, and librettist Harvey Fierstein, who describe the popular show's incubation period and perform not only several of the show's best songs, but a couple of others that didn't make the show, including a tune from the score of the original 1992 movie of Newsies, that won Menken that year's "Razzie "Award for Worst Song.
Beauty and the Beast official behind-the-scenes interview with composer & songwriter Alan Menken. Subscribe for more! ► http://bit.ly/FlicksSubscribe Twitter ► http://twitter.com/FlicksCity Facebook ► http://facebook.com/FlicksAndTheCity Google+ ► http://google.com/+FlicksAndTheCity Website ► http://FlicksAndTheCity.com Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” is a live-action re-telling of the studio’s animated classic which refashions the classic characters from the tale as old as time for a contemporary audience, staying true to the original music while updating the score with several new songs. “Beauty and the Beast” is the fantastic journey of Belle, a bright, beautiful and independent young woman who is taken prisoner by a beast in his castle. Despite her fears, she befriends the castle’s e...
Alan Menken on composing the score for the Broadway adaptation of 'Beauty and the Beast.' Alan also performs on piano. »»﴿───► See more on the Musicians Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsOd2Va0fMmoyDwyqbf4Eqf_c8ZUQTdZi
Beauty and the Beast official behind-the-scenes interview with composer & songwriter Alan Menken & Tim Rice. Subscribe for more! ► http://bit.ly/FlicksSubscribe Twitter ► http://twitter.com/FlicksCity Facebook ► http://facebook.com/FlicksAndTheCity Google+ ► http://google.com/+FlicksAndTheCity Website ► http://FlicksAndTheCity.com Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” is a live-action re-telling of the studio’s animated classic which refashions the classic characters from the tale as old as time for a contemporary audience, staying true to the original music while updating the score with several new songs. “Beauty and the Beast” is the fantastic journey of Belle, a bright, beautiful and independent young woman who is taken prisoner by a beast in his castle. Despite her fears, she befriends the...
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http://www.playbill.com/multimedia/video The 2015 International Thespian Festival was held in Lincoln, Nebraska June 22-27. The weeklong "immersion experience" for middle school and high school students includes workshops, performances and technical programs. This year's festival kicked off with "The Music Of Menken: Audrey, Ariel, Aladdin... and Alan." Menken was unable to attend, but invited the production's Artistic Director J. Jason Daunter to his home for an extensive interview. In this clip, Menken reveals the secrets of writing for "Little Shop of Horrors" and illustrates by singing some of the show's most famous tunes.
Scott Davis interviews composer Alan Menken on the red carpet of the UK Premiere of Beauty and the Beast, held at Spencer House, St James’ Place in London on the 23rd of February 2017. The film stars Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans, Stanley Tucci, Josh Gad, Emma Thompson, Ian McKellen, Nathan Mack, Audra Mcdonald, Director Bill Condon and Composer Alan Menken. Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” is a live-action re-telling of the studio’s animated classic which refashions the classic characters from the tale as old as time for a contemporary audience, staying true to the original music while updating the score with several new songs. “Beauty and the Beast” is the fantastic journey of Belle, a bright, beautiful and independent young woman who is taken prisoner by a beast in his castle. D...
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But whatever they offer you,
Don't feed the plants!
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But whatever they offer you,
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Look out!
Here comes Audrey II.
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Here I come for you...
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Hold you hat and hang on to your soul.
Something's comming to eat the world whole.
If we fight it we've still got a chance.
But whatever they offer you,
Though they're slopping the trough for you,
Please, whatever they offer you,
Don't feed the plants!