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See what it takes to play Ariel onstage when we chat with Sierra Boggess, the star of "The Little Mermaid" on Broadway.
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Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz were "Enchanted" to be reunited.
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Making Beautiful Music Together � Again
"Enchanted," opening November 21, is many things -- a comedy, an adventure, a spoof, a love story ... and a fairy tale. So perhaps it's appropriate that it brought about a real-life wish come true for songwriters Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz.
The duo have contributed to some of the most memorable Disney moments of the last few decades. Together they wrote the songs for Disney's animated classics "Pocahontas" and "The Hunchback of Notre Dame," and separately they each have a long list of Disney credits, from the theme song for Disney Channel's "Johnny and the Sprites" (Stephen) to songs for "The Little Mermaid" on Broadway (Alan), along with dozens more. The two hadn't collaborated for more than a decade, since 1996's "The Hunchback of Notre Dame," when the call came to create songs for a new Disney comedy, "Enchanted," and all the pieces fell into place.
"Stephen had said to me, at least three or four years ago, 'What I want to do next is for you and I to do a live-action film musical together.' And I thought 'Oh, wouldn't that be nice?' But the opportunity to...
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DO YOU KNOW DISNEY?
According to the storyline for The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror™, when did the final Guests check into the hotel, before it was struck by lightning and abandoned?
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THIS WEEK IN DISNEY HISTORY
November 20, 1948 - Samuel E. Wright, the voice of Sebastian for Disney's 1989 animated classic "The Little Mermaid," is born in Camden, South Carolina. He was also the original Mufasa in "The Lion King": Broadway.
November 21, 1911 - Animator Andy Engman is born in Vasa, Finland. He will work at the Disney Studios from 1937-1971 on such classic features as "Snow White," "Make Mine Music," and "The Jungle Book."
November 25, 1933 - Disney's Mickey Mouse cartoon "Giantland" is released.
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I still have some original Disneyland ticket books, from back before they had Passports -- some books are half-used and some are perfectly intact. Do these have value other than endless youth? It makes me feel like I'm 5 again when I look at the rides listed on these ABCD and E tickets.
- Jill, 39, Atlanta, GA
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DAVE'S ANSWER
There is interest in old ticket books among collectors, but primarily in ones that still have their original Park admission ticket attached. You can often see them offered on eBay and other Internet auction sites.
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