Auditorium Theatre 2018-19 Issue 3 Alan Menken

4 | ALAN MENKEN | MARCH 30, 2019 ALAN MENKEN Alan Menken’s music and lyrics have become an integral part of the fabric of our lives since his first works were produced nearly 40 years ago. His stage musicals include God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater, Atina: Evil Queen of the Galaxy, Real Life Funnies, Little Shop of Horrors, Kicks, The Dream on Royal Street, Beauty and The Beast, A Christmas Carol, Weird Romance, King David, The Little Mermaid, Sister Act, Leap of Faith, Newsies, Aladdin, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, and A Bronx Tale. Song and score credits for film musicals include The Little Mermaid, Beauty and The Beast (animated), Newsies, Aladdin, Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hercules, The Shaggy Dog, Home on the Range, Enchanted, Tangled, Mirror Mirror, and Beauty and the Beast (live action). Individual songs for film include Rocky V (“The Measure of a Man”), Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (“My Christmas Tree”), Life with Mikey (“Cold Enough to Snow”), Noel (“Winter Light”), Captain America: First Avenger (“Star Spangled Man”), and Sausage Party (“The Great Beyond”). Television credits include writing songs for Sesame Street , the ABC mini-series Lincoln , a musical episode of The Neighbors , the ABC series Galavant , and the Disney Channel’s Tangled: The Alan Menken