Stephen Schwartz hints which moment in Wicked the first of the movie's two parts will end on.
If you're a music fan, you must be listening to Song Exploder, a podcast that gets into (which is to say, "explodes") your favorite songs with the people who create them, becoming an entertaining, illuminating experience for the listener. I love this podcast, and I am beyond excited to see it's been turned into a Netflix TV series, with original host Hrishikesh Hirway and filmmaker Morgan Neville (Ugly Delicious) teaming up to give us deep dives into the tunes that soundtrack our lives. The first four-episode season features Lin Manuel-Miranda discussing "Wait for It," Alicia Keys …
Earlier this year, Mickey and Minnie Mouse were finally given their first themed attraction, located at Walt Disney World in Florida and scheduled to open at Disneyland in California. Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway is an authentic Mickey and Minnie cartoon experience that’s full of iconic Disney characters and features the latest upbeat and catchy Disney song, “Nothing Can Stop Us Now,” written by husband and wife songwriting duo Christopher and Elyse Willis. While you can’t currently experience the ride, as the domestic Disney Parks are closed due to COVID-19, they will be reopening again and …
One of the main reasons the entire planet loves Frozen is Bobby and Kristen Lopez. The husband-and-wife songwriting team are responsible for composing the songs featured in both films and their fantastic contributions are being sung all around the world every day. In addition, they wrote "Remember Me" for Pixar’s Coco, and Bobby Lopez is the youngest EGOT winner in history (Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony Award) thanks to his work on The Book of Mormon, Avenue Q and The Wonder Pets. [caption id="attachment_835052" align="alignright" width="350"] Image via Disney Animation[/caption] …
If you wanted more Steven Universe, you're in luck! A new movie project that's been in the works for a while is now one step closer to its premiere this fall. Steven Universe The Movie was recently teased in a new trailer that :gasp: reveals that the feature-length animated event will in fact be a musical! That shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone who's been watching Rebecca Sugar's award-winning animated series over the last few years, but the newly revealed team of singers and songwriters joining the production is cause for celebration. …