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Alan Menken’s music, songs and scores have become an integral part of the fabric of our lives since his first works were produced nearly 40 years ago. His chart-topping songs have included “Beauty and the Beast”, “A Whole New World”, “Colors of the Wind” and “Go the Distance”. 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, A Bronx Tale, and Hercules.
Song and score credits for film musicals include The Little Mermaid (Animated), Beauty and The Beast (Animated), Newsies, Aladdin (Animated), Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hercules, The Shaggy Dog, Home on the Range, Enchanted, Tangled, Mirror Mirror, Beauty and the Beast (Live Action), Howard, Aladdin (Live Action), Disenchanted (Live Action), The Little Mermaid (Live Action), Spellbound.
Individual songs for film include “The Measure of a Man” (Rocky V), “My Christmas Tree” (Home Alone 2: Lost in New York), “Cold Enough to Snow” (Life With Mikey), “Winter Light” (Noel), “Star Spangled Man” (Captain America: First Avenger), and “The Great Beyond” (Sausage Party).
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 Series.
He is the winner of 8 Oscars®, with 4 for Best Score and 4 for Best Song, and holds the distinction of having won more Academy Awards® than any other living individual. Other notable awards include 11 Grammy® Awards (including Song of the Year for “A Whole New World”), 7 Golden Globes®, a Daytime Emmy® Award, a Tony® for Best Original Musical Score (“Newsies”), London’s Evening Standard Award, the Olivier Award®, 3 Outer Critics Circle Awards, and 2 Drama Desk Awards, Billboard Charts #1 soundtrack Pocahontas, and the Max Steiner Award.
His 2021 Emmy® win elevated him to EGOT status, as the 16th person ever to receive an Emmy®, Grammy®, Oscar®, and Tony® award. In 2001 he received the distinction of being named a Disney Legend. Awarded doctorates in Fine Arts from both New York University and the North Carolina School of the Arts. In 2010, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame®. He has been inducted as a member into the American Theater Hall of Fame (2021), as well as the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame® (2008), followed by receiving their Johnny Mercer Award for lifetime achievement (2017).
Some of his recent live concert appearances include Hollywood Bowl, Segerstrom Center, Royal Albert Hall, Tokyo International Forum, Budokan, Grand Cube (Osaka), Osaka-jo Hall, Maihama Amphitheatre, Tuacahn and Chicago Auditorium.
Upcoming: Nancy Drew And The Mystery At Spotlight Manor: A Musical.
A WHOLE NEW WORLD OF ALAN MENKEN
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SATURDAY 07 FEBRUARY 2026
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