Speaking with PEOPLE from his piano, the composer offers a rare glimpse into how instinct, collaboration and revision shaped ...

Alan Menken left an indelible mark as a composer for many of the most popular Disney movies of the 1990s. Menken revolutionized Disney songwriting, blending Broadway-style compositions with heartfelt ...

You wouldn’t clock Alan Menken on the street. The composer – spiky grey hair, crinkled forehead, encouraging grin – is altogether unassuming. To see his oeuvre, though, is to realise this 75-year-old ...

Alan Menken is a true romantic. Just ask him how he met his wife of 52 years, Janis. “This dancer walks into the room, and I knew immediately who she was, because I dreamt her,” he says, beaming from ...

With the Beauty And The Beast musical now running at Marina Bay Sands, CNA Lifestyle spoke to its renowned composer Alan ...

Often known as the Disney Renaissance, this era represented a time of progress for the Walt Disney Company, as filmmakers and animators found creative ways to reimagine something old for modern ...

Presented in two acts, the first half offered an intimate showcase of Alan’s own piano and storytelling, highlighting songs from beloved classics like “Beauty and the Beast,” “Aladdin,” and “The ...

It's difficult to overstate Alan Menken's legacy. If you're a twenty-something he wrote the soundtrack to your childhood. If you've ever seen The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, ...