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• Want to win some tickets to Disney's "The Little Mermaid" musical? Then enter BroadwayWorld's "Give Us Your Voice Contest!"

  Jim Hill shares what he's heard about the stagehands strike as well as directing JHM readers to a fun new contest that will actually allow the winner to sit in on the recording of "The Little Mermaid" 's original cast album Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 14, 2007 12:00 AM | 6 Comments Filed under: Disney, music, Broadway, musical, Disney Theatrical, "The Little Mermaid", Alan Menken, Glenn Slater, Howard Ashman, Lunt-Fontanne Theater, YouTube, Local One, BroadwayWorld, stagehands union, "Give Us Your Voice Contest!", The League of American Theatres and Producers, New York Marriot Marquis Times Square, FaceBook, MySpace, original cast recording, original cast album, "Part of Your World", "Poor Unfortunate Souls", "Kiss the Girl", box office

• Tune Thursday: Broadway's "Lion King" balances spectacle with intimate storytelling

  As this Tony Award-winning musical gets ready to celebrate its 10th anniversary in NYC, Jim Hill chats with Nathaniel Stampley. Who talks about how the sacrifices that his own father made as well as the recent birth of his daughter informs Stampley's performance of Mufasa Read More... Posted Thursday, November 01, 2007 12:00 AM | 2 Comments Filed under: Disney, music, theater, Broadway, musical, Disney Theatrical, New York City, Chicago, "The Lion King", Julie Taymor, Minskoff Theatre, 9/11, Simba, NYC, 10th anniversary, gala performance, Nathaniel Stampley, Detroit

• Tune Thursday: Timon tells tails ... er ... tales about his time on Broadway

  In honor of the 10th anniversary of the stage version of "The Lion King," Jim Hill chats with Danny Rutigliano. The veteran stage performer who -- for nearly a decade now -- has been playing the world's most famous meerkat (Outside of Flower, of course) Read More... Posted Thursday, October 11, 2007 12:00 AM | 6 Comments Filed under: animation, Disney, movies, music, theater, Broadway, musical, Disney Theatrical, The Walt Disney Company, New York City, "The Lion King", Max Casella, Julie Taymor, Danny Rutigliano, Bill Clinton, Minneapolis, "The Sopranos", New Amsterdam Theatre, Minskoff Theatre, The President of the United States, "Mary Poppins", Tony Award winner, meerkat

• Broadway's last Belle looks back on her brief turn in this long-running musical

  Jim Hill chats with Anneliese van der Pol, the "That's So Raven" vet that Disney Theatrical selected to be the very last actress to portray Belle in the Broadway version of this show. Plus Jim shares info about two "Beauty & the Beast" ticket giveaways that could possibly earn you seats to the very last performance on July 29th Read More... Posted Thursday, July 19, 2007 12:00 AM | 6 Comments Filed under: Disney, DVD / Video, movies, music, other, theater, Broadway, musical, Disney Channel, promotion, Disney Theatrical, "Beauty & the Beast"

• "Disney's Lost Chords" showcases long-hidden treasures from the studio's musical archives

  Jim Hill just raves about this self-published hardcover, which features 225 rarely-seen pieces of development art as well as 77 songs that were cut from Walt Disney Productions' pictures in the 1940s, 1950s & 1960s Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 18, 2007 12:00 AM | 10 Comments Filed under: animation, book, Disney, music, musical, Walt Disney, traditional animation

• Tune Thursday: Stressing while dressing the cast of Broadway's "Beauty & the Beast"

  Jim Hill interviews Julie Ratcliffe, the wardrobe supervisor of this long-running Disney Theatrical production, as this Broadway vet reveals what's happening just off-stage while this show is being presented nightly Read More... Posted Thursday, July 12, 2007 12:00 AM | 0 Comments Filed under: Disney, music, theater, Broadway, musical, Disney Theatrical, "Beauty & the Beast"

• Monday Mouse Watch: Can you actually hear swearing on the "High School Musical : The Concert" DVD? Oh $#!+

  Got yourself a high-end home entertainment center? If so, Jim Hill says that you can probably hear some very adult language if you listen closely to this supposedly family-friendly DVD Read More... Posted Monday, July 09, 2007 12:00 AM | 21 Comments Filed under: Disney, DVD / Video, movies, music, musical, "High School Musical", Disney Channel, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, promotion

• As "Tarzan" swings off Broadway, is Beyoncé getting ready to play Aida in Disney's next big movie musical?

  Jim Hill's back with even more answers to your Disney-related question. In this week's "Why For," he talks about how the Wiggles wound up at Six Flags, shares the latest news on the "Song of the South" DVD, sounds off about "Soarin'" & "Der Glockner Von Notre Dame" and ... Oh, yeah ... Reveals the latest rumors surrounding the studio's upcoming big screen adaptation of "Aida" Read More... Posted Friday, July 06, 2007 12:00 AM | 15 Comments Filed under: animation, Disney, DVD / Video, music, theater, theme park, TV, Why For, Pixar, Broadway, musical, attraction, ABC, Disney Channel, traditional animation, computer animation, CG, Walt Disney Pictures, Michael Eisner, Dick Cook, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Epcot

• Monday Mouse Watch : Is Disney milking it a bit too much with its "High School Musical" franchise ?

  Jim Hill brings you the latest news from East High. With Disney's plans to launch a professional stage production of "High School Musical" later this month as well as its early promotional efforts for the sequel to this incredibly popular TV movie (WARNING ! This article does contain some minor spoilers for "High School Musical 2"). Read More... Posted Monday, June 11, 2007 12:00 AM | 33 Comments Filed under: Disney, DVD / Video, movies, music, theater, theme park, TV, Pirates of the Caribbean, Disney Consumer Products, "High School Musical", Disney Channel, Jerry Bruckheimer, Walt Disney Pictures, Buena Vista Home Entertainment

• Tune Thursday : Disney Theatrical has big, big plans for "The Little Mermaid"

  With rehearsals for Disney's next Broadway musical just about to get underway, Jim Hill raises the curtain a little. Revealing to JHM readers what he knows about the sets & costume design for this new show Read More... Posted Thursday, May 24, 2007 12:00 AM | 14 Comments Filed under: Disney, DVD / Video, movies, music, theater, Broadway, musical

• Why Disney didn't "release the hounds" on Hamas' Mickey Mouse & Shijingshan Amusement Park

  Jim Hill has noticed something interesting. That -- while the Walt Disney Company is now taking a much more careful & measured approach toward its international dealings -- it doesn't really seem to be putting a whole lot of thought into how the Disneyland Resort deals with the Anaheim City Council Read More... Posted Tuesday, May 22, 2007 12:00 AM | 20 Comments Filed under: Disney, DVD / Video, music, theme park, TV, Bob Iger

• Tune Thursday: How a fine-tuned "Tarzan" now wows theater fans in the Netherlands

  Jim Hill talks about some of the tweaks & fixes that were made to the first international production of Disney Theatrical's newest musical. Which debuted at Holland's Circustheatre back on April 15th Read More... Posted Thursday, May 03, 2007 12:00 AM | 7 Comments Filed under: Disney, music, theater, Broadway, musical

• Broadway's "Beauty & the Beast" celebrates its 13th anniversary

  Over 130 current & former cast members of this acclaimed musical dropped by the Lunt-Fontanne theatre yesterday morning to take part in this very special event. Jim Hill shares some of the photos that Disney Theatrical took to commemorate this amazing reunion Read More... Posted Thursday, April 19, 2007 12:00 AM | 11 Comments Filed under: Disney, music, theater, Broadway, musical

• Tune Tuesday : Meet the (Julie) Andrews Sisters

  Jim Hill points you toward a fun YouTube clip from 1972. Where -- for the first & only time -- Julie Andrews shares the stage with her two most famous characters, Eliza Doolittle and Mary Poppins Read More... Posted Tuesday, April 17, 2007 12:00 AM | 14 Comments Filed under: Disney, DVD / Video, movies, music, theater, TV, Broadway, musical, Visual Effects, computer animation

• Davis derails Disney annual shareholder meeting

  What does it take to disrupt a carefully choreographed corporate event? Just one self-absorbed 75-year-old who craves the spotlight. Jim Hill brings you the highlights from yesterday's shareholders presentation at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center Read More... Posted Friday, March 09, 2007 12:00 AM | 24 Comments Filed under: animation, Disney, DVD / Video, movies, music, Pixar, convention