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• Tourists mob Muppets & Mouse shops, snatch up last “Mermaid” tickets

  Jim Hill reports in from NYC. Where – based on what’s been going on at FAO Schwartz, World of Disney and the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre – the economy appears to be on the mend Read More... Posted Wednesday, August 19, 2009 12:00 AM | 4 Comments Filed under: Disney, Pixar, Broadway, musical, Muppets, Disney Theatrical, Beauty and the Beast, New York City, Washington D.C., Chicago, Los Angeles, NYC, Denver, animated character, 5th Avenue, Broadway musical, 2009, Disney / Pixar, animated feature, ticket sales, shops, store shelves, 2010, Up, Tampa, New York, The Little Mermaid, musical theater, Muppet, Muppet Whatnot Workshop

• Is Disney looking to trade its 5th Avenue store in for a brand-new retail location down on Times Square?

  Since the World of Disney's lease is up in 2010, the Mouse is already on the prowl for a new spot to set up shop in NYC. Jim Hill shares what he's heard about these on-going negotiations Read More... Posted Tuesday, October 21, 2008 12:00 AM | 7 Comments Filed under: Disney, Broadway, musical, ABC, Walt Disney World, The Lion King, Disney Theatrical, Beauty and the Beast, Lunt-Fontanne Theater, Disney Store, ABC Studios, The Walt Disney Company, New York City, Mickey Mouse, restaurant, New Amsterdam Theatre, Minskoff Theatre, The Legendary Years, Disney's Pop Century Resort, NYC, Times Square, WDW, 5th Avenue, flagship store, World of Disney, Broadway musical, tourists, 2008, 2009, Disney World, The Nightmare Before Christmas, The Walt Disney World Resort, Halloween, 2007, Mary Poppins, tourist , retail establishment , stage show , retail dining and entertainment complex, Virgin Megastore, Virgin, 1996 , 2010, stage, 2004, New York, Disney Stores, The Little Mermaid, movie theater, musical theater, 1990s, Wall Street, retail area, negotiations, trick-or-treat, trick or treat, square feet, retail space, commercial retail space, Wart, king, retailer, retailers, foot traffic, exposure, Paul Hoen, HoJos, Howard Johnson, American Eagle, American Eagle Outfitters, Pittsburgh, square foot, lease, Jeff Sutton, SL Green Realty Corp, Vornado, arcade, Alice's Wonderland, Toys R Us, Toys R Us Times Square, Virgin Megastore Times Square, ABC Times Square Studio, ABC Times Square Studios, retail entertainment complex, pre-show, post-show, preshow, posters, The Related Companies, retail presence, negotiating table, Rockefeller Center, Trump Tower, company representatives, real estate opportunity, real estate opportunites, construction project, construction projects

• A special "May the (Stephen) Schwartz Be With You" edition of Why For

  Jim Hill's back with even more answers to your Disney-related questions. This time around, he talks about "Enchanted" 's score evolves over the course of that motion picture, where Stephen drew his inspiration for "Out There" as well as talking up an event that's being held at Woodbury University this coming Monday night Read More... Posted Friday, October 17, 2008 12:00 AM | 2 Comments Filed under: animation, book, Disney, music, Broadway, musical, Disney Theatrical, Beauty and the Beast, Alan Menken, Kevin Lima, Cinderella, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Sleeping Beauty, James Baxter, James Baxter Animation, Stephen Schwartz, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Paris, Kiss the Girl, ASIFA-Hollywood, panel discussion, stage version, ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive, 2008, October, animated feature, 2007, Happy Working Song, So Close, That's How You Know , animators , Mulan, Belle, Warner Bros. , 2010, Don Hahn , stage, Woodbury University, Pocahontas, Broadway-bound, The Little Mermaid, Snow White, Disney Music , Carol de Giere, Defying Gravity: The Creative Career of Stephen Schwartz from Godspell to Wicked, Enchanted, The Alchemy of Animation: Making an Animated Film in the Modern Age, Craig Lucas, James Lapine, Cathedral of Notre Dame, Out There, Quasimodo, Hunchback, Mike Belzer, Nik Ranieri, Fletcher Jones Foundation Library, Fletcher Jones, Ever After, Ever

• "High School Musical 5 & 6" ?! "Beauty & the Beast" headed back to Broadway ?!

  Jim Hill shares some of the domain names that the Walt Disney Company has recently registered. Including a new year-long promotion for 2009 that looks & sounds an awful lot like 2003's "Magical Gatherings" campaign Read More... Posted Tuesday, June 03, 2008 12:00 AM | 22 Comments Filed under: Disney, Broadway, musical, High School Musical, ABC, Disney Channel, Disneyland, Walt Disney World, Disney Theatrical, Beauty and the Beast, Anaheim, Orlando, The Walt Disney Company, High School Musical 3, High School Musical 4, High School Musical franchise, Disneyland Resort, Jay Rasulo, Disney Parks & Resorts, Aida, WDW, Year of a Million Dreams, hotel, Broadway musical, Disney Channel Original, 2008, 2009, Disney World, The Walt Disney World Resort, 2007, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Broadway production, 2003, on property, TV movie, TV movies , hotels, 2006, Disney franchise, theatrical release, 2010, My School Musical, High School Musical: Get in the Picture, High School Musical 5 , High School Musical 6, Wildcats, East High, Matt Prokop, Justin Martin , Jemma McKenzie-Brown, HSM3, domain name , Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas - The Musical, St. James Theatre , Paul Kolnik, Big Apple , holiday treat, seasonal run , seasonal production, revival , Old Globe Theatre, Hilton Theatre, national tour, Magical Gatherings, Disney vacation, Disney's Magical Celebration, Disney's Magical Celebrations, Regular Unleaded, gasoline, DP&R, year-long promotion, heads in beds, consumers, theme park tickets, plane reservations, hotel rooms, birthday buttons, pins, plush

• Tune Tuesday : Kerry Butler hopes that Disney fans have room for "Faith, Trust and Pixie Dust" in their CD collections

  Jim Hill talks with this Tony-nominated "XANADU" star, who's just beginning promotion for her brand-new solo album which is loaded with Disney favorites Read More... Posted Tuesday, May 13, 2008 12:00 AM | 5 Comments Filed under: music, Broadway, musical, promotion, Disney Theatrical, Beauty and the Beast, Toy Story 2, Dumbo, Broadway musical, recording session, Kerry Butler, Faith Trust and Pixie Dust, Michael Kosarin, CD, XANADU

• Tune Thursday: Big Green Ogre heads for Great White Way

  Jim Hill shares the latest news about "Shrek the Musical," which should open on Broadway just in time for the holidays. He also talks up a special promotional appearance that John Tartaglia will be making at NYC's World of Disney this Saturday & Sunday Read More... Posted Thursday, January 17, 2008 12:00 AM | 10 Comments Filed under: theater, DreamWorks, Broadway, musical, promotion, Beauty and the Beast, Shrek the Third, DreamWorks Animation, Playhouse Disney, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Shrek 2, television, Tony Award winner, NYC, 5th Avenue, World of Disney, Broadway musical, 2008, television program, Disneyana fans, Shrek Goes Fourth, holiday special, ogre, Shrek, Shrek the Halls, Pinocchio, Tony Award, Broadway production, theme park attraction, animated features, Big Green Ogre , Great White Way, Jeanine Tesori , Tony-nominated , Thoroughly Modern Millie , Caroline or Change , Mulan II , Lilo & Stitch 2: Stitch has a Glitch, The Little Mermaid -- Ariel's Beginning, William Steig , Oscar-winning , playwright , David Lindsay-Abaire , Jason Moore , Avenue Q , Seattle, 5th Avenue Theater , Palace Theater, Tony Award-winner , Tony nominee, Christopher Sieber , Lord Farquaad , Johnny and the Sprites , John Tartaglia , puppet pal, Root, Saturday , Sunday, Johnny and The Sprites Live – A Spofulous Broadway Concert, Broadway Cares / Equity Fights Aids , fundraiser, Town Hall , family-friendly event , meet-n-greet , concert , autographs, pictures, www.broadwaycares.org

• "How Does the Show Go On?" lifts the curtain on what goes on behind-the-scenes at a Broadway musical

  Jim Hill reviews Thomas Schumacher & Jeff Kurtti's interactive introduction to the theater. Which uses stories & images from various Disney Theatrical productions to reveal what's actually involved with putting on a professional show Read More... Posted Thursday, December 06, 2007 12:00 AM | 2 Comments Filed under: book, Disney, theater, Broadway, musical, Disney Theatrical, Beauty and the Beast, Disney Press, Tarzan, New York City, Jeff Kurtti, Disney Editions, New Amsterdam Theatre, NYC, Local One, stagehands, Broadway musical, show, Thomas Schumacher, Broadway production, How Does the Show Go On? An Introduction to the Theater, backstage

• "Two's Company" expected to draw a real crowd tonight in Glendale

  Jim Hill give LA-based JHM readers a heads up about a fun fundraiser that's being held this evening at the Alex Theatre, which celebrates the music of Alan Menken & Stephen Schwartz Read More... Posted Monday, November 05, 2007 12:00 AM | 6 Comments Filed under: music, Broadway, musical, Disney Theatrical, Beauty and the Beast, Alan Menken, benefit, Desperate Housewives, Stephen Schwartz, Los Angeles, Glendale, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, wildfires, writers' strike, Los Angeles County, California, LA, Two's Company : A Celebration of the Songs of Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz, global rental sales, LACCTAA, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Newsies, The Magic Show, Cindy Williams, The Labyrinth of Gedref, The Mystery Of Edwin Drood, Days Of Our Lives, David Burnham , Light in the Piazza, Patrick Cassidy , Assassins, The Marvelous Wonderettes, Ramon Del Barrio , Chita Rivera: A Dancer's Life, Kevin Earley , Can-Can , Sleeping Beauty Wakes, Grease: You're The One That I Want, Kim Huber , Gregory Jbara , Damn Yankees, Victor/Victoria, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Chad Kimball , Into The Woods, NewsRadio, album, Sister Act - The Musical, Michelle Nicastro , The Swan Princess, Valarie Pettiford , Fosse, Linda Purl , Lifetime television , The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Rex Smith , Grand Hotel, Kevin Spirtas , Hairspray, Alice Ripley , The Rocky Horror Show, Side Show, Sunset Boulevard, Ed Squair, The Producers, Andy Taylor , Moon Over Buffalo, Bruce Vilanch , Jennifer Leigh Warren , Julie Reiber, Emily Rozek , Stephen Sondheim, Stephen Flaherty , Lynn Ahrens , Academy Award

• Tune Tuesday: "Beauty" takes her final bow on Broadway

  Jim Hill brings you along to the Lunt-Fontanne. Where the curtain finally came down on this long running Disney Theatrical production this past Sunday night Read More... Posted Tuesday, July 31, 2007 12:00 AM | 2 Comments Filed under: DVD / Video, music, theater, Broadway, musical, Disney Theatrical, Beauty and the Beast, Alan Menken, Howard Ashman, Lunt-Fontanne Theater

• Tune Thursday: Broadway's Beast is ready to be released

  Jim Hill chats with Steve Blanchard, the stage veteran who -- for nearly eight years now -- has been playing the part of the Beast in this long-running Disney Theatrical production. Which closes this Sunday night at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre Read More... Posted Thursday, July 26, 2007 12:00 AM | 3 Comments Filed under: music, theater, Broadway, musical, Walt Disney Pictures, Disney Theatrical, Beauty and the Beast

• 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 and the Beast

• 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 and the Beast