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• London’s original musical “Mary” is now Broadway’s newest nanny Jim Hill talks with Laura Michelle Kelly, the Oliver Award-winning actress who has just begun appearing at the New Amsterdam Theatre in Disney & Cameron Mackintosh’s long-running production... 11-06-2009, 12:00 AM by Jim Hill  |  0 Comments Filed under: Minskoff Theatre, Cameron Mackintosh , Broadway, 2004, 2005, 2009, Tony Award, London, Broadway production, Disney, ...MORE TAGS

• Toon Thursday: When Dad's a Disney Legend, that's a tough act to follow Floyd Norman looks back on the careers of Peter Kahl, John Kimball and Dale King. Each of them a talented artist in their own right. Who then had to struggle in order to escape the shadows of their far more famous fathers... 11-05-2009, 12:00 AM by Floyd Norman  |  3 Comments Filed under: Ward Kimball, Milt Kahl , legacy, design , character designer , animation, Animation Building, 1960s, industry veterans , Disney, ...MORE TAGS

• “Mister Magoo’s Christmas Carol” book is sure to be a hit with baby boomers Jim Hill reviews Darrell Van Citters’ making-of book. Which takes you behind-the-scenes on the production of TV’s first animated holiday special... 11-04-2009, 12:00 AM by Jim Hill  |  1 Comments Filed under: A Charlie Brown Christmas, A Christmas Carol, CBS, television program, performance capture, ImageMovers, ImageMoversDigital, holiday, holiday classic, holiday season , ...MORE TAGS

• Tube Tuesday: "V" is a very entertaining update of a dated sci-fi franchise Jim Hill reviews ABC's new sci-fi series. Which goes the "Battlestar Galactica" route by taking a cheesy TV show from the 1980s and then reimagining it as smart entertainment for today's audiences... 11-03-2009, 12:00 AM by Jim Hill  |  6 Comments Filed under: ABC, Warner Bros. , 1980s, 1984, 1985, 2009, TV series, Warner Bros. Television, television, television show , ...MORE TAGS

• AquaDuck to bring theme park thrills out onto the high seas Jim Hill reports in from last Thursday’s Disney Cruise Line press event. Which talked up some of the more innovative features that will be found on the Disney Dream, the newest ship in the DCL fleet... 11-02-2009, 12:00 AM by Jim Hill  |  2 Comments Filed under: D23, water , Disney Cruise Line, Disney Dreams, creative process, creative team , 2009, 2011, tween, Typhoon Lagoon , ...MORE TAGS

• Going gallery-by-gallery through the Walt Disney Family Museum: Part III JHM guest writer Brad Aldridge concludes his tour of this $110 million addition at San Francisco's historic Presidio... 10-29-2009, 12:00 AM by Brad Aldridge  |  2 Comments Filed under: Presidio, television, Walt Disney, museum, military barracks, Disneyland, Disney history, Diane Disney Miller, timed admission, San Francisco, ...MORE TAGS

• What sort of perks are in the works for the Disney Dream? In advance of Disney Cruise Line's big announcement in NYC tomorrow, Scott Liljenquist of Mouseketrips shares his observations about the next ship to join the fleet... 10-28-2009, 12:00 AM by Scott Liljenquist  |  2 Comments Filed under: cruise, cruise line, cruise ship, cruise ships, cruises, D23, Cast Members Only, cast pool, Castaway Club, Alaska, ...MORE TAGS

• Toon Tuesday: Klay Hall tinkers with Tinker Bell This sitcom vet talks about how he tried to make the Disney Fairy who stars in "Lost Treasure" much more like the version of Tink that Marc Davis drew for "Peter Pan" back in 1953... 10-27-2009, 12:00 AM by Jim Hill  |  3 Comments Filed under: The Simpsons, Ed Catmull, Disney Fairies, 2009, 2012, Tinker Bell, John Lasseter, Marc Davis, Disney, home premiere, ...MORE TAGS

• Disney treasures to come up for bid at S/R Labs’ Fall 2009 auction Jim Hill shares some of the 237 story sketches, animation drawings & concept paintings that will be go under the gavel today & tomorrow in Westlake Village, CA... 10-26-2009, 12:00 AM by Jim Hill  |  1 Comments Filed under: Pinocchio, Walt & El Grupo, Walt Disney, Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, Snow White, Peter Pan, Mary Blair, Disney animation rarities, animation, animation fan, ...MORE TAGS