A somewhat angry Tom B. writes in say:
Enough with the stories about Comic-Con! I think it’s pretty
arrogant of you to assume that every JHM reader is interested in hearing about
what’s going on in San Diego this year. You know what would be a nice change?
If you posted a story about some Disneyana events that weren’t happening at this
year’s Comic-Con.
Ask and ye shall receive.
Having just wrapped up a highly successful stay in Chicago
(where – over its 18 week run at the Cadillac Palace Theatre
— this Disney Theatrical production grossed over $18.5 million), the North
American tour of “Mary Poppins” now moves on to Cleveland’s State Theatre. Where this Tony Award-winning musical will
begin presenting performances tomorrow night at 7:30 p.m. and then continue on
in this venue through August 9th. For further information on times,
dates and ticket prices, please click on this link.
Copyright 2009 Disney Theatrical. All Rights Reserved
Mind you, if you’re more of an animation fan, then you
should probably check out “Once Upon a Dream: The Art of Sleeping Beauty.” This
exhibit – which is being presented at the Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco –
officially gets underway on Saturday and will then run through January 10,
2010.
“The Art of Sleeping Beauty” (as you may have already
guessed) pays tribute to that hand-drawn Disney classic, which is celebrating
the 50th anniversary of its original theatrical release this year.
This Cartoon Art Museum exhibit will feature original pencil art that was used
in the development of this animated feature. Not to mention hand-inked
animation cels, color guides as well as behind-the-scenes photographs of the
cast & crew as they struggled to complete this 70mm production.
For further information on “Once Upon a Dream: The Art of
Sleeping Beauty” (not to mention times, dates and ticket prices for the Cartoon
Art Museum), please click on this link.
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If – on the other hand – you like animation, music AND live
action, then you probably want to drop by the Ridgefield Playhouse in Ridgefield,
CT next Friday night. “Why For?,” you ask. Because – as their “Family
Film Series,” the Ridgefield Playhouse will be presenting “Enchanted.”
“And why would I want to go to a movie theater to see a Walt
Disney Pictures release from 2007 that I already have on Blu-ray
and/or DVD?,”
you query. Well, the two gentlemen who
wrote the score for “Enchanted” – Academy Award-winners Alan Menken and Stephen
Schwartz – will be on hand for next Friday screening. And after “Enchanted” is
over, Alan & Stephen will be joined on stage by Rachel Covey (i.e. the
8-year-old actress who played Morgan,
Patrick Dempsey’s daughter in this Kevin Lima film). Where these three will
then take questions from the audience about what it was like to actually work
on this Oscar-nominated motion picture.
For further information of ticket prices and times for the
Ridgefield Playhouse Film Society’s “Family Film Series,” please
click on this link.
Copyright 2007 Disney. All Rights Reserved
So there you have it, Tom B. Three Disney-related events
that AREN’T being presented in San Diego. More importantly, that have
absolutely nothing to do with the 2009 Comic-Con International.
That work for you? Hope so.