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Coalition of Professional Theaters Promotes Student Performers NEW YORK, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The National High School Musical Theater Awards (NHSMTA) is pleased to announce that its 5th annual talent showcase will take place on Monday, July 1, 2013 at 7:30pm at Broadway's Minskoff Theatre (200 W 45th St). At this "Super Bowl" of amateur musical theater, student winners of awards competitions that take place across the United States will perform songs exclusively from the...
GERMANTOWN, Wis., Nov. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- The Lion King was a very successful animated Disney movie when it came out in 1994. The songs written by Elton John and Tim Rice helped to make the movie very popular with all age groups. It is now a theatrical production that is playing on Broadway and has been since October of 1997. Parents are eager to purchase Lion King theater tickets so that the entire family can enjoy a presentation that is comprised of colorful costumes,...
NEW YORK, March 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- D3 LED, LLC (D3), the global leader in design, engineering and technology for the LED (light emitting diode) display market, today announced its completion of the first state-of-the-art LED display marquee and digital media system in Broadway theatre history for New Amsterdam Theatre at 214 West 42nd Street in New York City. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120326/NY76541) Completed in 1903, the landmark New Amsterdam...
SAO PAULO, March 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- T4F-TIME FOR FUN has signed a partnership with Disney Theatrical Group (DTG) to promote three major Broadway musicals in South America over the next five years. T4F acquired the exclusive rights to promote three main contents of the Disney-DTG: "Mary Poppins", "The Little Mermaid", and "The Lion King", one of the most successful musicals of all time and which for the first time will have an authentic montage in the continent. "The Lion King" is...
SAN JOSE, Nov. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Nationally renowned performing arts organization Children's Musical Theater San Jose (CMT) announced today it has been granted the rights by Disney to produce the West Coast premiere of Tarzan. Disney is now one of the largest media conglomerates in the world and will be featured on the stage of San Jose's Montgomery Theater Dec 2-11, 2011. "I'm thrilled to produce one of the most exciting shows in CMT history," says artistic...
BURBANK, Calif., Sept. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Circle of Life continues as The Walt Disney Studios' The Lion King 3D opened at #1 in theaters this weekend with an estimated gross of $30 million. The Lion King is now the third highest-grossing animated film of all time at the domestic box office. This release of The Lion King marks the fifth biggest September opening in industry history, the second biggest September opening in Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures history, and the first...
LAS VEGAS, May 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Disney's THE LION KING at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas welcomed its one-millionth guest this weekend during "Fan Appreciation Month" as part of its two-year anniversary celebration. THE LION KING's run in Las Vegas marks the production's longest sit-down engagement off Broadway in North America. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110524/LA08345) The Welch family of Las Vegas was named the lucky winner and received an ultimate...
WESTCHESTER, N.Y., Jan. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Howardashman.com, a website celebrating the life and art of lyricist, writer and director, Howard Ashman announced its launch today. Ashman is best known for the book, lyrics and direction of the hit musical, Little Shop of Horrors and for his numerous contributions, including lyrics, to the animated Disney films, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and The Beast and Aladdin (all with composer Alan Menken). Ashman's contributions to the renaissance...
ANAHEIM, Calif., March 11 /PRNewswire/ -- They've written some of the most memorable songs in Disney theme park - and motion picture - history, and on March 11, 2010, the Academy Award-winning composers of the music from "It's a Small World" and The Enchanted Tiki Room, as well as "Mary Poppins," will receive the highest honor that the Disneyland Resort bestows. The Sherman brothers, Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman, will receive a tribute window on Main Street, U.S.A. Among the...
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Disney On Ice presents Disney/Pixar's FINDING NEMO took top honors in the category of Best Foreign Show in Argentina at the annual A.C.E. (Asociacion de Cronistas del Espectaculo) Awards. The A.C.E. Award is the highest achievement award for theatre in Argentina. This was the first A.C.E. nomination and win for Disney On Ice in the twelve years that the productions have toured the country. (Photo:...
