Tag Archives: Disney

Hamilton Review Roundup

Posted on July 7, 2020 by boz

The film of the 2015 musical Hamilton has received near universal acclaim. Edited from three performances of the original Broadway cast in June 2016, Disney+ advanced the film’s release from October 15, 2021, to July 3, 2020. (watch here) The creative … Continue reading →

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Essential Film Musicals: Frozen

Posted on June 4, 2020 by boz

In 1937, Walt Disney had an idea for a biographical film about Hans Christian Andersen. In 1940, he arranged a co-production with Samuel Goldwyn, who would shoot live-action sequences to accompany Disney’s animated sequences, but World War II brought an … Continue reading →

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Essential Film Musicals: Beauty and the Beast

Posted on June 4, 2020 by boz

After the success of Snow White (1937), Walt Disney began looking for other fairytales to adapt, including Beauty and the Beast. His team continued working on that story through the 1930s and into the 1950s, but it “proved to be … Continue reading →

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Essential Film Musicals: Mary Poppins

Posted on June 2, 2020 by boz

Walt Disney’s daughters fell in love with the Mary Poppins books and made him promise to make a film based on them. He first attempted to purchase the film rights from author P.L. Travers as early as 1938. However, she … Continue reading →

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Making Musicals: The Song Moments

Posted on April 13, 2020 by boz

“Story” is what happens. It’s the narrative center. “Plot” is why it happens. It’s the emotional center. This should be familiar, if you read last week’s post on finding an idea. In Aspects of the Novel (1927), E.M. Forster put … Continue reading →

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