From Beauty and the Beast to A Bronx Tale: Celebrating Alan Menken on Broadway

Famed songwriter Alan Menken celebrates his birthday July 22.

Known for his work for film, the prolific writer made his Broadway debut in 1994, creating the music for Disney's Beauty and the Beast. In the three decades since, he has written for stage musicals including The Little Mermaid, Sister Act, Newsies, Aladdin, A Bronx Tale, and more. Menken has been nominated for five Tony Awards, winning in 2012 for Best Original Score for Newsies.

In 2020, Alan Menken scored EGOT status with a win at the Daytime Emmy Awards, becoming the 16th person in history to win a competitive Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony. The composer won Outstanding Original Song in a Children’s, Young Adult, or Animated Program alongside lyricist Glenn Slater for "Waiting in the Wings" from Disney Channel's Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure.

In honor of Menken, take a look back at his career on Broadway.

From Beauty and the Beast to A Bronx Tale: Celebrating Alan Menken on Broadway

Alan_Menken_Graphic_HR — From Beauty and the Beast to A Bronx Tale: Celebrating Alan Menken on Broadway

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Beauty and the Beast Playbill - Opening Night

Beauty_and_the_Beast_Original_Broadway_Cast_01_HR — Tom Bosley and Susan Egan

Joan Marcus/Walt Disney Theatrical Productions

Beauty_and_the_Beast_Original_Broadway_Cast_05_HR — Susan Egan and Terrence Mann

Terrence Mann and Susan Egan in the original Broadway cast of <i>Beauty and the Beast</i> HR — Terrence Mann and Susan Egan in the original Broadway cast of *Beauty and the Beast*

Joan Marcus

Beauty_and_the_Beast_Susan_Egan_Belle_Broadway_HR — Susan Egan

Joan Marcus

King David Playbill- May 1997 — King David

King_David_Broadway_Production_Photo_1997_Cast — Cast of *King David*

Little Shop of Horrors Playbill - Opening Night, Aug 2003

Hunter Foster and Kerry Butler in <i>Little Shop of Horrors</i> on Broadway — Hunter Foster and Kerry Butler in *Little Shop of Horrors* on Broadway

(l.-r.) Kerry Butler and Hunter Foster in the revival of <i>Little Shop of Horrors</i> — (l.-r.) Kerry Butler and Hunter Foster in the revival of *Little Shop of Horrors*

Hunter Foster in <i>Little Shop of Horrors</i> — Hunter Foster in *Little Shop of Horrors*

Photo by Paul Kolnick

Little Mermaid Playbill - Opening Night — Little Mermaid Playbill

HR - Sherie Rene Scott in The Little Mermaid — Sherie Rene Scott in *The Little Mermaid.*

Per Breiehagen

The_Little_Mermaid_Broadway_Production_Photos_Sierra Boggess_HR — Sierra Boggess

Per Breiehagen

Sister Act HR — Patina Miller

Joan Marcus

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