Cabaret & Concert NewsThe New York Pops Will Honor Tony- and Oscar-Winning Composer Alan MenkenThe Beauty and the Beast and Little Shop of Horrors composer will be fêted at Carnegie Hall.
By
Andrew Gans
October 30, 2017
Alan Menken
Monica Simoes
The New York Pops’ 35th Birthday Gala will honor Tony and Oscar-winning composer Alan Menken April 30, 2018, in the Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall.
The Little Mermaid Walt Disney Studios
The 7 PM concert will feature Menken compositions performed by The New York Pops under the music direction of Steven Reineke. A starry line-up of guest artists will be announced at a later time.
Menken wrote the scores to such works as Little Shop of Horrors, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Newsies, and Broadway's current A Bronx Tale.
Proceeds from the Gala will support the organization’s PopsEd music education programs. The concert will be followed by a black-tie dinner and dance at the Mandarin Oriental New York.
The New York Pops’ 35th anniversary season also includes Women of Notes: In Dedication to Female Composers and Lyricists (November 17) with Adam Kantor and Betsy Wolfe; The Most Wonderful Time of the Year (December 15–16) with Megan Hilty; Heart and Soul (February 2, 2018) featuring James Monroe Iglehart and Capathia Jenkins; and The Best of Hollywood: Blockbuster Film Scores (March 9).
Tickets for the April 30 concert will be available to the public in January 2018. Tickets to the black-tie dinner dance will be available by calling The New York Pops office at (212) 765-7677.
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From Beauty and the Beast to A Bronx Tale: Celebrating Alan Menken on Broadway
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
Tom Bosley and Susan Egan
Joan Marcus/Walt Disney Theatrical Productions
Susan Egan and Terrence Mann
Terrence Mann and Susan Egan in the original Broadway cast of Beauty and the Beast
Joan Marcus
Susan Egan
Joan Marcus
King David
Cast of King David
Little Shop of Horrors Playbill - Opening Night, Aug 2003
Hunter Foster and Kerry Butler in Little Shop of Horrors on Broadway
(l.-r.) Kerry Butler and Hunter Foster in the revival of Little Shop of Horrors
