Tag: disney

Disney Is Making a Nutcracker Movie

There’s about to be a new Nutcracker in town—and by “in town,” I mean “in movie theaters.” This weekend, it came out that Disney is developing a big-screen version of the holiday classic. But if you’re imagining animated mice and snowflakes and sugar plums—or an expanded version of the vaguely creepy Fantastia “Nutcracker” sequence, with […]

Gabe De Guzman and Kaycee Rice Get Their Disney On

It’s easy to forget that Gabe De Guzman and Kaycee Rice are kids. They’re seasoned professionals with crazy-good resumés. They’re the stars of pretty much every dance class they set foot in. They’re some of the savviest self-marketers around, always finding new ways to grow their (already huge) fan base. But yes: They’re also just […]

Christopher Scott on Teen Beach 2

It seems like only yesterday we were raving about the super-adorable Disney Channel original Teen Beach Movie. In reality, though, it’s been close to two whole years since the made-for-TV musical had our hearts singing with its summery dance-filled numbers. Choreographed by Christopher Scott (of “So You Think You Can Dance” and “LXD” fame), it […]

Todrick Hall's "Evolution of Disney" Is a One-Man Broadway Show

Disney + Broadway is pretty much always a winning combination. I mean, right now we’ve got The Lion King, an old standby that’s been selling out shows since its 1997 opening, and Aladdin, the (relatively) new kid on the block that also happens to be my absolute favorite thing on Broadway. And that’s not to […]

Newsies "Get Up and Go"

We love these guys so much we just HAD to put them on our July/August 2012 cover. (Photo by Jacob Pritchard) Have we mentioned lately that we’re obsessed with the Broadway show Newsies? OK, maybe we have once or twice (or maybe it was three times). But can you blame us? I mean, Disney sure […]

Animating Dance: Glen Keane's Duet is a True Masterpiece

Believe it or not, I’m not gonna gush about my love of animation dance today (as much as I would love to bombard you with a plethora of Marquese Scott videos). Instead, I want to talk about something equally mind-blowing: animated dance. Artist and animator Glen Keane worked with Disney for 38 years; he’s the […]

Newsies Goes National

The Newsies boys will be seizing the day in 25 cities across the U.S. (photo Matthew Murphy) Today brings both good and bad news. Go grab a tissue, because the bad news is first. Got one? OK. This just in: Newsies is closing. In two months. After a final show on August 24, the Disney […]