Alan Menken is a Disney legend who has won more Academy Awards than any other living individual, including eight Oscars with 4 for Best Score and 4 for Best Song; 11 Grammy Awards (including Song of the Year for "A Whole New World"); and 7 Golden Globes. He is best known for his work on Disney films including The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Beauty and the Beast, Hercules, Pocahontas, Enchanted, and Tangled, as well as the onstage musicals Newsies, Little Shop of Horrors, A Christmas Carol and Sister Act. He is currently working with Lin-Manuel Miranda ... read more
Stephen Schwartz was born in New York City on March 6, 1948. He studied piano and composition at the Juilliard School of Music while in high school and graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in 1968 with a B.F.A. in Drama. Upon coming back to live in New York City, he went to work as an A&R producer for RCA Records, but shortly thereafter began to work in the Broadway theatre. His first major credit was the title song for the play BUTTERFLIES ARE FREE; the song was eventually used in the movie version as well.
In 1971, he wrote the music ... read more
Merle Frimark heads her own international marketing, public relations and artist representation company based in New York. Her work has encompassed theatre, music, television, dance, film, special events and politics in addition to independent and international projects.
She has represented hundreds of Broadway, off-Broadway and touring productions including I'm Not A Comedian..I'm Lenny Bruce, Chita: A Legendary Celebration, Chita & Tune: Just In Time, Riverdance, Rain-A Tribute to The Beatles, Celtic Woman, Chita Rivera-The Dancer’s Life, Jerry Seinfeld on Broadway, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, Cirque du Soleil, The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Cats, ... read more
TEVE ORICH is an award-winning composer/arranger/orchestrator with over 30 years of experience in Los Angeles and New York.
As Composer, he has created musical scores for numerous television series, documentaries, specials, sitcoms, movies of the week, animation and game shows, including ACE award-winning Mo' Funny for HBO, All About Bette Davis for TNT, Bob Hope...Laughing with the Presidents for NBC, and the award-winning PBS/Lifetime documentary Jackie Onassis: An Intimate Portrait. He's also arranged and/or conducted the music for dozens of feature films, and recordings, including the Grammy-winning 'Jersey Boys' original cast album.
Much of his work has been as a Musical ... read more
