Congratulations are in order to newly awarded Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award winner Alan Menken! The multi-award winning composer won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Song in a Children's, Young Adult or Animated Program over the weekend (along with his Tangled film collaborator Glenn Slater) for writing a Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure tune "Waiting In The Wings" which was featured on the Disney Channel series. Check out the music video!
Alan Menken's music has appeared on many Broadway stages with thanks to Disney on Broadway film to stage adaptations of magical titles like Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Little Mermaid and Newsies working with lyricists Howard Ashman, Jack Feldman, Tim Rice and Stephen Schwartz.
To celebrate this historic win, we're rounding up some of our all-star Broadway favorites covering the Alan Menken works that contributed to him acheiving the EGOT!
"I See The Light" (Tangled) by Laura Osnes and Zachary Levi
Grammy Winner for Best Song Written for Visual Media (with Glenn Slater)
"Under The Sea"(The Little Mermaid) by Tituss Burgess and The Little Mermaid Broadway Cast
Oscar Winner for Best Original Song and Grammy Winner for Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television (with Howard Ashman)
"Beauty and the Beast"(Beauty and the Beast) by Angela Lansbury
Oscar Winner for Best Original Song and Grammy Winner for Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television
"A Whole New World" (Aladdin) by Lea Salonga and Brad Kane
Oscar Winner for Best Original Song and Grammy Winner for Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television (with Tim Rice)
"Colors of the Wind" (Pocahontas) by Judy Kuhn
Oscar Winner for Best Original Song and Grammy Winner for Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television (with Stephen Schwartz)
"Seize The Day" (Newsies) by Jeremy Jordan and Newsies Broadway Cast
Tony Winner for Best Original Score (with Jack Feldman)
