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About Alan Menken
Hometown
New York City, United States of America
Born
July 22, 1949
Genre
Musicals
The award-winning author of countless classics for Hollywood and Broadway alike, Alan Menken is one of the most decorated stage and screen composers of all time.
∙ Menken’s breakthrough came in 1979, when playwright Howard Ashman enlisted him to write the music for a musical adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut’s novel God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater.
∙ With Ashman, he wrote the iconic musical Little Shop of Horrors, which opened in 1982, broke box-office records, and later spawned the Oscar-nominated film of the same name.
∙ Beginning with 1989’s The Little Mermaid, he contributed music to a series of high-profile animated films, including Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and Pocahontas.
∙ For his work on The Little Mermaid, Menken earned his first two Academy Awards and his first two Grammy Awards.
∙ His 1994 Beauty and the Beast Broadway musical ran for 13 years, and he has since brought Newsies, Sister Act, A Bronx Tale, and other films to the stage.
∙ With his 2020 Daytime Emmy win (for a song on Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure), he achieved the rare EGOT status, having won Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony awards.
Musical InfluencesAlan Menken's musical influences include The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Irving Berlin and more.
Influenced by Alan MenkenAlan Menken has influenced the music of Trey Parker, Robert Lopez, Tim Minchin and more.
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