Tag: Lin Manuel Miranda
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Disney Gives First Look at Encanto!
Disney’s Encanto will be the next musical from Walt Disney Animation Studios. Arriving in the fall of 2021, it includes the music of Lin-Manuel Miranda of Hamilton and Moana fame. He also co-starred in Mary Poppins Returns. It is directed by Byron Howard and Jared Bush the duo behind Zootopia. It is co-directed and co-written by Charise…
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Candlelight Ceremony Canceled at Disneyland Resort
Disneyland has canceled this year’s Candlelight Processional and Ceremony. The annual tradition that dates back to Disneyland’s first Christmas when director Dr. Charles C. Hirt brought together a 12 Dickens carolers sang holiday music at Disneyland. The following year brought the first mass choir, also directed by Hirt. As the years went by, Candlelight got…
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The Walt Disney Family Museum Shares Magical Evening With Alan Menken and Lin-Manuel Miranda
On Thursday night The Walt Disney Family Museum hosted An Evening with Alan Menken. DAPS MAGIC was invited to cover this event by The Walt Disney Family Museum. It was a magical night that gave donors and fans the chance to experience the magic of the music and experiences of Alan Menken, Chris Montan, and…
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The Walt Disney Family Museum presents An Evening with Alan Menken
A virtual fundraising event celebrating the prolific career of Disney Legend Alan Menken, featuring special guest Lin-Manuel Miranda San Francisco, July 24, 2020—The Walt Disney Family Museum is delighted to host Oscar®-, Grammy®-, Tony®- and Golden Globe®-winning composer and songwriter Alan Menken for an intimate evening of music and storytelling. Streamed live on Thursday, August…
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Disney+ Does Not Throw Away Its Shot With Hamilton – Review by Mr. DAPs
Hamilton, the hit Broadway musical that was both written and starred Lin-Manuel Miranda, is now streaming on Disney+. Since the first premier at the Public Theater in February 2015, it has been incredibly popular. This musical telling of the story of the American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton is described as “America then, as told by America…
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Disney Releases New Trailer for Hamilton Days Before Streaming Release
We are just days away from the premiere of Hamilton on Disney+! This Friday, the official film of Hamilton will drop exclusively on the Disney+ streaming service. In honor of this extra special week, Disney has dropped an all-new trailer to get fans excited for the film’s release. In the trailer, we see most characters…
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Lin-Manuel Miranda Teases New Animated Disney Musical Set in Colombia
Lin-Manuel Miranda is working on another Disney animated feature. While on Good Morning America (GMA) talking about the upcoming Hamilton release on Disney+, Miranda shared about another project he is working on. During his time in quarantine, Miranda has been working with Disney on a new animated musical that is set in Colombia. Byron Howard…
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Official Hamilton Trailer Released Ahead of Disney+ Premiere
The official trailer for Hamilton has been released ahead of its arrival on Disney+ on July 3. The show was filmed live on stage with the original cast at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in 2016 and was originally planned to come to the big screen. Now, ahead of its arrival on Disney’s streaming service, a trailer has…
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Candles Were Lit – DISNEY Reporter
Welcome to the DISNEY Reporter! Here is a look at this week’s Disney and geek headlines: This week things kick off with an update on Disneyland’s Candlelight Processional. It was narrated by Lin-Manuel Miranda and was impacted by the weather a little bit. In movie news, the first trailer for Ghostbusters: Afterlife was released this…
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The Square Where it Happened – GEEKS CORNER – Episode 1010 (#481)
Welcome to another episode of GEEKS CORNER! This week, there is a lot of spirited conversation going on. First off, the geeks discuss the Candlelight Processional at Disneyland with Lin-Manuel Miranda. In Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, new droids have arrived. The geeks talk about the process of building the world at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge…
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Sunday Recap Report – Waiting in the Rain for Candlelight
Welcome back to another ‘Sunday Recap Report!’ The day started off partly cloudy and cool at the Disneyland Resort. This weekend was also Candlelight, so we definitely hoped for good weather. I got to Disneyland around 11:45am, took some photos, and started scoping out a spot for Candlelight. I found a few spots, but I…
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Lin-Manuel Miranda Tells the Christmas Story at Disneyland During 2019 Candlelight Processional
Fans cheered when the Lin-Manuel Miranda made his way onto the podium in front of the Main Street Station at Disneyland for a soundcheck ahead of this year’s Candlelight Processional. During his soundcheck, he sang the music from Moana and generated even more cheers. A little over an hour later, the Candlelight Processional began. The…
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Disney Casts Halle Bailey as Ariel in Upcoming Live-Action The Little Mermaid Movie
Halle Bailey has been cast as Ariel in Disney’s upcoming live-action reimagining of The Little Mermaid. The film is directed by Rob Marshall and produced by Marshall, John DeLuca, Marc Platt and Lin-Manuel Miranda. The film will feature beloved songs from the animated classic by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman, as well as new songs by Menken…
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Mary Poppins Returns – Home Entertainment Review by Mr. DAPs
Mary Poppins Returns brings back the magic first experienced by audience 54 years ago when Mary Poppins appeared above the skies of London. Since then, generations of kids have grown up with a spoonful of sugar helping the medicine go down. Now, Rob Marshall takes guests back into the world of Mary Poppins in this…
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Practically Perfect in Every Way – Mary Poppins Returns is the Heart Warming Movie this Holiday Season – A Review by Mr. DAPS
NOTE: This article does contain some minor spoilers in reference to the content of the film. No major plot points are referenced but we do review some of our favorite hidden gems! For many Disney fans, the epitome of Disney magic was found in 1964’s Mary Poppins. This magical masterpiece defined Disney storytelling for generations. Mary…
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Lin-Manuel Miranda Honored With Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Lin-Manuel Miranda has been honored with a star along the legendary Hollywood Walk of Fame. He was joined by “Weird Al” Yankovic and Rita Moreno for a ceremony that took place in front of the Pantages Theatre. Miranda’s Star is the 2,652nd star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. It can be found at 6243 Hollywood Boulevard in front of…
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Mary Poppins Returns World Premiere Brings Out the Stars on a Rainy Night in Hollywood!
The magic of Mary Poppins was in Hollywood this week for the world premiere of Mary Poppins Returns. The cast and crew of the new Disney movie walked the red carpet in Hollywood for a spectacular night. The movie, which tells of Mary Poppins returning to now adult Banks children is set to become an…
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Check out First Glimpse Into Mary Poppins Returns with All-New Trailer
“Winds in the east, mist coming in / Like somethin’ is brewin’ and bout to begin” This morning, fans were delighted to find our first glimpse into the practically perfect nanny has arrived! Mary Poppins Returns, a sequel to Disney classic Mary Poppins (1964), picks up when Mary has to make a grand entrance to take…
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Don Cheadle to Voice Donald Duck in Disney’s DuckTales!
Donald Duck is getting a new voice. At a San Diego Comic-Con panel focused on DuckTales, it was announced that Don Cheadle will be voicing Donald Duck. For the first time, the series will be getting an Academy Award-nominated actor joining its cast. Not only is Cheadle an Academy Award-nominated actor, he also portrays an…
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Disney’s Top Choice for The Little Mermaid Director: Rob Marshall
Rob Marshall is a popular director around Walt Disney Studios. Recently he direct Mary Poppins Returns but could one of his next projects be the live-action remake of The Little Mermaid? According to Deadline, Marshall is their number one choice to direct this film. It will feature new songs by Hamilton‘s Lin-Manuel Miranda and Alan Menken and a script…
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Ariel and Lin-Manuel
Welcome to Geeks Corner! This week is a very special episode of Geeks Corner as it is our producer Tyler’s last week as a single man. This weekend, he will be marrying the love of his life and member of the Geeks Corner family Hayley the Hatter! This week’s episode has other news beyond that.…
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Lin-Manuel Miranda Joins DuckTales Cast
The cast for the reboot of DuckTales has just gotten even more awesome! Lin-Manuel Miranda announced on twitter that he will be voicing Fenton Crackshell-Cabrera, otherwise known as Gizmoduck! In Disney XD’s DuckTales Fenton Crackshell-Cabrera will be an intern for Scrooge McDuck’s in-house scientist Gyro Gearloose. Co-producer and story editor Francisco Angones told D23, “Growing up as…
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Moana’s YOU’RE WELCOME Music Video Debuts on Vevo
“YOU’RE WELCOME” MUSIC VIDEO FROM THE MOANA ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK DEBUTS TODAY ON VEVO MUSIC VIDEO FEATURES LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA AND JORDAN FISHER BURBANK, CA – March 24, 2017 – Oscar®-nominated, Tony®-, Emmy®- and Grammy®-winning songwriter/composer Lin-Manuel Miranda and Hollywood Records artist Jordan Fisher are featured in the music video for “You’re Welcome.” Shot on…
