Disney has more than a few talented songsmiths on its payroll, but Hamilton’s Lin-Manuel Miranda is switching gears in search of the next big thing. After replacing Elton John in the next Lion King sequel, the actor-songwriter announced plans for a new concept album. After his success as the Ten Dollar Founding Father in Hamilton, Miranda made a smash with ...
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Disney Phenomenon Takes New ‘Percy Jackson’ Series by Storm
That’s right! Disney phenomenon Lin-Manuel Miranda is impressing viewers with his Disney+ takeover of the new release of Percy Jackson and the Olympians. Disney+ Success When Disney launched its streaming service, Disney+, in November 2019, the company promised that not only would subscribers have access to hundreds of movies and television shows in Disney’s extensive library, but Disney would be ...
Read More »Sick of songs from Disney’s “Encanto?” Busting out in “Bruno” lyrics all day long? Lin-Manuel Miranda has a pill for that
Lin-Manuel Miranda has gone on record, saying he never knew the music from Disney’s Encanto would be so popular. But after watching his promo for a new “medication” aimed at curbing fans’ obsession with non-stop singing of songs from the film, we think maybe he did know. Lin-Manuel Miranda, the lyrical brains behind some of the most powerful and memorable ...
Read More »“Encanto” SETS two more records for Disney Animated Films
Since its theatrical debut before Thanksgiving 2021 and its Disney+ debut on Christmas Eve, Disney’s Encanto continues to wow fans, receive accolades, and break records. Just last week, the film set two new records never before achieved by any song written for a film produced by Disney Animation, but the records have nothing to do with animation. RELATED: Here’s how ...
Read More »Lin Manuel Miranda says one of his family members is DONE with Bruno’s song from “Encanto”
This week, the most popular song from Disney’s Encanto soundtrack made big news nationally by beating a record held since 1994 and 1995, but that doesn’t mean it’s sitting well with everyone. According to Billboard.com, the most well-known song from Encanto has finally topped “Let It Go” from Disney’s 2013 smash, Frozen. “Let It Go,” performed by actress and singer Idina Menzel, who voices Queen Elsa ...
Read More »Here’s how Disney’s ‘Encanto’ breaks every Disney mold in storytelling so far
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains information about “Encanto” that readers might want to skip over if they have yet to see the film. Encanto made its highly-anticipated box office debut on November 24, just before the Thanksgiving holiday, and then Disney+ was blessed with the magic of Encanto on Christmas Eve. I have watched it three times already. Since Christmas ...
Read More »Disney’s ‘Encanto’ on track to become the highest-grossing animated film of 2021
Disney’s Encanto has already seen huge success, despite having just seen its theatrical debut on November 24, the day before Thanksgiving. At the domestic box office, the all-new Disney animated feature has grossed just under $58 million, and globally, that figure is slightly higher at $58.1 million, bringing its total gross to $116.1 million. It saw gains of nearly $13 million ...
Read More »Fans in Dallas tonight were looking forward to the show, until it got canceled because of COVID
Fans in northeast Texas are sad tonight after they discovered that the Hamilton performance scheduled for tonight was canceled at the last minute. Dallas Summer Musicals was to present Disney’s Broadway musical Hamilton tonight at the historic Fair Park Music Hall just east of downtown Dallas. Patrons with tickets were notified via the Dallas Summer Musicals website and via the Dallas Summer ...
Read More »Kid skips class & hangs with Lin-Manuel Miranda, but teacher FREAKS OUT when she hears the excuse from Miranda himself
A student at Centennial High School in Roswell, Georgia, had a lot of explaining to do. The young man, Luke Stevens, told his United States History teacher that he wouldn’t be in class the next session because he was going to be hanging out and having lunch with the “creator of Hamilton,” not to mention the lyrical genius behind the impressive, ...
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