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Meet Us in New York City!
This is happening! Mark your calendars for our New York City meet up because we want to meet you and chat it up! There will be trivia, prizes, drinks, and lots of good company! We would love to have...
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A Little TheatEAR History: The Little Mermaid
January 10, 2008: The Little Mermaid opened on Broadway at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. Almost 20 years about The Little Mermaid hit movie theaters, Disney Theatrical Productions brought the beloved hit...
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The Parents Love Peter and the Starcatcher
Every year, Santa gives my parents the gift of Broadway under the tree (ahem, heavily discounted tickets that take much research to find!). Now this year, they lucked out with the weather (normally it...
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The Scoop on Aladdin the Musical
Did you ever hear that saying that it’s not official until it’s on Facebook? Well, folks, it’s official. Wait, there’s a Twitter account too! Aladdin will be heading to Toronto in November 2013, where...
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Stephen Schwartz + His Disney Resume
On Friday night, I went to a concert at Carnegie Hall, celebrating the work of composer/lyricist Stephen Schwartz. For the past 10 years, his musical Wicked has been flying high on Broadway, but he...
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Peter and the Starcatcher: Off-Broadway
Before I left for the epic road trip to Florida and back, I spent the night before at the the wonderful New World Stages in New York City. In January, it was announced that the Tony award winning...
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Lovely Afternoon at Fantasia Live in Concert
Last weekend, I finally got to cash in on a Christmas purchase: tickets to see the New York premiere Fantasia Live in Concert at Lincoln Center. It was actually my first time attending a performance at...
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Fraggle Friday: Celebrating the Big 3-0
Happy Friday, friends! Every Monday here at This Happy Place, there is a Muppet celebration and today, on this special Friday, it’s all about the Fraggles. Created by Jim Henson, Fraggle Rock was a...
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New Sights at Times Square’s Disney Store
I’m always going to miss the large and in charge Disney Store on 55th and 5th Avenue in New York City. It was close to my work, had a nice bathroom, and the top floor had a great collection of Disney...
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Soho Rep: Walt Disney in the Flesh
It seems perfect timing that I should mention my trip to Soho Rep to see “A Public Reading of an Unproduced Screenplay About the Death of Walt Disney” (whew, a mouth full), a play by Lucas Hnath...
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Disney Cruise Line: New York State of Mind
I may be biased but I am so hoping that Disney Cruise Line assigns one of its ships to New York City again in 2015. They’ve been in Galveston, Texas and now Miami, Florida. I’ve also read that they...
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TheatEAR Newsflash: Muppets Broadway Maybe?
Okay, wasn’t it just two days ago that I said the Muppets hadn’t been on Broadway before? It was. So I’m at dinner last night enjoying a very lovely burger and one of my friends texts me to see if I...
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I Guess the Mouse Must Be in New York City
With summer finally arriving in New York City, we’ve taken full advantage of spending a majority of our weekends outdoors. It’s quite a lovely change from spending a majority of our time in the air...
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That Disney Eatery Feeling: Panevino in New Jersey
Editor’s note: Beyond excited to welcome Safari Mike of the wonderful Jambo Everyone, dedicated to all things Animal Kingdom. One of the features I’ve tried to always have on This Happy Place Blog...
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Aladdin on Broadway in February 2014
On Disney Theatrical, you are such a trickster! I literally just wrote a post (to go live next week) and stated how little news there was coming from them this summer. And then TODAY, today they...
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Two Years Later: Still Carrying the Banner
Ahh! I cannot believe it’s been 2 years since Newsies the Musical first performed at Paper Mill Playhouse for its pre-Broadway run. The warm September evening that I trained it to Millburn and attended...
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Muppet Monday: Jim Henson Biography Event at Moving Image Museum
Last Tuesday, I survived one very scary man on the subway and a rat prowling around the platform to make it to the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, Queens for an event focusing on the recent...
View ArticleTheatEAR Newsflash: A King, A Street Rat + Starstuff
Greetings, friends! How about a little Disney theatre news to kick off your Friday? First things first, The Lion King (which has been on Broadway since 1997) is about to set an unbelievable precedent....
View ArticleTheatEAR Newsflash: Aladdin & Hunchback Buzz
It feels so good to have a reason to do TWO newsflash articles in a month! THINGS ARE HAPPENING. With just a few days before Aladdin makes its first splash in Canada, there are quite a few articles...
View ArticleMuppet Monday: A Frog Full of Gas
Every year since I started This Happy Place Blog, I always try to bring up the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Since I was super little, it has been one of my favorite holiday traditions. I’ve never...
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