艾伦·曼肯:百老汇迪士尼剧目经久不衰的秘诀

Alan Menken shares the secret to decades of success on Broadway with Disney

艾美奖、格莱美奖、奥斯卡奖、托尼奖四大奖获得者(EGOT winner)①艾伦·曼肯(Alan Menken),也正是《美女与野兽》(Beauty and the Beast)、《小美人鱼》(The Little Mermaid)等百老汇魔幻音乐剧的作曲家,目前正在庆祝他的另一部作品《阿拉丁》(Aladdin)在百老汇“梦想成真”上演十周年。他有一个令人震惊的秘密--“我一点也不喜欢为孩子们创作,这不在我的擅长领域里。”

OUTLINE/As his Broadway version of Disney’s Aladdin celebrates its 10th anniversary on Broadway,Menken-a rare Emmy-Grammy-Oscar-Tony(EGOT)winner-tells us what makes his musicals so special.