Before the age of 50, composer Alan Menken (born 1949) had won eight Academy awards and four Grammys. His scores for the Walt Disney animated films of the 1990s as well as his success on the Broadway stage have some crediting him with the return of...

Tale as old as time. Tune as old as song. Bittersweet and strange. Finding you can change. . . - The title song of ''Beauty and the Beast'' THE TALE behind the tale is not quite as old...

A new musical from Alan Menken, a revival of "A Little Night Music" starring Glenn Close and a road tour of "Hair" top the list of projects in the works at the Frankel/Viertel/Baruch/Routh Group. The legit producing org with the somewhat cumbersome...

Complete list of 80th annual Academy Award nominations announced Tuesday:1. Best Picture: "Atonement," "Juno," "Michael Clayton," "No Country for Old Men," "There Will Be Blood."2. Actor: George Clooney, "Michael Clayton"; Daniel Day-Lewis, "There Will Be Blood"; Johnny Depp, "Sweeney Todd the Demon Barber of Fleet...

Today is Sunday, July 22, the 203rd day of 2007. There are 162 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On July 22, 1933, American aviator Wiley Post completed the first solo flight around the world in seven days, 18 3/4 hours.On this date:In 1587,...