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Disenchanted! preview
Shouldn’t a musical about dispelling clichés at least make a conscious effort to avoid them? Dennis T. Giacino’sDisenchanted!, which just opened at the Theatre at St. Clement’s, purports to rip apart Disney’s Technicolor canon and show us what the women at their centers would really have endured. But all Giacino’s tedious take accomplishes is making you long for even just a hint of the mystical make-believe and creativity on which Disney films have always traded.
“We princesses from the original fairy tales are none too happy with the way all those ‘magical’ storybooks and ‘classic’ animated movies, not to mention all those ‘realistic’ theme park shows portray us,” says our de facto host, Snow White (Michelle Knight) at the outset. Read More
Storybook Princess Musical Disenchanted!Opens at the Theatre at St. Clement’s
The production follows 10 of the world’s favorite heroines who are trying to set the record straight.
The new musical comedy Disenchanted! opened December 4 at the Theatre at St. Clement’s. The show features a book, music, and lyrics by Dennis T
. Giacino, and direction by Fiely A. Matias. Press materials describe the musical as follows: “Forget the princesses you think you know — the original storybook heroines have come back to life to set the record straight.” Read More
Disenchanted!, New Musical About “Princess Posse,” Opens Off-Broadway
Disenchanted!, a new musical comedy by Dennis T. Giacino that explores the misconception surrounding Disney princesses, officially opened at the Theatre at St. Clement’s Dec. 4 following previews that began Nov
. 26.
Disenchanted! is playing a nine-week limited engagement through Jan. 25, 2015.
The New Musical Disenchanted Has an Opening Night Fit For a Posse of Princesses
You’ve never seen princesses like this before! The stars of the no-holds-barred new musical Disenchanted celebrated their official opening night on December 4, 2014 at off-Broadway’s Theatre at St. Clement’s. Read More
Deb’s web preview
In the last few weeks I’ve been to see two fabulous shows, both produced, in part, by Randy Klein, son of LI performers Cooky and Lenny Klein. Gentleman’s Guide…, as you know, won the TONY Award this year for Best Musical and speaks for itself. Read More
Disenchanted! – Snow White and her disgruntled fairy-tale pals air grievances in this quirky revue.
Anyone who has ever taken issue with the way female characters are depicted in animated films like Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, and Mulan will find Disenchanted!, now playing at the Theatre at St. Clement’s, a revelation. This musical revue dares to take on culture-shapers like Disney, and tackles the prejudices and neuroses that its characters, so the show implies, inflict on impressionable minds
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Disenchanted! reviewed by Esther Zuckerman
Disenchanted!
Starring: Jen Bechter, Becky Gulsvig, Michelle Knight; Director: Fiely A
. Matias; Author: Dennis T. Giacino; Opening Date: 12/04/2014
Disenchanted!—a new musical playing Off Broadway at the Theatre at St. Clement’s through Jan. 25—fancies itself a sort of Avenue Q for the princess set. The comedy, which originated in Orlando, feels like counterprogramming to the theme-park stage shows that overrun that sunny town. Read More
BWW TV: Fairy Tales Get a Makeover in DISENCHANTED!
The new musical comedy DISENCHANTED! will make its New York premiere in a limited 9-week engagement at Theatre at St. Clement’s (423 West 46th St. at 9th Avenue) beginning previews on Wednesday, November 26, 2014.
Amazing Maize Mazes are now all open for the 2014 season !
The “Amazing Maize Maze” mazes are now all open and running through the fall.
Times and ticket information as well as great guides are available on their websites.
Press Release – Disenchanted going Off-Broadway
(New York, NY – Once Upon A Time…) Producers Don Frantz (Beauty and the Beast)and Jonathan Pollard (I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change) are thrilled to announce that the new musical comedy DISENCHANTED! will make its New York premiere in a limited 9-week engagement at Theatre at St. Clement’s (423 West 46th St. at 9th Avenue) beginning previews on Wednesday, November 26, 2014. Opening night is set for Thursday, December 4, 2014. Read More