Biography

Alan Menken

Alan Irwin Menken (born July 22, 1949) is an American musical theatre and film score composer and pianist. Menken is best known for his scores for films produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. His scores for The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and Pocahontas have each won him two Academy Awards. He also composed the scores for Little Shop of Horrors (1986), Newsies (1992), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996), Hercules (1997), Enchanted (2007), Tangled (2010) and Sausage Party (2016), among others. He is also known for his work on musical theatre works for Broadway and elsewhere. Some of these are based on his Disney films, but other stage hits include Little Shop of Horrors (1982), A Christmas Carol (1994) and Sister Act (2009).

Disney's The Little Mermaid Jr

Directed by Rayme Sciaroni
Music by Alan Menken
Lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater
Book by Doug Wright

Adapted from Disney's 2008 Broadway production, The Little Mermaid features the hit songs "Part of Your World," "She's in Love," and the Oscar-winning "Under the Sea."