![]() ![]() Whether frequenting The 5th Avenue Theatre or your local children’s theater group, you are probably going to encounter at least one Disney musical production a year. For example, there was a time in human history when every other movie was not about Iron Man, or Spider Man, or Ant Man, or CGI Man, or…you get the picture.ĭisney musicals have become such a secure economic stimulant that they are now included in the seasonal fare of many successful musical theater companies. However, I am less pleased with how the success of one genre can lead to the decline of other important and meaningful genres. I personally have no problem with Disney presenting well produced, highly entertaining musical spectacles. So Broadway became less Fosse and more Mickey. Parents were more comfortable bringing their kids to a very elaborate Lion King puppet show than a cabaret period piece. Regardless of one’s cynicism, the productions were mostly good, and there was definitely room for family friendly entertainment that was less about barbers turning their adversaries into meat pies and more about plucky young female protagonists turning into princesses. And although some lamented the Disneyfication of musical theater, others welcomed the new infusion of audience members and cash. Older adults who remembered the Disney movies of their youth, needing an excuse to spend their discretionary income on their kids and grandkids while visiting New York, happily forked over large sums of money to watch Belle tame her Beast. Come share and rediscover the magic and wonder you experienced as a child…and probably bring a couple credit cards too.”ĭisney’s invasion and reinvigoration of Broadway was heavily rooted in nostalgia, with a perfect target audience. ![]() I mean you are going to have to sneak sandwiches into the park for lunch…but don’t pay attention to that. Just make sure you don’t focus on the fact that everything costs way more than it used to…I mean you might think you are prepared for the cost differential, but you haven’t been paying attention to what we’ve been doing recently. ![]() Disneyland is frequently packaged with “remember what a great time you had coming here as a kid make sure your children have the same experience. Nostalgia is certainly a selling point for anything Disney and necessary to keep the brand going. I don’t know if déjà vu increases with age or if reality starts repeating itself as I grow older, but last night while watching The 5th Avenue Theatre’s production of Disney’s The Little Mermaid, I found myself thinking, I’ve been here before. Six of those characters - Dorothy Gale, Robin Hood, Pollyanna, Sherlock Holmes, Heidi, and Tom Sawyer - long to help Margie, the scatterbrained owner, save her struggling store. But they’re not allowed to leave the building or be seen by human eyes. So when a pair of smugglers comes looking for a stolen necklace hidden inside one of the books, the characters are torn. Should they warn Margie and risk disappearing forever? Or can they find a way to defeat the crooks without being seen?įeaturing additional appearances by such beloved literary characters as the Queen of Hearts, Long John Silver, and Doctor Dolittle, this charming comedy celebrates the joy of reading in a fresh, fun-filled way.I don’t know if déjà vu increases with age or if reality starts repeating itself as I grow older. TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE THRU ACT’s WEBSITE LINKED ABOVEĭuring the day, A Likely Story may look like any other used bookstore. But at night, it’s a place where magic happens. That’s when the characters inside the books come alive.
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