While Menken won’t elaborate on what could make it to the big screen or future stage productions, he does say a cameo by original Rapunzel voice actress Moore in the new film wouldn’t be out of the question, ala Jodie Benson in the Little Mermaid live action movie.
They promise to be an unforgetable experience with the New York-native touching on his time before and at the centre of the Disney Renaissance (Little Mermaid, Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, etc) and beyond, with his other current projects including musicals of Night At The Museum, Animal Farm and Nancy Drew.
Plus, two Disney musicals make their highly-anticipated West End debut this summer with Hercules opening at Threatre Royal Drury Lane in June and two performances of a specially staged concert of Hunchback of Notre Dame at the Prince Edward Theatre on August 17.
Menken also cited how much he enjoyed Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel’s “lovely cameos” in last year’s Wicked movie after they originated the roles of Glinda and Elphaba on Broadway.
The animated feature’s success inspired the 2012 short film Tangled Ever After and 2017 TV series Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventure.
