Did you ever dream of being a princess when you were a kid? Of course you did. Well now is your chance to see the real royals in action with Disney Princess – The Concert at the Benedum Center on Monday, November 28.
The concert promises to be an unforgettable evening, where an acclaimed cast will perform more than 30 favorite Disney Princess songs. Drama Desk Award-nominee Christy Altomare (Broadway’s original ‘Anya’ in Anastasia and Mamma Mia), Theater World Award-winner Isabelle McCalla (Broadway’s ‘Jasmine’ in Aladdin and The Prom), Broadway World Award-winner Syndee Winters (Broadway’s ‘Nala’ in The Lion King, Hamilton), Disney Channel icon Anneliese van der Pol (That’s So Raven, Raven’s Home, Broadway’s final ‘Belle’ in Beauty and The Beast), and their enchanting Prince, Adam J. Levy (Moulin Rouge, Waitress) will celebrate these iconic characters and share exclusive, hilarious, and heartfelt behind-the-scenes stories from their time on the stage and screen while larger than life animations and theatrical effects will immerse the audience in pure Disney magic.
I got to nerd out about Disney with Benjamin Rauhala (Fiddler on the Roof, Secret Life of Bees), Music Director and resident Fairy Godfairy, about how this magical production went from the basement to the bigtime.
What inspired you to create this show?
Ben: Disney Princess – The Concert was born seven years ago as Broadway Princess Party and it was a show in a basement venue in New York called 54 Below. The original intent was just to get a bunch of my best girlfriends together and sing Disney princess songs that we loved. We thought we’d play dress up for a night and it would be silly and be a good time and that we’d never talk about it again. The videos ended up going very viral on YouTube, which was really lucky. But also, the women had so much fun doing it. So often they are in competition with each other, or when they’re in a show they are the