Introducing new heroes and villains to the LEGO Star Wars universe, the animated television series LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures will premiere Monday June 20th (10:00am EDT), on Disney XD. Set between the events of The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, the action comedy series follows the Freemakers, a family of […]
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Disney Channel Sets Latina Princess “Elena Of Avalor” For July 22nd
June 9th, 2016 
Jerry Beck Disney’s newest princess, Elena of Avalor, will make her royal debut in the CG animated series Elena of Avalor, with a one-hour premiere event Friday, July 22nd (7:00-8:00 p.m., EDT), on Disney Channel. Set in the enchanted fairytale land of Avalor, the stories incorporate influences from diverse Latin and Hispanic cultures through architecture, traditions, food […]
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Presents “An Evening of Disney Silly Symphonies”
May 26th, 2016 Jerry Beck Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) will present LACO @ the Movies: An Evening of Disney Silly Symphonies, a program of Academy Award-winning animation created by Walt Disney Studios between 1929 and 1939 – with orchestral scores performed live by Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra led by six-time Emmy award-winning composer Mark Watters – on Saturday, June […]
The Academy’s 25th Anniversary Screening of Disney’s “Beauty And The Beast”
April 28th, 2016 Jerry Beck Eight-time Oscar-winning composer Alan Menken and three-time Oscar nominee and Honorary Academy Award recipient Angela Lansbury will join voice actors Paige O’Hara, Richard White and Robby Benson, supervising animators Andreas Deja, Mark Henn and Glen Keane, key story artist Brenda Chapman, Oscar-nominated producer Don Hahn, and director Gary Trousdale onstage for a 25th anniversary celebration […]
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Comments Off on The Academy’s 25th Anniversary Screening of Disney’s “Beauty And The Beast” An Open Letter From Mary Costa (The Voice of Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty”)
April 4th, 2016 Jerry Beck On behalf of Mary Costa – the legendary voice of Princess Aurora in Walt Disney’s Sleeping Beauty (1959) – I am posting this open-letter to her many fans and friends. Please join us in granting this very special birthday gift to Ms. Costa. We wish her our very best – and may she enjoy many more years of […]
