how did he get his breakthrough in the music?
Menken finally achieved success as a composer when playwright Howard Ashman chose him and Engel to write the music for his musical adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut's novel "God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater
Alan Menken
Menken finally achieved success as a composer when playwright Howard Ashman chose him and Engel to write the music for his musical adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut's novel "God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater"
who wrote a change in me beauty and the beast Alan Menken and lyricist Tim Rice who is the former mentioned person? He is an American composer, songwriter, music conductor, music director and record producer where was he born? Manhattan
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Alan Menken [SEP] Breakthrough years
Menken finally achieved success as a composer when playwright Howard Ashman chose him and Engel to write the music for his musical adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut's novel "God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater". The musical opened in 1979 at the WPA Theater to excellent reviews and modest box office. It transferred after several months to the Off-Broadway Entermedia Theater, where it ran for an additional six weeks. Menken and Ashman wrote their next musical, "Little Shop of Horrors", for a cast of only 9 performers, including a puppeteer. This musical is based on the 1960 black comedy film "The Little Shop of Horrors".