: A Whole New World Of Alan Menken
6 May @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm AEST

Experience a once-in-a-lifetime evening with legendary composer Alan Menken confirming one-night-only performances of A Whole New World of Alan Menken for Melbourne and Sydney in May 2026.
This 8-Time Oscar®-Winner will perform publicly in Australia for the very first time.
Alan Menken’s music has shaped generations, from his era-defining Disney hits “Beauty and the Beast,” “A Whole New World,” “Colors of the Wind,” and “Go the Distance,” to beloved stage and screen musicals that have become cultural landmarks. His extraordinary catalogue includes The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Newsies, Hercules, Little Shop of Horrors, Sister Act, Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and many more.
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