About the Author

Michael Lassell is a widely published, award-winning author of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction, whose work has appeared in scores of newspapers, magazines, literary journals, and anthologies. A former theater critic, he holds degrees from Colgate University, the California Institute of the Arts, and the Yale School of Drama. He lives in New York City, where he is the articles director of Metropolitan Home magazine. His previous Disney Editions titles include: Aida, Celebration--The Story of a Town, Disney on Broadway, Tarzan: The Broadway Adventure, and Mary Poppins: Anything Can Happen If You Let It.

Reviews

PRAISE FOR THE LION KING: TWENTY YEARS ON BROADWAY AND AROUND THE WORLD"The tome, created for the show's milestone anniversary, takes readers from the animated film to the making of the musical, shares stories from the actors and creators of the show, and reveals never-before-published photographs of productions of the show from all around the world. . . . will make the perfect gift this holiday season for Broadway lovers and Disney fans alike."--Broadway World

PRAISE FOR ALADDIN--A WHOLE NEW WORLD: THE ROAD TO BROADWAY AND BEYOND "Looking like an artifact from the Cave of Wonders--all goldedged pages and padded silk cover--this sumptuous volume, created by Welcome Enterprises (responsible for the previous book on the making of the Poppins musical by Michael Lassell and myself), takes the reader, as the title suggests, on the theatrical journey that led Tom Schumacher and his creative colleagues to bring the popular animated film with its Broadway-style score by Menken, Ashman and Rice to Broadway itself. Lassell introduces us to everyone involved in the process from the set, costume, make-up and lighting designers via the wizardry responsible for a magically-appearing Genii and a flying carpet to the cast who brought Aladdin and his friends and foes to life on stage."--Brian Sibley, writer, broadcaster, and Disney scholar