Disney Princess - The Concert is a concert tour that features Broadway stars performing Disney Princess songs. The show is produced by Disney Concerts and presented by Pandora Jewelry.[1]
The show was announced on April 27, 2021 by Beth Deitchman in the D23 website as part of the Ultimate Princess Celebration[2].
Background[]
Since 2015, music director Benjamin Rauhala and Broadway star Laura Osnes have performed in the Broadway Princess Party Feinstein’s/54 Below in New York City, a small concert they co-created. The show features performances from other Broadway stars singing princess-themed songs - and in most cases, the Disney Princess and heroines songs. The concert was soon joined by other mainstay performers such as Susan Egan and Courtney Reed[3].
In 2021, it was announced that the show would become Disney Princess - The Concert and that it would be an official Disney Concert. In August of that year, it was announced that Osnes would be replaced with Christy Altomare due to her not having been vaccinated.[4]
After a premiere in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in 2021, it was announced that the tour would be postponed to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic[5].
Cast[]
- Susan Egan (2021-2022) - performer
- Courtney Reed (2021-2022) - performer
- Aisha Jackson (2021-2022) - performer
- Christy Altomare (2021-2023) - performer
- Arielle Jacobs (2022-2023) - performer
- Syndee Winters (2022-2023) - performer
- Anneliese van der Pol (2022-2023) - performer
- Isabelle McCalla (2023) - performer
- Shoba Narayan (2023) - performer
- Diana Huey (2023) - performer
- Anastacia McCleskey (2023) - performer
- Steffanie Leigh (2023) - performer
- Lissa DeGuzman (2023) - performer
- Kathryn Allison (2023) - performer
- Benjamin Rauhala (2021-2023) - music director
- Adam J Levy (2021-2023) - performer
Dubai Leg
- Syndee Winters (2023) - performer
- Steffanie Leigh (2023) - performer
- Anneliese van der Pol (2023) - performer
- Hiba Elchikhe (2023) - performer
- Benjamin Rauhala (2023) - music director
- Adam J Levy (2023) - performer
- Ainsley Melham (2023) - performer
Brazilian Leg
- Laura Castro (2023) - performer
- Aline Serra (2023) - performer
- Pâmela Rossini (2023) - performer
- Jullie (2023) - performer
- Lola Borges (2023) - performer
- Helena Bastos (2023) - performer
- Benjamin Rauhala (2023) - music director
Australia & New Zealand Leg
- Storm Lever (2023) - performer
- Krysta Rodriguez (2023) - performer
- Steffanie Leigh (2023) - performer
- Rachael Beck (2023) - performer
- Isabelle McCalla (2023) - performer
- Benjamin Rauhala (2023) - music director
- Adam J Levy (2023) - performer
Fill-ins
- Jessie Hooker-Bailey (March 25-28, 2022) - performer
- Anthony Sagaria (April 2022) - performer
- Sarah Uriarte Berry (2022) - performer
Guests
- Jodi Benson (November 16, 2022) - performer
Previsouly announced but no longer performing
- Laura Osnes - performer
Confirmed songs in the set-list[]
- "Touch the Sky"
- "Part of Your World" / "Part of Your World (Reprise)"
- "Original Disney Princesses Medley"
- "I Won't Say (I'm in Love)"
- "For the First Time in Forever"
- "That's How You Know"
- "Reflection"
- "Let It Go"
- "A Whole New World"
- "How Far I'll Go"
- "Journey to the Past"[6]
- "Beauty and the Beast"
- "When You Wish Upon a Star"
- "Colors of the Wind"
- "Mother Knows Best"
- "Shadowland"
- "I See the Light"
- "Speechless"
- "Belle"
- "When Will My Life Begin"
- "Love is an Open Door"
- "In Summer"
- "All Is Found" / "Into the Unknown"
- "These Palace Walls"
- "Starting Now"
The tour's complete setlist and order are still unknown. This list is based on the concerts held at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Behind the scenes[]
- Susan Egan originated the role of Belle in the Broadway production of Beauty and the Beast. She was also the voice of Megara in Hercules.
- Courtney Reed originated the role of Jasmine in the Broadway production of Aladdin. She later reprised the role in the West End production.
- Aisha Jackson was the standby Anna in the Broadway production of Frozen in 2021.
- Laura Osnes originated the role of Cinderella in the revival Broadway production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella. Osnes left the group after it became known that she had not been vaccinated.
- Arielle Jacobs originated the role of Jasmine in the Sydney production of Aladdin and later reprised the role on Broadway. She also played Gabriella in the US tour of High School Musical on Stage!.
- Anneliese van der Pol played Belle in the Broadway production of Beauty and the Beast in 2007. She is also known for playing Chelsea on That's So Raven and its spin-off Raven's Home.
- Syndee Winters played Nala in the National Tour production of The Lion King in 2002 and again on Broadway in 2019.
- Christy Altomare originated the role of Anastasia in the Broadway production of Anastasia. Despite not being a Disney production, 20th Century Fox was bought by The Walt Disney Company. She was announced to be part of the 2022 tour before new cast members Arielle Jacobs and Anneliese van der Pol joined in her place instead. She later rejoined the project, replacing Osnes, following her admittance of not having been vaccinated.
- Isabelle McCalla originated the role of Jasmine in the National Tour production of Aladdin and later reprised the role on Broadway and the upcoming film Aladdin: Live from the West End. She also originated the role of Megara in the New Jersey production of Hercules.
- Shoba Narayan played Jasmine In the Broadway production of Aladdin in 2022 and 2023.
- Diana Huey played Ariel In the National Tour production of The Little Mermaid.
- Anastacia McCleskey originated the role of Thalia in the New Jersey production of Hercules. She was also part of the ensemble in the Broadway production of Tarzan.
- Steffanie Leigh played Mary Poppins in the Broadway production of the same name.
- Lissa DeGuzman played Jasmine in the National Tour and Broadway productions of Aladdin.
- Kathryn Allison was part of the ensemble in the Broadway production of Aladdin and originated the role of Despina in the New Jersey production of Hercules.
- Hiba Elchikhe played Jasmine in the Australian production of Aladdin. She also had an uncredited role on Disenchanted.
- Storm Lever originated the role of Savannah in the Arlington production of Freaky Friday.
- Jessie Hooker-Bailey originated the role of Savannah in the Los Angeles production of Freaky Friday.
- Krysta Rodriguez played Megara in the Central Park production of Hercules. She also played Cinderella in the Broadway and Los Angeles revival productions of Into the Woods.
- Rachael Beck originated the role of Belle in the Australian production of Beauty and the Beast.
- Laura Castro voiced Ariel in the Brazilian dub of The Little Mermaid.
- Aline Serra played Ariel in the Brazilian production of The Little Mermaid.
- Jullie voiced Tinker Bell in the Brazilian dub of the Disney Fairies films franchise. She also dubbed some of Bridgit Mendler performances, including Teddy Duncan from Good Luck Charlie, Juliet van Heusen from Wizards of Waverly Place and Olivia White from Lemonade Mouth - alongside other characters such as Paw Pilot from Special Agent Oso and Jasiri from The Lion Guard.
- Jeremy Jordan, Zachary Levi, Jodi Benson and Liz Callaway have already performed in the original Broadway Princess Party.
- Other Broadway stars that have performed in the Broadway Princess Party include:
- Ciara Renée, who originated the role of Esmeralda in the off-Broadway production of The Hunchback of Notre Dame and played Elsa in Frozen.
- Sierra Boggess, who originated the role of Ariel in The Little Mermaid.
- Adam Jacobs, who originated the role of Aladdin in Aladdin.
- Patti Murin, who originated the role of Anna in Frozen.
- Caissie Levy, who originated the role of Elsa in Frozen.
- Kara Lindsay, who originated the role of Katherine Plumber in Newsies.
- Jelani Aladdin, who originated the role of Kristoff in Frozen and played Hercules in the Central Park production of Hercules.
- In October 2022, Susan Egan was diagnosed with Bell's palsy paralyzing part of her face and had to cancel the rest of her appearances on the tour.
- On November 16, 2022 in Orlando, Jodi Benson, the original voice of Ariel in The Little Mermaid, made a surprise appearance at the concert where she sang "Part of Your World".
Gallery[]
Adam J. Levy
Anneliese van der Pol
Aisha Jackson
Arielle Jacobs
Benjamin Rauhala
Christy Altimore
Courtney Reed
Laura Osnes
Susan Egan
Syndee Winters
Jessie Hooker Bailey
Anthony Sagaria
Videos[]
Disney Princess- The Concert-2
References[]
- ↑ https://www.disneyconcerts.com/princess/
- ↑ https://d23.com/just-announced-disney-kicks-off-global-ultimate-princess-celebration/
- ↑ https://broadwayprincessparty.com/about-launch/
- ↑ https://thedisinsider.com/2021/08/20/christy-altomare-to-replace-laura-osnes-in-disney-princess-the-concert-tour-amid-vaccination-scandal/
- ↑ https://deadline.com/2021/10/disney-princess-concert-tour-cancellation-covid-fall-dates-1234850045/
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CS7pTEcrXtV/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
