Alan Menken on Working with Whoopi and Bringing the Beloved Film Sister Act to Broadway
About the author: Composer Alan Menken’s resume, which includes scores for musicals like Little Shop of Horrors, The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast, certainly speaks for itself, but there is one distinction that sets it apart: The prolific composer has won a total of eight Academy Awards, more than any other living individual, and has been Oscar-nominated a total of 19 times. After the death of his o…