“Rapunzel’s” roots lie in the Italian story of “Petrosinella,” which was written by Giambattista Basile and published in 1634 — and honestly, I prefer Basile's tale. Like Rapunzel, Petrosinella is ...

In this Danish rendition of the Princess in a Coffin tale type, you observe a king and queen that are unable to naturally bear a child, so they must seek the help of a wise old woman to fulfill their ...

Ahead of its Feb. 18 stop at the Capitol Theatre, Disenchanted playfully and pointedly revisits classic fairy tales to challenge the myth of “happily ever after,” giving princesses the chance ...

The idea for “Disenchanted!” began when Dennis Giacino was a history teacher. “I taught about Pocahontas in my class back in the 1980s,” Giacino says. “That’s where the seed started. In the mid-1990s, ...

Brides-to-be can now create their dream happily-ever-after fashion moment thanks to Disney's new 2021 Fairy Tale Wedding Gown collection. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the classic Beauty and ...

Get Access To Every Broadway Story Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. A few years back, Dear Readers, I stumbled on ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Happily ever after isn’t always so easy. That's the plot to MNM Theatre troop's latest production called "Disenchanted." This adult comedy challenges the fairy tale norms of ...

Yesterday I wrote about the possible effects of the box-office success of Alice in Wonderland on fairy-tale revisionism in family films to come. The flip side is the box-office disappointment of ...

Jon M. Chu will direct a screen adaptation of Wicked, with the release date yet to be set. For all that Frozen has feminist moments and rejects some of the classic Disney trappings, it hedges its bets ...

A writer reviews the second Disney Princess Collection from Bath & Body Works with scents inspired by Rapunzel, Sleeping Beauty, Mulan, and Snow White.