![]() ![]() Two of his Sesame Street songs were written with frequent collaborator Howard Ashman. It was on the air and I was getting some royalties." Of his work on the Street, Menken says, "It was pathetic money, but it still had some prestige to it. He continued working sporadically for the show through season 22. Menken began writing songs for Sesame Street as early as 1978, and toured with cast member Northern Calloway during this time. He also wrote the music for the 1982 musical Little Shop of Horrors, which was adapted into a feature film directed by Frank Oz in 1986. 1949) is an Academy Award-winning composer famous for writing songs from Disney movies such as The Little Mermaid (1989), Beauty and the Beast (1991), Aladdin (1992), and many more. Polk Theater in September 1980, prior to a David of Sesame Street performance.Īlan Menken (b. Menken and Calloway backstage at Nashville's James K. Menken working on Disney's Home on the Range ![]()
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