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Alan Irwin Menken was born on July 22, 1949, at French Hospital in New York City, to Judith and Norman Menken. His father was a boogie-woogie piano-playing dentist, and his mother was an actress, dancer and playwright. His family was Jewish. Menken developed an interest in music at an early age, taking piano and violin lessons.

Menken debuted on Broadway with a musical theatre adaptation of Beauty and the Beast that opened in 1994 and ran for 13 years before closing in 2007. In 1997, he collaborated with lyricist Tim Rice on a musical, King David, based on the biblical character, which was performed in a concert version on Broadway at the New Amsterdam Theatre. Little Shop of Horrors played on Broadway from 2003 to 2004.  He next created the stage version of The Little Mermaid, which played on Broadway from 2008 to 2009 and for which he received a nomination for a Tony Award for Best Score. Menken's stage adaptation of Sister Act premiered in London in 2009, and opened on Broadway in 2011. He was nominated for another Tony Award for Best Score. Menken received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2010. In December 2010, he was a guest on the NPR quiz show Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!.  In 2012, Menken won a Tony Award for Best Score for his musical adaptation of Newsies, which ran until 2014. He also wrote the music for Leap of Faith, which had a brief run on Broadway in 2012. His stage adaptation of Aladdin opened on Broadway in 2014, earning him another Tony nomination for Best Score. In 2013, he was a guest at the annual Junior Theatre Festival in Atlanta, Georgia, and was honored with the Junior Theater Festival Award. He gave a concert there, including music that was cut from various productions, while talking about his creative process.  Menken's stage adaptation of The Hunchback of Notre Dame played at La Jolla Playhouse, California, in 2014. The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz was revived in Montreal in 2015, and A Bronx Tale: The Musical, played at the Paper Mill Playhouse in 2016. CANNOTANSWER

Was Aladdin successful?
Aladdin opened on Broadway in 2014, earning him another Tony nomination for Best Score.
Svar genom att ta ett citat från följande artikel: Alan Irwin Menken föddes den 22 juli 1949 på franska sjukhuset i New York, till Judith och Norman Menken. Hans far var en boogie-woogie pianospelande tandläkare, och hans mor var skådespelerska, dansare och dramatiker. Hans familj var jude. Menken utvecklade tidigt ett intresse för musik, och tog piano- och violinlektioner. Menken debuterade på Broadway med en musikalisk teateradaption av Beauty and the Beast som öppnade 1994 och pågick i 13 år innan den stängde 2007. 1997 samarbetade han med lyrikern Tim Rice på en musikal, King David, baserad på den bibliska karaktären, som framfördes i en konsertversion på Broadway på New Amsterdam Theatre. Little Shop of Horrors spelade på Broadway från 2003 till 2004. Han skapade därefter scenversionen av The Little Mermaid, som spelade på Broadway från 2008 till 2009 och för vilken han fick en nominering till en Tony Award för bästa resultat. Menkens scenadaption av Sister Act hade premiär i London 2009, och öppnade på Broadway 2011. Han nominerades till ytterligare en Tony Award för bästa resultat. Menken fick 2010 en stjärna på Hollywood Walk of Fame. I december 2010 var han gäst i NPR:s frågesportprogram Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!. 2012 vann Menken en Tony Award för bästa resultat för sin musikaliska anpassning av Newsies, som pågick till 2014. Han skrev även musiken till Leap of Faith, som hade en kort körning på Broadway 2012. Hans scenanpassning av Aladdin öppnade på Broadway 2014, vilket gav honom ytterligare en Tony-nominering för Bästa resultat. 2013 gästspelade han vid den årliga Junior Theatre Festival i Atlanta, Georgia, och hedrades med Junior Theater Festival Award. Han gav där en konsert, bland annat musik som klipptes ur olika produktioner, samtidigt som han talade om sin kreativa process. Menkens scenadaption av The Hunchback of Notre Dame spelade på La Jolla Playhouse i Kalifornien 2014. Lärlingskapet Duddy Kravitz återupplivades i Montreal 2015, och A Bronx Tale: The Musical, spelades på Paper Mill Playhouse 2016. CANNOTANSWER Var Aladdin framgångsrik?
Answer by taking a quote from the following article: Alan Irwin Menken was born on July 22, 1949, at the French hospital in New York City, to Judith and Norman Menken. His father was a boogie-woogie piano playing dentist, and his mother was an actress, dancer, and playwright. His family was Jewish. Menken developed an interest in music early on, taking piano and violin lessons. Menken debuted on Broadway with a musical theatre adaptation of Beauty and the Beast which opened in 1994 and ran for 13 years before closing in 2007. In 1997, he collaborated with lyricist Tim Rice on a musical, King David, based on the biblical character, which was performed in a concert version at Broadway at the New Amsterdam Theatre. Little Shop of Horrors played on Broadway from 2003 to 2004. He subsequently created the stage version of The Little Mermaid, which played on Broadway from 2008 to 2009 and for which he received a nomination for a Tony Award for Best Results. Menken's stage adaptation of the Sister Act premiered in London in 2009, opening on Broadway in 2011. He was nominated for another Tony Award for Best Results. Menken received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2010. In December 2010, he was a guest in the NPR quiz show Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!. In 2012, Menken won a Tony Award for Best Results for his musical adaptation of Newsies, which ran until 2014. He also wrote the music for Leap of Faith, which had a short run on Broadway in 2012. His stage adaptation of Aladdin opened on Broadway in 2014, giving him another Tony nomination for Best Results. In 2013, he guest starred at the annual Junior Theatre Festival in Atlanta, Georgia, and was honored with the Junior Theater Festival Award. He gave there a concert, including music cut out of various productions, while talking about his creative process. Menken's stage adaptation of The Hunchback of Notre Dame played at La Jolla Playhouse in California in 2014. The apprenticed Duddy Kravitz was revived in Montreal in 2015, and A Bronx Tale: The Musical, was played at Paper Mill Playhouse in 2016. Was Aladdin successful?
Aladdin öppnade på Broadway 2014, vilket gav honom ytterligare en Tony-nominering för Best Score.
Aladdin opened on Broadway in 2014, giving him another Tony nomination for Best Score.