Best Score pertains to material written FOR the production. The reinstatement of Ashman/Menken's cut songs isn't the same thing. This INCLUDES the extended "Arabian Nights" and "Prince Ali." No other Disney show has used previously written, but cut, material.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
With the love fest of Aladdin, any chance (slim at best) for Rocky is now gone.
Have a problem nominating a score where most of it has been heard before or only 3 or 4 new songs to augment the original. It unfair to consider a reprise a new song .
To me After Midnight should be in a special show category like Contact should have been.
And I think "The Morning Report" was also originally written for the film version of THE LION KING. Not 100% sure about that though. But your point still stands, Kad.
Has Prince Ali (reprise) been re-worked for the Broadway production? In Toronto they used the same version that was in the film, with just a single word change from "the end of the earth" to "the end of the road", so it wouldn't have been new in that production. But maybe they have re-worked it for Broadway?
I do think that the new songs are very much worthy of a best score nomination. "A Million Miles Away" is a beautiful song both musically and lyrically, and the other new songs and reprises are clever and sound lovely as well.
I thought the new songs were totally unmemorable- particularly when put next to the Ashman/Menken stuff. I could not hum you "A Million Miles Away" or "Diamond in the Rough" if you put a gun to my head.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
Put me in the camp that thinks Aladdin's score will not be eligible. First and for most there are only 4 songs written soley for the production, "These Palace Walls," "A Million Miles Away," "Diamond in the Rough" and "Somebody's Got Your Back". Then the Sultan's Reprise of "Prince Ali", the Act One Finale, and the Final Ultimo are also credited with lyrics by Chad Beguelin. Even with the reprises that is only 7 out of 17 songs, which is not half. Remember to be eligible a song must be expressly written for the stage adaptation therefore only songs with lyrics by Chad Beguelin will be considered original. With The Little Mermaid, Menken and Slater wrote 19 additional songs/reprises in addition to the 8 songs written by Ashman and Menken to be deemed eligible for best score.
1. After Midnight 2. Gentleman's Guide 3. Bullets 4. Bridges / Beautiful 5. Strange choice that nobody ever sees coming and leaves us scratching our heads in confusion.
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After Midnight Beautiful Bullets Over Broadway Gentleman's Guide Aladdin(if there's a 5th spot)
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