A Whole New World: The Musical Magic of Alan Menken Presented by Centre In The Square

Main Theatre
  • Saturday, May 24, 2025, 7pm

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🌟 A Whole New World: The Musical Magic of Alan Menken 🎶

Perfect for the whole family, revisit your childhood with the iconic music of Alan Menken, the master songwriter behind Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, Pocahontas, and Little Shop of Horrors.

Discover how one man’s music brought to life beloved animated characters, unforgettable stories, and timeless films. Experience a magical evening featuring all your favorite hits, including:

🎶 Be Our Guest
🎶 Part of Your World
🎶 Friend Like Me
🎶 Under the Sea
🎶 Colors of the Wind
🎶 Go the Distance
🎶 Suddenly Seymour
🎶 …and of course, A Whole New World!

Featuring an incredible cast:

Thom Allison

⭐ Thom Allison (he/him) – Canadian Screen Award winner, Thom Allison has appeared on Broadway in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert and in the original Canadian companies of Miss Saigon, The Who’s Tommy and Rent. At The Stratford Festival: Romeo and Juliet, The King and I, and Into the Woods. At the Shaw Festival: Ragtime, and A Little Night Music. Some other credits include: The Wizard of Oz (Young People's Theatre), Cabaret (Theatre Calgary), Annie (Grand Theatre), Evita (Theatre Calgary/Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre) and The Drowsy Chaperone (The Vancouver Playhouse, The Citadel, National Arts Centre, Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre). Directing: Charlie & The Chocolate Factory, Seussical, Mary Poppins (YPT). La Cage Aux Folles, RENT (Stratford Festival), Million Dollar Quartet (Theatre Calgary), You Can’t Stop The Beat (Stratford Festival), A Little Night Music. TV/Film: Slasher: Ripper, Coroner, KILLJOYS, Frankie Drake, Hudson & Rex, Murdoch Mysteries, Kim’s Convenience, CBC's Over the Rainbow. Upcoming: Directing The Wizard of Oz at the Citadel Theatre in Edmonton.

Diana Kazakova

⭐ Diana Kazakova (she/her) – Performer Diana Kazakova is a singer, actor and producer, and is a Canadian living in New York City. An extensively trained vocalist, she has played lead roles in numerous musical theater productions and has done solo concerts across the continent. Diana has performed lead roles in Godspell, Jesus Christ Superstar, The King and I, Snow White, Street Scene, A Christmas Carol and many more. Her short film series Dolly Dreams and Friends has won festival awards and includes the short film Bird Grabbing, which was seen by over a million people on Frontier Airlines in-flight showcase. Diana is also the voice of countless commercials and documentaries on radio and television. Diana recently performed with the Indigo Girls as part of the Grammy Women Who Rock Festival, and with Enya on Live with Kelly & Ryan on ABC. As the founding lead singer of The Bjorkestra in New York City she toured the east coast, and as a solo artist she has performed in concerts and music festivals across Canada, the U.S., Mexico and Europe. A folk singer at heart, she also has many years’ experience in both choral music and musical theater. Other notable performances include guest vocalist with The Canadian Tenors and the Touring Cast of The Lion King, and she has worked with and performed with many notable music industry professionals and Broadway performers.

Kelly Holiff

⭐ Kelly Holiff (she/her) – Kelly is a popular theatre, cabaret and concert performer based in Toronto. Selected performance highlights include; touring with Colm Wilkinson, opening for President Bush and President Clinton, creating/headlining in Rumour Has It: The Songbook Of Adele (Neptune Theatre); and being a voice for The Heart and Stroke Foundation. Selected Theatre: Elsa in Frozen (Citadel Theatre), Rent (Stratford Festival), Wrinkle In Time (Stratford Festival), Million Dollar Quartet (Grand Theatre); Priscilla, Aldonza in Man Of La Mancha, Ursula in Little Mermaid (Drayton); Hook in Peter Pan (Neptune), Doralee in 9 to 5: The Musical (Capitol); Uncovered and Mixed Tape (Musical Stage); Take The A Train (Soulpepper); Ms. Stacy in Anne Of Green Gables (Charlottetown); Everybody's Got A Story (Angelwalk), Knishes and Grits (Harold Green). Coming up; you can see Kelly as Elsa in Disney's Frozen, at The Grand Theatre.

Matthew Joseph

⭐ Matthew Joseph (he/they) – Matthew is a lover of sound, and a seeker of awe. He is a jack of all trades (Singer/Songwriter, Actor, Voice Actor, and Apprentice Audio Engineer) based out of Hamilton, Ontario, and can't wait for a fun night of music making! If you'd like to keep up with what he's working on, check him out at @_matthew_joseph on tiktok and instagram!

Don't miss this spectacular musical celebration! ✨

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