"Do you have any idea what I'm going through!?" Entertainment Squad has released an official trailer for Paper Spiders, an indie drama from filmmaker Inon Shampanier (The Millionaire Tour). This originally premiered at the Boston and Warsaw Film Festivals last year, and opens in theaters starting this May. This award-winning coming-of-age drama is about a high-schooler trying any way she can to help her mother's deteriorating mental health after she begins to show signs of paranoid delusions. This heartfelt drama stars Peyton List, Lili Taylor, Max Casella, David Rasche, Stefania Lavie Owen, Jennifer Cody, Ian Nelson, and Tom Papa. Paper Spiders hits theaters across the country on May 7th, which is Mother's Day weekend and the start of Mental Health Awareness Month. This looks quite good, and very deeply moving. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Inon Shampanier's Paper Spiders, direct from YouTube: Dawn (Lili Taylor) recently lost her...
- 3/15/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Redhouse continues its stellar 2019 season with the Tony Award-Winning play, God of Carnage co-starring two Broadway veterans Jeremy Kushnier and Jennifer Cody who both will make their Redhouse MainStage debuts. The show, will be directed by Redhouse Artistic Director, Tony Nominated actor and Director Hunter Foster, who is coming off his directorial debut at Redhouse of the smash hit Rent. aoeThis show portrays a very realistic and sometimes uncomfortable view of parenting and manages to do it in a very fast-paced and comedic waya. The show opens at Redhouse November 7th with performances running through November 17th.
- 10/24/2019
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Actors’ Equity members have re-elected Kate Shindle to a second term as president of the union that reps moire than 50,000 professional stage actors and stage managers. She was running unopposed, as were several other officers chosen in the 2018 National Council election.
Shindle, who was Miss America 1998, beat incumbent president Nick Wyman in the 2015 election. There was an unprecedented number of seats up for grabs across all three regions in the 105-year-old group, and all 55 were filled, effective immediately.
The other officers elected without opposition were 3rd Vice President Ira Mont, Secretary/Treasurer Sandra Karas, Central Regional Vice President Dev Kennedy and Western Regional Vice President Doug Carfrae.
Among those facing challengers, Melissa Robinette was elected 1st Vice President (Principal), Jennifer Cody was elected 2nd Vice President (Chorus) and Sid Solomon was elected Eastern Regional Vice President.
The regional winners are listed below.
After more than a decade of using an electronic voting option,...
Shindle, who was Miss America 1998, beat incumbent president Nick Wyman in the 2015 election. There was an unprecedented number of seats up for grabs across all three regions in the 105-year-old group, and all 55 were filled, effective immediately.
The other officers elected without opposition were 3rd Vice President Ira Mont, Secretary/Treasurer Sandra Karas, Central Regional Vice President Dev Kennedy and Western Regional Vice President Doug Carfrae.
Among those facing challengers, Melissa Robinette was elected 1st Vice President (Principal), Jennifer Cody was elected 2nd Vice President (Chorus) and Sid Solomon was elected Eastern Regional Vice President.
The regional winners are listed below.
After more than a decade of using an electronic voting option,...
- 5/24/2018
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
North Carolina Theatre, the region's premiere nonprofit professional regional theatre producing Broadway musical revivals, is ready to electrify audiences this February with the world's favorite musical, Grease Leading the cast is Broadway star John Arthur Greene who hails from Raleigh stepping into the role of teenage heartthrob, Danny Zuko. John Arthur joins Broadway couple Hunter Foster and Jennifer Cody, who will direct and choreograph the perennial favorite at the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Raleigh, February 9-14, 2016. Check out a first look below...
- 2/9/2016
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
North Carolina Theatre, the region's premiere nonprofit professional regional theatre producing Broadway musical revivals, is ready to electrify audiences this February with the world's favorite musical, Grease Leading the cast is Broadway star John Arthur Greene who hails from Raleigh stepping into the role of teenage heartthrob, Danny Zuko. John Arthur joins Broadway couple Hunter Foster and Jennifer Cody, who will direct and choreograph the perennial favorite at the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Raleigh, February 9-14, 2016.
- 12/16/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
North Carolina Theatre, the region's premiere nonprofit professional regional theatre producing Broadway musical revivals, is ready to electrify audiences this February with the world's favorite musical, Grease Directed by Broadway veteran Hunter Foster, choreographed by his wife, Jennifer Cody, leading the cast of this upcoming production is Raleigh native John Arthur Greene as Danny Zuko and Emily Behny as Sandy Dumbrowski.
- 12/16/2015
- by Jeffrey Kare
- BroadwayWorld.com
North Carolina Theatre, the region's premiere nonprofit professional regional theatre producing Broadway musical revivals, is thrilled to announce Broadway couple Hunter Foster and Jennifer Cody will lead the February 2016 production of Grease as Director and Choreographer respectively. The power couple starred together in the 1994 Tony-nominated Broadway revival of Grease for several years, during which the two were married. Nc Theatre's production of Grease runs February 9-14, 2016 in Raleigh Memorial Auditorium at the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts.
- 12/1/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Geva Theatre Center announces that Tony Award Nominee Hunter Foster will play the role of King Arthur, and his wife, Rochester-born Jennifer Cody, will play Arthur's sidekick Patsy in the opening production of the theatre's 43rd Season - the Tony Award-winning hit musical, Monty Python's Spamalot by Eric Idle and John Du Prez, in the Wilson Stage September 9 - October 11.
- 7/28/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Broadway's Chad Kimball Memphis, Mary Beth Peil Follies, The Good Wife, Elizabeth Morton Death Of A Salesman and Academy Award winner James Lecesne The Best Man, Trevor join Matt Doyle Book Of Mormon, War Horse, Jennifer Cody Shrek, Urinetown and Sheffield Chastain Is He Dead in a industry reading of Ron Pallilo's play,The Lost Boy at the Manhattan Theatre Club Studios, 311 West 43rd St. The Lost Boy will be performed tonight, Sept. 15th at 630 pm and on Tuesday, Sept. 16th at 1230pm.
- 9/15/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Broadway's Chad Kimball Memphis, Mary Beth Peil Follies, The Good Wife, Elizabeth Morton Death Of A Salesman and Academy Award winner James Lecesne The Best Man, Trevor will join the previously announced Matt Doyle Book Of Mormon, War Horse, Jennifer Cody Shrek, Urinetown and Sheffield Chastain Is He Dead in a industry reading of Ron Pallilo's play,The Lost Boy at the Manhattan Theatre Club Studios, 311 West 43rd St. The Lost Boy will be performed Monday, Sept. 15th at 630 pm and on Tuesday, Sept. 16th at 1230pm.
- 9/9/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Bucks County Playhouse Bcp Jed Bernstein, Producing Director has announced the complete casting of their fall production of Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show. Broadway's Kevin Cahoon as Dr. Frank-n-Furter will join the previously announced Nick Adams as Rocky, Nick Cearley as Brad, Jennifer Cody as Columbia, Alyssa Dipalma as Magenta, Jeremy Kushnier as Riff Raff, Lauren Molina as Janet, Steve Rosen as Dr. ScottEddieNarrator, and a chorus of Phantoms comprising of Bucks County area locals including Sarah DeNight, Annabelle Garcia, Alex Kryger and Erica Nicole Rothman. Check out a sneak peek at the cast below...
- 10/21/2013
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Bucks County Playhouse has announced the complete casting of their fall production of Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show. Broadway's Kevin Cahoon as Dr. Frank-n-Furter will join the previously announced Nick Adams as Rocky, Nick Cearley as Brad, Jennifer Cody as Columbia, Alyssa Dipalma as Magenta, Jeremy Kushnier as Riff Raff, Lauren Molinaas Janet, Steve Rosen as Dr. ScottEddieNarrator, and a chorus of Phantoms comprising of Bucks County area locals including Sarah DeNight, Annabelle Garcia, Alex Kryger and Erica Nicole Rothman.
- 10/8/2013
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Hangar Theatre kicks off its 2013 season on June 13th with Neil Simon's irresistible comedy Last of the Red Hot Lovers, which runs through June 29. Featuring a stellar cast including three Broadway favorites, this seminal work will be directed by Hangar Associate Artistic Director Jesse Bush. Last of the Red Hot Lovers had its original Broadway run from 1969-1971 and received four Tony nominations, including for Best Play. The Hangar production features the talents of Jordan Gelber Broadway's Avenue Q, All My Sons, Elf as Barney Cashman, Jennifer Cody Shrek, Urinetown as Elaine Navazio, Leenya Rideout Company, War Horse, Cabaret as Jeannette Fisher, and Natalie Walker as Bobbi Michele.
- 5/29/2013
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Theater for the New City will present Charles Busch's new comedy Judith Of Bethulia. The play, starring Busch, and directed by Carl Andress The Divine Sister Die, Mommie, Die will play a limited engagement of 24 performances from Friday, March 30 through Saturday, April 28 at Theater for the New City's Cino Theater 155 First Avenue.Busch as Judith' will be joined by Dave August Naked Boys Singing, Christopher Borg Penny Penniworth, Larry Bullock Charles Busch and Julie Halston Together on Broadway, Jennifer Cody Shrek, The Pajama Game, KendAl Sparks Where's Charley at Encores, Mary Testa Queen of the Mist, Xanadu, Jennifer Van Dyck The Divine Sister, The Third Story, John Wojda The Merchant of Venice, Busch's Queen Amarantha, and Billy Wheelan Our Leading Lady, The Lady in Question is Charles Busch.BroadwayWorld brings you photos of Busch in action below...
- 3/19/2012
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
This is the review of The Princess and the Frog, directed by John Musker and Ron Clements, starring Anika Noni Rose, Bruno Campos, Jennifer Cody, Jim Cummings, Keith David, Michael-Leon Wooley and Peter Bartlett. The Princess and the Frog, the latest offering from the Disney studios, is set in the French Quarter of New Orleans during the ‘Jazz Age’ and don’t you know it from the opening sequence to the closing credits, with bustling Mardi Gras scenery and new, but somewhat familiar, sounding show tunes as the film is scored by Disney stalwart Randy Newman.
- 6/20/2010
- by Natalie Peck
- Pure Movies
Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS and Jerry Mitchell are pleased to announce Broadway Bares: Classic, the latest edition of their popular "Solo Strips" series to be held Sunday, June 6 (9 & 11 Pm) at Splash (50 West 17th Street). Broadway Bares: Classic will feature strips inspired by favorite numbers from Broadway Bares' 20-year history. Headlining the evening will be Bares creator and executive producer Jerry Mitchell, who will take the stage of Splash, where he first created the event in 1992. Other favorite performers set to strut, strip and show that they "still got it" include: Jennifer Cody (Shrek the Musical), Steve Geary (Contact), Sebastian Lacause (The Rocky Horror Show), Rachelle Rak (Fosse) and more.
- 6/4/2010
- BroadwayWorld.com
Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS and Jerry Mitchell are pleased to announce Broadway Bares: Classic, the latest edition of their popular "Solo Strips" series to be held Sunday, June 6 (9 & 11 Pm) at Splash (50 West 17th Street). Broadway Bares: CLASSICwill feature strips inspired by favorite numbers fromBROADWAY Bares' 20-year history. Headlining the evening will be Bares creator and executive producer Jerry Mitchell, who will take the stage of Splash, where he first created the event in 1992. Other favorite performers set to strut, strip and show that they "still got it" include: Jennifer Cody(Shrek The Musical), Steve Geary (Contact),Sebastian Lacause (The Rocky Horror Show), Rachelle Rak (Fosse) and more.
- 6/2/2010
- BroadwayWorld.com
Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS and Jerry Mitchell have announced Broadway Bares: Classic, the latest edition of their popular "Solo Strips" series to be held Sunday, June 6 (9 & 11 Pm) at Splash (50 West 17th Street). Broadway Bares: Classic will feature strips inspired by favorite numbers from Broadway Bares' 20-year history. Headlining the evening will be Bares creator and executive producer Jerry Mitchell, who will take the stage of Splash, where he first created the event in 1992. Other favorite performers set to strut, strip and show that they "still got it" include: Jennifer Cody (Shrek The Musical), Steve Geary (Contact), Sebastian Lacause (The Rocky Horror Show), Rachelle Rak (Fosse) and more.
- 6/1/2010
- BroadwayWorld.com
The first traditionally animated feature film from Disney since 2002's Home on the Range (and more importantly to little girls, the first to feature a new Disney princess since 1998's Mulan), The Princess and the Frog is a well crafted return to this cherished form of animation. While the film has its flaws and isn't playing on the same level of Beauty and the Beast or Sleeping Beauty, it's a step above more recent Disney 'toons like Hercules or Tarzan.
Co-directed and written by Ron Clements and John Musker, the same duo behind the better realized The Little Mermaid and the lesser Treasure Planet, you can tell that more careful consideration of creative planning went into Princess and the Frog than the animated Disney films from the latter half of the 1990s and early 2000s. While the Disney think tank was careful to not venture too far from the ingredients...
Co-directed and written by Ron Clements and John Musker, the same duo behind the better realized The Little Mermaid and the lesser Treasure Planet, you can tell that more careful consideration of creative planning went into Princess and the Frog than the animated Disney films from the latter half of the 1990s and early 2000s. While the Disney think tank was careful to not venture too far from the ingredients...
- 3/23/2010
- by Patrick Sauriol
- Corona's Coming Attractions
The Princess and the Frog
Directed by: Ron Clements, John Musker
Cast: Anika Noni Rose, Bruno Campos, Jennifer Cody, Keith David
Running Time: 1 hr 35 mins
Rating: G
Due Out: March 16, 2010
Buy On Amazon: The Princess and The Frog
Plot: A young woman in New Orleans works hard to attain her dream of owning a restaurant. Unfortunately, she gets sidetracked by a layabout Prince in the form of a frog. Soon they’re looking for a way to turn back human with a horn-playing gator and a lovelorn firefly.
Who’S It For? The whole family. No, I’m not a Disney salesman.
Movie:
If I had to pick just one character as my favorite in this animated film, I’m going to cheat. I’m picking New Orleans. It’s the perfect setting for this tale of hard work and potential love. This has “classic Disney” written all over it,...
Directed by: Ron Clements, John Musker
Cast: Anika Noni Rose, Bruno Campos, Jennifer Cody, Keith David
Running Time: 1 hr 35 mins
Rating: G
Due Out: March 16, 2010
Buy On Amazon: The Princess and The Frog
Plot: A young woman in New Orleans works hard to attain her dream of owning a restaurant. Unfortunately, she gets sidetracked by a layabout Prince in the form of a frog. Soon they’re looking for a way to turn back human with a horn-playing gator and a lovelorn firefly.
Who’S It For? The whole family. No, I’m not a Disney salesman.
Movie:
If I had to pick just one character as my favorite in this animated film, I’m going to cheat. I’m picking New Orleans. It’s the perfect setting for this tale of hard work and potential love. This has “classic Disney” written all over it,...
- 3/22/2010
- by Jeff Bayer
- The Scorecard Review
For a while now, Pixar has been doing most of the heavy lifting for Disney's animated film department. Apart from distributing Hayao Miyazaki's occasional masterpiece, Disney has little stock left in the hand-drawn animation department, though they seem out to remedy that unfortunate trend with their recent feature The Princess and the Frog. It might not be the cure they wanted, but it will definitely be considered a solid strike towards the direction of getting their once revered house of mouse back in the hand-drawn animation biz. To its credit, The Princess and the Frog does a lot to recreate that magic Disney was once known for around the world (would anyone have cared about the Disneyworld resorts were it not for that sense of whimsy?). It has a few inspired musical numbers, a majority of wonderfully animated scenes against terrific backdrops true to the story's bayou setting, and...
- 3/15/2010
- by Lex Walker
- JustPressPlay.net
Chicago – Once the Walt Disney company confers the title of “Princess” upon one of their characters, in pop culture they live forever. Tiana is the latest title holder, and she is voiced by Anika Noni Rose in “The Princess and the Frog,” now on DVD.
Princess Tiana is an breakthrough, of course, because she is the first African-American princess in Disney animation history. The story is the classic girl meets frog, girl kisses frog, frog turns into a prince but with a spicy twist. Tiana is a girl growing up in early 20th century New Orleans, a town with a melting pot of Cajun, French, Creole, European and African American.
Her family is poor but proud, and Tiana is working several jobs to save for her dream of opening a New Orleans restaurant. Her fate changes with visiting Prince Naveen (voice of Bruno Campos), who gets mixed up with the...
Princess Tiana is an breakthrough, of course, because she is the first African-American princess in Disney animation history. The story is the classic girl meets frog, girl kisses frog, frog turns into a prince but with a spicy twist. Tiana is a girl growing up in early 20th century New Orleans, a town with a melting pot of Cajun, French, Creole, European and African American.
Her family is poor but proud, and Tiana is working several jobs to save for her dream of opening a New Orleans restaurant. Her fate changes with visiting Prince Naveen (voice of Bruno Campos), who gets mixed up with the...
- 3/15/2010
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Up was the toast of the 37th Annual Annie Awards on Saturday as the Pixar hit was named the Best Animated Film.
The Oscar-nominated film saw off competition from Coraline, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Fantastic Mr. Fox and The Secret of Kells as it landed the top prize at the Los Angeles ceremony, which recognises the best animated movies.
Up director Pete Docter also scooped the Best Directing in a Feature honour.
Disney's hand-drawn family film The Princess and the Frog was also a big winner, landing three awards for Best Animated Effects, Best Character Animation in a Feature and Best Voiceacting in a Feature for Jennifer Cody, who plays Charlotte.
Directors Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach also went home with a trophy for their Fantastic Mr. Fox script.
The Oscar-nominated film saw off competition from Coraline, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Fantastic Mr. Fox and The Secret of Kells as it landed the top prize at the Los Angeles ceremony, which recognises the best animated movies.
Up director Pete Docter also scooped the Best Directing in a Feature honour.
Disney's hand-drawn family film The Princess and the Frog was also a big winner, landing three awards for Best Animated Effects, Best Character Animation in a Feature and Best Voiceacting in a Feature for Jennifer Cody, who plays Charlotte.
Directors Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach also went home with a trophy for their Fantastic Mr. Fox script.
- 2/8/2010
- WENN
The Princess And The Frog
Critically-Acclaimed Animated Feature Premieres March 16, 2010
on Blu-ray™ Combo Pack and DVD
Megan Lehar’s Princess and the Frog review
Burbank, Calif., January 26, 2010 – Tiana, the ninth and newest enchanting addition to the legendary lineage of Disney Princesses, makes her home entertainment debut in a rollicking Big Easy-style fairy tale when The Princess and the Frog arrives on Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD on March 16, 2010 from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment.
A timeless heroine in the tradition of Snow White, Ariel, Jasmine and the rest of the beloved royal sisterhood, Tiana comes to life with classic hand-drawn Disney animation from the revered team of John Musker and Ron Clements (Aladdin, The Little Mermaid) and a jazz-infused musical score from Academy Award® winning composer Randy Newman (Best Original Song, Monsters, Inc., 2001). A royal procession of exclusive bonus features, including games and specially- created featurettes, take viewers on a...
Critically-Acclaimed Animated Feature Premieres March 16, 2010
on Blu-ray™ Combo Pack and DVD
Megan Lehar’s Princess and the Frog review
Burbank, Calif., January 26, 2010 – Tiana, the ninth and newest enchanting addition to the legendary lineage of Disney Princesses, makes her home entertainment debut in a rollicking Big Easy-style fairy tale when The Princess and the Frog arrives on Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD on March 16, 2010 from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment.
A timeless heroine in the tradition of Snow White, Ariel, Jasmine and the rest of the beloved royal sisterhood, Tiana comes to life with classic hand-drawn Disney animation from the revered team of John Musker and Ron Clements (Aladdin, The Little Mermaid) and a jazz-infused musical score from Academy Award® winning composer Randy Newman (Best Original Song, Monsters, Inc., 2001). A royal procession of exclusive bonus features, including games and specially- created featurettes, take viewers on a...
- 2/1/2010
- by Jeff Bayer
- The Scorecard Review
Tiana, the ninth and newest enchanting addition to the legendary lineage of Disney Princesses, makes her home entertainment debut in a rollicking Big Easy-style fairy tale when The Princess and the Frog arrives on Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD on March 16, 2010 from Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment.
A timeless heroine in the tradition of Snow White, Ariel, Jasmine and the rest of the beloved royal sisterhood, Tiana comes to life with classic hand-drawn Disney animation from the revered team of John Musker and Ron Clements (Aladdin, The Little Mermaid) and a jazz-infused musical score from Academy Award® winning composer Randy Newman (Best Original Song, Monsters, Inc., 2001). A royal procession of exclusive bonus features, including games and specially-created featurettes, take viewers on a once-in-a-lifetime tour of the storied French Quarter of New Orleans and into the magic-steeped bayou for hours of can’t-miss family entertainment.
The Princess and the Frog transports audiences to glorious,...
A timeless heroine in the tradition of Snow White, Ariel, Jasmine and the rest of the beloved royal sisterhood, Tiana comes to life with classic hand-drawn Disney animation from the revered team of John Musker and Ron Clements (Aladdin, The Little Mermaid) and a jazz-infused musical score from Academy Award® winning composer Randy Newman (Best Original Song, Monsters, Inc., 2001). A royal procession of exclusive bonus features, including games and specially-created featurettes, take viewers on a once-in-a-lifetime tour of the storied French Quarter of New Orleans and into the magic-steeped bayou for hours of can’t-miss family entertainment.
The Princess and the Frog transports audiences to glorious,...
- 1/26/2010
- MoviesOnline.ca
In a cinematic sense, there are few things more frustrating than not being able to wholeheartedly praise a movie that's drawn with good intentions and brings back the mind-blowingness of classic 2D hand-drawn animation. It's easy to love Disney's The Princess and the Frog, but much of this affection results from the nostalgia of the movie's visuals and an audience's willingness to get lost in the rapture of the final act. To bring things into perspective, I must stress that the female protagonist, Tiana (Anika Noni Rose), starts out as an independent, hard-working woman but eventually loses her way and decides that, above all, the ultimate happiness comes from capturing the right man. It doesn't even matter if this man is nothing but a ne'er do well slacker playboy, for love is simply enough to carry the day, and the rest falls into place. Perhaps even more exasperating is that...
- 12/14/2009
- by Agent Bedhead
Seen on: December 11, 2009
The players: Directors: Ron Clements, John Musker, Writers: Ron Clements, John Musker, Voice cast: Anika Noni Rose, Keith David, Bruno Campos, Jennifer Cody
Facts of interest: Disney's first hand-drawn film in five years.
The plot: Tiana is a charming, young woman from New Orleans who kisses a talking frog and magically transforms into one herself.
Our quick thoughts: Walt Disney’s “The Princess and the Frog” is a marvelous return to good old hand-drawn animation, and even though it isn’t exactly as magical as most Disney classics, the film sure is a great addition to the studio’s wonderful collection of energetic, musical adventures boasting plenty of heart and soul.
The players: Directors: Ron Clements, John Musker, Writers: Ron Clements, John Musker, Voice cast: Anika Noni Rose, Keith David, Bruno Campos, Jennifer Cody
Facts of interest: Disney's first hand-drawn film in five years.
The plot: Tiana is a charming, young woman from New Orleans who kisses a talking frog and magically transforms into one herself.
Our quick thoughts: Walt Disney’s “The Princess and the Frog” is a marvelous return to good old hand-drawn animation, and even though it isn’t exactly as magical as most Disney classics, the film sure is a great addition to the studio’s wonderful collection of energetic, musical adventures boasting plenty of heart and soul.
- 12/11/2009
- by Franck Tabouring
- screeninglog.com
Disney's animation bread-and-butter has been the fairy tale, with princesses in peril and a happy ending. The Princess and the Frog delivers, but with less heart than usual, despite the merger of Pixar and Disney animation concerns.
Set in early twentieth-century New Orleans, Tiana (Anika Noni Rose) and Charlotte (Jennifer Cody) are childhood friends because Tiana's mother is a seamstress for "Big Daddy" La Bouff (John Goodman), a wealthy, overindulgent widower. The girls have very different reactions to a fairy tale: Charlotte can't wait to find a prince, and Tiana has more vocational dreams. The girls grow up in their separate but connected worlds with obvious results -- one spoiled, the other an overachiever working drudge jobs.
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Set in early twentieth-century New Orleans, Tiana (Anika Noni Rose) and Charlotte (Jennifer Cody) are childhood friends because Tiana's mother is a seamstress for "Big Daddy" La Bouff (John Goodman), a wealthy, overindulgent widower. The girls have very different reactions to a fairy tale: Charlotte can't wait to find a prince, and Tiana has more vocational dreams. The girls grow up in their separate but connected worlds with obvious results -- one spoiled, the other an overachiever working drudge jobs.
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- 12/11/2009
- by Jenn Brown
- Slackerwood
Ron Clements and John Musker return to Disney to bring fans the newest in their constantly growing vault of animated classics. The duo that most recently brought us Hercules and Treasure Planet, both of which were far less popular than most Disney animated productions, also deserve credit for two of the most popular ones… The Little Mermaid and Aladdin.
The story loosely follows the traditional story, but replaces the princess of the title with a hard-working young woman from New Orleans, a woman with little money and no royalty. Tiana, voiced by Anika Noni Rose, has a dream since her childhood of opening the grandest restaurant in New Orleans with her father. She carries this dream on her back, working two jobs as a waitress and saving every little penny she earns to one day realize her dreams.
Her best friend since childhood is Charlotte, voiced by Jennifer Cody. Charlotte is not a princess either,...
The story loosely follows the traditional story, but replaces the princess of the title with a hard-working young woman from New Orleans, a woman with little money and no royalty. Tiana, voiced by Anika Noni Rose, has a dream since her childhood of opening the grandest restaurant in New Orleans with her father. She carries this dream on her back, working two jobs as a waitress and saving every little penny she earns to one day realize her dreams.
Her best friend since childhood is Charlotte, voiced by Jennifer Cody. Charlotte is not a princess either,...
- 12/11/2009
- by Travis
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The Princess and the Frog
Directed by: Ron Clements, John Musker
Cast: Anika Noni Rose, Bruno Campos, Jennifer Cody, Keith David
Running Time: 1 hr 35 mins
Rating: G
Release Date: December 11, 2009
Plot: A young woman in New Orleans works hard to attain her dream of owning a restaurant. Unfortunately, she gets sidetracked by a layabout Prince in the form of a frog. Soon they’re looking for a way to turn back human with a horn-playing gator and a lovelorn firefly.
Who’S It For? Kids, but it will definitely appeal to adults too. Anyone who enjoyed the early ’90s Disney hits like The Little Mermaid and Aladdin should enjoy this.
Expectations: This is the first 2D Disney film since John Lasseter took over the animation department. I was hoping for a classic Disney film, including good music and likable characters, though hopefully with a more modern sensibility.
Scorecard (0-10)
Actors:...
Directed by: Ron Clements, John Musker
Cast: Anika Noni Rose, Bruno Campos, Jennifer Cody, Keith David
Running Time: 1 hr 35 mins
Rating: G
Release Date: December 11, 2009
Plot: A young woman in New Orleans works hard to attain her dream of owning a restaurant. Unfortunately, she gets sidetracked by a layabout Prince in the form of a frog. Soon they’re looking for a way to turn back human with a horn-playing gator and a lovelorn firefly.
Who’S It For? Kids, but it will definitely appeal to adults too. Anyone who enjoyed the early ’90s Disney hits like The Little Mermaid and Aladdin should enjoy this.
Expectations: This is the first 2D Disney film since John Lasseter took over the animation department. I was hoping for a classic Disney film, including good music and likable characters, though hopefully with a more modern sensibility.
Scorecard (0-10)
Actors:...
- 12/11/2009
- by Megan Lehar
- The Scorecard Review
Being a princess is not always an easy way out of a problem.
If there’s anything modern about The Princess and the Frog, that would be it. Touted as Disney’s big return to hand-drawn animation, it’s the first of the Disney Princess line that doesn’t have its main character escape hardship by finding true love in a rich suitor. Though the two main characters spend most of the movie as a couple of frogs (a fact that might raise a few eyebrows, considering how much has been made about this being Disney's first "black princess") going on an enchanted adventure, it's in human form that they really make lasting impressions.
Our heroine Tiana (Anika Noni Rose) is certainly no princess. She’s a woman whose idea of happily ever after is buying a fixer-upper factory to turn into her very own restaurant. Her prince, a flirt...
If there’s anything modern about The Princess and the Frog, that would be it. Touted as Disney’s big return to hand-drawn animation, it’s the first of the Disney Princess line that doesn’t have its main character escape hardship by finding true love in a rich suitor. Though the two main characters spend most of the movie as a couple of frogs (a fact that might raise a few eyebrows, considering how much has been made about this being Disney's first "black princess") going on an enchanted adventure, it's in human form that they really make lasting impressions.
Our heroine Tiana (Anika Noni Rose) is certainly no princess. She’s a woman whose idea of happily ever after is buying a fixer-upper factory to turn into her very own restaurant. Her prince, a flirt...
- 12/11/2009
- by Arya Ponto
- JustPressPlay.net
Sure, it's great that Disney is returning to its roots, making its first 2D animated film in years. And yes, of course, it's terrific that the studio has finally made a movie that features an African-American woman as the princess. So it's too bad that "The Princess and the Frog" fails to live up to all that potential. Let's face it, it's not like the Mouse was trying to go back to the moon or reinvent the wheel. But it feels as though they took a cursory look at the Disney flicks from the early 90s and just tried to emulate what worked. And when you do that, it doesn't. The film is set in New Orleans during the Jazz age, and the Princess in this case is Tiana, voiced by Anika Noni Rose. She works two jobs and has been saving up for years in the hopes of opening her own restaurant.
- 12/10/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
The 1995 arrival on the movie scene of Pixar and their premiere film, Toy Story was a watershed event in the world of animation; at once a blessing and a curse. While the revolutionary animation brought cartoons to a whole new level of realism, it also quickly put several nails in the coffin of the 2-D animation those born before 1990 were raised on. Gone were the days of onscreen watercolor masterpieces like Sleeping Beauty or The Little Mermaid or The Lion King. Now, 15 years later, Disney has decided to give their old-fashioned animation one more try with the New Orleans-set The Princess and The Frog. And they succeed admirably at bringing that old Disney feeling back to the silver screen.
The Princess and The Frog is a play on the old fairytale, "The Frog Prince". This time, our princess is actually a struggling waitress named Tianna (Anika Noni Rose) who dreams not of romance,...
The Princess and The Frog is a play on the old fairytale, "The Frog Prince". This time, our princess is actually a struggling waitress named Tianna (Anika Noni Rose) who dreams not of romance,...
- 11/27/2009
- CinemaSpy
I may seem overtly cynical and critical of today's movies, but it's only because I care about quality when it comes to shelling out a few clams for a film. There was a time, long before my fingers even touched a keyboard, where studios and producers were true showman and labored long and hard to craft memorable pieces of entertainment. There are many artisans today who hold the same ideals, but they are few and far between, often having their works lost in the sea of stories and premises recycled over and over again. We the audience should demand to get our money's worth and more, not shrug our shoulders and give a pass to movies that are barely decent compared to all the other crap. Even a powerhouse studio like Disney lost its way over the years long after the passing of its founder. They hit a great stride...
- 11/25/2009
- LRMonline.com
Walt Disney Pictures has released two new posters for the upcoming “The Princess And The Frog,” showing the main characters from the movie.
“The Princess and the Frog” is set in the great city of New Orleans. That’s the story about a beautiful girl named Tiana (Anika Noni Rose), a frog prince who desperately wants to be human again, and a fateful kiss that leads them both on a hilarious adventure through the mystical bayous of Louisiana.
The movie also stars Bruno Campos, John Goodman, Peter Bartlett, Keith David, Jim Cummings, Jenifer Lewis, Jennifer Cody, Michael-Leon Wooley, Terrence Howard and Oprah Winfrey.
“Princess and the Frog” is directed by Ron Clements and John Musker, whose past work includes “The Little Mermaid,” “Aladdin” and “Hercules” and is set for release on December 11th, 2009.
Princess and the Frog Poster
Princess and the Frog Poster
More movie info, trailers, photos and posters...
“The Princess and the Frog” is set in the great city of New Orleans. That’s the story about a beautiful girl named Tiana (Anika Noni Rose), a frog prince who desperately wants to be human again, and a fateful kiss that leads them both on a hilarious adventure through the mystical bayous of Louisiana.
The movie also stars Bruno Campos, John Goodman, Peter Bartlett, Keith David, Jim Cummings, Jenifer Lewis, Jennifer Cody, Michael-Leon Wooley, Terrence Howard and Oprah Winfrey.
“Princess and the Frog” is directed by Ron Clements and John Musker, whose past work includes “The Little Mermaid,” “Aladdin” and “Hercules” and is set for release on December 11th, 2009.
Princess and the Frog Poster
Princess and the Frog Poster
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- 11/4/2009
- by Allan Ford
- Filmofilia
Walt Disney Pictures has released the first five minutes from the company’s upcoming animation feature “The Princess and The Frog.”
The Princess and the Frog Billboard Images (source: ComingSoon)
The film marks a return to hand-drawn animation for the studio and is an adaptation of E.D. Baker’s novel, The Frog Princess.
“The Princess and the Frog” is set in the great city of New Orleans. It follows free-spirited, jazz-loving Prince Naveen of Maldonia turned into a frog by a shady voodoo doctor. In his desperate attempt to be human again, he asks a kiss from a young African-American girl named Tiana. But, instead of finding himself becoming a human again, he learns that Tiana has also been turned into a frog.
“The Princess and the Frog” features the voices of Anika Noni Rose, John Goodman, Oprah Winfrey, Keith David, Bruno Campos, Jennifer Cody, Jim Cummings, Jenifer Lewis and opens on December 11th,...
The Princess and the Frog Billboard Images (source: ComingSoon)
The film marks a return to hand-drawn animation for the studio and is an adaptation of E.D. Baker’s novel, The Frog Princess.
“The Princess and the Frog” is set in the great city of New Orleans. It follows free-spirited, jazz-loving Prince Naveen of Maldonia turned into a frog by a shady voodoo doctor. In his desperate attempt to be human again, he asks a kiss from a young African-American girl named Tiana. But, instead of finding himself becoming a human again, he learns that Tiana has also been turned into a frog.
“The Princess and the Frog” features the voices of Anika Noni Rose, John Goodman, Oprah Winfrey, Keith David, Bruno Campos, Jennifer Cody, Jim Cummings, Jenifer Lewis and opens on December 11th,...
- 10/6/2009
- by Allan Ford
- Filmofilia
The extended clip from “The Princess And The Frog” has appeared online.
The movie is directed by John Musker and Ron Clements. They previously worked together on Disney classics “Aladdin,” “Hercules,” and “Treasure Planet” and now they also wrote the script for the movie.
“The Princess and the Frog” is set in the great city of New Orleans. That’s the story about a beautiful girl named Tiana (Anika Noni Rose), a frog prince who desperately wants to be human again, and a fateful kiss that leads them both on a hilarious adventure through the mystical bayous of Louisiana.
The movie also stars Bruno Campos, John Goodman, Peter Bartlett, Keith David, Jim Cummings, Jenifer Lewis, Jennifer Cody, Michael-Leon Wooley, Terrence Howard and Oprah Winfrey.
The movie is set for release on November 25, 2009.
More movie info, trailers, photos and posters you can find at “The Princess And The Frog” FilmoFilia Movie...
The movie is directed by John Musker and Ron Clements. They previously worked together on Disney classics “Aladdin,” “Hercules,” and “Treasure Planet” and now they also wrote the script for the movie.
“The Princess and the Frog” is set in the great city of New Orleans. That’s the story about a beautiful girl named Tiana (Anika Noni Rose), a frog prince who desperately wants to be human again, and a fateful kiss that leads them both on a hilarious adventure through the mystical bayous of Louisiana.
The movie also stars Bruno Campos, John Goodman, Peter Bartlett, Keith David, Jim Cummings, Jenifer Lewis, Jennifer Cody, Michael-Leon Wooley, Terrence Howard and Oprah Winfrey.
The movie is set for release on November 25, 2009.
More movie info, trailers, photos and posters you can find at “The Princess And The Frog” FilmoFilia Movie...
- 9/30/2009
- by Fiona
- Filmofilia
A new behind the scenes featurette for Disney’s The Princess and the Frog, the studio’s return to traditional hand-drawn animation, has hit the web. The folks over at Slash Film also have the latest poster for the film. Frog features the voices of Anika Noni Rose, John Goodman, Oprah Winfrey, Keith David, Bruno Campos, Jennifer Cody, Jim Cummings and Jenifer Lewis. The film is a fairy tale centered on a young girl named Princess Tiana (Rose) who lives in New Orleans’ French Quarter during the Jazz Age. The musical-comedy opens December 11 and was written and directed by Ron Clements and John Musker, co-writers and directors of Aladdin and The Little Mermaid.
- 9/25/2009
- by James Cook
- TheMovingPicture.net
See the second trailer and more images for Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures' "The Princess and the Frog," featuring the voice talents of Anika Noni Rose, Keith David, Jennifer Cody, Terrence Howard, John Goodman, Oprah Winfrey, Bruce Campos, Jim Cummings, Jenifer Lewis and Jenifer Cody. Walt Disney Animation Studios presents the musical The Princess And The Frog, an animated comedy set in the great city of New Orleans. From the creators of “The Little Mermaid” and “Aladdin” comes a modern twist on a classic tale, featuring a beautiful girl named Tiana (Anika Noni Rose), a frog prince who desperately wants to be human again, and a fateful kiss that leads them both on a hilarious adventure through the mystical bayous of Louisiana. The Princess And The Frog marks the return to hand-drawn animation from the revered team of John Musker and Ron Clements, with music by Oscar®-winning composer Randy Newman.
- 9/10/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
A second trailer for Disney’s The Princess and the Frog, the studio’s return to traditional hand-drawn animation, has popped online over at Yahoo. The film features the voices of Anika Noni Rose, John Goodman, Oprah Winfrey, Keith David, Bruno Campos, Jennifer Cody, Jim Cummings and Jenifer Lewis. The film is a fairy tale centered on a young girl named Princess Tiana (Rose) who lives in New Orleans’ French Quarter during the Jazz Age. The musical-comedy opens December 11 and was written and directed by Ron Clements and John Musker, co-writers and directors of Aladdin and The Little Mermaid.
- 9/9/2009
- by James Cook
- TheMovingPicture.net
On Tuesday, June 2nd, The Cast of the Tony-nominated Best Musical Shrek The Musical performed live on CBS "The Early Show." Daniel Breaker with Jennifer Cody, Sarah Jane Everman and Lisa Ho sang "Make a Move" in the 8:30-9:00 a.m. half hour. Tony-nominee Brian d'Arcy James also appeared on the show. "The Early Show" airs nationally on CBS (channel 2, Wcbs in the tri-state area).
- 6/3/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
On Tuesday, June 2nd, the cast of the Tony-nominated Best Musical Shrek The Musical will perform live on CBS "The Early Show." Daniel Breaker with Jennifer Cody, Sarah Jane Everman and Lisa Ho will perform "Make a Move" in the 8:30-9:00 a.m. half hour. Tony-nominee Brian d'Arcy James will also appear on the show. "The Early Show" airs nationally on CBS (channel 2, Wcbs in the tri-state area). Check local listings.
- 5/29/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
A new trailer for Disney’s The Princess and the Frog, the studio’s return to traditional hand-drawn animation, has popped online after first premiering on The Disney Channel. The film features the voices of Anika Noni Rose, John Goodman, Oprah Winfrey, Keith David, Bruno Campos, Jennifer Cody, Jim Cummings and Jenifer Lewis. The film is a fairy tale centered on a young girl named Princess Tiana (Rose) who lives in New Orleans' French Quarter during the Jazz Age. The trailer will hit the big screen in front of Pixar’s Up later this month.
- 5/10/2009
- by James Cook
- TheMovingPicture.net
Shrek The Musical star Brian d'Arcy James, who plays Shrek in the new Broadway show, will be featured on NBC's "Weekend Today" performing "Who I'd Be" live in-studio on Saturday, January 24. "Weekend Today" airs nationally on NBC (channel 4, Wnbc in the tri-state area). Check local listings. That same morning, James will also be interviewed on Wnbc's "Saturday Today in New York," airing in the tri-state area after "Weekend Today" between 9:00am & 10:00am. Shrek The Musical opened at The Broadway Theatre on Sunday, December 14, 2008. Shrek The Musical stars Tony Award? nominee Brian d'Arcy James as Shrek, Tony Award? winner Sutton Foster as Princess Fiona, Tony Award? nominee Christopher Sieber as Lord Farquaad, Tony Award? nominee Daniel Breaker as Donkey and Tony Award? nominee John Tartaglia as Pinocchio. Joining these actors are Cameron Adams, Haven Burton, Jennifer Cody, Ben Crawford, Bobby Daye, Ryan Duncan, Sarah Jane Everman, Aymee Garcia, Leah Greenhaus,...
- 1/22/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
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