Hans Christian Andersen News

How much does Tom Menino remind you of the Hans Christian Andersen children's story about how the Emperor has no clothes? The Emperor is too vain and only cares about clothes, not his country or his people.

Disney Theatricals' The Little Mermaid will close August 30 after playing 735 performances since opening in January 2008 at the Lunt-Fontaine Theatre on Broadway, according to published reports.

Greenville's "Little Mermaid" statue sits next to the Flat River. GREENVILLE -- This town's whimsical fascination with Danish storyteller Hans Christian Andersen has run afoul of the "art police." The "Little Mermaid" that gazes over the quiet waters of the Flat River looks too much like the famous "Little Mermaid" statue that gazes over the busy ...

If you're looking for a fun way to spend a summer morning with your children, you can't go wrong with Cape Rep Theatre's outdoor production of "The Emperor's New Clothes." On Stage What: "The Emperor's New Clothes" Presented by: Cape Rep Theatre Based on: the Hans Christian Andersen story Book and lyrics by: Lynn Ahrens Music by: Stephen Flaherty ...

Getting ready: Students of the Bangalore School of Speech and Drama at a practice session of 'A Grimm Night for Hans Christian Andersen'. BANGALORE: In its latest venture, the Bangalore School of Speech and Drama will bring on stage an interesting world of fairy tales, but with a twist.

The Arkansas State University Theatrea s ASU Summer Childrena s Theatre will open its 2009 season with The Little Mermaid, adapted by Sandra Fenichel Asher from the story by Hans Christian Andersen, 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday and 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Fowler Center, 201 Olympic Drive, Jonesboro.

A Little Mermaid statue that has stood in a park in a Michigan city since 1994 may be removed because of a claim it's an illegal replica of the famous original in Denmark.

It's a big week for Hans Christian Andersen in the Philadelphia area. Theatre Horizon's Honk! , a musical take on Andersen's 1843 children's story The Ugly Duckling , dovetails with Robert LePage's The Andersen Project , a very loose take on Andersen's lesser-known children's story The Dryad .

The Emperor's New Clothes," by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen, is a familiar cautionary tale about not taking things at face value.

Something has to be up when a show about Hans Christian Andersen has the detached, clinical title The Andersen Project .

The new Children's Laureate wants to get the country doodling. Anthony Browne, the illustrator and author, was announced as the successor to Michael Rosen at a ceremony in London today.

There are few genres into which Elvis Costello hasn't delved over the years, but he's always seemed particularly comfortable within the traditional back-porch country that occupies this latest session.

Honk if you want to be an actor. St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church's Light Theater is conducting auditions for its production of "Honk," based on the Hans Christian Andersen story of "The Ugly Duckling." A variety of roles will be available for children, teens and adults.

It's a who's who of the fairy tale world when "A Grimm Night for Hans Christian Andersen" takes to the stage this weekend and next.

Imagine treasures from a fairy tale forest - acorn caps, coffee beans and honeysuckle vines, all gleaming in gold.

Sometimes when Alyssa Reit needs a boost, she turns to one of her favorite stories: Hans Christian Andersen's 'The Frog Prince.' But it was more than a love of fairy tales - and an admiration for the frog prince's scrappy determination - that prompted Reit to create this weekend's Sunflower Story Arts Festival, kicking off today in Mount Kisco.

William Penn, playing a bullfrog in "Honk!," teaches the "froglets" that their inner beauty will someday shine.

45. A REAL CAMP CAMP Pitch a tent and roast s'mores at Rainbow Woods, a gay campground along New York's Adirondack Trail.

The Words Players will offer the following youth theater performances and acting workshops throughout the summer: * "A Grimm Night for Hans Christian Andersen," performances held at the Rochester Repertory Theatre: 7 p.m., June 5-6; 2 p.m., June 7; 7 p.m., June 11-12; 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., June 13.

Czech animator Jan Balej's knack for pulling off unsuspected blockbusters has made him one of the most prominent figures in the animation industry in the Czech Republic.