A new play by a Riverdale playwright takes a fantastical look at the lives of six fairy tale princesses 20 years after their ‘happily ever after.’ “Bite the Apple” by Linda Manning tells the stories ...

One of this summer's biggest films is Angelina Jolie's Maleficent, an alternative take on Sleeping Beauty illuminating the memorable villain's humanity. Maleficent comes in the wake of this past ...

“Rapunzel’s” roots lie in the Italian story of “Petrosinella,” which was written by Giambattista Basile and published in 1634 — and honestly, I prefer Basile's tale. Like Rapunzel, Petrosinella is ...

At the same time in the 1930s, Capra was creating his own whimsical dramedies like Broadway Bill (1934), It Happened One Night (1934) and You Can’t Take It with You (1938), all featuring modern ...

In this Danish rendition of the Princess in a Coffin tale type, you observe a king and queen that are unable to naturally bear a child, so they must seek the help of a wise old woman to fulfill their ...

The idea for “Disenchanted!” began when Dennis Giacino was a history teacher. “I taught about Pocahontas in my class back in the 1980s,” Giacino says. “That’s where the seed started. In the mid-1990s, ...

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Esteemed fantasist J.R.R. Tolkien once said that fantasy was true literature meant to be read, and that dramatic presentations of fairy tales were nothing but intolerable misfortunes. "I have never ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Happily ever after isn’t always so easy. That's the plot to MNM Theatre troop's latest production called "Disenchanted." This adult comedy challenges the fairy tale norms of ...

The show features book, music and lyrics by Dennis T. Giacino, direction by Fiely A Matias and musical staging by Matt West (Sleeping Beauty). Produced by Don Frantz (Beauty and the Beast) and ...