“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 ...

Ahead of its Feb. 18 stop at the Capitol Theatre, Disenchanted playfully and pointedly revisits classic fairy tales to challenge the myth of “happily ever after,” giving princesses the chance ...

As much as I love fairy tales, I'll be the first to admit that they're often hella misogynistic in the treatment of their female characters, sometimes even violently so. There's one little-known fairy ...

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, ...

Get Access To Every Broadway Story Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. A few years back, Dear Readers, I stumbled on ...

Families stepped straight into a fairy tale on Sunday as a Royal Ball took over one of San Luis Obispo's most iconic ...

Yesterday I wrote about the possible effects of the box-office success of Alice in Wonderland on fairy-tale revisionism in family films to come. The flip side is the box-office disappointment of ...

Jon M. Chu will direct a screen adaptation of Wicked, with the release date yet to be set. For all that Frozen has feminist moments and rejects some of the classic Disney trappings, it hedges its bets ...

Brides-to-be can now create their dream happily-ever-after fashion moment thanks to Disney's new 2021 Fairy Tale Wedding Gown collection. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the classic Beauty and ...