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Producer Josephson’s vision for a new fairy-tale princess stars in Disney’s ‘Enchanted’

One of Barry Josephson\’s first forays into the world of fairy tales was in an elementary school production of \”Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.\” Although the \”Men in Black\” producer doesn\’t remember which dwarf he played, that glimmer of the land between \”once upon a time\” and \”happily ever after,\” started him on the path to creating Disney\’s latest film, \”Enchanted,\” opening in theaters Nov. 21.

The ‘Show’ behind the show

The documentary, \”ShowBusiness,\” captures the behind-the-curtain drama of the 2003-2004 Broadway season, illustrating the ups and downs the public isn\’t privy to – from blockbusters that shine to \”turkeys\” that crash and burn.

Composer’s hit musical spells success ‘B-E-E’

William Finn, composer, lyricist and creator of the hit musical, \”The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,\” says his own surname is the result of a misspelling. \”When my great-uncle came from Russia, he kept saying he was looking for someone named Fein, so the genius at Ellis Island gave him the name Finn,\” he breezily explains from his Manhattan apartment.

“Wicked” producer Platt flies across another bridge

Platt has crossed more than a few bridges himself. After he graduated from Penn, where he produced a small off-Broadway musical titled, \”Francis,\” about St. Francis of Assisi, Platt studied entertainment law at NYU, while interning with agent Sam Cohn at International Creative Management, Inc. in New York.

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