Tangled: The Musical (2023)

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Is there a musical version of Tangled? ›

Produced by Kelly J Benton for Walt Disney Imagineering Creative Entertainment, and directed by Gordon Greenberg (co-writer and director of Holiday Inn), Tangled: The Musical was created and billed as a “Broadway-style” production. A condensed version of the film, the musical had a run time of 1 hour.

The storyline of "Tangled" follows Rapunzel, a young woman with long, magical hair, on the eve of her 18th birthday. She's trapped in a tower by a witch who claims to be her mother, but manages to escape with the help of small-time criminal Flynn Rider.

They said they changed the title from Rapunzel to Tangled because Rapunzel is not the only main character in the film. They went on to say that you cannot call Toy Story "Buzz Lightyear," and they really needed a title that represented what the film is, and that it stars the duo of Rapunzel and Flynn Rider.

“There was a desire to somehow take it into a filmic sequel," Conli said to the entertainment publication, though admitted that the pair of directors behind the first film, Nathan Greno and Byron Howard, wasn't entirely interested in following through on an additional Tangled project.

Disney was indeed looking into making Tangled 2, its producer confirms. But there's a simple reason why it never happened... This story contains a spoiler for Tangled.

– In one of the final scenes of the movie, Rapunzel stands up to the witch, telling her that she will no longer bend to her wishes. The Takeaway: Sometimes, standing up to what you believe in is hard, takes courage and may go against popular opinion.

Did you know that there are hidden gems in Disney's latest movie, Tangled? IT'S NO LIE – Look for Pinocchio in the pub. He can be found in the upper right corner when Shorty swings around like Cupid. ALL IN THE FAMILY — One of the shops in the kingdom is an actual shop found in Disneyland's Fantasyland.

Rapunzel is a German fairy tale about a young woman named Rapunzel with impossibly long hair and who lives alone in a tower, held captive by a witch. It's also the German name of a vegetable commonly used in salads.

What does Rapunzel's hair symbolize in Tangled? ›

Rapunzel, her “beautiful long hair, as fine as spun gold,” representing the halo of an angel, can be likened to an angel singing the praises of God “…for it is good to sing praises unto our God…” (Psalm 147: 1). Rapunzel's hair itself also serves as a connection between heaven and earth.

In the Grimms' fairy tale on which Tangled is based, she is called Dame Gothel ("Frau Gothel") instead of Mother Gothel ("Mutter Gothel").

There are currently only seven Caucasian Disney Princesses: Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel, Belle, Rapunzel, and Merida. Snow White and Rapunzel are German. Cinderella, Aurora, and Belle are French. Ariel is Danish.

Frozen's Elsa and Anna are Rapunzel's cousins

Continuing the family theme, Rapunzel and Eugene are very clearly seen arriving at Elsa's coronation in Frozen.

Rapunzel Becomes Cinderella's Evil Stepmother

When Rapunzel returns to her family, she finds that they have moved on without her, with her husband marrying a woman whose daughter is named Ella. While technically Rapunzel was Marcus's first wife, she ends up becoming Cinderella's stepmother after her escape.

In the TV series, Rapunzel's magic hair grows back to the length and color it was in the film. It grows back when Rapunzel and her handmaid, Cassandra, discover some mystical rocks with magical properties during a secret adventure. In the series, her new hair is revealed to be indestructible and cannot be cut.

In the past, Rapunzel had two daughters, Anastasia and Drizella, and made a deal with Mother Gothel to be locked in a tower in exchange for the safety of her family. Six years later, Rapunzel frees herself and when she returns to her family, she discovers she has gained a stepdaughter named Ella.

Lady Caine is the main antagonist of Tangled: Before Ever After and a recurring antagonist in Tangled: The Series.

Rapunzel is one of the heroines, the wife of Eugene Fitzherbert and mother of Ruby and Zellie.

Set for a late November release, the movie boasts the voice talents of Mandy Moore as Rapunzel, Zachary Levi as Flynn and two-time Tony Award winner Donna Murphy as Madame Gothel, the villainess who keeps Rapunzel locked away.

Is Rapunzel in Frozen? ›

Rapunzel Attending the Coronation

One of the most famous Easter eggs in Frozen takes place during the coronation scene at the very beginning. Fans immediately spotted a familiar princess attending the event. That's right, you can spot Rapunzel from Tangled with her short brown hair walking into the castle!

Over the course of Season 2, Cassandra's insecurity and desire to rise above everyone's view of her grew to a point where she became bitter to Rapunzel for always upstaging her at everything; a growing crack in their relationship that only gotten worse when she discovered her own backstory in the House of Yesterday's ...

Introduced as the pet and best friend of Rapunzel, Pascal is a chameleon who lives with Rapunzel in Mother Gothel's secluded tower. Although Rapunzel pretends to be happy living in isolation under Gothel's strict, controlling parenting, Pascal refuses to hide his discontent.

Floating lanterns were a traditional thing for the people of Corona on the birthday of the long-lost princess. Believing that she would return someday, thousands of these lanterns in the night sky every year on her birthday in the hope that she would be further guided by their warm glow and meaning.

Mother Gothel's original name was Madame Gothel. She is one of the few Disney Villains in the Disney revival era to die along with Dr. Facilier, Turbo, Arthur and King Runeard. According to her voice actor, Donna Murphy, Gothel is 387 years old by the time of the movie.

Today Ben dives into the world of Disney to discuss two absolute classics: Hercules and Tangled and uncovers the TRUTH about Mother Gothel and her origins as none other than: MEG!

1937: Snow White

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs came out in 1937, debuting the very first Disney princess with Snow White herself.

The original tale is a bit darker and more twisted than the current Disney version “Tangled.” The story of Rapunzel begins with a man and woman who desperately want a child. When the woman finally became with child she longed to eat rampion from the garden behind their home, which belonged to an enchantress.

According to the Brothers Grimm, Princess Rapunzel is named after the cultivated vegetable of the same name, growing in a witch's garden.

Brown Hair is the natural hair color of Princess Rapunzel that she has gotten from her biological mother, Queen Arianna, had she not inherited the yellow Sundrop Flower's heavenly magic.

What does it mean if you get Rapunzel as your first tattoo? ›

The Rapunzel tattoo is symbolic of feeling trapped, but also having the ability to escape your situation. It can be a reminder to you that you have control over your life and that you don't have to be bound by your past. The Rapunzel tattoo is also symbolic of finding love and being rescued by someone who loves you.

The Grimm's version of "Rapunzel" ends happily, with Rapunzel finding her lost love the prince, curing his blindness with her tears, and the couple riding off towards his kingdom to live happily ever after with their twins.

Cutting the hair freed Rapunzel from Gothel and allowed Eugene to choose his death rather than be hung as a criminal.

Rapunzel became the most beautiful child under the sun. When she was twelve years old, the sorceress locked her in a tower that stood in a forest and that had neither a door nor a stairway, but only a tiny little window at the very top.

Video. "Healing Incantation" is a song sung by Rapunzel throughout the film to activate her powers of reversing damages, including complete regeneration of damaged tissues and organs as well as an aging reversal to a certain degree. Mother Gothel learned the incantation from Zhan Tiri and later taught it to Rapunzel.

The first written record of a story that may be recognized as Rapunzel is Giambattista Basile's Petrosinella, translating to parsley, which was published in Naples in the local dialect in 1634 in a collection entitled Lo cunto de li cunti (The Story of Stories).

As the respective voices of Rapunzel and Flynn Rider, singer-songwriter Mandy Moore and actor Zachary Levi recorded "I See the Light" for the film and its soundtrack.

In the past, Rapunzel had two daughters, Anastasia and Drizella, and made a deal with Mother Gothel to be locked in a tower in exchange for the safety of her family Six years later, Rapunzel frees herself and when she returns to her family, she discovers she has gained a stepdaughter named Ella.

There are currently only seven Caucasian Disney Princesses: Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel, Belle, Rapunzel, and Merida. Snow White and Rapunzel are German. Cinderella, Aurora, and Belle are French.

What does Rapunzel mean in German? ›

Some translations of the Grimms' story have rapunzel as rampion, which is a European bellflower that's commonly used in salad, but the German word rapunzel refers to lamb's lettuce.

'The Lion King'

The Lion King has been one of Broadway's most prized possessions since its opening in 1997. It's Disney's longest-running theatrical production, with just over 10,000 performances.

The Lion King

Based on the 1994 animated Disney movie of the same name, it is also the longest running Disney Theatrical Productions show.

"I could go running, and racing, and dancing, and chasing, and leaping, and bounding, hair flying, heart pounding, and splashing, and reeling, and finally feeling now's when my life begins!" –Rapunzel.