As part of its 2024-2025 Season, The Old Academy Players is proud to present the musical comedy, Disenchanted! by Dennis T. Giacino (Book, Lyrics, Music). The Old Academy Players’ 546th production will run April 25 – May 11, 2025.
A full member of the DGA (Dramatists Guild of America), along with co-creator Fiely Matias, Giacino wrote the book, music, and lyrics for the Off-Broadway musical hit Disenchanted! Its first workshop was held in 2009 at Pearl Studios in NYC. Over 700 women auditioned for 10 roles and the 1-night-only event (in which songs from the show were performed without script) played to a sold-out house, a standing ovation, and was immediately extended. The journey to Off-Broadway began! Fiely Matias directed the first workshop as well as the award-nominated NYC Off-Broadway production of Disenchanted! Award nominations were garnered from the Lucille Lortel Awards, the Outer Critics Circle for ‘Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical,’ and the Off Broadway Alliance for ‘Best New Musical’.
Disenchanted! has been performed around the globe (5 continents, 5 languages, 13 countries) to rave reviews, sold out houses, awards, and standing ovations.
Synopsis: Poison apples and lost slippers are just the beginning. The original storybook heroines are none-too-happy with the way they’ve been portrayed in today’s pop culture, so they’ve tossed their tiaras and have come to life to set the record straight. Forget the princesses you think you know — these royal renegades are here to comically belt out the truth. Disenchanted! is a humor-packed musical with an edge. Despite its “princess backdrop” this is not a family-friendly musical and is not appropriate for children. Content Warning: Contains adult language and content.
Old Academy Players’ stellar cast includes: Carson Long as Snow White; Kristen Spangenberg as Cinderella; Alyssia Sims as Sleeping Beauty; Lisa Sims as Belle; Sharon Yun as Hua Mulan; Amy Tarr as The Little Mermaid; Isaura Sanguinetti as Pocahontas; Alexa Archer as The Princess Who Kissed the Frog; Courtney Bambrick as Rapunzel; and Jiana Koshy as Princess Badroulbadour.
Annie Hnatko directs and Steve Hnatko produces this production of Disenchanted!‘ This is the pair’s 8th production at Old Academy Players.
If You Go
April 25 – May 11, 2025.
Friday and Saturday performances at 8 pm and two Sunday matinées, May 4th and 11th at 2 pm.
Content Warning: it is not suitable for young children.
Ticket prices are: $25 per adult; $15 for Students under 25 with valid ID; group rate (15 or more) $21 each. Tickets can be purchased online at www.OldAcademyPlayers.org. Reservations and more information can be obtained by calling the Box Office at 215-843-1109.
Old Academy Players is located at 3544 Indian Queen Lane, Philadelphia, PA 19129. Parking for all performances is free.