A Dream Is A Wish transports audiences into the musical world of classic and contemporary Disney Animated Feature films to discover that dreams really do come true. Join us as we awaken a little mermaid who longs to be human, a lion cub who struggles to find his place in the circle of life, and two sisters who wish to warm a frozen relationship. The stories of The Little Mermaid, The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, Frozen, Aladdin, and more are told through the talents of four Broadway-caliber singers, original Disney film footage, and sweeping orchestral scores performed by your Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and conducted by Ron Spigelman. The magic of Disney storytelling comes to life once again and reminds us anew that anything is possible, “…if you keep on believing, the dream that you wish will come true.”

Program

Ron Spigelman, conductor
Sherilyn Draper, director, writer
Ted Ricketts, musical director

Domonique Paton, vocals
Stephanie Gerson, vocals
Jacob Haren, vocals
Payson Lewis, vocals

Disney Memories Overture
Arranged by Brad Kelley
© 2014 Walt Disney Music Company & Wonderland Music Company, Inc.
You Can Fly, You Can Fly, You Can Fly | The Second Star to the Right | Alice in Wonderland 
I’m Late | Bella Notte | April Showers | Valse des Fleurs-Fantasia

Songs from Disney’s The Little Mermaid
Music by Alan Menken | Lyrics by Howard Ashman
Arranged by A. Menken, R. Merkin, T. Pasatieri & T. Ricketts
© 1990 Wonderland Music Co., Inc. (BMI)
Part of Your World | Under the Sea | Poor Unfortunate Souls

“Out There”
Music by Alan Menken | Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz | Arr. by A. Menken & Michael Starobin
© 1996 Wonderland Music Co., Inc. & Walt Disney Music Company

“Just Around the Riverbend”
Music by Alan Menken | Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
© 1995 Wonderland Music Co., Inc. & Walt Disney Music Company

Disney’s Aladdin Orchestral Suite
Music by Alan Menken | Lyrics by Howard Ashman & Tim Rice
Arr. by Danny Troob & Bruce Healey
© 1992 Wonderland Music Co., Inc. (BMI) & Walt Disney Music Company (ASCAP)
Arabian Nights | Friend Like Me | A Whole New World

“How Far I’ll Go”
Words & Music by Lin-Manuel Miranda
© 2016 Walt Disney Music Company

Disney’s The Lion King Song Suite
Music by Elton John | Lyrics by Tim Rice
Score by Hans Zimmer | Arr. by Brad Kelley & Ted Ricketts
Nants Ingonyama | Circle of Life | I Just Can’t Wait to Be King | Can You Feel the Love Tonight

INTERMISSION

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Orchestral Suite
Music by Alan Menken | Lyrics by Howard Ashman
Arranged by Danny Troob & Franck van der Heijden | Edited by Ted Ricketts
© 1992 Wonderland Music Co., Inc. (BMI) & Walt Disney Music Company (ASCAP)
Belle | Be Our Guest | Beauty and the Beast

A Dream is a Wish Medley (Songs from Disney’s Cinderella)
Music & Lyrics by Mack David, Al Hoffman, and Jerry Livingston
Arranged by Joe Dubin, Sid Fine & Ted Ricketts
© 1948 Walt Disney Music Company (ASCAP)
Cinderella | A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes
Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo (The Magic Song) | So This Is Love (The Cinderella Waltz)

“Go the Distance”
Music by Alan Menken | Lyrics by David Zippel | Arranged by Brad Kelley
© 1997 Wonderland Music Co., Inc. (BMI) & Walt Disney Music Company (ASCAP)

“We Don’t Talk About Bruno”
Words & Music by Lin-Manuel Miranda
© 2021 Walt Disney Music Company

Selections from Disney’s Frozen
Words & Music by Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez
Underscore composed by Christopher Best | Orchestrations by Dave Metzger | Adapted by Ted Ricketts
© 2013 Wonderland Music Company, Inc.
The Great Thaw | Elsa and Anna | Do You Want to Build a Snowman
For the First Time in Forever | In Summer | Let it Go

Disney in Concert: A Dream is a Wish is produced by Symphony Pops Music.
Presentation licensed by Disney Concerts © All rights reserved.

The Pops Series is presented by

The Coffee Concert Series is presented by