“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 ...

Are kings and princes happier than queens and princesses in fairy tales? According to author Anne Beall, that looks to be the case. In contrast, while princesses exude happiness when they find their ...

There was once a king who was deeply in love with a princess, who was under a spell that prevented her from marrying anyone. A fairy told him that whoever was able to step on her cat’s tail would be ...

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 ...

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 ...

There was once a prince who wanted a princess, and only a real princess would please him. He traveled the world to find one, but was unable to, and came back home discouraged. One evening there was a ...

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 ...

FARGO (AP) - The princess visiting North Dakota this week thinks fairy tales have an important role in society. "It's very important, I think, to look at the fairy tales," said Princess Märtha Louise, ...

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 ...