VIDEO: Watch Broadway Stars Perform “Disney Jungle Dance Party”

WDWNT on July 6, 2016

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Check out this video featuring Broadway performers from The Book Of Mormon, Hamilton, Wicked and more dancing and singing songs from The Lion King, The Jungle Book and Tarzan in a performance they like to call “Disney Jungle Dance Party”! Special thanks to Christopher Rice!

#DJDP– DISNEY JUNGLE DANCE PARTY
Featuring covers of 3 wild Disney songs by Christopher Rice (Broadway’s The Book of Mormon)

Join in on the party here!
Learn part of the dance from Chris and his dancers!
TUTORIAL VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zdotp…

Director, Choreographer, Lead Vocal:
Christopher Rice

“Just Can’t Wait to Be King” Dancers:
Mackenzie Warren (Anything Goes tour, Pippin tour)
Kirstin Tucker (Trip of Love, Cinderella)
Kelly Sheehan (White Christmas, 42nd Street)
Amanda LaMotte (Matilda)
Elise Mestichelli
Tiffany Laterza
Maggie Mial
Audra Bryant
Kristen Brooks Sandler

“I Wanna Be Like You” Dancers:
Nathan Keen (Chicago tour, We Will Rock You tour)
Graham Keen
Matthew Borchers
Clinton Sherwood (The Book of Mormon)
Drew King (On The 20th Century, Elf tour)
Bryan Hunt (White Christmas tour, Billy Elliot tour)
Ben Lanham (Cinderella tour)

“Trashin’ the Camp” Dancers:
Abby Jaros
Megan Fulmer
Julian Ramos
Brandon Hudson (Hamilton)

Vocalists:
Matthew Marks (The Book of Mormon)
Ben Estus (The Book of Mormon)
Gabe Gibbs (The Book of Mormon)
Stephen Anthony (The Book of Mormon)
Matt Rosell (Les Miz)
Emily Mechler (Wicked, Evita)
Chelsea Stavis
Liz Byrne (Baby, It’s You!)

Associate Choreographer and Assistant to the Director:
Audra Bryant

Director of Photography:
Eric Mann of Unreel Films

Assistant to the Director of Photography:
Mikita Thompson

Behind the Scenes footage:
Tim Grady Films

Musical Arrangert and Director:
Clinton Sherwood

Audio Recording and Mixing:
Carl Cully

Guitar:
Matt SanGiovanni
Drums:
Laura Hamel

Filmed Live on location in Brooklyn NY at Chemistry Creative

Production Assistants:
Vinyetta James
Molly Jae Chase
Tiffany Laterza
Audra Bryant

Special Thanks: Michael Hull

Source: Christopher Rice

Brandon and Melissa Share Latest Customs

WDWNT on May 12, 2014

Brandon and Melissa are a pair of Visual Arts Teachers Millennium Middle School in Sanford, FL. We recently shared their student’s work, now it is time to see what they have created for their latest custom Vinylmation.

What subject did you choose and why?
Brandon: I chose King Hippo and Little Mac.  I love vintage video games and was a big fan of the original Mike Tyson’s PunchOut!!

Melissa: My favorite Disney character is Mr. Smee, so I really wanted to do him.  Then Villians 2 came out and I really liked the Smee in that set.  I considered one of the Lost Boys first, but when we decided to make it a 9” and 3” set, I knew Michael with Teddy was the way to go.

What have you learned from your first customs to now?
Brandon: I actually think I learned the most from my first 9’ custom.  King Hippo was good practice to reacquaint myself with painting a three dimensional surface before tackling my 3” custom of Little Mac.

Melissa: I was a big believer in not taking the Vinylmation apart- I was so afraid I would break and arm or things wouldn’t look right, but it is so much easier if you do.  Michael was also the first Vinylmation I ever painted on a “Custom” mold (we usually spray paint commons), and although I really like the surface, I felt like I had to do more layers (but the stars in his ear glow, so it was worth it)

And then there were a pair of customs you did that were chosen by your students?
Melissa: Yes, we also did 3” customs in which we let the kids decide our subject…they chose Sherlock Holmes for Brandon & Dr. Watson for me.

Spotlight On: Gerard Kwok’s Superpowers

WDWNT on October 31, 2013

We saw these pieces of work by Gerard online and knew we needed to see more. So here is a whole set of these one of a kind creations and his own descriptions. A keep a look out for more work from Gerard, because we can’t wait to see what he does next!

 Donald
The “Nighty Ghost” – Power to control the dead spirits (more or less like Hades from the Hercules)
Grumpy
The “God of Thunder” – Electricity manipulation (Extracting power from bad temper)
LGM
The “Planetary Guardian” – Having a series of weapons capsuled up and stored in his body
Mad Hatter
The “Tea Monster” – Aroma manipulation (Scent that kills / hypnotize)
Mickey
The “Knight of Technology” – A Traveler in the virtual reality. His role is like a computer virus but does all the good things to the digital world. The only R3 member that is in intangible form
Minnie
The “Shehulk” – Incredible strength and durability like Colossus from the X-Men
Pinocchio
The “Naughty Thief” – Low-level telepathic power + Stealing power like Rogue from the X-Men
Pooh
The “King of Hunny” – A hunny generator with the power of shaping hunny into different forms (diff shape and diff level of density) for attacking or shielding
Queen of Hearts
The “Queen of Madness” – Heat manipulation (Generating heatwave. Level up when getting mad)
Tigger
The “Martial Master” – Excellent combat skill + Kinetic power manipulation like Gambit from the X-Men
White Rabbit
The “Time Smith” – Time manipulation (Stopping time / turning back time)

Spotlight On: Karen Turner’s Mickey Art Series

WDWNT on October 31, 2013

Karen Turner has a new series of Vinylmation. It is called the Art Series and is a set of six Vinylmation, five done in a different art style, with an Artist Mouse as the painter of them all. They are individually up for sale right now at her Etsy shop, Flights of Fancy Designs.

Artist Mouse

Impressionist Mouse

Oil Painted Mouse

Pop Art Mouse

Splatter Mouse

Watercolor Mouse

Check out her shop today. Karen also produces those Autograph Mouse Customs, my personal favorite…

Spotlight On: Mike Vetrone Summer 2013

WDWNT on September 17, 2013

This week we got a nice message from Mike about the things he’s been doing this summer. Check it out:

“First off, I will be heading out to Florida for the Villains event and will be bringing a bunch of my work to share with everyone.  I can’t wait to meet all kinds of people out there!  Included in the customs I will be bringing are 3 new sets.  The first one will be my custom 12 piece Aladdin set, next is my (in progress) 19 piece Mickey Mouse set with a different Mickey to represent each of the new shorts that have been released weekly, and the third set is a custom set I am making with another artist and great friend Ryan Branoff.  The details are still under wraps, but all I can say is that it is different to anything I have done in the past and pays homage to a previous Disney-made Park series. I look forward to seeing you guys in September!”
-Mike Vetrone

Great job Mike, we look forward to seeing everything at the Reflections of Evil event in September!
Check out more of Mike’s work in this gallery!

For more from Mike check out:
facebook.com/customsbymikevetrone
instagram @washyourrhands

Spotlight On: Cesar’s Marvel Disney Villains Customs

WDWNT on September 17, 2013

“I was commissioned by a fan of my work to make a 3 piece villains set for the event “13 Reflections of Evil” that will take place in September. What better way to portray villains than with Marvel ones. Donald as Doctor Doom has to be the hardest carded custom to date. Donald’s beak was sculpted and that added more weight to the figure.”

“Mounting it is more of a challenge because the plastic bubble has to be able to support that extra weight. But in the end it worked out. So for the people attending the event in Florida, be sure to check out these Marvel Disney Villains in person.”

Cesar Diaz
mycustomations.com
customations@gmail.com
Twitter: mycustomations
Facebook: http://goo.gl/szY27
Instagram: customations

Spotlight On: Ryan Branoff’s Pook-a-Looz

WDWNT on September 17, 2013

We got word from Ryan that he was selling this awesome group of vinyl tomorrow so we wanted to share with you. It’s a shame Disney cancelled Pook-a-Looz, we kinda dug them and their style.

“I am beyond excited to debut my latest custom series: ‘Pook-a-Looz Pairs’! Before I got into Vinylmation, I collected Disney’s version of Ugly Dolls; Pook-a-Looz. After the series ran it’s course, I moved onto the Disney collectible that we all know and love. I thought combining these two collectibles would make for the perfect custom set!

There are 32 figures in total, some depicting Disney produced Pook-a-Looz and some new designs. I will be selling these in pairs for $135 shipped. You can choose any of the pairs shown (listed in the comments section).

These will be sold on my customs page: facebook.com/customvinylmationryanbranoff on Tuesday, September 3rd at 8pm EST.”
-Ryan Branoff

The pairs that will be sold are….

  

Woody & Buzz
Lotso & Little Green Man
Sulley & Boo
Ralph & Vanellope
Sorcerer Mickey & Steamboat Willie
Alice & Queen of Hearts
Mad Hatter & Cheshire Cat
Peter Pan & Tinkerbell
Snow White & Grumpy
Mary Poppins & Jack Sparrow
Jack Skellington & Oogie Boogie
Winnie the Pooh & Eeyore 
Mickey & Minnie
Donald & Daisy
Goofy & Pluto
Chip & Dale

Spotlight On: David’s Comic Book Custom

WDWNT on August 27, 2013

With all the rumors about a potential Marvel series, we thought we’d show off this awesome custom by David.

This piece is great. A perfect outside the box and multimedia presentation. Great job David!

Spotlight On: Jared Flores’ New Customs

WDWNT on August 27, 2013

Today we got an email from Jared about several new customs he’s made. They are AMAZING. Check out all the new things he’s been able to do with Vinylmation.
 
Annemarie eat your heart out! How perfect does this look!
 
Jared has this to say about his new work.
“Lately, I have been trying to outdo myself with my Vinylmation work. These few pieces are an example of this learning process.The Hercules Hydra was sold as part of a private auction, and the rest are all commissioned pieces. All of these pieces are the product of pushing myself past what I have done with Vinylmation before. I am excited about overcoming design challenges to make some really unique versions of some very beloved characters.” – Jared
 

You can find more about Jared at:
jaredcircusbear.tumblr.com
flickr.com/photos/jaredflores/

Spotlight On: Craig Larson’s Mickey Jrs

WDWNT on August 27, 2013

It took a little bit of time, but we finally got to see the final, full series, of Craig Larson’s Mickey Jrs. This is an amazing series, perfectly executed. Check it out…
DV: What inspired you to do this series?  
Craig Larson: There are a large number of vinyls I’d love for my collection, but A) I have limited display space; and B) many of my favorite designs are out of my price range.  Plus, I really want to challenge myself to work on small scale to see how much detail I could get done while still maintain it’s core design.  I had a few spare Jr vinylmations and thought “well, if other artists can blow up a 3” design onto a 9” (or 9” down to a 3”), why can’t I go smaller?” Since I wanted them to have a theme, why not choose from various Mickey designs, as there are a plethora of options/designs from artists I greatly admire.  I started with Paint Drip Mickey (PDM) and was so happy with the way it turned out, I did Oopsy and then thought why not do a trio? Turns out, I didn’t want to stop at just three, so I kept going. There are so many options, I already have plans to do a 2nd series, but after I take a break — holding a Jr to paint can REALLY start to hurt after a while, so I will be working on a few other things while I narrow my list down for Series 2.

DV: Which was your favorite?
While I like all of them for different reasons, I absolutely love PDM, Oopsy, and 25th Anniversary Mickey (complete with glitter).

DV: Which was the hardest to do?
CL: The Spectacle of Lights Mickey proved difficult purely based on figuring out how to show the original design. I actually did two versions of this one; one with larger dots and one with smaller dots. The Poncho Mickey took longer than expected as getting the proportion of the Mickey logo on the back took about 4 tries before I was happy with the size and shape. Runaway Brain Mickey had some issues, but that was mostly because I had some setbacks with his teeth/eyes looking right.

DV: Which one do you think looks better on a Jr?
Romantic Treats Mickey looks like a piece of candy.

DV: Are you selling these or how can people pick them up, if at all?
There are some designs that I won’t repeat as they take too much time to redo (Runaway, Poncho, Spectacle of Lights), but I’d be up to trade for Mickey (or other characters) 3” ones that I don’t have or other customs. Just reach out to me on my Facebook page and we’ll see if we can work a trade.

DV: How can people contact you?
facebook.com/CustomVinylmationsbycrglrsn

As a special bonus, here is a look at several of Craig’s pieces next to their 3″ originals.