Disney’s live-action Snow White film hits theatres March 21, and a new song from the soundtrack featuring Rachel Zegler has been released on and other music streaming platforms. Get a first listen to ”Waiting on a Wish,� penned by EGOT winners Benj Pasek and Justin Paul with additional lyrics by Jack Feldman, in the video above. The video also offers a sneak peak into the plot of this new film, which includes Snow White leading a rebellion against the Evil Queen.
Based on the 1937 Disney animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the new film is directed by Mike Webb, written by Erin Cressida Wilson, and produced by Marc Platt and Jared LeBoff, with Callum McDougall as executive producer. The film features all-new songs by Pasek and Paul.
Zegler stars in the title role, opposite Gal Gadot as the Evil Queen. The cast also includes other Broadway favorites such as Tony winner Andrew Burnap (currently in Othello) as Snow White's love interest Jonathan and Patrick Page as the voice of the Magic Mirror. Plus, some of the seven dwarfs are voiced by Broadway actors: Tituss Burgess as Bashful, Andrew Barth Feldman as Dopey, George Salazar as Happy, and Andy Grotelueschen as Sleepy.
“Benj and Justin came up with the idea of ‘Waiting On A Wish,� inspired by the iconic wishing well first introduced to audiences in the animated Snow White,� Platt said in a statement. They have written a truly beautiful song for our new film that is bound to become iconic in its own right.�
The soundtrack for Snow White will be released March 14.
“Waiting on a Wish� was produced by Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, Ian Eisendrath, and Dave Metzgerz.
