Disney's The Little Mermaid begins Broadway performances November 3rd

 Disney's The Little Mermaid
Broadway's Sparkling New Musical
Begin Performances Tomorrow November 3rd

(November 2, 2007) Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID begins performances tomorrow, November 3^rd at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (205 West 46^th Street).  The official Broadway opening night is December 6^th.

Disney Theatrical Productions (Thomas Schumacher, Producer) is proud to present the theatrical stage production of THE LITTLE MERMAID, based on the Disney film and the classic fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen.  The company features Sierra Boggess as ‘Ariel,’ Sean Palmer as ‘Prince Eric,’ Norm Lewis as ‘King Triton,’ Tituss Burgess as ‘Sebastian,’ Eddie Korbich as ‘Scuttle,’ Jonathan Freeman as ‘Grimsby,’ Derrick Baskin as ‘Jetsam,’ Tyler Maynard as ‘Flotsam,’ Cody Hanford and J.J. Singleton as ‘Flounder,’ and Sherie Rene Scott as ‘Ursula.’

The company of 35 includes Adrian Bailey, Cathryn Basile, Heidi Blickenstaff, James Brown III, Robert Creighton, Cicily Daniels, John Treacy Egan, Tim Federle, Merwin Foard, Bahiyah Sayyed Gaines, Ben Hartley, Meredith Inglesby, Michelle Lookadoo, Joanne Manning, Alan Mingo, Jr., Zakiya Young Mizen, Betsy Morgan, Arbender J. Robinson, Bret Shuford, Jason Snow, Chelsea Morgan Stock, Kay Trinidad, Price Waldman and Daniel J. Watts.

Led by director Francesca Zambello, some of the theatre’s most innovative artists have collaborated to create THE LITTLE MERMAID.  The score will feature the classic songs “Part of Your World,” “Kiss the Girl” and the Academy Award^®-winning Best Original Song, “Under the Sea,” composed by eight-time Academy Award^® winner Alan Menken and his frequent collaborator, the legendary Howard Ashman.  There are 10 new songs by Mr. Menken and lyricist Glenn Slater.  The book for the new musical is by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award^® -winning playwright Doug Wright. 

THE LITTLE MERMAID’s visionary team of artists includes Olivier Award winner Stephen Mear (choreography), George Tsypin (scenic design), Tatiana Noginova (costume design), Tony Award^®  winner Natasha Katz (lighting design), John Shivers (sound design), David Brian Brown (hair design), Angelina Avallone (make-up design) and Sven Ortel (projection & video designer). 

THE LITTLE MERMAID takes place in a magical kingdom beneath the sea, where a beautiful young mermaid named Ariel longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above. But first, she’ll have to defy her father, the king of the sea, escape the clutches of an evil sea witch and convince a prince that she’s the girl with the perfect voice.

TICKET INFORMATION:  Tickets are available through Ticketmaster at (212) 307-4747, online at www.DisneyOnBroadway.com or at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (205 West 46^th St, NYC).

-- Posted November 2, 2007