Disney's The Little Mermaid begins Broadway performances November 3rd
Broadway's Sparkling New Musical
Begin Performances Tomorrow November 3rd
(November 2, 2007) Disney�s THE LITTLE
MERMAID begins
performances tomorrow, November 3rd at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
(
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 (
-- Posted November 2, 2007