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Principal cast announced for The Little Mermaid
By Amy Somensky Mar 21, 2007, 5:03 GMT
New York: The principal cast has been announced for the upcoming Broadway musical The Little Mermaid. Joining the previously announced Sierra Boggess as Ariel will be:
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
Sherie René Scott as Ursula
The Little Mermaid will begin previews at the Lunt-Fontanne on November 3rd and officially open on December 6th. The musical will have a pre-Broadway tryout at the Denver Center Attractions at Ellie Caulkins Opera House beginning July 26th through September 9th.
The production features music written by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman as well as 11 new songs written by Menken and Glenn Slater. The book has been written by Doug Wright.
The creative team includes choreography by Stephen Mear, set design by George Tsypin, costume design by Tatiana Noginova, lighting design by Natasha Katz, and direction by Francesco Zambello.
In a magical kingdom beneath the sea, 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.
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