New York : Better late than never, Disney's newest venture into Broadway, The Little Mermaid , opens today at the Lunt-Fontanne Theater. Originally set to open on December 6th, the production's opening was pushed back due to the Broadway stage hands strike.
Sierra Boggess, Sherie Rene Scott, Derrick Baskin and Tyler Maynard in The Little Mermaid Photo By Per Breiehagen
Starring in the production is 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 René Scott as Ursula.
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.
For The Little Mermaid tickets visit our database here .
Your Talkback on this Story