The Little Mermaid
Under the sea is the place to be!
Sierra Boggess as princess Ariel
Sean Palmer as Prince Eric
Sherie Rene Scott as Ursula
Little mermaid in little time!
"The Little Mermaid" takes place 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.
Awards!
Nominated for 2 Tony Awards, 3 Drama Desk Awards, 1 Outer Critic Circle Award, 1 Drama League Award, 8 Audience Awards, and 1 Grammy Award. Won Break Through Performance (female) by Sierra Boggess.
Three Intresting Facts!
*Underwater setting required an unusual technical designs and strategies to create gliding movements.
*Began Broadway previews in November 2007 at the Lunt-Fontanne theater.
*Cast album ranked no.26 on Billboards 200 album chart in 2008, which is the 2nd highest position for cast album in 25 years after rent.
Five Fantastic Facts!
*Music by Alan Menken.
*Lyrics by Glenn Slater and Howard Ashman.
*Book by Doug Wright.
*Opened on January 10th 2008 and closed on August 30th 2009.
*Ended with a total of 685 performances.