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Tuesday, June 30, 2009

The Last Summer for "The Little Mermaid"

The Associated Press is reporting that the Disney musical The Little Mermaid will end its Broadway run at the end of the summer.

I'm surprised - I thought it would run longer than a year-and-a-half, but perhaps the tough financial times are partly to blame.

Anyway, here's the story:
The Little Mermaid is set for its final Broadway swim.

The lavish musical based on the Disney animated film will close Aug. 30 at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in New York after a run of 685 performances.

Producer Thomas Schumacher says a national tour is planned for fall 2010. It will be followed by overseas productions.

The Little Mermaid opened in January 2008.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I Want to Say is My Favorite Cast of Disney's The Little Mermaid on Tour are Becky Gulsvig as Ariel, Kate Shindle as Ursula, Andy Karl as Prince Eric, Jacob Ming Trent as King Triton, Derrick Williams as Sebastian, Matthew Gumley/Henry Hodges as Flounder, William Youmans as Scuttle, Noah Weisberg as Flotsam, Rod Harrelson as Jetsam, Timothy Britten Parker as Grimsby, Kevin Pariseau as Chef Louis & Susan Mosher as Carlotta.

Anonymous said...

I Want to Say is My Favorite Cast of Disney's The Little Mermaid on Tour are Becky Gulsvig as Ariel, Kate Shindle as Ursula, Andy Karl as Prince Eric, Jacob Ming Trent as King Triton, Derrick Williams as Sebastian, Matthew Gumley/Henry Hodges as Flounder, William Youmans as Scuttle, Noah Weisberg as Flotsam, Rod Harrelson as Jetsam, Timothy Britten Parker as Grimsby, Kevin Pariseau as Chef Louis & Susan Mosher as Carlotta.