Little Mermaid Finally Lands Opening Night
Little Mermaid Finally Lands Opening NightNearly one month after it was originally scheduled to open on Broadway (those plans were jettisoned due to the Broadway stagehands strike), Disney's stage adaptation of The Little Mermaid finally opens this evening at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.
Under Francesca Zambello's direction, the tuner features a book by Doug Wright, along with a score by Alan Menken, Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater.
Sierra Boggess lands her first major Broadway lead as Ariel, while Norm Lewis portrays her father King Triton. Sherie René Scott takes on the role of King Triton's sister Ursula, and Tituss Burgess plays Sebastian.
I caught the show last September during its out-of-town Denver tryout. While I gave good marks to the cast, whom I believe did their best with the material they were given, I found that it lacked the requisite Disney magic.
Is it possible that all that has been turned around during its unusually lengthy period of 50 previews? Find out tomorrow as I provide my critics' capsule.
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Labels: Broadway, Denver, Disney, Film, Francesca Zambello, Musical, Opening Night, Sherie Rene Scott, The Little Mermaid, The SOB Review
posted by Steve On Broadway (SOB) @ Thursday, January 10, 2008
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