I was waiting for this. I knew they were aiming for Broadway in 2007 but I hadn't heard word in months and months.
When asked how the stage design will communicate the underwater experience, Schumacher says with a laugh, "Effectively! . . . Our job isn't to reproduce the movie because you can go watch the movie. Our job is to use stagecraft. We're not the first people to have ever told 'The Little Mermaid' story, [but] we're the first people to go to a kind of exotic universe.
"What I can tell you is it's big — physically. It has scale because [scenic designer] George Tsypin works with scale." Tsypin's work was seen on Broadway in the 1993 revival of In the Summer House. He also designed the sets for Julie Taymor's The Magic Flute and worked with director Zambello on her production of West Side Story.
Sounds very exciting.
"I love talking about nothing. It is the only thing I know anything about." - Oscar Wilde
I'm sure that depends entirely on the reception of the show and cast in Denver. If it's an enormous smash hit you can bet that Disney will haul it straight into the city pretty much intact, the way they did The Lion King. If not, there's a good possibility that changes will occur to the show itself as well as the cast, just as was the case with Aida.
if the workshop album i have is right, here is the track list for the Broadway show:
Daughters of Triton Human Stuff Wasting Away Part of Your World Part of Your World (reprise) Under the Sea That World Above Sweet Child Her Voice Poor Unfortunate Souls Posituvity Beyond My Wildest Dreams Les Poissons If Only If Only (reprise) Poor Unfortunate Souls (reprise) Kiss the Girl All Good Things Must End Finale
though someone mentioned them re-working Phantoms Below into a full-fledged opening number and this was NOT on the workshop CD i have. so ¤shrug¤ some of the stuff could be completly tanked once it hits Denver.
i DO like the extra songs, however. a lot more than the crap they added to Beauty & the Beast to make it longer.
our season is incredible: Spelling Bee January 16-28 The Buell Theatre
In this 2005 Tony Award-winning musical comedy, six young people in the throes of puberty - overseen by grown-ups who barely managed to escape childhood themselves - learn that winning isn't everything, and that losing doesn't necessarily make you a loser.
Legends! Starring Joan Collins & Linda Evans February 6-18 The Buell Theatre
A comedy by Tony Award(r)-winning author, James Kirkwood (A Chorus Line), centers on two somewhat desperate and waning movie stars (Collins & Evans), the full-blown comic confrontation between these two divas and the surprising and hilarious resolution.
The Light in the Piazza March 27-April 8 The Buell Theatre
Direct from Broadway The Light in the Piazza is a lush, dreamy musical that finds Margaret Johnson on vacation in the Tuscan countryside with her daughter, Clara, and Clara's unexpected encounter with a handsome Florentine. Be swept away to Italy in this contemporary, witty and elegant production. Sponsored by Comcast
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum May 17-July 8 The Stage Theatre
Sondheim's slapstick musical send-up of classical comedy is filled with "old situations, new complications...no royal curse, no Trojan horse, and a happy ending of course!" Producing Partners: Margot & Allan Frank and Judi & Robert Newman
Disney's THE LITTLE MERMAID Summer 2007 The Ellie Caulkins Opera House
Based on the Academy Award(r)-winning animated film and the classic fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen, THE LITTLE MERMAID is the story of young Ariel longing to leave her father's kingdom and be "up where the people are," a father struggling with his strong-minded daughter's attempts to grow up too soon, a sea witch conspiring to settle a score, and a prince looking for the girl with the perfect voice. In addition to a book by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award(r)-winning playwright, Doug Wright, THE LITTLE MERMAID features a score written by eight-time Academy Award-winning composer Alan Menken and his late partner Howard Ashman, including the Academy Award-winning Best Original Song, "Under the Sea," and will boast nine new songs by Menken and lyricist Glen Slater.
Spamalot September 1ctober 7 The Buell Theatre
Winner of the 2005 Tony(r) Award for Best Musical, Monty Python's Spamalot tells the tale of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table as they embark on their quest for the Holy Grail. Flying cows, killer rabbits, taunting Frenchmen and show-stopping musical numbers are just a few of the reasons audiences everywhere are eating up Spamalot.
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels October 16-28 The Buell Theatre
Set on the glorious, glamorous Riviera, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is a delicious comedy that follows two con artists as they take on the lifestyles of the rich and shameless--and end up with a lot more than they bargain for.
White Christmas November 20-December 25 The Buell Theatre
Just in time for the holidays comes a delightful new stage adaptation of the classic yuletide movie. The result is a sparkling holiday package filled with splashy dance numbers, treasured songs and enough heartwarming nostalgia to make your days merry and bright!
"Human Stuff" is a song Scuttle sings to the gang to explain what all the land objects are. Scuttle has a very geriatric feel to him that could work well on stage.
and omg i would die if Sara would play Ursula. that'd be fabulous! Updated On: 9/6/06 at 09:07 PM
FolkyBoy, thanks for the song list! The opening song is called Fathoms Below, I'm pretty sure, and it would be really cool if they could work it in to the show.