She makes the little mermaid her 10th show and is loving it.
She makes the little mermaid her 10th show and is loving it.
#1She makes the little mermaid her 10th show and is loving it.
Posted: 4/11/08 at 12:20am
So I was planning on seeing wicked tonight but wound up at The Little Mermaid instead with pretty damn awesome seats. gotta love it.
Can I just say - I love building sets, and watching them work as I've done it for high school/college level productions for the past three years. This set blew me away, I was completely astonished it was possibly the most beautiful set I've seen in a while. Even the transitions between land and sea were just so beautifully done, I was just in awe. This show makes me upset that I am not going into theater when Im older.
Sierra has a beautiful voice that made me tear up at a few points, and she's just cute as a button when she gets her legs.
Palmer was out, I saw Bret. it utterly upset me that a Blonde was playing Eric in the beginning but by end of Act I I was completely over it because he was doing very well for himself. He was very polite at the stage door as well.
Ms. Scott, one word: amazing.
Tituss?! FAN FREAKING TASTIC. He was possibly my favorite thing about the show. He did such a great job in every way.
Brian [Flounder] Such an adorable child, my roommate and I wanted to take him home with us so he could dance around our dorm room in his costume.
Random Notes:
I felt that "I want the Good times back" sung by ursula was quite similar to Applegat'es number in Damn Yankees " good old days"? I think it's called that.
favorite numbers had to be Under the Sea, Positoovity, and I want the good times back.
Few things that bugged me; Lack of dog Max, and Ursula's alter ego Vanessa. I felt both of them in the film aided in moving along Ariel and Eric's relationship - with out them I felt it was kind of awkward how they filled those gaps.
4 and a half Stars.
CurtainPullDowner
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
#2re: She makes the little mermaid her 10th show and is loving it.
Posted: 4/11/08 at 12:31am
are you a friend of Judy's?
No offense.
#2re: She makes the little mermaid her 10th show and is loving it.
Posted: 4/11/08 at 12:32amI don't know who Judy is and don't know how it's offensive but the answer is No.~
#3re: She makes the little mermaid her 10th show and is loving it.
Posted: 4/11/08 at 2:26am
Doesn't Eric wear a wig? I know Sean naturally has dark hair, but I think he still wears one.
Where were your seats?
#4re: She makes the little mermaid her 10th show and is loving it.
Posted: 4/11/08 at 2:41am
Did you notice Jonathan Freeman's Grimsby? FYI (assuming you don't know already), he voiced 'Jafar' in the ALADDIN movies! And, and, and, I think the man's a diamond in the rough! 
#5re: She makes the little mermaid her 10th show and is loving it.
Posted: 4/11/08 at 9:34am"Friend of Judy's" is a way if asking if one is gay. I have no idea why curtainpulldowner asked it, though.
#6re: She makes the little mermaid her 10th show and is loving it.
Posted: 4/11/08 at 9:43am
Glad you like the show!
I loved it.
The score is actually really good, and If Only [Quartet] is amazing.
I am sorry you didn't see Sean.
I agree on Brian, my friends and I wanted to kidnap him and bring him to Jersey and be our adopted little brother.
My only issue with the show: HOW THE HELL DID URSULA SURVIVE ONLAND DURING "THE CONTEST"?
"Anybody that goes to the theater, I think we’re all misfits, so we ended up on stage or in the audience.” --- Patti LuPone.
#7re: She makes the little mermaid her 10th show and is loving it.
Posted: 4/11/08 at 10:31am
The weird thing about Bret was he like, wore a wig. but it was a blonde wig, it was quite traumatic for me because I loved the character Eric as a child, and dark hair is a part of the character. But Bret completely made up for it- he was just fine.
My roommate is obsessed with If Only, she won't stop talking about it.
Grimsby was fantastic! Ahhh I didn't know that he was Jafar though - that's kind of insane.
I forgot to mention my complete fondness for Scuttlle, whose name I forgot because I've been sleeping for like 10 hours but he was so great, so funny, I was nervous most about Scuttle being on stage and he was just fabulous
btw, the kids skates they use to glide- very cool, and very creative. Outside this play I hate them but right before I thought " christ, how are they going to move smoothly with fins coming out there behinds" and then the first person glided and I couldn't believe how creative the production team was.
seats were orch H 5-7
Updated On: 4/11/08 at 10:31 AM
kate2
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/6/05
#8re: She makes the little mermaid her 10th show and is loving it.
Posted: 4/11/08 at 11:07amEddie Korbisch plays Scuttle. Glad you loved it!
dramaboy27
Understudy Joined: 5/7/07
#9re: She makes the little mermaid her 10th show and is loving it.
Posted: 4/11/08 at 11:16amI think the sets are horrible...I dont understand how they can use those tall turning arm things in every scene and think they are going to convince me that I havent seen them before.....The sets dont work, just like the costumes dont work, and 1 or 2 or the actors!
#10re: She makes the little mermaid her 10th show and is loving it.
Posted: 4/11/08 at 11:42am
Glad to hear you loved the show. I enjoyed it too!
And yeah, I think I'd be caught off guard too with a blond Eric, but I'm glad he was great nonetheless.
nmartin
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/3/05
#11re: She makes the little mermaid her 10th show and is loving it.
Posted: 4/11/08 at 11:54am
"Are you a friend of Judy's"
LOL I've haven't heard that in decades.
Also popular: He's an old friend of Dorothy's.
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#12re: She makes the little mermaid her 10th show and is loving it.
Posted: 4/11/08 at 11:58amThe phrase is "Friend of Dorothy's". It was pre-stonewall code. And yes, Dorothy is Dorothy Gale.
Urban
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/05
#13re: She makes the little mermaid her 10th show and is loving it.
Posted: 4/11/08 at 12:09pmIt is always interesting listening to somebody talk about the sets that has actual experience behind set building. Thank you. I can just imaginae how you'd end up seeing an entire different level and structure in the sets since you got behind-the-scenes experience in them and it is fascinating to me to hear that.
Jonny boy
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/30/07
#14re: She makes the little mermaid her 10th show and is loving it.
Posted: 4/11/08 at 12:24pmBesides Tituss's costumes I have heard nothing but good things about his performance.Does anyone think he will have a shot at a nom at the Tony's this year for Featured actor?
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Posted: 4/11/08 at 4:00pmNo.
"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
#16re: She makes the little mermaid her 10th show and is loving it.
Posted: 4/11/08 at 10:34pmapparently on sean and sierra are the only one's eligible?
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