The Little Mermaid Swims Away

Disney’s The Little Mermaid closes on August 30 at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre after 50 preview and 685 regular performance.

After a pre-Broadway run at the Denver Performing Arts Complex,The Little Mermaid began performances on Broadway on November 3, 2007, and opened on January 10, 2008. A national tour is set to launch in fall 2010.

Composed by Oscar-winner Alan Menken and his longtime collaborator, the late Howard Ashman, with 10 new songs Menken and Glenn Slater, the score of The Little Mermaid features the classic songs “Part of Your World,” “Kiss the Girl” and “Under the Sea.” The book is by Tony winner Doug Wright.

The cast of The Little Mermaid currently features Chelsea Morgan Stock (Ariel), Faith Prince (Ursula), Drew Seeley (Prince Eric), Norm Lewis (King Triton), Rogelio Douglas Jr. (Sebastian), Eddie Korbich (Scuttle), Jonathan Freeman (Grimsby), Tyler Maynard (Flotsam), Eric LaJuan Summers (Jetsam), Robert Creighton (Chef Louis) and Trevor Braun, Major Curda and Brian D’Addario (alternating as Flounder).