Little Mermaid Papermill Playhouse

[Elphaba2019]

Posted: 5/3/25 at 1:10am

Does anyone know what to expect with the upcoming Little Mermaid production at Papermill? I was looking at the names of the creative team and it is a lot of the same people from the 2013 Production. I was hoping they would move to a different design. I didn't like the 2013 version. I thought it looked very cheap and not high quality. I know this is an unpopular opinion, but I like the Broadway version much better, and in a perfect world, this production would be a replica of that, but with that's probably not the case. I would hope they would have a bigger ship in comparison to the 2013 ship, which looks awful. I love the Broadway one so much grander. 

On a brighter note Haven Burton is a great choice for Ursula! She looks like Sheri Renee Scott. 

 

https://papermill.org/disneys-the-little-mermaid/

Updated On: 5/3/25 at 01:10 AM

[WldKingdomHM]

Posted: 5/3/25 at 5:28am

Saw the show back at Papermill and it was very cheap and awful. Prob going to be the same set etc I mean everything at Papermill is awful

[quizking101]

Posted: 5/3/25 at 6:23am

WldKingdomHM said: "Saw the show back at Papermill and it was very cheap and awful. Prob going to be the same set etc I mean everything at Papermill is awful"

That is a very broad brush you are painting with.

It’s a regional theatre. Despite the proximity to NYC, it’s not going to have all the bells and whistles of a big Broadway production. As theatre goes, some things are better than others, but to say everything at Papermill is awful is really a ludicrous remark. 

[singer234]

Posted: 5/3/25 at 9:12am

WldKingdomHM said: "Saw the show back at Papermill and it was very cheap and awful. Prob going to be the same set etc I mean everything at Papermill is awful"

That's just not true-I swear people are getting nastier on this board and in life every day. You could have just answered the question, but had to add a nasty remark, I guess to give yourself a little jolt of adrenaline or something.

[musicthatmakesmedance]

Posted: 5/3/25 at 9:50am

It will be the same physical production as 2013.

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 5/3/25 at 12:46pm

For context, here are highlights of Papermill’s 2013 production being referenced above. In what world is this a cheap looking production?!!!

 

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 5/3/25 at 12:49pm

If anything, y’all would be rioting at the 2017 production done at The Muny - with their walking Ariel:

 

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 5/3/25 at 12:56pm

This “production” actually originated from Pittsburgh CLO. The whole scenic and costume package is a rental from them. It’s surely not broadway caliber designs, but it’s totally fine for the summer slot at a regional theatre.

[theatrekid3302]

Posted: 5/3/25 at 5:30pm

WldKingdomHM said: "Saw the show back at Papermill and it was very cheap and awful. Prob going to be the same set etc I mean everything at Papermill is awful"

Disagree I’ve seen many great things at Papermill but would agree the 2013 Little Mermaid looks awful. I find it frustrating that all future productions of The Little Mermaid departed so drastically from the original design. Papermill did Sister Act in I think it was 2021 or 2022 and used the same costumes and set as the US Tour which was basically a replica of the Broadway set. Why can’t they do that with the Little Mermaid? I think the Original Broadway Production looks so much better than the 2013 Papermill version that almost every regional theater replicates.