Little Mermaid on Broadway
Little Mermaid on Broadway
VoiceofReason
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#0Little Mermaid on Broadway
Posted: 2/29/04 at 12:38pm
I know that there have been a couple of posts about the little mermaid (one in August one in January i believe--i just searched them) but I was just wondering if anyone had an update on what's going on--I was so excited when I first heard about it, but it seems like production is in a bit of a stoic state right now...any new info I've missed?
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#1re: Little Mermaid on Broadway
Posted: 2/29/04 at 12:51pmDisney is concentrating on TARZAN, MARY POPPINS, and their Disney Songs Musical Revue show right now, still wanting to do MERMAID but the show is not their priority. Personally, I would like to see MERMAID over TARZAN.
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#2re: re: Little Mermaid on Broadway
Posted: 2/29/04 at 1:18pmYes bring Little Mermaid! Such a cute movie!
#3re: re: re: Little Mermaid on Broadway
Posted: 2/29/04 at 1:23pm
Logistically, Mermaid is a much harder show to pull off on stage than Tarzan though and I am sure that's why it will be done after other projects.
With Little Mermaid, A chunk of the action takes place underwater... The lead female only has her voice for, at most, 1/3rd the show, etc, etc.. There's a genuine challenge for the creative team...
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#4re: re: re: re: Little Mermaid on Broadway
Posted: 2/29/04 at 1:29pm
Tarzan cant communicate with the humans either, thats why theres a narrator...
#5re: re: re: re: re: Little Mermaid on Broadway
Posted: 2/29/04 at 1:38pm
Ever heard of "O"????????
But Tarzan can sing? Oh that makes a lot of sense!!
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#6re: re: re: re: re: re: Little Mermaid on Broadway
Posted: 2/29/04 at 1:42pm
Erm. The way it was explained to me didnt make a lot of sense, so Im just going to not say anything and have Matt tell me again. Hopefully something has changed. :)
-Christina
#7re: little mermaid on broadway
Posted: 2/29/04 at 1:43pmi think more than a little bit of what gets done besides "mary poppins", which is already pretty much a done deal with cameron, is up in the air as things at disney are right now so unsettled. is eisner in or out? will comcast buy them out?
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#8re: re: little mermaid on broadway
Posted: 2/29/04 at 1:44pmCome on, guys! That's Disney's style! Make the impossible possible! Look how they did Lion King- of course they can put together the right creative team to do TLM!
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tappedout
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#9re: re: re: little mermaid on broadway
Posted: 2/29/04 at 1:48pmLittle Mermaid would be so much better than Tarzan!!!!!!! I also think that Mulan would make a good broadway musical as well.
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#10re: re: re: re: little mermaid on broadway
Posted: 2/29/04 at 1:56pm
I would really like to see ON THE RECORD.
Is it correct that they are looking to use the creative team who did SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE? I thought I heard that somewhere.
VoiceofReason
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#11re: re: re: re: re: little mermaid on broadway
Posted: 2/29/04 at 1:58pm
Well, I think Tarzan will be interesting, especially with Adam, but I was a bit more excited about Mermaid--it's been my favorite since i was little....
Here's what I don't get--With both of these they're going to have to add a few songs to flesh it out...Now I'm not promoting the Disney takeover of Broadway, but I've always thought that Hercules would make a great musical with the songs from the movie-It would be great, and the sets could be fantastic (think everything from the underworld to mt. olympus--i could see so many fun casting options open with it-think kerry butler or idina for meg, matthew morrison for Herc, maybe christopher seiber as hades? i dunno, just my own little thoughts
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#12re: re: re: re: re: re: little mermaid on broadway
Posted: 2/29/04 at 2:05pm
why does everyone wanna make matt this big muscle man!?!?!?!
>not a muscle fan<
Christina
#13re: re: re: re: re: re: re: little mermaid on broadway
Posted: 2/29/04 at 2:10pm
depending on where you are in the country, jon, you will. but it's not the smokey joe's team.
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/84557.html
r.i.p. marco, my guardian angel.
...global warming can manifest itself as heat, cool, precipitation, storms, drought, wind, or any other phenomenon, much like a shapeshifter. -- jim geraghty
pray to st. jude
i'm a sonic reducer
he was the gimmicky sort
fenchurch=mejusthavingfun=magwildwood=mmousefan=bkcollector=bradmajors=somethingtotalkabout: the fenchurch mpd collective
...global warming can manifest itself as heat, cool, precipitation, storms, drought, wind, or any other phenomenon, much like a shapeshifter. -- jim geraghty
pray to st. jude
i'm a sonic reducer
he was the gimmicky sort
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VoiceofReason
Leading Actor Joined: 2/18/04
#14re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: little mermaid on broadway
Posted: 2/29/04 at 2:47pmMistress-I just meant that matt's voice would be great with those songs...i'm sure there are plenty of guys though that could sing them, just probably not as well
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#15re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: little mermaid on broadway
Posted: 2/29/04 at 2:49pm
Oh, I know it was a compliment! :)
Christina
#16re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: little mermaid on broadway
Posted: 2/29/04 at 3:00pmLast I heard of it was that article in the Times (a while ago now) about the three new Disney shows, Tarzan, Mary Poppins and The Little Mermaid. TLM has been one of my favorite movies since I was really young, it's so cute. If they could pull it off logistically, I think it'd be amazing on stage. I think I'd rather see Tarzan though. You all know why.
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#17re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: little mermaid on broadway
Posted: 2/29/04 at 3:02pm
luvtheEmcee,
I cant imagine why! 
-Christina
#18re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: little mermaid on broadway
Posted: 2/29/04 at 3:03pm
lol 
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#19re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: re: little mermaid on broadway
Posted: 2/29/04 at 3:54pmKerry Butler has done Ariel in the workshop(s) of THe Little Mermaid
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#20 re: re: little mermaid on broadway
Posted: 2/29/04 at 4:22pmhmmmm.. the words loin cloths certainly comes to mind...lol
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#21re: re: re: little mermaid on broadway
Posted: 2/29/04 at 5:51pm
I say bring Tarzan on Broadway NOW !!!!! :)
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#22re: re: re: re: little mermaid on broadway
Posted: 2/29/04 at 5:59pm
But GMF, youre not here yet... what good would that do?
-Christina
#23re: re: re: re: re: little mermaid on broadway
Posted: 2/29/04 at 7:10pmlol GMF, I say so too! Right now.
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#24re: re: re: re: re: re: little mermaid on broadway
Posted: 2/29/04 at 7:35pm
Kerry Butler would be the perfect Little Mermaid.
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