Posted: 3/25/07 at 4:00am
"Sunday, March 25, 2007
Steel Drums and Shell-Bras
I received a very exciting email earlier this week from a source who works for Disney (for obvious reasons they wish to be kept anonymous). They stated in his email the following:
"The show will look a lot like this: [See above]
Here is a collaborative pic from two designers. Typsin has portfolio online. Expect stuff like this.
Also I saw prototypes of Sebastian and Flounder. Only the head of the actor is visible. They will wear a mask/helmet that will also be the body of the character. The arms (fins) will be controlled by two rods connected to gloved hands. The rest of the actor is mask in a camouflage outfit. The rest of the animal characters are this way and it really adds a dimension to puppets we have seen by Disney before. What is great is that since the character is constantly swimming, they do not need a platform to hide under.
The set is incredible.
Also the orchestra will feature a REAL steel drum set.
Please add "Fathoms Below" to our song list. That song is indeed in the show and they are using and early version of it to start the musical. There is also two dance numbers. One on the ship by the sailors, and one in the kingdom on Ariel's day out.
Also a HUGE concern is the shell-bra thing. Right now they are working on makign something that is invisble but supportive. The shoes and the shells are custom so this part of the production is really expensive....
Also that "movement" workshop a few months ago was concerning flying. There is one scene where Ariel and Sebastian/Flounder flys upwards after she gets legs. This is done by a large device. It is also the same thing that makes Ursula large in the end. It's kinda like the Elphaba rig in Wicked. Simple.... but spectacular."
This is very exciting news coming from the very inside of the production and I hope to hear more from this source soon.
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Tre intresting.
