See the Cast of THE LITTLE MERMAID Fly at Paper Mill Playhouse! — Page 3

The post about the tails is still right on. The fabric looks really good, especially from the side. The weird cartoonish mermaid tail that goes right down the middle of their crotch looks really horrible, and Ariels is completely out of proportion to her body, so it makes her look like a dwarf. That said, from the side, the flying effect was really pretty.

I also can't believe they completely body painted Ed Watts. That man is a greek god, and they should have left his torso un-painted.

I still don't think it's necessary to make Carlotta and the maids look half-people, half-chicken. It's one of the many reasons why the Broadway production was a mess. Flounder's costume is only a very slight improvement over the Broadway costume.

Updated On: 5/30/13 at 09:03 PM

Nick's shirt needs to be open more! LOL and why the hell did they paints Watts up!!

- I am trying to figure out how much of Nicks hair is a wig. it looks like the front Is his and the ponytail is an attachment. But from the back, it looks like the whole top is a wig on top of his real hair- I don't know?? LOL

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Looks better in pictures, but what's up with King Triton? He doesn't look scary or imposing at all. I don't think Ed Watts is that small of a person, so why does he come off as so slight looking? Is it the plastic turtleneck?

It looks like they reverted to the Broadway Ursula costume, rather than that giant tangled mess that was used in Europe and similar takes in the other regional productions, which I am extremely pleased with. Usula's costume was one of the few things that really worked in the broadway production.


For people who are pissed about Vanessa still being omitted GET OVER IT!!! It is to much of a technical nightmare to do on stage since it adds two large scale transformations and lipsyncing to a show that has enough technical problems to begin with.

The Flotsam, Jetsam, and Sebastion's costumes look almost identical to their broadway counterparts minus the weird crab hat Sebastion's wore.

The Little Mermaids theatrical problem in my opinion is Ursula's demise which has been its problem from the Broadway production. It is extremely anticlimactic and needs to be as big as can be not just breaking a shell. They should honestly put Ursula on a forklift alla Wicked during the Poor Unfortunate Souls reprise to give the illusion of her "growing" . Then have ariel steal the shell and break it causing Ursula to fall and die...because we never see her grow in power once she gains the trident.

It is a mess. And I agree the ending is anticlimactic. I remember thinking even Ursula's entrance was so boring. It needed some heft, but it just was lacking all around. Why can't they make Ursula grow? It wouldn't be that hard too get some oversized tentacles and stuff.

Well it doesn't look like the train wreck I thought it would be but I'm also not going out of my way to see it because of how much I hated the Broadway version. Doesn't seem like much has changed to alter my views on the show. Positoovity is still there so no thanks.

Scuttle looks silly flying all the time even though I get it. Flounder looks ridiculous as a man on his knees. Ariel's floating/flying costume looks silly because how big is her damn tail.

I do NOT care for that Ursula. I've always thought she would be better played by a man in drag (such a novel idea, I know) but she's always struck me as that even in the movie. At least a fat black woman would be more powerful than anything I've seen.

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swings:
James Shackelford
Katie Ulrich
ensemble:
Kristine Bennett
Ward Billeisen
Lauren Ciardullo
Thay Floyd
KC Fredericks
Rod Harrelson
Nicole Javanna Johnson
Lisa Karlin
Morgan Kirner
Erica Mansfield
Dennis O'Bannion
Robbie Roby
Jessica Wockenfuss

Ughhhh i just watched that clip

-Ariel looks ridiculous singing while flying,looks awful.
-Why is flounder 20 years old?
-Ursula looks like Frankenstein! WTH happened there?
-Why are the eels carrying Ursula's tentacles? Looks awful
-Why does Sebastian look like freaking Amadeus? Horrible
-The set looks cheap as hell. I would prefer the plastic from the OBP
-Ursula's lair looks like Pee wee Herman's
fun house. gag me
-LOL i dont even know what to say about the bubbles HAHAHAAH
-Triton's costume isnt bad but it isn't good.
-Eric's wig looks horrible
-Ariel's costume looks awful also

WHY EVEN DO THIS SHOW IF YOU AREN'T GOING TO DO IT RIGHT??? The Broadway show was bad but this..is just...disgusting. No one can get this show right and no one ever will probably. Its too hard for Broadway apparently.

Im so sick of seeing Ursula look like some fat hot mess drag queen!

This show is suppose to be big and it honestly looks like some cheap crap you would find at Disney world. Don't do this show if you don't have the money for it cause it needs to be spectacular and this doesn't look like it rose to the occasion.

Updated On: 5/31/13 at 04:55 PM

"WHY EVEN DO THIS SHOW IF YOU AREN'T GOING TO DO IT RIGHT???"

You mean YOUR way?

"You mean YOUR way?"

I dont care what way it is, it just has to better than the crapfest i saw in that clip! Why would a company even attempt to do this show if they don't have the money to do it justice? Remember how tacky the NETWORKS BATB looked compared to the original? This exactly what this one looks like compared to the the Mermaid Broadway. When word got out that Mermaid was coming to Broadway people expected to see something of the quality like original Beauty and the beast production, but here is the fact: THEY WENT CHEAP ON MERMAID! And if a BROADWAY production can't make this show a mega hit with amazing scenery and lighting and effects then what makes anyone think a non Broadway company could pull it off?? Some shows work great like this but YOU CAN'T DO A SMALL LITTLE MERMAID just like you can't do cheap on beauty and the beast! People expect to see something BIG and GRAND when they see Mermaid. This just looks Absolutely foolish and ridiculous.

Updated On: 5/31/13 at 11:06 PM

Cicily Daniels was FIERCE in the Broadway production. I can't even imagine why she was the 2ND cover!