'little mermaid' ensemble announced

[Urbansavages]

'little mermaid' ensemble announced #1

Posted: 4/9/07 at 5:08pm

From today's official Disney press release:

DENVER – Disney Theatrical Productions (Thomas Schumacher, Producer) is proud to announce the full cast for the theatrical stage production of THE LITTLE MERMAID, based on the Disney film and the classic fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen.

Principal casting was previously announced. The company of 35 also includes Adrian Bailey, Cathryn Basile, Heidi Blickenstaff, James Brown Iii, Robert Creighton, Cicily Daniels, John Treacy Egan, Tim Federle, Merwin Foard, Bahiyah Sayyed Gaines, Ben Hartley, Meredith Inglesby, Michelle Lookadoo, Joanne Manning, Alan Mingo, Jr., Zakiya Young Mizen, Betsy Morgan, Arbender Robinson, Bret Shuford, Jason Snow, Chelsea Morgan Stock, Kay Trinidad, Price Waldman and Daniel J. Watts.

Previously announced: Sierra Boggess as ‘Ariel,’ Sean Palmer as ‘Prince Eric,’ Norm Lewis as ‘King Triton,’ Tituss Burgess as ‘Sebastian,’ Eddie Korbich as ‘Scuttle,’ Jonathan Freeman as ‘Grimsby,’ Derrick Baskin as ‘Jetsam,’ Tyler Maynard as ‘Flotsam,’ Cody Hanford and J.J. Singleton as ‘Flounder,’ and Sherie René Scott as ‘Ursula.’

THE LITTLE MERMAID will play a seven-week engagement at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts beginning July 26th, 2007, officially opening on August 23rd, 2007 and playing through September 9th, 2007. Performances begin on Broadway at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (205 West 46th Street) on November 3rd, 2007 and opens officially on December 6th, 2007.

THE LITTLE MERMAID’s visionary team of artists include director Francesca Zambello, composers Alan Menken and Howard Ashman (with 11 new songs by Mr. Menken and lyricist Glenn Slater). The book is by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award® -winning playwright Doug Wright. Also: Olivier Award winner Stephen Mear (choreography), George Tsypin (scenic design), Tatiana Noginova (costume design), Tony Award® winner Natasha Katz (lighting design), John Shivers (sound design), Angelina Avallone (make-up design) and David Brian Brown (hair design).

THE LITTLE MERMAID takes place in a magical kingdom beneath the sea, where a beautiful young mermaid named Ariel longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above. But first, she’ll have to defy her father, the king of the sea, escape the clutches of an evil sea witch and convince a prince that she’s the girl with the perfect voice.

[JsnWse]

re: 'little mermaid' ensemble announced #2

Posted: 4/9/07 at 5:09pm

John Treacy Egan, LOVE HIM! So happy for him. He gave me and my friend a backstage tour of The Producers after one of his performances. Couldn't be happier.
Updated On: 4/9/07 at 05:09 PM

[Yankeefan007]

re: 'little mermaid' ensemble announced #2

Posted: 4/9/07 at 5:10pm

Holy crap, Steve Blanchard's actually out of a job!

First time in 12 years.

[withoutlovewithoutU]

re: 'little mermaid' ensemble announced #3

Posted: 4/9/07 at 5:13pm

I've done two shows in Ithaca with Daniel Watts, he's wonderful. :)

"If we don't live happily ever after at least we survive until the end of the week!" -Kermit the frog "I need the money... it costs a lot to look this cheap!" -Dolly P. "Oh please, Over at 'Gypsy' Patti LuPone hasn't even alienated her first daughter yet!" Mary Testa in "Xanadu" "...Like a drunk Chita Rivera!" Robin de Jesus in "In the Heights"

"B*tch, I don't know your life." -Xanadu After that if he still doesn't understand why you were uncomfortable and are now infuriated, kick him again but this time with Jazz Hands!!! -KillerTofu

[LizzieCurry]

re: 'little mermaid' ensemble announced #4

Posted: 4/9/07 at 5:14pm

Heidi Blickenstaff!!!

"This thread reads like a series of White House memos." — Mister Matt

[somethingwicked]

re: 'little mermaid' ensemble announced #5

Posted: 4/9/07 at 5:25pm

It's great to see they assembled such a talented company.

Anyone else hoping Heidi Blickenstaff will be covering Ursula?

Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.

[AC126748]

re: 'little mermaid' ensemble announced #6

Posted: 4/9/07 at 5:26pm

From your mouth to God's ears, somethingwicked.

"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe." -John Guare, Landscape of the Body

[ClumsyDude15]

re: 'little mermaid' ensemble announced #7

Posted: 4/9/07 at 5:27pm

Wasn't Cicily Daniels in All Shook Up in the ensemble on Bway?
Because if thats who I am thinking of, I love her.
She was so sweet after the show the second time I saw it on Bway

"Anybody that goes to the theater, I think we’re all misfits, so we ended up on stage or in the audience.” --- Patti LuPone.

[jg4892]

re: 'little mermaid' ensemble announced #8

Posted: 4/9/07 at 5:29pm

Broadway.com says Heidi will understudy Ursula.

[AC126748]

re: 'little mermaid' ensemble announced #9

Posted: 4/9/07 at 5:31pm

Hallelujah! I'd much rather see her than SRS.

"You travel alone because other people are only there to remind you how much that hook hurts that we all bit down on. Wait for that one day we can bite free and get back out there in space where we belong, sail back over water, over skies, into space, the hook finally out of our mouths and we wander back out there in space spawning to other planets never to return hurrah to earth and we'll look back and can't even see these lives here anymore. Only the taste of blood to remind us we ever existed. The earth is small. We're gone. We're dead. We're safe." -John Guare, Landscape of the Body

[Rentroxmysox29]

re: 'little mermaid' ensemble announced #10

Posted: 4/9/07 at 5:34pm

Alan Mingo Jr! I saw him play Seaweed when Hairspray came here, he was an understudy and he was really good.

Jared Leto is my husbanddd <3333 :)

[withoutlovewithoutU]

re: 'little mermaid' ensemble announced #11

Posted: 4/9/07 at 5:37pm

Oh, that's why his name looked so framilure. He was a wonderful Seaweed!

"If we don't live happily ever after at least we survive until the end of the week!" -Kermit the frog "I need the money... it costs a lot to look this cheap!" -Dolly P. "Oh please, Over at 'Gypsy' Patti LuPone hasn't even alienated her first daughter yet!" Mary Testa in "Xanadu" "...Like a drunk Chita Rivera!" Robin de Jesus in "In the Heights"

"B*tch, I don't know your life." -Xanadu After that if he still doesn't understand why you were uncomfortable and are now infuriated, kick him again but this time with Jazz Hands!!! -KillerTofu

[somethingwicked]

re: 'little mermaid' ensemble announced #12

Posted: 4/9/07 at 5:43pm

Glad to get confirmation on Heidi understudying Urusla, jg. She should be quite fierce in that role.

I know Chelsea Stocke is covering Ariel.

Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.

[ThankstoPhantom]

re: 'little mermaid' ensemble announced #13

Posted: 4/9/07 at 5:46pm

Not as verteranized as the Poppins ensemble, but it still looks like a good group.

How to properly use its/it's: Its is the possessive. It's is the contraction for it is...

[Ourtime992]

re: 'little mermaid' ensemble announced #14

Posted: 4/9/07 at 5:47pm

What a talented, terrifically diverse ensemble.

[ElFantasma14]

re: 'little mermaid' ensemble announced #15

Posted: 4/9/07 at 5:52pm

If Merwin Foard's covering anyone, maybe he'll actually get to go on at least once during the run!

[MungoGypsy8232]

re: 'little mermaid' ensemble announced #16

Posted: 4/9/07 at 6:09pm

Meredith was my Babette when I saw it this past February. She really brought life to the character. Lookin' forward to seeing her in the Little Mermaid.

[baby4321]

re: 'little mermaid' ensemble announced #17

Posted: 4/9/07 at 6:48pm

I agree. Love the diversity. Are understudies announced?

[Tag]

re: 'little mermaid' ensemble announced #18

Posted: 4/9/07 at 7:10pm

Playbill.com says that Heidi Blickenstaff will play Carlotta and John Treacy Egan will play Louis. I'm assuming Louis is the chef but who is Carlotta?
Updated On: 4/9/07 at 07:10 PM

[alliez92092]

re: 'little mermaid' ensemble announced #19

Posted: 4/9/07 at 7:13pm

I've seen Jason Snow as a swing in almost every show I've ever seen.

What has Kay Trinidad done? She sounds so familiar.

Edit: She was in Bare: A Pop Opera. Now I remember. Updated On: 4/9/07 at 07:13 PM

[TenThousandThings]

re: 'little mermaid' ensemble announced #20

Posted: 4/9/07 at 7:13pm

I believe Merwin Foard is covering Norm Lewis and Cicily Daniels is covering SRS (perhaps 2 covers for Ursula?).

[somethingwicked]

re: 'little mermaid' ensemble announced #21

Posted: 4/9/07 at 7:19pm

TenThousandThings, most shows have two covers for each principle role. Both Blickenstaff and Daniels understudying Ursula wouldn't be a suprise (and would actually be expected.)

EDIT: Carlotta is Prince Eric's maid, no?

Tonya Pinkins: Then we had a "Lot's Wife" last June that was my personal favorite. I'm still trying to get them to let me sing it at some performance where we get to sing an excerpt that's gone.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.

Updated On: 4/9/07 at 07:19 PM

[BillFinn]

re: 'little mermaid' ensemble announced #22

Posted: 4/9/07 at 7:22pm

Carlotta is the woman who does the laundry (almost suffocates Sebastian in one scene whens he wrings out a shirt), one of the employees for Prince Eric. She helps Ariel out while she's staying at Eric's castle.

Bill Finn rocks. Woot.

[Testing1232]

re: 'little mermaid' ensemble announced #23

Posted: 4/9/07 at 7:22pm

Yes, thats correct... Carlotta is the maid

[seaweedjstubbs]

re: 'little mermaid' ensemble announced #24

Posted: 4/9/07 at 7:27pm

I saw Merwin Foard perform in "Joseph...." as Pharoah at North Carolina Theatre! He was awesome and a highlight of the show! Then he came to a theatre camp I was in and talked to us. He was so cool. Glad to see him in this!