As you might have heard the Broadway version of The Little Mermaid will close August 30, 2009 after only 685 performances and 50 previews. According to Disney Theatre Production head Thomas Schumacher he didn’t see a way to keep earning money from it. He also says his division is setting up a tour version to start somewhere around 2010. Also you’re sure recall that Disney shutdown the successful Beauty and the Beast that ran from 94 to 07. Since 1999 It’s home was the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.
Rumors say that a musical adaption of The Adams Family might be next to setup shop at Lunt-Fontanne. Depending of it’s a success it could hold out there for a few years let’s say 3 before Disney has to develop another production. I’ve a feeling a serious attempt to sculpt Disney’s 31st animated feature into a Broadway worthy musical is coming within the next few years. I love if Aladdin gets the musical it deserves around it’s 20th anniversary in 2012.
Let’s cross fingers.
July 3rd, 2009 -
The title totally threw me off, I thought something is being done in the prcocess of bringing Al and Jas on the stage
It’s too bad Mr. Ashman isn’t here
(( He would have gotten this project on the go, just like he did in 1991 when he sugested Aladdin. Maybe Alan Menken should do something. GO ALAN MENKEN!!!!
July 3rd, 2009 -
And The Little Mermaid is one of my favorites!
July 15th, 2009 -
Little mermaid had bad reviews anyway. We are doing the aladdin musical right now. I am the Sultan. It’s a ton of fun.