The Little Mermaid on Broadway

[supertalies]

I've asked someone who went to see the first try-out and 'Daddy's little girl' IS a brand new song. They gave Ursula a new backstory and she explains it in the song.

So, basically, Triton and Ursula are still siblings and it's revealed Ursula was the youngest of several sisters, with Triton being the younger brother.

As a child, Ursula wanted to be 'daddy's little girl', but he prefered her sisters over her. So when she became older she murdered all her sisters, and expected to become the next one on the throne (and her father's new favourite). However, her father still didn't want her on the throne, and made Triton king instead. Triton found out she murdered all of their sisters and she was banished from the kingdom.

In the finale it's also revealed Ursula is the one that murdered Triton's wife. She was jealous of the new Queen, so that is why she did it. She blamed it one the humans, so that is why Triton hates them, but when it's revealed it was Ursula he realises they didn't do it and he gives Ariel permission to marry Eric.

The whole thing appearantly reminds of The Lion King, with Scar, Mufasa and Simba.

I personally think making Ursula the one who killed Ariel's mother is a really good idea. It makes her look more evil.

Other noticable changes are:
* Flounder is older and in love with Ariel.
* Ariel's sisters each have different personalities.
* The reason Ursula wants Ariel's voice is because she sounds like her mother and thus reminds Triton of his wife.
* Ariel doesn't have a grotto, but a garden, like in the original fairy tale.
* Ariel has the statue before she actually sees Eric, and the statue is not supposed to be him, but a greek god. Triton destroys it, like in the movie.

The ending is the same as the Broadway show (with the contest).

[PatrickvD]

That's dark. Making Ursula a psychotic mass murderer

But I do like these changes.

[supertalies]

I thought so too. But they did say the show was intended for a more 'mature audience'.

Ursula is also a lot scarier than she was in the Broadway show. I believe her role there was more comical, but here she's closer to the movie version.

[Sky Syndrome]

* Ariel has the statue before she actually sees Eric, and the statue is not supposed to be him, but a greek god. Triton destroys it, like in the movie.

When I saw the pic of the statue, I thought it was Adonis. A statue of the god of love and desire seems appropriate for this show.

[Khonnor]

I've asked someone who went to see the first try-out and 'Daddy's little girl' IS a brand new song. They gave Ursula a new backstory and she explains it in the song.

So, basically, Triton and Ursula are still siblings and it's revealed Ursula was the youngest of several sisters, with Triton being the younger brother.

As a child, Ursula wanted to be 'daddy's little girl', but he prefered her sisters over her. So when she became older she murdered all her sisters, and expected to become the next one on the throne (and her father's new favourite). However, her father still didn't want her on the throne, and made Triton king instead. Triton found out she murdered all of their sisters and she was banished from the kingdom.

In the finale it's also revealed Ursula is the one that murdered Triton's wife. She was jealous of the new Queen, so that is why she did it. She blamed it one the humans, so that is why Triton hates them, but when it's revealed it was Ursula he realises they didn't do it and he gives Ariel permission to marry Eric.

The whole thing appearantly reminds of The Lion King, with Scar, Mufasa and Simba.

I personally think making Ursula the one who killed Ariel's mother is a really good idea. It makes her look more evil.

Other noticable changes are:
* Flounder is older and in love with Ariel.
* Ariel's sisters each have different personalities.
* The reason Ursula wants Ariel's voice is because she sounds like her mother and thus reminds Triton of his wife.
* Ariel doesn't have a grotto, but a garden, like in the original fairy tale.
* Ariel has the statue before she actually sees Eric, and the statue is not supposed to be him, but a greek god. Triton destroys it, like in the movie.

The ending is the same as the Broadway show (with the contest).

Oh! That all sounds very interesting!
Can't wait to go and see this show July 5th..

I also got 4 extra tickets to go to on a different date, so if anyone in the neighborhood of Rotterdam would like to join me....

[disneyprincess11]

Wow, I really love these changes! The Ursula one is very dark. But, it's still really cool and gave me shivers in a good way!

Also, a quick list of reactions:
* Flounder is older and in love with Ariel.

Awwww! That's so cute! I actually prefer if he was a kid because he's a kid in the movie, but still! He being in love with her is so cute!

* Ariel's sisters each have different personalities.

I like that! That makes sense because they were different in the movie.

* The reason Ursula wants Ariel's voice is because she sounds like her mother and thus reminds Triton of his wife.

That is really awesome, using his deceased wife's voice as a advantage.

*Ariel doesn't have a grotto, but a garden, like in the original fairy tale.

Ehhhh, the grotto is more famous and important to the movie, so they should have kept the grotto. I mean, where will Ariel keep her stuff?

* Ariel has the statue before she actually sees Eric, and the statue is not supposed to be him, but a greek god. Triton destroys it, like in the movie.

Ok. The destruction of the statue should be interesting because it's huge.

I really hope it comes to the US, because I'm loving it!

[supertalies]

Ehhhh, the grotto is more famous and important to the movie, so they should have kept the grotto. I mean, where will Ariel keep her stuff?

Well, I've heard her collection isn't as big as it is in the movie.

Also, someone posted the new song online:

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It sounds a little bit like 'Wasting Away', and replaces 'I Want the Good Times Back'. The lyrics, however, are very different from both.

I can't make out every word, but she just sings about her seven sisters and how she killed them (she poisoned one, threw another one off a cliff etc) and how she made every murder look like an accident. She also sings about how her father (Poseidon) didn't like her and how she was banished.

[The Little Merboy]

I've asked someone who went to see the first try-out and 'Daddy's little girl' IS a brand new song. They gave Ursula a new backstory and she explains it in the song.

So, basically, Triton and Ursula are still siblings and it's revealed Ursula was the youngest of several sisters, with Triton being the younger brother.

As a child, Ursula wanted to be 'daddy's little girl', but he prefered her sisters over her. So when she became older she murdered all her sisters, and expected to become the next one on the throne (and her father's new favourite). However, her father still didn't want her on the throne, and made Triton king instead. Triton found out she murdered all of their sisters and she was banished from the kingdom.

In the finale it's also revealed Ursula is the one that murdered Triton's wife. She was jealous of the new Queen, so that is why she did it. She blamed it one the humans, so that is why Triton hates them, but when it's revealed it was Ursula he realises they didn't do it and he gives Ariel permission to marry Eric.

The whole thing appearantly reminds of The Lion King, with Scar, Mufasa and Simba.

I personally think making Ursula the one who killed Ariel's mother is a really good idea. It makes her look more evil.

Other noticable changes are:
* Flounder is older and in love with Ariel.
* Ariel's sisters each have different personalities.
* The reason Ursula wants Ariel's voice is because she sounds like her mother and thus reminds Triton of his wife.
* Ariel doesn't have a grotto, but a garden, like in the original fairy tale.
* Ariel has the statue before she actually sees Eric, and the statue is not supposed to be him, but a greek god. Triton destroys it, like in the movie.

The ending is the same as the Broadway show (with the contest).

WHOA! I love all the changes, minus Flounder being older & in love with Ariel. I hope this makes it way to the US, and that they work out her Bride of Frankenstein hair (and give her back her signature 80's wave bangs)

[Sotiris]

Also, someone posted the new song online

Thanks!

[Disney Duster]

So you were right supertalies, about the statue and Ursula's song, I must give you that credit.

However...I don't...really...like that. It doesn't sound nearly as sensible or pertaining to show as Ursula singing about how she wanted her kingdom back. I suppose saying "when I lived in the palace" in the movie could have meant when she was a princess, but...I'm not sure about this one.

And Ursula doesn't sound more evil. She sounds just as comical in this song except for the one moment she gets dark.

And as for Triton letting Ariel marry Eric, is that only after he finds out humans didn't kill her mother? That's not nearly as great or, yes, "mature" as him letting Ariel marry Eric because he learned to overcome generalization and prejudice by recognizing not all humans are bad.

I wish they re-did stuff like Positoovity, Beyond my Wildest Dreams and One Step Closer into better songs, and brought back Vanessa, instead of this stuff.

[Disney's Divinity]

That's dark. Making Ursula a psychotic mass murderer

My thoughts exactly.

While I do think it's smart to make Ursula the murderer of Ariel's mother, I'm not sure what the point would be to bring in the back story of these miscellaneous sisters Triton and she had once upon a time. Maybe she would give some darkly comical recount of each murder via the song, "Daddy's Little Girl"? That would actually be hilarious, if done right. Reminds me of Stardust with the cavalier death of the princes/brothers who want to be king.

As for getting rid of Ariel's grotto--I don't like that. Couldn't they have just made the area inside the grotto like a garden? It's not like the garden needs to be outside a grotto at the bottom of the sea--it doesn't need sunlight or anything. In fact, I think a garden within a grotto would be very pretty, with pink seaweed, etc.

I do like that they're trying to go back to the original tale though, but I don't think they should completely abandon better aspects of the film since this is an adaptation of Disney's The Little Mermaid. Vanessa is one thing I really hope is added back in. They could still have the whole contest finale, just have Vanessa compete in (and win?) the contest.

[Disney Duster]

I just realized, unless they found a way around it Ariel needs to have a grotto, otherwise King Triton could easily discover her collection of human things if it's a garden out in the open like that.

I'm not sure what the point would be to bring in the back story of these miscellaneous sisters Triton and she had once upon a time. Maybe she would give some darkly comical recount of each murder via the song, "Daddy's Little Girl"? That would actually be hilarious, if done right.

That's exactly what she does, didn't you see we said that? : / But you're right, the miscellaneous sisters are just so unecessary.

They could still have the whole contest finale, just have Vanessa compete in (and win?) the contest.

Yea if the contest is before the third day or long before sunset. But otherwise I think the contest is stupid anyway. He didn't even invite all the girls of the kingdom to make sure he found the right one, and even if he would do that, either way it's too taking from Cinderella.

[tsom]

Hmm, the song sounds like a combination of I Want the Good Times Back, Wasting Away, and The Mob Song from Beauty and the Beast.

The Ursula back story is kind of complicated. Goodness gracious!

Still no Vanessa?

I can see why Positoovity should be cut, but if you start Act Two with Beyond My Wildest Dreams, it would take a while before there's any singing in the second act. Therefore, I can see why Positoovity stayed.

Duster, what's wrong with One Step Closer? It's so romantic in my opinion! Better than Her Voice.

[supertalies]

And Ursula doesn't sound more evil. She sounds just as comical in this song except for the one moment she gets dark.

And as for Triton letting Ariel marry Eric, is that only after he finds out humans didn't kill her mother? That's not nearly as great or, yes, "mature" as him letting Ariel marry Eric because he learned to overcome generalization and prejudice by recognizing not all humans are bad.

I wish they re-did stuff like Positoovity, Beyond my Wildest Dreams and One Step Closer into better songs, and brought back Vanessa, instead of this stuff.

Ursula doesn't sound more evil, but I think her actions are far more evil than just wanting to get her kingdom back. She killed her sisters, just because she wanted more attention, and when she didn't get it she wanted to destroy the happiness of her little brother. And on top of that, she also wants to be on the throne because she thinks she deserves it. So she basically kills just to get what she wants. The Ursula in the movies never killed anyone and was just very good at making deals and using magic.

But that's just my opinion. I guess everyone's definition of 'evil' is different.

The person I spoke to said Triton finding out humans didn't kill his wife was the final push he needed to see humans weren't as bad as he thought they were. But I guess he would've let them get married even if humans did kill his wife, like in the movie?

Also, I agree that they should've changed the ending. I was kind of dissapointed to hear they didn't add Vanessa back in. Since the shows so far are try-out, I hope they at least try to change something about the ending.

I was also a little bit dissapointed Triton and Ursula were still siblings. It just doesn't make sense to me that a fish and an octopus are related!

[supertalies]

New pictures!

The underwater wigs are awful! What were they thinking?

[Sotiris]

The underwater wigs are aweful! What were they thinking?

Yikes. Ariel looks ridiculous with that hair.

[candydog]

Those wigs are horrible. I'm genuinely shocked that they're using them. It doesn't even look like the hair is "flowing through the water" which I assume is the effect they were going for. Having it loose like the photo of her with Eric would be a million times better than having a ginger cone on her head.

I'm actually stunned. Horrible, HORRIBLE choice.

[RodryCroft]

WHAT?!?!?!?!??! Why that hair?? and all that fabric stuff??? It's horrible! =(

[PatrickvD]

wow that sucks...

I do love that she's swimming. The rollerblades were retarded.

[Sky Syndrome]

The Little Swordfish!