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Re: Little Mermaid musical - new version being made for Euro
Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2013 3:00 am
by Atlantica
Goodness, they do really fiddle about with this show don't they? That is a vast change from the original film (and even the sequel, though I don't know if that counts).
Do you think it really is that difficult to follow the original story of the film on stage ?
Re: Little Mermaid musical - new version being made for Euro
Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2013 3:37 pm
by PatrickvD
I thought the whole Ursula killed Triton's wife thing was ridiculous.
Re: Little Mermaid musical - new version being made for Euro
Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2013 4:23 pm
by DisneyJedi
PatrickvD wrote:I thought the whole Ursula killed Triton's wife thing was ridiculous.
They do actually go with that thing in the 'Jr.' version...
"I'll eliminate you just as easily as I dispatched your mother."
"So Father
was right!"
And I do know in one production they made Triton a woman and that it was Ariel's father who was killed by Ursula.
Re: Little Mermaid musical - new version being made for Euro
Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2013 11:17 am
by Atlantica
errrrm say WHAT ?! That is some serious meddling going on right there ... why can't they get it right ??
If it ain't broke, don't fix it is my humble opinion.
Re: Little Mermaid musical - new version being made for Euro
Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2013 2:06 pm
by DisneyJedi
atlanticaunderthesea wrote:errrrm say WHAT ?! That is some serious meddling going on right there ... why can't they get it right ??
If it ain't broke, don't fix it is my humble opinion.
Maybe they changed things in the stage version BECAUSE it would just be the same as the movie, which would be boring? Seriously, why would they make it exactly like the movie version, which loads of people could watch at home on DVD for free?
Re: Little Mermaid musical - new version being made for Euro
Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2013 4:43 pm
by disneyprincess11
BDWAYWORLD.COM: That's a fun team!
ALAN: Yeah, we've had a great time working together.
And I recently got back from Tokyo where LITTLE MERMAID opened. Is LITTLE MERMAID still playing at Paper Mill? I think it's still at Paper Mill, and that's the production that's going to be going out for stock and amateur, finally. But we opened the production of MERMAID in Tokyo, which was just incredible. And that's doing really well. There's also a production in Moscow, which was great, and SISTER ACT's opening in all kinds of places around the world. And I'm going to Paris, where a new production of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST IS OPENING at the Mogador Theatre. So, it's a lot of stuff. A lot of juggling going around.
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Re: Little Mermaid musical - new version being made for Euro
Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2013 7:03 pm
by DisneyJedi
....
What?
You mean to tell me a Tangled musical is possibly on the cards?!
Re: Little Mermaid musical - new version being made for Euro
Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2013 3:02 pm
by PatrickvD
DisneyJedi wrote:....
What?
You mean to tell me a Tangled musical is possibly on the cards?!
Well.... it was bound to happen, wasn't it.
http://www.nj.com/entertainment/movies/ ... _girl.html
Stephen Whitty wrote:If "Tangled" hasn't morphed into a Broadway show within five years, then Disney isn't as smart as I think it is.
The above critic called it on Novemver 24, 2010.
Re: Little Mermaid musical - new version being made for Euro
Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2013 6:08 pm
by Disney's Divinity
I'm not surprised about a Tangled musical coming in the future, but it's music isn't as noteworthy as Menken's other films. Then again, I've felt for a while that he was not given much freedom by the directors on Tangled, so maybe the musical will be better than the film, as far as songs, I mean (for once; the B&tB and TLM musicals were worse).
Re: Little Mermaid musical - new version being made for Euro
Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2013 7:23 pm
by DisneyJedi
Disney's Divinity, while the TLM musical was not much to look at, how DARE you say such a thing about Beauty and the Beast?!
Re: Little Mermaid musical - new version being made for Euro
Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2013 8:21 pm
by DancingCrab
DisneyJedi wrote:Disney's Divinity, while the TLM musical was not much to look at, how DARE you say such a thing about Beauty and the Beast?!
Eh, I'll dare too. I wasn't a big fan of the Broadway production. I thought both B&TB and TLM dumbed things down from their animated counterparts when transferred to the stage.
Re: Little Mermaid musical - new version being made for Euro
Posted: Thu Jul 18, 2013 1:58 am
by thelittleursula
DisneyJedi wrote:Disney's Divinity, while the TLM musical was not much to look at, how DARE you say such a thing about Beauty and the Beast?!
^ This. I loved the B& B on stage version. The Mob song was done excellently and the Me song was added in well too.
Re: Little Mermaid musical - new version being made for Euro
Posted: Thu Jul 18, 2013 5:55 pm
by Disney's Divinity
Personally, I thought all the original songs were awful (especially "Maison des Lunes" and "If I Can't Love Her") and the renditions of the songs already from the movie weren't as spectacular (like "Gaston," "Be Our Guest" and "Belle," which all pale in comparison for me; I prefer Angela Lansbury on "B&tB," but the musical's version isn't so bad.).
Re: The Little Mermaid Musical in Europe
Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2014 9:56 pm
by disneyprincess11
Re: Little Mermaid musical - new version being made for Euro
Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2014 2:03 pm
by rubyslippers
Re: Little Mermaid musical - new version being made for Euro
Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2014 2:37 pm
by Disney Duster
Well, the mermaid costumes (sans the tails connecting to their seashell bras) and some of the sets are better. The mermaid costumes are definitely an improvement. They actually look like mermaids!
Re: The Little Mermaid on Broadway
Posted: Sat May 24, 2014 5:41 pm
by bruno_wbt
Is the new
The Little Mermaid show that they are doing now in Tuacahn Amphitheater the same as the official Disney on Broadway show that they did back in 2007 in New York?
https://www.tuacahn.org/online/default. ... CA_Mermaid
Re: The Little Mermaid on Broadway
Posted: Sat May 24, 2014 6:13 pm
by rubyslippers
It's the official Disney show. It was slightly revamped and is now available for licensing.
http://www.mtishows.com/show_detail.asp?showid=000389
Re: The Little Mermaid on Broadway
Posted: Tue May 27, 2014 9:44 am
by Atlantica
I hope hope hope hope hope hope hope hope it comes to the UK
I just want to see this on stage…is it too much to ask ?!
Re: The Little Mermaid on Broadway
Posted: Tue May 27, 2014 1:40 pm
by Disney Duster
To be honest though...you probably wouldn't be missing much. When I saw it, the show was just ok. Kind of a let down. The changed version didn't seem great either. Another changed, better version could come, but it's very doubtful.
