Photo Coverage: Roberts and Kaczmarek Visit 'Mermaid'

On March 27, 2008 actress Emma Roberts and Jane Kaczmarek visited backstage at the LuntFontaine after checking out the show The Little Mermaid.

Emma Roberts is a young actress who started out acting in the film Blow at the age of nine. She recently starred in the Nickelodeon series Unfabulous and the film Nancy Drew

Jane Kaczmarek is best known for playing Lois in the series Malcolm In The Middle for which she has received an Emmy Nomination.

Disney Theatrical Productions presents the Broadway production of The Little Mermaid, based on the Disney film and the classic fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen.  The company features 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,' John Treacy Egan as 'Chef Louis,' Trevor Braun and Brian D'Addario as 'Flounder,' and Sherie Rene Scott as 'Ursula.'

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.

Led by the award-winning director, Francesca Zambello, some of the theatre's most innovative artists have collaborated to create The Little Mermaid.  The score features the classic songs:  "Part of Your World," "Kiss the Girl" and the Academy Award®-winning Best Original Song, "Under the Sea," composed by eight-time Academy Award® winner Alan Menken and his longtime collaborator, the late Howard Ashman, as well as 10 new songs by Mr. Menken and lyricist Glenn Slater.  The book for the new musical is by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award®-winning playwright Doug Wright.

Disney's The Little Mermaid is currently playing at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.  The playing schedule for The Little Mermaid is as follows: Tuesday – Saturday evenings at 8pm, Wednesday and Saturday matinees at 2pm, and Sunday matinees at 3pm.  Tickets for are $51.50 - $121.50 (includes a $1.50 facility fee), available through Ticketmaster at (212) 307-4747, online at www.DisneyOnBroadway.com, or in-person at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (205 West 46th Street).

Photo Credits Walter McBride/Retna

The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid

Emma Roberts

Emma Roberts

Emma Roberts

Sierra Boggess

Emma Roberts and Sierra Boggess

Emma Roberts

Emma Roberts and Sierra Boggess

Emma Roberts and Sierra Boggess

Sean Palmer

Sean Palmer and Emma Roberts

Sean Palmer, Emma Roberts and Sierra Boggess

Sean Palmer, Emma Roberts and Sierra Boggess

Sierra Boggess

Sean Palmer

Jane Kaczmarek

Jane Kaczmarek and Family with Sean Palmer and Sierra Boggess

Sean Palmer, Jane Kaczarek and Sierra Boggess

Sean Palmer, Jane Kaczmarek

The Little Mermaid