Douglas, Jr. Summers, Creighton & Blickenstaff to Join LITTLE MERMAID Cast

The Broadway production of THE LITTLE MERMAID, based on the animated Disney film and the classic fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen, welcomes new cast members to the company: Rogelio Douglas, Jr. (‘Sebastian'), Eric LaJuan Summers (‘Jetsam'), Robert Creighton (‘Chef Louis') and Heidi Blickenstaff (‘Ursula').

Douglas begins performances on Tuesday, December 9; Blickenstaff will begin performances on Tuesday, January 27, 2009. Summers and Creighton joined the cast on Tuesday, November 4.

THE LITTLE MERMAID, the #1 new musical of the year, currently features Sierra Boggess as ‘Ariel,' Sean Palmer as ‘Prince Eric,' Norm Lewis as ‘King Triton,' Tituss Burgess as ‘Sebastian' (through December 7), Eddie Korbich as ‘Scuttle,' Jonathan Freeman as ‘Grimsby,' Tyler Maynard as ‘Flotsam,' Eric LaJuan Summers as ‘Jetsam,' Robert Creighton as ‘Chef Louis,' Trevor Braun and Brian D'Addario alternating as ‘Flounder,' and Sherie Rene Scott as ‘Ursula' (through January 25, 2009).

Presented by Disney Theatrical Productions, 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. 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.

THE LITTLE MERMAID's visionary team also includes: 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), David BrIan Brown (hair design), Angelina Avallone (make-up design), Sven Ortel (projection & video designer), Danny Troob (orchestrations) and Michael Kosarin (musical direction).

The original Broadway cast recording of THE LITTLE MERMAID was released by Walt Disney Records on Tuesday, February 26 and debuted at #26 on the Billboard 200. The album is available now at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, in music stores nationwide and at online retailers.