Tickets for The Little Mermaid Go On Sale June 10

The box office for Disney Theatrical Productions' The Little Mermaid on Broadway, will open on Sunday, June 10, beginning at 9AM at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (205 West 46th St.).  The Little Mermaid begins previews on November 3, 2007 and opens on December 6, 2007.

Based on the Disney film and the classic fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen, The Little Mermaid 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,' Cody Hanford and J.J. Singleton as 'Flounder,' and Sherie René Scott as 'Ursula.'

The company of 35 includes Adrian Bailey, Cathryn Basile, Heidi Blickenstaff, James Brown III, Robert Creighton, Cicily Daniels, John Treacy Egan, Tim Federle, Merwin Foard, Bahiyah Sayyed Gaines, Ben Hartley, Meredith Inglesby, Michelle Lookadoo, Joanne Manning, Alan Mingo, Jr., Zakiya Young Mizen, Betsy Morgan, Arbender J. Robinson, Bret Shuford, Jason Snow, Chelsea Morgan Stock, Kay Trinidad, Price Waldman and Daniel J. Watts

Led by director Francesca Zambello, some of the theatre's most innovative artists will gather in Denver this summer, prior to its bow on Broadway, to create The Little Mermaid.  The score will feature 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 frequent collaborator, the legendary Howard Ashman.  There are 11 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 will play a seven-week engagement at Ellie Caulkins Opera House at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts beginning July 26th, 2007, officially opening on August 23rd, 2007 and play through September 9th, 2007.  Performances begin on Broadway at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (205 West 46th Street) on November 3rd, 2007 and will officially open on December 6th, 2007.

The Little Mermaid's visionary team of artists include 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) and Sven Ortel (projection & video designer). 

The musical 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.

Tickets to the Broadway production are available through www.Ticketmaster at (212) 307-4747, online at www.DisneyOnBroadway.com or at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (205 West 46th St).

Visit www.disneyonbroadway.com for tickets and more information.