Journey "under the sea" with Ariel and her aquatic friends in Disney's The Little Mermaid, adapted from Disney's stunning Broadway production and the Academy Award winning motion picture. Flat Rock Playhouse continues its Studio 52 Family Series with Disney's The Little Mermaid, running tonight, June 29th, through July 23rd at the Flat Rock Playhouse Downtown on Main Street in Hendersonville. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
An enchanting look at the sacrifices we all make for love and acceptance, Disney's The Little Mermaid is sure to be a delight for the whole family! Watch as Ariel, with the help of her favorite sea creatures, and Prince Eric fall in love despite her watchful father and the evil Ursula. Disney's The Little Mermaid features all of the characters and songs you love like "Kiss the Girl," "Part of Your World," "Poor Unfortunate Souls," and "Under the Sea."
Emily Fallon stars as everyone's favorite mermaid, Ariel, with Caleb Albert as her Prince Eric and E. J. Parker as her crustacean comrade, Sebastian. All three are part of this summer's 2017 Apprentice Company. Flat Rock favorite, Linda Edwards, is the octo-villain, Ursula with apprentices Miche' Smith, Blair Ely and Tuan Malinowski as her evil eels. King Triton will be played by Rob Wood, most recently seen as Grandpa Joe in Willy Wonka.
Disney's The Little Mermaid also features Kristina Baker, Colin Barton, Aurora Briggs, Xavier Cacanindin, Harper Callahan, Noelle Crist, Hannah Daniels, Frank Davis, Neel PatriCK Edwards, Janea Gerber, Gracie L'Tae Hall, Kyra Hewitt, Sara Killian, Aniela Lane, Ella Leatherwood, Calintha McClintic, Ezekiel Mercado, Merryn Owen, Eden Pace, Claire Packer, Haley Parent, Lianas Pronyk and Patty Siebert.
Disney's The Little Mermaid will be directed by Dave Hart with Lucy Pharr serving as his Assistant Director. The show will be choreographed by Matthew Glover with Wendy Jones as the Music Director. Adam Goodrum will serve as Production Manager. Samantha Yaeger, Meghan Dougherty, Jayne Hargrove, Kurt Conway will serve as Scenic, Lighting, Costume, and Sound Design respectively. Maranda DeBusk will serve as Production Designer with Sydney De Briel as Wig and Makeup Designer. Jody Cohen serves as Professional Stage Manager with Riley Hewitt as Assistant Stage Manager and Chase Abercrombie and Mae Freeman as Stage Assistant. Paul Feraldi will be designing the properties.
Disney's The Little Mermaid will run June 29th through July 23rd at Flat Rock Playhouse's Downtown. Performances Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:00PM, matinees Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 2:00PM. Tickets are $12.50 - $25 and can be purchased by calling the Playhouse box office at 828-696-0731, toll-free at 866-737-8008 or online at www.flatrockplayhouse.org. Flat Rock Playhouse Downtown is located at 125 N Main St, Hendersonville, NC 28792.
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Emily Fallon as Ariel
EJ Parker as Sebastian the Crab and company
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