2024-05-11 01:05:59
La Mirada Theater For The Performing Arts and McCoy Rigby Entertainment present Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID, book by Doug Wrightmusic through Alan Menkenlyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slatermusical direction by Brent Crayonchoreography by John MacInnisand direction through Glenn Casale.
Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID will preview on Friday, May 31 at 8:00 p.m. and Saturday, June 1 at 2:00 p.m., has its official press opening on Saturday, June 1 at 8:00 p.m., and runs through Sunday, June 23, 2024 at La Mirada Theater for the Performing Arts, 14900 La Mirada Blvd in La Mirada.
In a magical kingdom under the sea, the beautiful young mermaid Ariel longs to leave her sea home to live in the world above. Based on one of Hans Christian Andersen‘s most beloved stories and the classic animated film, Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID is a delightfully magical love story for the ages. With music by eight-time Oscar winner Alan Menkenthis perfect-for-the-whole-family fish fable will capture your heart with its irresistible songs, including “Under the Sea,” “Kiss the Girl” and “Part of Your World.”
ABOUT THE STATEMENT AND CREATIVE TEAM
The cast of Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID includes: Leianna Weaver as “Ariel,” Coleman Cummings as “Prince Eric,” Trent Mills as “King Triton,” Dana Orange as “Sebastian,” Kevin Kulp as “Flunder,” Quintan Craig as “Scuttle,” Regina Le Vert as “Ursula,” Mitchell Lam Hau as “Flotsam,” Christopher Diem as “Jetsam,” Jeff Skowron as “Chef Louis / Pilot,” and Kevin Symons as “Grimsby.” The Ensemble features (in alphabetical order): Kevin CortezKatie Cruz, Cristyn Dang, Daniel DawsonAndrea Dobbins, Christopher Ho, Michael James, Kurt Kemper, Edgar Lopez, Taylor MetraNeema Muteti, Madison Miyuki Sprague, and Candace J. Washington. Swings are Josh Zacher and Helen Tait.
Glenn Casale (Director) directed The King and I as his most recent award-winning production for La Mirada Theatre. Broadway: Starring Peter Pan Cathy Rigby (Tony Award nomination, Best Revival), which was filmed by A&E and won two Emmy Awards. Off-Broadway: Dragapella at Studio 54 (Drama Desk and Lucille Lortel Award Nominations for Best Production). International: for Media Lane Entertainment, Hello Dolly, Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Spain, Japan and Russia), The Wiz. National tours: Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Disney’s The Little Mermaid and Camelot. Los Angeles: Starring Wrestlers Mark Harmon and George ClooneyFrom the top in the main role Carol Burnett (Ovation Award-winning Best Musical), starring Anything Goes Rachel York, Brent Barrett, Sally Struthersand starring The Prisoner of Second Avenue Fred Willard with Jason Alexander. Mr. Casale serves as artistic consultant and as director for Broadway at Music Circus in Sacramento. Television: ABC’s “The Faculty” in the lead role Meredith Baxter“The Wayans Brothers” for the WB.
John MacInnis (Choreography) was the choreographer of Disney’s The Little Mermaid which was presented in Japan, Holland and Russia. His production of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast toured in five European countries for ten years. He was the director/choreographer for both the Radio City Christmas Spectacular with the Radio City Rockettes from 1998-2001 and the Winter Olympic Medal Ceremonies at the 2002 and 2010 Games. John is the co-choreographer of the Broadway productions of The Book of Mormon, Aladdin and the 2023 Tony Award winner for Best Choreography, Some Like It Hot. Other credits include co-choreographer of Broadway’s Mean Girls, The Prom and Something Rotten.
Brent Crayon (Musical Direction) is a music director and pianist based in Los Angeles. Favorite productions include the world premieres of John Bucchino‘s It’s Only Life, Cinco Paul’s Bubble Boy, and Stephen Schwartzs Snapshots. Brent can be seen and heard in McCoy Rigby and La Mirada Theatre’s production of A Night With Janis Joplin streaming on Broadway HD.
Doug Wright (Book) has been honored with the GLAAD Media Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, Drama League Award, and Lucille Lortel Award for I Am My Own Wife. His screen adaptation of Quills was named Best Picture by the National Board of Review and nominated for three Academy Awards. Doug was cited by the American Academy of Arts and Letters and awarded the Tolerance Prize of the Kulturforum Europe. He currently serves on the board of the New York Theater Workshop and as secretary on the Dramatists Guild Council. Works include: Interrogating the Nude (1998), Quills (1995) Unwrap Your Candy (2001), I Am My Own Wife (2003), Gray Gardens (book) (2006), The Little Mermaid (book) (2007), and The Pavilion (2009).
Alan Menken (Music) composed many iconic scores for the theater including God Bless You Mr. Rosewater, Little Shop of Horrors, Real Life Funnies, Atina: Evil Queen of the Galaxy, Kicks, The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, Beauty and the Beast, A Christmas Carol, Weird Romance, King David, Der Glöckner Von Notre Dame, The Little Mermaid, Sister Act, Leap of Faith, Aladdin, and Newsies. His film credits include Little Shop of Horrors, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Newsies, Aladdin, Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hercules, Life With Mikey, Lincoln, Home on the Range, Noel, Enchanted, Shaggy Dog, Entangled, and Mirror, Mirror. He also wrote songs for Rocky V, Home Alone 2 and Captain America. He won 8 Oscars (19 nominations), 11 Grammys (including “Song of the Year”), 7 Golden Globes, Tony (plus 4 nominations), Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, New York Drama Critics, Olivier, London’s Evening Standard . Award, and Drama League Awards. Honors include Songwriter’s Hall of Fame, doctorates from New York University and University of North Carolina School of the Arts.
Howard Ashman (Lyrics) is best known as a pivotal creative mind behind the renaissance of Disney animation and his work on The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, and Beauty and the Beast (dedicated to “Our friend, Howard Ashmanwho gave a Mermaid her voice and a Beast his soul…”). Ashman’s first love was theater. Ashman was a founder of off-off-Broadway’s famous WPA Theatrewhere he God Bless You, Mr. Conceived, wrote and directed Rosewater, as well as the classic musical, Little Shop of Horrors (both with music by,) Alan Menken). In 1986 he wrote and directed the Broadway musical Smile (music by Marvin Hamlisch). Lamented as a lost treasure of the 1980s theater scene, Smile remains popular on high school and college campuses across the country. Howard Ashman died in 1991 of complications from AIDS. For more information, please visit howardashman.com.
Glenn Slater (Lyrics) co-created Disney’s 2010 global smash Tangled (2011 Grammy Winner, 2010 Oscar, Golden Globe nominee), as well as the Broadway and international hit musicals Sister Act (2011 Tony nominee, Best Score), The Little Mermaid (2008 Tony nominee, Best Grammy Nominee, Best Cast Album), and School of Rock (2015). With longtime collaborator Alan Menken, he is executive producer and lyricist for the ABC-TV musical comedy series Galavant and also wrote songs for the Disney animated film Home on the Range (2004) and the Broadway musical Leap of Faith (Tony Nominee, Best Musical, 2012) . In the West End, Glenn has both book and lyrics for Andrew Lloyd Webber‘s Love Never Dies (2010 Olivier Nominee, Best Musical), the sequel to Phantom of the Opera. Other work includes an Emmy-nominated song for the ABC-TV comedy The Neighbors (2013), and the stage revue Newyorkers at The Manhattan Theater Club (Lucille Lortel, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle nominations). Glenn is the recipient of the prestigious Kleban Award for Lyrics, the ASCAP/Richard Rogers New Horizons Award, and the Jonathan Larson Award. He is an alumnus of the BMI Musical Theater Workshop, and a member of both ASCAP and the Dramatists’ Guild.
The Design Team for Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID is as follows: Lighting Design by Charlie Morrison; Sound design by Julie Ferrin; Costume coordination by Adam Ramirez; Hair/Wig Design by Kaitlin Yagen; Makeup Design by Madison Medrano; Property Supervisor is Kevin Williams; Flying Sequences Coordinator is Paul Rubin. The cast is Lindsay Brooks. The production stage manager is Talia Crispel.
APPENDIX AND PRICES
Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID will be previewed on Friday 31 May at 8pm and Saturday 1 June at 2pm. It will open on Saturday, June 1 at 8:00 PM (Press Opening) and run through Sunday, June 23, 2024 at La Mirada Theater for the Performing Arts, 14900 La Mirada Blvd in La Mirada.
Performances are Thursdays at 7:30 p.m.; Fridays at 8pm; Saturdays at 14:00 & 20:00; and Sundays at 1:30 and 6:30 p.m. There is no performance on Sunday, June 2 at 6:30 p.m.
There will be an Open Caption screening on Saturday, June 15 at 2:00 p.m. Conversations with the cast and creative team will take place on Thursday 6 June at 19:30 and Thursday 20 June at 19:30.
Tickets range from $22 – $129 (prices subject to change) and can be purchased at La Mirada Theater’s website www.LaMiradaTheatre.com or by calling the La Mirada Theater box office at (562) 944-9801 or (714) 994-6310. Group and military discounts are available.
$19 student tickets are available. Children under 3 will not be allowed in the theatre. LA MIRADA THEATER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS is located at 14900 La Mirada Boulevard in La Mirada, near the intersection of Rosecrans Avenue where the 91 and 5 freeways meet. Parking is FREE.
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