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Beautiful mermaid Ariel should be a happy girl -- she lives in an enchanted undersea country, her father is a King, and she has the most beautiful singing voice. But she is a passionate, headstrong teenager, and wants what she cannot have -- to live on land. When she falls in love with a handsome human prince, Ariel is more determined than ever to gain a pair of legs. But her only option is to defy her furious father, and bargain with Ursula the Sea Witch, giving her voice as the price of entry onto dry land. With the help of Flounder the fish, Scuttle the seagull, and officious court composer Sebastian the crab, Ariel must wordlessly gain Prince Eric's love within three days -- or lose her soul to the ambitious witch! Based on the classic Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale, and the wildly popular Disney film, this musical staging of The Little Mermaid features a funny and fanciful book by Doug Wright, with the beloved score by Alan Menken, Howard Ashman, and Glenn Slater in an expanded but completely faithful form, featuring the rambunctious and persuasive “Under the Sea,” the romantic expectation of “Kiss the Girl,” and that anthem to longing and belonging, “Part of Your World.”

Show Information

Music
Alan Menken
Based on the Play/Book/Film
Disney’s The Little Mermaid
Category
Musical
Age Guidance
Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
Number of Acts
1
Genres
Fairy Tale/Fantasy
Settings
Multiple Settings
Time & Place
Once Upon A Time, An Undersea Kingdom, A Kingdom Above The Sea
Cast Size
large
Orchestra Size
Recording
Dancing
Some Dance
Ideal For
Community Theatre, Diverse Cast, Elementary School, Ensemble Cast, Middle School, Large Cast, Regional Theatre, Theatre For Young Audiences (TYA), Star Vehicle Female, Mostly Male Cast, Includes Early Teen, Child, Late Teen Characters

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Plot

Characters

Name Part Size Gender Vocal Part

Ariel

Lead

Female

Soprano

Prince Eric

Lead

Male

Tenor

Sebastian

Lead

Male

Tenor

Ursula

Lead

Female

Mezzo-Soprano

Flounder

Supporting

Male

Tenor

King Triton

Supporting

Male

Non-singer

Mersisters

Featured

Female

Mezzo-Soprano

Jetsam

Featured

Either Gender

Alto, Tenor

Flotsam

Featured

Either Gender

Alto, Tenor

Scuttle

Featured

Either Gender

Alto, Tenor

Grimsby

Featured

Male

Tenor

Chef Louis

Featured

Male

Tenor

Carlotta

Featured

Female

Non-singer

Princesses

Ensemble

Female

Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Alto

Pilot

Ensemble

Male

Tenor

Ensemble

Ensemble

Either Gender

Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Alto, Countertenor, Tenor, Baritone

Songs

  • Fathoms Below - Eric, Grimsby, Pilot, Sailors
  • Daughters of Triton - Mersisters
  • Human Stuff - Scuttle, Seagulls
  • Part of Your World - Ariel
  • Under the Sea - Sebastian, Sea Creatures
  • Part of Your World (Reprise) - Ariel
  • She’s in Love - Mersisters, Flounder
  • Poor Unfortunate Souls - Ursula
  • Les Poissons - Chef Louis
  • One Step Closer - Eric, *Ariel
  • Kiss the Girl - Sebastian, Animals
  • The Contest - Grimsby, Princesses
  • Poor Unfortunate Souls (Reprise) - Ursula
  • Finale - Ariel, Triton, Eric, Ensemble

A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.

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