Initial casting has been announced for the Muny production of Disney’s The Little Mermaid, which will be presented July 8-16 on the James S. McDonnell Stage in Forest Park, Missouri.

Directed by John Tartaglia with choreography by Patrick O’Neill and musical direction by Annbritt duChateau, the cast will be led by Savy Jackson as Ariel, Michael Maliakel as Prince Eric, Nicole Parker as Ursula, Christopher Sieber as Chef Louis, Ben Davis as King Triton, Fergie L. Philippe as Sebastian, Jen Cody as Scuttle, Kennedy Kanagawa as Flotsam, Adam Fane as Jetsam, and Rich Pisarkiewicz as Grimsby. Additional casting and creative team members will be announced at a later date.

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Disney’s The Little Mermaid has a book by Doug Wright, music by Alan Menken, and lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater. The musical, based on Disney's 1989 animated film, was previously produced at The Muny in 2011 and 2017. The score features “Under the Sea,” “Kiss the Girl,” and “Poor Unfortunate Souls.” The Broadway production played 50 previews and 685 regular performances at the Lunt-Fontanne November 3, 2007-August 30, 2009.

The Telsey Office is the casting partner of The Muny.

The Muny artistic staff includes Artistic Director and Executive Producer Mike Isaacson and Associate Artistic Director Michael Baxter. The production manager is Tracy Utzmyers, and the music supervisor is Michael Horsley.

The 2024 summer season at The Muny includes Les Misérables (June 17-23), Dreamgirls (June 27-July 3), Disney’s The Little Mermaid (July 8-16), Fiddler on the Roof (July 19-25), Waitress (July 30-August 5), In the Heights (August 9-15), and Anything Goes (August 19-25).

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