After two years on Broadway, Disney’s Broadway rendition of The Little Mermaid is, um, skating off broadway, heelies, butt-tails and all. While sales haven’t slowed yet, Disney is closing the show down to try to avoid the slowdown that their shows usually experience coming into September – after everyone goes back to school, but before [...]
Another week, another linkspam. Some interesting things came up this week. I’m assuming the Hannah Montana movie just came out because I know I got inundated by Miley Cyrus news. Anyway, here’s what’s happened this week that’s interesting. Layoffs at Disney Parks Disney Eliminates About 1,900 Jobs at Its Domestic Theme Parks Disney Says 1,900 [...]
On Sunday, June 15, the 62nd Annual Tony Awards came off at Radio City Music Hall. Various awards were doled out to the deserving few, and among those who went unrewarded was Disney’s newest baby, The Little Mermaid. The award for best original score (music and/or lyrics) written for the theater went to Lin-Manuel Miranda, [...]
Says Alan Menken in response to his Tony nomination: “I was getting ready to leave my home in upper Weschester for rehearsal. We’re doing a workshop for Leap of Faith, which is coming in next season, and Tom Schumacher gave me a call from London, saying, ‘Well, you’re nominated!’ I was like, ‘What? Oh, OK. [...]
The nominations for the 2008 Tony Awards were announced this morning. The Little Mermaid, which continues to do well in both weekly gross and capacity on Broadway, did not do so well in the hearts and esteem of the Tony voters. Coming in at only two nominations, The Little Mermaid does not apparently live up [...]
It’s a bit late to the party, but here are just a couple of reviews about The Little Mermaid on Broadway in the press. Most range from negative to mixed-negative, but if you’re just looking for the positive reviews, you might just want to check out the AP and TIME Magazine. (Also, there are a [...]