Disney’s The Little Mermaid
July 8 – 16
One of our most popular shows ever, Disney’s The Little Mermaid returns to the Muny stage for the third time. Howard Ashman and Alan Menken’s beloved tale centers on young Ariel, who yearns to venture beyond her underwater home and go where the people are, up on land. The enchanting musical includes tunes from Disney’s 1989 animated film, such as “Under the Sea,” “Kiss the Girl” and “Poor Unfortunate Souls.” Theatregoers of all ages will want to be part of this world.
Book by DOUG WRIGHT • Music by ALAN MENKEN • Lyrics by HOWARD ASHMAN & GLENN SLATER
Creative Team
JOHN TARTAGLIA
Director
Muny (Director): Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins, Matilda, Annie, The Wizard of Oz, Tarzan, Shrek. Muny (Actor): Aladdin (Genie), Seussical (The Cat in the Hat), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Hysterium, St. Louis Theater Circle Award). Director: Stephen Schwartz’s The Secret Silk (Princess Cruises, writer/director), Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Maltz Jupiter Theatre), Claudio Quest (NY Musical Festival, Best of the Fest), Shrek the Halls (DreamWorks Theatricals) and many more. Broadway: Avenue Q (Tony nomination), Disney’s Beauty and the Beast and Shrek. Film/TV: Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock (currently on Apple TV+), Johnny and the Sprites, Sesame Street, Jim Henson’s Word Party, Julie’s Greenroom, Jim Henson’s Splash and Bubbles.
PATRICK O’NEILL
Choreographer
Muny: Guys and Dolls (Co-choreographer), Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins (Choreographer), Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Choreographer). Patrick was last represented on Broadway as the associate choreographer of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s hit musical School of Rock, which Patrick also staged in Sydney, Melbourne and Seoul. Upcoming: On the Edge (London), Radio 930 (New York). Other favorites: On a Clear Day … starring Harry Connick Jr. (Broadway), Ever After (Alliance Theatre), Barry Manilow’s Harmony (Ahmanson Theatre, Alliance Theatre) and The Nutty Professor (directed by Jerry Lewis). Co-creator of The Time Step Symposium, a program that connects and supports choreographers and musicians to ensure the future of dance music on Broadway.
ANNBRITT duCHATEAU
Music Director
is presently associate music director/conductor for Disney’s Aladdin on Broadway. She was music director/conductor for national tours of Disney and Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins, Miss Saigon, The Phantom of the Opera and Aspects of Love. She was associate music director/pianist for Andersson and Ulvaeus’ Kristina, performed/recorded at Carnegie Hall. Annbritt had the privilege to work beside Stephen Sondheim on several shows, including The Frogs, Into the Woods and Company with the NY Philharmonic (associate music director and pianist). Annbritt played keyboards for the album of Menken’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame. She is associate music supervisor for Disney’s Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast and Frozen. Ms. duChateau lives in NY with her husband, Charles (cellist/conductor/educator), and their two sons.