YES Youth Production
The Little Mermaid, Jr.
May 19 , 2018 through June 3, 2018
Saturdays and Sundays at 11am
Based on one of Hans Christian Andersen's most beloved stories, Disney's The Little Mermaid Jr. is an enchanting look at the sacrifices we all make for love and acceptance. In a magical underwater kingdom, the beautiful young mermaid, Ariel, longs to leave her ocean home - and her fins - behind and live in the world above. But first, shell have to defy her father, King Triton, make a deal with the evil sea witch, Ursula, and convince the handsome Prince Eric that she is the girl with the enchanting voice he has been seeking.
Cast
Prince Eric
Pilot
Grimsby
Ariel
King Triton
Sebastian
Flounder
Scuttle
Flotsam
Jetsam
Ursula
Carlotta
Ensemble
Alex Homami
Nicholas Vizzi
Sebastian Hochman
Juliet Burks
Ethan Dale
Clayton Davis
Thea Lawson
Daisy Billington
Dahlia Trilling
Monty Oxman
Fiona Porter
Ruby Lapeyre
Sofia Cohen, Sophie Davidson, Sadie Fisher, Elizabeth Foreman, Eadan Franklynn, Erika Gedgaudas, Jolie Glasser, Sophie Golay, Tess Hubbard, Colin Inatsugu, Sadie Inatsugu, Ruby Lapeyre, Toby Lehr, J'Quinn McKenna, Lucy McLoughlin, Milla Moretti, Gianna Pira, Zelda Saltzman, Chloe Stavis, Ella Tabu, Mimi Vizzi, Nicholas Vizzi, Ella Ward
Music by Alan Menken
Book by Doug Wright
Lyrics by Howard Ashman & Glenn Slater
Music Adapted & Arranged by David Weinstein
Based on the Hans Christian Andersen Story and the Disney Film
Direction by Anne Gesling
Choreography by Krystal Jasmin Combs
Music Direction by Zoe D'Andrea
About the Director
Anne Gesling has been at the MWT for 32 years and is a co-founder of the Y.E.S. program. She has directed and/ or music directed over 90 Mainstage productions including: Little Women, The Producers, Legally Blonde, Spamalot, Crazy For You, A Chorus Line, Chicago, The Secret Garden, The Full Monty, Pippin, West Side Story, a number of YE.S. shows including: The Velveteen Rabbit, A Year with Frog and Toad, Aladdin, A Wrinkle In Time, Pinkalicious, Schoolhouse Rock Live!, Freckleface Strawberry, How I Became A Pirate, and The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs, and 22 Annual Youth Productions including: Shrek, Beauty and the Beast, White Christmas, Seussical, A Winter's Tale, Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Pirates of Penzance, and Oklahoma. Anne's greatest pride is in the work she does with the Y.E.S. Program and the Annual Youth Musical here at the MWT. Nothing inspires her more than working with these talented kids. She truly believes that children can achieve anything they set their minds to, and being a part of that process is the greatest joy of her life.