Stage Center Brings 'The Little Mermaid' To Emmett Hook

Stage Center's fifth season continues with a Disney classic brought to life on the local stage. Stage Center presents "Disney's 'The Little Mermaid'" at the Emmett Hook Center April 14-23.

According to a press release from Stage Center:

Tickets go on sale March 28 for the SBC debut of the Broadway version of Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Stage Center’s second production in our fifth anniversary season, with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater, and a book by Doug Wright. SC’s Artistic Director, Jared Watson, will direct the production, with choreography by Katie Dupont, and musical direction by Seth Taylor.

Our Theater for a Young Audience Selection is a co-production between our Mainstage and our School of Performing Arts. In a magical kingdom beneath the sea, the beautiful young mermaid Ariel longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above. Ariel, King Triton's youngest daughter wishes to pursue the human Prince Eric in the world above and bargains with the evil sea witch, Ursula to trade her tail for legs. But the bargain is not what it seems and Ariel needs the help of her colorful friends Flounder the fish, Scuttle the seagull, and Sebastian the crab to restore order in the ocean's depths. Bring the whole family 'Under the Sea' during the SBC debut of the Broadway version of Disney's classic fish tale.

Leading the production is Maddison Gilcrease (Ariel), Tommy William Thurston (Prince Eric), Jasey Gilbert (Ursula), Kaelon Gerard (Sebastian), Cade Ostermeyer (Flounder), Cameron Cason Scuttle), & Rick Stovall (King Triton). Rounding out the 42 member cast: Jordan Farris (Flotsam), Meredith Fisher (Jetsam), Bryan Grisham (Grimsby), Gary Watson (Chef Louis), and Katy Allred, Cain Anderson, Courtland Anderson, Elizabeth Beagley, Lachle Boniol, Emily Buckner, Kaitlyn Bundrick, Sierra Colbert, Alison Colwell, Emma Cate Dailey, Logan Digilormo, Emerson Fite, Chloe Garcia, Cody Griffin, Patrick Haynes, Isaiah Aaron Jones, Claire Kevil, Catherine Lindsey, Sydni Lowrie, Lucas Mainiero, Celeste Malmay, Lauren Mathews, Madeline Mullins, Marguerite Papa, Kezia Pigford, Jason Shidiskis, Joe Signorelli, Selena Simmons, Anna Thompson, Bailey Wilson, Brooke Wilson.

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