The Little Mermaid Live! facts for kids

Quick facts for kids The Little Mermaid Live!
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Genre	Musical fantasy
Directed by	Hamish Hamilton
Presented by	Jodi Benson
Starring	[[Auliʻi Cravalho]] Graham Phillips Queen Latifah Shaggy Amber Riley John Stamos
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
Production
Executive producer(s)	Hamish Hamilton Katy Mullan David Jammy Raj Kapoor Ian Stewart Richard Kraft
Production location(s)	Walt Disney Studios, Burbank, California
Running time	83 minutes
Production company(s)	Done and Dusted
Distributor	Disney–ABC Domestic Television
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	November 5, 2019 (2019-11-05)

The Wonderful World of Disney Presents The Little Mermaid Live!, often called simply The Little Mermaid Live!, was a special TV musical. It was made for the ABC channel. This show was based on the popular 1989 Disney movie, The Little Mermaid.

The special was produced by a company called Done and Dusted. Hamish Hamilton directed it. He also helped produce it along with Katy Mullan, David Jammy, Raj Kapoor, Ian Stewart, and Richard Kraft. The original voice of Ariel from the 1989 movie, Jodi Benson, even introduced the show!

The cast included [[Auliʻi Cravalho]] as Princess Ariel. Other stars were Queen Latifah, Shaggy, John Stamos, Amber Riley, and Graham Phillips. The show was a mix of a live performance and the movie itself. It was performed in front of a live audience at the Disney studios. The movie was shown on a huge screen, and live actors performed the songs from both the film and the Broadway musical.

The Little Mermaid Live! first aired on ABC on November 5, 2019. It was part of the The Wonderful World of Disney series. Many people watched it, making it one of the most popular TV musicals in recent years.

Meet the Cast

Here are the main actors and the characters they played in The Little Mermaid Live!:

• Auliʻi Cravalho played Ariel. She is a 16-year-old mermaid princess who loves humans.
• Graham Phillips played Prince Eric. He is a traveling prince who Ariel saves. He only remembers her beautiful voice.
• Queen Latifah played Ursula. She is a sneaky sea witch who takes Ariel's voice. Ursula wants to take over Atlantica from King Triton.
• Shaggy played Sebastian. He is a Jamaican crab who works as King Triton's royal advisor and music composer.
• John Stamos played List of The Little Mermaid characters#Chef Louis. He is Eric's chef who loves cooking fish. He often tries to catch Sebastian! John Stamos had played this role before in a concert.
• Amber Riley played the Emcee. This was a new character who introduced King Triton's daughters.
• Dominique Kelley played Grimsby. He is Prince Eric's loyal helper.
• Bagel played Max. This was Prince Eric's pet sheepdog.

Some characters appeared as puppets but did not speak. These included Ariel's fish friend Flounder. Ursula's eel helpers, Flotsam and Jetsam, were also puppets. Guillermo Rodriguez from Jimmy Kimmel Live! had a fun small role during the "Under the Sea" song.

Songs from the Show

The music for these songs was written by Alan Menken. The lyrics were by Howard Ashman, unless noted otherwise. The songs are listed in the order they appeared in the TV special.

• "Fathoms Below" – Sung by Eric, Grimsby, and the Sailors.
• "Daughters of Triton" – Sung by the Emcee and the Mersisters.
• "Part of Your World" – Sung by Ariel.
• "Under the Sea" – Sung by Sebastian, Ariel, and the Sea Creatures.
• "Part of Your World" (reprise) – Sung by Ariel.
• "Poor Unfortunate Souls" – Sung by Ursula and Ariel.
• "Her Voice" – Sung by Eric.
• "Les Poissons" – Sung by Chef Louis.
• "Kiss the Girl" – Sung by Sebastian and the Sea Creatures.
• "If Only" – Sung by Ariel and Eric.
• "Poor Unfortunate Souls" (reprise) – Sung by Vanessa and Ursula.
• "Happy Ending" – Sung by the whole Cast.

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