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!, or simply The Little Mermaid Live! is a musical television special created for ABC, based on the 1989 film The Little Mermaid. It is produced by Done and Dusted and directed by Hamish Hamilton, who also executive produced alongside Katy Mullan, David Jammy, Raj Kapoor, Ian Stewart, and Richard Kraft, with the original voice of Ariel, Jodi Benson, introducing the special.

[[Auliʻi Cravalho]] stars as Princess Ariel, alongside Queen Latifah, Shaggy, John Stamos, Amber Riley and Graham Phillips. The hybrid format special was performed in front of a live audience on the Disney lot, where the film was projected on a giant projection surface and interwoven with live musical performances of songs from the film and the Broadway stage version.

The Little Mermaid Live! aired on ABC on November 5, 2019, as part of The Wonderful World of Disney brand, and according to Nielsen Media Research, was watched by 9.01 million viewers, making it the highest-rated made-for-TV musical on any network since Grease: Live in January 2016. It was the highest-rated entertainment telecast since the series finale of The Big Bang Theory in May 2019. The special received mixed reviews, particularly for the limited amount of live portions.

Cast

• Auliʻi Cravalho as Ariel, the sixteen-year old mermaid princess of Atlantica who is obsessed with humans.
• Graham Phillips as Prince Eric, a traveling prince who was saved by Ariel, only remembering her voice.
• Queen Latifah as Ursula, a sea witch who takes Ariel's voice and is determined to replace Ariel's father, King Triton, as ruler of Atlantica.
• Shaggy as Sebastian, a Jamaican crab who is King Triton's royal advisor and court composer.
• John Stamos as Chef Louis, Eric's chef who loves fish food and tries to cook Sebastian. Stamos reprises his role from the live concert event at the Hollywood Bowl.
• Amber Riley as Emcee, an original character who introduces the daughters of Triton.
• Dominique Kelley as Grimsby, Prince Eric's valet.
• Bagel as Max, Prince Eric's pet sheepdog.

Ariel's fish best friend Flounder and Ursula's pet eels Flotsam and Jetsam appear as puppets, but they are silent. Guillermo Rodriguez from Jimmy Kimmel Live! has a cameo as "dat blowfish" during "Under the Sea".

Musical numbers

All music composed by Alan Menken with lyrics by Howard Ashman, except where indicated.

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

"" indicates lyrics by Ashman and Glenn Slater

"" indicates lyrics by Slater