Cast Announced for Disney's THE LITTLE MERMAID JR. at Stages Theatre Company

Stages Theatre Company recently held auditions for their upcoming production of Disney's The Little Mermaid Jr. Over 160 youth actors turned out to audition for 20 roles in the stage musical adaptation with all the magic from the Disney classic.

Tori Adams of Edina has been cast as Ariel, Brandon Krisko of Mendota Heights will play Eric, Brittany Parker of NE Minneapolis will play the villainess Ursula the sea witch and Reginald D. Haney of Mankato will play Ariel's father King Triton.

The talented ensemble cast of Twin Cities actors also includes: Kallie Jo Ascheman (Blaine), Grace Bloomquist (Maple Plain), Maya Butler (Eagan), Grant Cohen (Plymouth), Natalie Dekker (Prior Lake), Liliana Felton (Minnetonka), David Gamache (Maple Grove), Natalie Rene Harrison (Eden Prairie), Zoe Hollander (Robbinsdale), Javari Horne (Eden Prarie), Isabella Huerta (Burnsville), Max Kile (Edina), Arden Michalec (Shakopee), George Mulder (Eden Prairie), Rhianna Picht (Eden Prairie), Ellie Turk (Minnetrista), Maddie Turk (Minnetrista), Maya Vagle (Minnetonka), and Marin Wilts (Shakopee)

Join Ariel, King Triton, Prince Eric, Sebastian, Scuttle, Flounder, Grimsby, and of course, the villainous Ursula, as Stages Theatre Company presents our production of one of Disney's most beloved stories. You'll cheer the music, as "Under the Sea" and "Part of Your World" set the stage, while Ursula bemoans those "Poor Unfortunate Souls" and Sebastian urges Eric to "Kiss the Girl."

Music by: Alan Menken, Lyrics by: Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater, Book by: Doug Wright Based on the Hans Christian Andersen story and the Disney film, Music Adapted and Arranged by David Weinstein, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR & DIRECTOR Sandy Boren-Barrett, STAGE MANAGER Cody R Braudt, MUSIC DIRECTOR Sarah Hohenstein Burk, COSTUME & MAKE-UP DESIGNER Samantha Fromm Haddow, PROPS DESIGNER Jim Hibbeler, TECHNICAL DIRECTOR Gretchen Katt, CHOREOGRAPHER Laura Mahler, SET DESIGNER Benjamin Olsen, LIGHTING DESIGNER Karin Olson, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Matt Ouren, SOUND DESIGNER Alan Pagel, RESIDENT COSTUME DESIGNER Stacey Palmer, PRODUCTION MANAGER Melanie Salmon-Peterson

TICKETS: https://itkt.choicecrm.net/templates/STGS/?prod=MERMAID

GROUP TICKETS: http://www.stagestheatre.org/tickets/group-tickets/-field-trips/-scouts

WEBSITE: http://www.stagestheatre.org/upcoming-shows/02/19/2014/disneys-little-mermaid-jr

Disney's The Little Mermaid JR. is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre international (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. 421 West 54th Street, New York, NY 10019 Phone: (212) 541-4684 FAX: (212) 397-4684 www.MTIShows.com.