Photo Coverage: Phil Collins Visits 'The Little Mermaid'
By: Peter James Zielinski Feb. 16, 2008
Phil Collins, Grammy Award-winning recording artist and composer of Disney's Tarzan, recently visited the cast of Disney's new musical The Little Mermaid at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. Collins met stars Sierra Boggess (Ariel), Tituss Burgess (Sebastian), Sean Palmer (Prince Eric), Norm Lewis (King Triton) and Brian D'Addario (Flounder); and signed the special-guest wall backstage.
"The Little Mermaid takes
place in a magical kingdom beneath the sea, where a beautiful young
mermaid named Ariel longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world
above. But first, she'll have to defy her father, the king of the sea,
escape the clutches of an evil sea witch and convince a prince that
she's the girl with the perfect voice," explain press notes. Led
by the award-winning director, Francesca Zambello, some of the
theatre's most innovative artists have collaborated to create The Little Mermaid.
The score features the classic songs: "Part of Your World," "Kiss the
Girl" and the Academy Award®-winning Best Original Song, "Under the
Sea," composed by eight-time Academy Award winner Alan Menken
and his longtime collaborator, the late Howard Ashman, as well as 10
new songs by Mr. Menken and lyricist Glenn Slater. The book for the
new musical is by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning playwright Doug Wright.
The playing schedule for The Little Mermaid
is as follows: Tuesday – Saturday evenings at 8pm, Wednesday and
Saturday matinees at 2pm, and Sunday matinees at 3pm. Tickets for are
$51.50 - $121.50 (includes a $1.50 facility fee), available through
Ticketmaster at 212-307-4747, online at www.DisneyOnBroadway.com, or in-person at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (205 West 46th Street).
For more information on Disney's The Little Mermaid, visit www.DisneyOnBroadway.com.
Photos by Peter James Zielinski
The Little Mermaid at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
Phil Collins and Sierra Boggess
Phil Collins and Sierra Boggess
Phil Collins and Tituss Burgess
Phil Collins and Brian D'Addario
Phil Collins and Meredith Inglesby
Phil Collins signs the cast wall.
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