An open letter to the Disney Organization (or my- Page 4

[misschung]

Posted: 1/6/08 at 4:35pm

Really? She definitely got up with ease at the end of Act 1 when I saw it - when did your friend go?

[Elphie3]

Posted: 1/6/08 at 6:03pm

Yeah - I saw the jig too - in her little tinkerbell skirt. Well auntie ursula wouldn't want her to be naked - would she? Just humiliated and doomed to a life of torment. No need to embarass her with being naked too.

[Trailer Trash Jones]

Posted: 1/7/08 at 6:48pm

well maybe, just maybe, that means someone at Disney is reading these posts???

[Elphie3]

Posted: 1/9/08 at 7:11pm

Please! Please! Please!

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 1/9/08 at 7:12pm

Yes, and laughing.

[Elphie3]

Posted: 1/9/08 at 7:34pm

That would seriously make my day!

[ElphabaRose]

Posted: 1/10/08 at 12:40am

After seeing the show tonight, I have so many individual responses that I can't write coherent paragraphs, but here's a list:

-Elphie, brilliant letter, I couldn't agree more

-I sat in the orchestra, the stage still looked big and empty

-Could the doubling have been more obvious?

-I liked the gimmick of making Ursula's new songs, and Flotsam and Jetsam's, sound vaudeville-esque, but I don't get the purpose. Having that one style for them did nothing for the plot and it didn't work when juxtaposed with "Poor Unfortunate Souls"

-Ariel singing when she was supposed to be mute...bad choice Disney. It took away the power of how she managed to get everything done without speaking. If she could be mute for half of the movie, it would work for the show too.

-I felt that the second act was better than the first because everything was more connected and it flowed better.

-The idea of the scene where Eric and Ariel danced was good, but I feel like it could have been executed better and that the tie in at the end could have been stronger, not just 10 seconds of her dancing. I think that Eric should have responded with movement and then said his lines about hearing every note.

-Trailer Trash commented on how flat everything looked. I agree, if there was a show that would benefit from flying people around so that there were levels, this one is it. One of the most magical things about the ocean is how there are layers of life from the floor to the surface. If there weren't people flown to look like fish, then there should have been some sort of set that showed sea life at different heights and depths.

-T=As far as I remember, they didn't have the line about the fish hook and Ariel's mother today (and since they open tomorrow, I'm pretty sure its frozen).

-The heelies didn't do it for me. The gliding effect was cool, but I feel like it may have actually detracted from the dancing because they had to take into account any movement that could injure someone due to a misstep onto their wheels.

I'm exhausted, so sorry if I'm a bit incoherent, but I think that's it. Over all, I was very disappointed, not only because Mermaid is one of my favorite movies, but because it seems like it would work so well on a stage if it was put in the right hands, but it wasn't.

[Elphie3]

Posted: 1/10/08 at 1:18am

Thanks so much! I totally agree!

I would just like to take this moment to say break a leg to the cast of "The Little Mermaid." Tomorrow is their night, and any flaws aside I wish them the best of all possible opening nights - especially for all of those making their Broadway debut.

[Trailer Trash Jones]

Posted: 1/10/08 at 11:39pm

So reviews are in....not so positive.

[Elphie3]

Posted: 1/11/08 at 11:50am

Yeah - I love the Times's opening line. Something like:

"Loved the shoes, hated the show.
Actually that's a bit of an overstatement. I didn't like the shoes that much either."

[Elphie3]

Posted: 5/14/08 at 5:38pm

I've gotten some requests to see this review - so here it is again!