The Little Mermaid 2008 - Articles Page 2.6

Last night, May 28th 2008 BeBe Winans visited the cast and crew of the The Little Mermaid.

The American Theatre Wing and XM Satellite Radio proudly present an interview with actress Sherie Rene Scott, on their weekly theatrical interview show, 'Downstage Center,' on XM's On Broadway (XM Channel 28).

Last night 'The Little Mermaid' had two surprises guests: Kristin Chenoweth and Patrick Cassidy. Disney's The Little Mermaid is currently playing at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. 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).

On Monday, April 28th, the leading ladies of Disney's current hit musicals, Kissy Simmons ('Nala' in The Lion King), Sierra Boggess ('Ariel' in The Little Mermaid) and Ashley Brown ('Mary Poppins' in Mary Poppins) performed at the New York Pops 25th Annual Spring Gala. The event honored James Nederlander Sr., James Nederlander Jr. and the New York Yankees.

On Wednesday, April 16th Disney Theatrical Productions (Thomas Schumacher, producer) presented a cabaret featuring the songs of composer Alan Menken. The evening featured performances by Disney on Broadway stars Sierra Boggess (The Little Mermaid), Ashley Brown (Mary Poppins), Sean Palmer (The Little Mermaid) and Josh Strickland (Tarzan).

Tituss Burgess, currently starring as Sebastian in Disney's The Little Mermaid, performed a solo concert at The Metropolitan Room on Monday, April 7 at 9:30PM. Burgess offered tunes from Duke Ellington to Jason Robert Brown as well as songs off of his solo album, 'Here's To You,' which is available now on iTunes and Cdbaby.

On March 27, 2008 actress Emma Roberts and Jane Kaczmarek visited backstage at the LuntFontaine after checking out the show The Little Mermaid on Broadway.

Norm Lewis joined Broadway Artists Alliance to lead a Little Mermaid-themed master class on Monday March 24, 2008.

On Monday, March 31, 2008, Broadway belter Sherie Rene Scott, currently starring as the notorious eight-armed sea-witch Ursula in Disney's 'The Little Mermaid,' will concoct an experiment in truth-telling in her new and original one-woman show 'You May Now Worship Me.' The one-night-only concert at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre benefits Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and the Phyllis Newman Women's Health Initiative.

NORM LEWIS of Broadway's The Little Mermaid mentors youth of Broadway Artists Alliance.

Norm Lewis, Tituss Burgess and Eddie Korbich, currently starring as 'King Triton,' 'Sebastian' and 'Scuttle,' respectively, in Disney's THE LITTLE MERMAID, will be featured on Sirius Satellite Radio's 'Broadway's Guest' for two weeks beginning Monday, March 24th through Friday, April 4th. Norm, Tituss and Eddie will be telling stories and playing their favorite show tunes, including songs from THE LITTLE MERMAID. 'Broadway's Guest' airs on Sirius Satellite Radio channel 77 Weekdays from 12pm - 1pm (ET).

Monday, March 31st, 11:30pm - 'Scott Nevin's Curtain Call' with Broadway's Tituss Burgess @ Splash

On Sunday, March 16th, 'CBS 2 News' Dana Tyler will visit back stage with Sherie Rene Scott and Tituss Burgess, stars of Disney's The Little Mermaid at 7:55am.

Sierra Boggess, star of Disney's THE LITTLE MERMAID, will be the featured guest on Seth's Broadway Chatterbox on Thursday, March 13th at 6pm. Seth's Broadway Chatterbox is a one hour weekly talk show at Don't Tell Mama (343 West 46th Street), hosted by Seth Rudetsky. The show is taped in front of a live audience and airs on BroadwayWorld.com Radio Mondays at 7pm, Wednesdays at 10pm and Sundays at noon.

Sierra Boggess, star of Disney's THE LITTLE MERMAID, will be the featured guest on Seth's Broadway Chatterbox on Thursday, March 13th at 6pm.

On Tuesday, March 11, 'CBS 2 News This Morning's' Dana Tyler will visit back stage with Sherie Rene Scott and Tituss Burgess, stars of Disney's The Little Mermaid at 6:20am. 'CBS 2 News This Morning' airs locally on WCBS (channel 2) from 5:00am - 7:00am.

Francesca Zambello, director of Disney's The Little Mermaid, will be awarded the Chevalier Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Order of Arts and Letters) by the French government for her contribution to French culture. The reception will be held on Monday, March 10th at The Cultural Services of the French Embassy.

Walt Disney Records' The Little Mermaid Original Broadway Cast Recording enters the Billboard 200 at #26 and #1 on the Cast Album Chart, the highest debut for a cast recording in 12 years

Alan Menken, the Academy Award-winning composer of Disney's The Little Mermaid will be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame on June 19 at the Marriott Marquis Theatre in New York City.

Molly Shannon, film comedienne and 'Saturday Night Live' alumni, recently brought her family to a performance of Broadway's The Little Mermaid, where she and her children met the stars back-stage!

Disney's The Little Mermaid officially opened at the Lunt-Fontanne on Thursday, January 10, 2008. Based on the Disney film and the classic fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen, the company of The Little Mermaid features Sierra Boggess as 'Ariel,' Sean Palmer as 'Prince Eric,' Norm Lewis as 'King Triton,' Tituss Burgess as 'Sebastian,' Eddie Korbich as 'Scuttle,' Jonathan Freeman as 'Grimsby,' and Sherie Rene Scott as 'Ursula.' BroadwayWorld is pleased to bring you this special video, hosted by Sierra Boggess, on the making of the Original Cast Recording!

On Saturday, February 2, WNBC'S 'Saturday Today in New York' will go back stage with Sierra Boggess and Tituss Burgess, stars of Disney's The Little Mermaid. 'Saturday Today in New York' airs locally on WNBC (channel 4).

On Friday, February 1st, Sierra Boggess, star of Disney's The Little Mermiad will perform on ABC's 'The View.' Boggess, who plays 'Ariel,' will perform 'Part of Your World.' 'The View' airs nationally on ABC (channel 7, WABC in the tri-state area). Check local listings for showtimes. Disney's The Little Mermaid is currently playing at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre. Walt Disney Records will release The Little Mermaid original Broadway cast recording on Tuesday, February 26.

On Saturday, January 26, Sierra Boggess, star of Disney's The Little Mermaid will perform on NBC's 'Weekend Today.' Boggess, who plays 'Ariel,' will perform 'Part of Your World' live in-studio. 'Weekend Today' airs nationally on NBC