Production Staff
Howard Ashman
Bookwriter
Lyricist
Bookwriter
Lyricist
Howard Ashman followed a distinguished career as a musical comedy librettist, lyricist, playwright, and director with his animated feature film debut, Disney's critically and popularly celebrated The Little Mermaid. Ashman received the 1989 Academy Award® for Best Song for "Under the Sea," written with his longtime collaborator, Alan Menken. Ashman and Menken garnered a total of six awards for The Little Mermaid, including two Academy Awards®, two Golden Globe Awards®, and two Grammy Awards®.
Born in Baltimore, Ashman received his education at Goddard College and Boston University, and earned an MFA from Indiana University. He moved to New York in 1974 ... read more
Roger Corman
Source Material
(Based on film)
(Based on film)
Charles Griffith
Source Material
(Based on screenplay)
(Based on screenplay)
Alan Menken
Composer
Composer
Howard Ashman
Director
Director
Howard Ashman followed a distinguished career as a musical comedy librettist, lyricist, playwright, and director with his animated feature film debut, Disney's critically and popularly celebrated The Little Mermaid. Ashman received the 1989 Academy Award® for Best Song for "Under the Sea," written with his longtime collaborator, Alan Menken. Ashman and Menken garnered a total of six awards for The Little Mermaid, including two Academy Awards®, two Golden Globe Awards®, and two Grammy Awards®.
Born in Baltimore, Ashman received his education at Goddard College and Boston University, and earned an MFA from Indiana University. He moved to New York in 1974 ... read more
Robert Billig
Music Director
Piano
Musical Supervisor
Vocal Music Arranger
Edie Cowan
Choreographer
Choreographer
(Musical Staging)
(Musical Staging)
Craig Evans
Lighting Designer
Lighting Designer
Steve Ferrara
Percussion
David Geffen
Producer
Producer
Steve Gelfand
Guitar
Edward T. Gianfrancesco
Scenic Designer
Scenic Designer
Paul Mills Holmes
Production Stage Manager
Solters/Roskin/Friedman Inc.
Press Representative
Warren Knowlton
Press Representative
Sally J. Lesser
Costume Designer
Costume Designer
Cameron Mackintosh
Producer
Producer
Cameron’s Original productions include LES MISÉRABLES, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA and CATS - the three longest running musicals of all time, now in their 4th decades - MISS SAIGON, MARY POPPINS (currently back in the West End and co-produced with Disney), LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, SONG AND DANCE, TOMFOOLERY, MARTIN GUERRE, THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK, FIVE GUYS NAMED MOE and SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM. He also reinvented modern versions of OLIVER!, FOLLIES, HALF A SIXPENCE, BARNUM and MY FAIR LADY. His new versions of LES MISÉRABLES, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, MISS SAIGON and OLIVER! are now proving ... read more
Robby Merkin
Keyboards
Orchestrator
Orchestrator
Otts Munderloh
Sound Designer
Sound Designer
Shubert Organization
Producer
The Shubert Organization
Producer
The Shubert Organization is America's oldest professional theatre company and the largest theatre owner on the Broadway. Since the dawn of the 20th Century, Shubert has operated hundreds of theatres and produced hundreds of plays and musicals both in New York City and throughout the United States. Shubert currently owns and operates seventeen Broadway theatres and six off-Broadway venues.
Kevin Patterson
Press Representative
Albert Poland
General Manager
Martin P. Robinson
Puppet Designer
Puppets
Michael Sansonia
Conductor
Piano
Milly Schoenbaum
Press Representative
WPA Theatre
Producer
Producer
Awards and Nominations
1983 Drama Desk Awards
Outstanding Director of a Musical: Howard Ashman was nominated but did not win.
Outstanding Lyrics: Howard Ashman won.
Outstanding Music: Alan Menken was nominated but did not win.
Outstanding Musical: 0 won.
Outstanding Projection Design: Ron Taylor won.
Outstanding Projection Design: Martin P. Robinson won.
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