Atlantis Productions’ The Little Mermaid will launch the musical theater debuts of mainstream recording and concert artists Rachelle Ann Go and Erik Santos from November 18 to December 11 at the Meralco Theatre. Rachelle will play the little mermaid, Ariel; Erik will play Ariel’s one true love, Prince Eric.
This will be the first international production of Disney’s The Little Mermaid in Asia. The show opened on Broadway in 2008 and ran 685 regular performances and 50 preview performances.
This will be the first production of Disney’s The Little Mermaid that incorporates Asian elements into its virtual under the sea scenes. A majority of the cast members will play puppeteer-actors, who control wayang or shadow puppets , bunraku or traditional Japanese puppets and nang kaloung or Cambodian puppets, during certain parts of the show.
The show’s Co-Director Bobby Garcia told us that his theater company is so thrilled to be “bringing another beloved Disney classic to the Philippine stage. (Atlantis Productions staged Disney’s Beauty and the Beast six years ago) Disney’s The Little Mermaid had started the renaissance of Disney’s animation department and had some of the most memorable songs written for a classic animation such as Alan Menken and Howard Ashman’s Part of Your World, Kiss the Girl and the Oscar winning Best Original Song Under the Sea.”
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