The Little Mermaid



The Little Mermaid is a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen first published in 1837 about a young mermaid willing to sacrifice her life in the sea and her identity as a mermaid to gain a human soul and the love of a human prince. The most famous adapation came from The Walt Disney Company in 1989, with the Academy Award winning animated musical, which it adapated into a Broadway musical in 2007.

Connections

 * Howard Ashman wrote the lyrics for Disney's 1989 animated film, and the Broadway adaptation.
 * Jonathan Freeman played Grimsby in Disney's Broadway adaptation.
 * Dan Haskett worked on Disney's animated feature.
 * Alan Menken wrote the musicfor Disney's 1989 animated film, and the Broadway adaptation.
 * Brett O'Quinn puppeteered Walt Disney World's Voyage of the Little Mermaid.
 * Will Ryan voiced the Seahorse in Disney's animated feature.
 * Tara Strong voiced Melody in The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea.