The Little Mermaid is coming to Broadway!

[Raph's Girl]

http://news.toonzone.net/article.php?ID=14492

In a press release presenting a retrospective of their 2006 season and an overview of their plans for 2007, Disney Theatrical Productions has announced the end of Beauty and the Beast's Broadway run on July 29, 2007, to be replaced with The Little Mermaid, scheduled to open on December 6, 2007.

'Mermaid' will begin with rehearsals starting in May, followed by a preview run in Denver beginning July 26th at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. Afterwards, the production moves back to New York where Broadway previews are set to begin Saturday, November 3, 2007, ahead of the December 6th opening at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, current home of Beauty and the Beast.

Other Disney Theatrical Plans for 2007 include international productions of Tarzan in Amsterdam, as well as The Lion King in Johannesburg, South Africa and Paris.