Actress Pat Carroll, famous for voicing the characer of Ursula in Disney’s “The Little Mermaid,” has passed at age 95. Her Beginnings Patricia Ann Carroll was born May 5, 1927 in Shreveport, Louisiana. Her family moved to Los Angeles when she was five years old,… Read More »Pat Carroll, Voice of Ursula from ‘The Little Mermaid,’ Passes at 95
Disney has announced Sing-Along Versions of “The Little Mermaid” and “Moana” will be coming to Disney+ on Friday, July 22. Several more Sing-Alongs are planned for the streamer before the end of the summer. What are Sing-Along Versions of Disney Movies? These versions of the… Read More »Sing-Along Versions of Two Disney Classics Coming to Disney+ July 22
New behind the sea (get it?) photos from the set of The Wonderful World of Disney presents The Little Mermaid Live! give us a hint of what to expect tomorrow night for this special production. The special live television musical production will honor the 30th… Read More »Behind the Scenes Sneak Peek of ABC’s The Little Mermaid Live Hybrid Musical
The cast of The Wonderful World of Disney Presents The Little Mermaid LIVE! on ABC was recently in the studio recording some songs for the soundtrack (and for backup tracks in case things go horribly wrong during the live performance). Disney has also released some… Read More »New Cast Portraits for The Little Mermaid LIVE! on ABC
The classic tale of The Little Mermaid will soon be a live-TV event on Disney’s ABC Network. A new poster featuring the cast of the show has just been released ahead of the November 5th air-date at 8pm ET. Be sure to set your DVRs… Read More »Disney’s The Little Mermaid LIVE on ABC – behind the scenes footage
The idea of hosting a live broadcast version of Disney’s The Little Mermaid on ABC once appeared to be on life support, but it’s been revived with some big names and air date of November 5. Auli’i Cravalho (Moana) will play Ariel, Queen Latifah is… Read More »ABC casts big names in Live broadcast of Disney’s The Little Mermaid in hybrid format
I’m sad to hear that the live musical production of Disney’s The Little Mermaid that was set to air on ABC this October 3rd has been canceled. It’s unclear if it’s been canceled or just postponed, but USA Today reports that the project was running… Read More »ABC cancels The Little Mermaid October 3 live-musical special
Howard Ashman became a part of the Disney family with his creative partner Alan Menken after the success of their musical “Little Shop of Horrors.” Together they created some of the greatest hits of the Disney Animation Renaissance: “The Little Mermaid,” “Beauty and the Beast,”… Read More »Trailer for Howard Ashman biography