The Little Mermaid (1989 film) the era known as the Disney Renaissance. A stage adaptation of the film with a book by Doug Wright and additional songs by Alan Menken and new lyricist Glenn Slater opened in Denver in July 2007 and began performances on Broadway January 10, 2008 starring Sierra Boggess. In May 2016 Disney announced that a live-action film adaptation of The Little Mermaid is currently in development. Ariel, a sixteen-year-old mermaid princess, is dissatisfied with underwater life in the kingdom of Atlantica and is fascinated by the human world. While exploring a Sunken Ship with her best friend Flounder, they are chased
The Little Mermaid (musical) Shiki Theatre in Nagoya from October 15, 2016 to August 26, 2018. After closing in Nagoya, the show was transferred to Osaka Shiki Theatre in Osaka from October 13, 2018. After its successful production of "Aladdin" during the 2012/2013 season, the Fredericia Teater teamed up once again with Disney Theatrical to stage a local version of "The Little Mermaid" in Denmark, where it ran from July 17 to August 17, 2014 at the Copenhagen Opera House, and from August 28 to October 26, 2014 at the Fredericia Teater. A Dutch-language production directed by Frank Van Laecke ran at the Flanders