Back in August,
ABC announced a live musical adaptation of The Little Mermaid was in the works. A good chunk of the cast was revealed but that was pretty much it. According to ABC,
The Little Mermaid Live! will
“take viewers on a magical adventure under the sea as live musical performances by a star-studded cast will be interwoven into the broadcast of the original feature film.”
Auli’i Cravalho will play the lead role of Ariel — she's best known for voicing
Moana in the 2016 animated film of the same name. As well, the cast will include Queen Latifah (
Girls Trip) as the villainous Ursula, Shaggy (Grammy-award winning artist) as Sebastian, John Stamos (
General Hospital) as Chef Louis, and Graham Phillips (
The Good Wife) as Prince Eric.
Recently, ABC shared a new teaser for the upcoming event which shows off the cast in costume as well as reveals when it will be taking place.
The Wonderful World of Disney presents The Little Mermaid Live! will air on November 5th at 8pm Eastern Time, live on ABC. And, to be clear, this musical is a totally seperate entity from the live-action remake which Disney is cooking up —
more on that here.
Check out the new teaser below (via
TV Promos):