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Little Mermaid a Titanic Flop

Zach Samalin — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:15:00 CST

The verdict on Disney's latest Broadway musical, The Little Mermaid , is grim. "Loved the shoes. Loathed the show," Ben Brantley of the New York Times says of the "merblades" the cast uses to glide across a stage "soaked in that sparkly garishness that only a very young child—or possibly...

'Beauty and the Beast' Takes Last Bow on Broadway

Caroline Zimmerman — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 12:23:28 CDT

The final curtain falls on Beauty and the Beast today after more than 5,000 performances and 13 years on Broadway. The show that started the Disney-on-Broadway rage will exit the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre to make room for a stage adaptation of another kiddie staple, The Little Mermaid, the AP reports.