The tails they created for the Broadway show are so much better. It has a real fludity to the costume. The heelies combined with the tails really does create the illusion of them being underwater and swimming. I am so glad they decided not to go with wires. They can not dance if they are held up in the wires throughout a musical number.
It doesnt matter what skin colour the actors are, all that matters is that they are talented enough. No other actor could play King Triton as amazing as Norm Lewis!!
@@chelseabaker1994so if 10 women auditioned for, let’s say Aquata, and there was only one black woman, who was at least 5 times better than everyone else who auditioned for Aquata, would it be logical to reject the black woman simply because she’s not white? think about what you’re saying for just a second.
Thx for the upload. I actually tried cover her legs with my finger and surprisingly, it looks really good since the tail is on the right size and doesn't limp.
i LOVE flotsam and jetsum... even if i can't spell their names right... i wish they had gotten this much screentime in the movie!!!!! ... i also wish that ursula moved a little more onstage, but its probably due to her EPIC costume. so beggars can't be choosers. it's all still awesome!
@UbhikhosiBoKhoKho LOL, I really find it amazing that so many people can't put 2 + 2 together and figure that out. Whoever filmed this could have gotten in big trouble, so appreciate it. :)
For something like that to happen is very incredibly rare. To have so many different variations within children of the same two parents is a very near impossible occurrence.
So far the person who recorded this should've stop putting the camera or phone down while clapping after each song they are done singing. It sort of distracting. He/she should just keep recording it. I know it's illegal to record live shows like on Broadway b/c of copy rights. But I thank this person who recorded this for people who can't afford tickets to see a Broadway show or who don't live in NY or where ever. If Broadway don't want people to record live shows than just release them on to dvd or stream them on to netflix.
wauw, you should see the dutch commercial of the Little Mermaid. They make al the mermaids actually fly like they are swimming under water and the costumes have way more details. Sebastian doesn''t even has his scissors here!
The sea king did good job with sapation with the song of the daughters of the king. Then the littlest daughter didn't remember about the concert till she realized what she discover from her friend out of the sea
Actually no she really is a princess because Triton is the king of Atlantica. With her being his daughter (plus the other six) shes was already a princess. So Ursula just helped her get her prince :)
to be honest theres not really any other way you could make it look like there swimmin. I was findin it a bit annoyin too. But it was really well done. I mean for the story taking place in the sea. That wee boy is so cute and the girl playing ariel is amazin.
@melinaemilymay That's a good idea, but the set is so colorful black tights would stick out. They're professionals and I'm sure they tried many different ideas for the mermaids. This was probably the best.
Rare yes. Impssible no. There are indeed siblings of different colours. Sometimes even twins can be different. But this is a Disney fantasy. They really wanted to cast talent from a variety of shapes sizes and colours. And considering the positive reactions the audience gave the cast. I say it was well worth it.
Leonor Arriaga I know this is a super late response, but I just wanted to say that this came out in 2007 so you can’t really find one. It also had a relatively short run on broadway. It’s still a good musical tho
I love the idea of rollerskates for swimming, but couldn't they have made the bottom of the dress water or somehting? then the tails would work, they are beautiful tails... love everything else. Thanks for the upload!
I performed as Ariel in the Little Mermaid Jr. (You can see my behind the scenes videos on my channel). And we used the Heely's, they werent that hard to use :)
Not that I'm complaining about having the entirety of this particular musical on youtube or anything, but did you forget to pick up the camera after applauding or something?
I'm just going to pretend that Merfolk genetics are different from human genetics, and that dark skin is a recessive trait. I know it's the first reveal of Ariel's costume, but I kind of wish they'd kept her tail below the "water." It makes it look like she's hovering above the surface.
@Jfad yeah... A couple years ago when the show opened on Broadway Disney Channel did an interview backstage and the cast talked about how fun it was 2 heelie across the stage all day!
The St. Moby Dick Underwater Adoption Agency. Turn right when you see the dancing Coral, you can't miss it. If you hit Ursula's lair, you've gone too far.
Also, recording a live show is illegal. They could've gotten kicked out of the theater for the sake of sharing this with people who are unable to go to Broadway or in this case for people who don't live in Denver.
Wow people. It's a musical. Meaning that when they cast it, they chose the best people who would make the music sound just how Alan Menken wanted it to. And it just so happens that some of those people are black. Get over the skin color thing (whether your racist or not) and enjoy the show. If you haven't noticed, Norm Lewis plays/sings a perfect Triton.
Note to the filmer (not the poster as I know you didn't film it). You point the camera at the people that are singing and dancing, not the floor. Thank you.
@Neriede Actually i think they did a good job with the tails and skate. because it would be a hard 2 and a half hours hanging in the air. Keeping your muscles fixxed every second. Next it's making the last scene a lot more workable. i love the show hope it comes to holland
ummm I'm okay with Triton being black. Didn't faze me as I figured skin color under the sea doesn't matter. Like all the daughters have diff hair and tail colors so why not skin color too? But the tails... C'MON! it looks so weird sticking out their butts like that! Triton's tail looked better if you guys noticed. His was lower and part of his legs. should have stuck to that. and why doesn't flounder and scuttle have make up on? otherwise it's great lol i hate that the details always bug me :/
