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Amber Reily and Queen Latifah Join the Star-Studded Cast of The Little Mermaid Live

29/10/2019 - 12:20 PM

There is nothing we love more than a well-cast musical and ABC is obviously on the same page with their live production of The Little Mermaid. The network announced its plans for its second-ever TV musical event [1] (but first live musical) back in August, more than a year after the interesting made-for-TV musical remake of Dirty Dancing.

The Little Mermaid Live! will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the beloved animated movie through a combination of live sets, music from the original animated movie, and music from the Tony-nominated Broadway stage version originally composed by Alan Menken. Even better, the production stars some musical heavy hitters like Moana's Auli'i Cravalho as Ariel and Queen Latifah [2] in the role she was born to play, Ursula. But they aren't the only ones taking the stage; check out the rest of the cast ahead, and get ready to journey under the sea when The Little Mermaid Live! airs on Nov. 5.

Queen Latifah as Ursula

Bringing a queenly air to the dark side of the sea, Queen Latifah [3] is set to play the villainous sea witch Ursula.

John Stamos as Chef Louis

Stamos is set to reprise his role as Chef Louis [4] from a Hollywood Bowl production of the classic film.

Graham Phillips as Prince Eric

Phillips is putting his dashing good looks to work as the production's handsome Prince Eric.

Auli'i Cravalho as Ariel

Already a seasoned pro at voicing Disney heroines, Cravalho will play the title role of Ariel [5], Triton's youngest daughter.

Shaggy as Sebastian

Shaggy still says it wasn't him, but he'll definitely be bringing our favourite crustacean to life for ABC.

Amber Riley as the Emcee

The former Glee star joins the live musical [6] as the event's emcee.


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