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.