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ABC will not move forward with its planned October 3 live television musical event The Wonderful World of Disney: Little Mermaid Live, according to USA Today. Sources close to the project said budget constraints prompted the network to “quietly postpone,” or most likely cancel the two-hour special that would have combined the 1989 animated film with live musical performances from celebrity artists performing songs from the Alan Menken-Howard Ashman score.

Casting had not been announced, but sources told USA Today that sets for the special were already being built and rehearsals were slated to begin shortly.

ABC released a statement in response to the story, saying, “We are postponing the Little Mermaid Live special. We love the idea of doing a live musical and want to make it wonderful. The project is so unique that we are making best efforts to do it next year and want to give it all the attention it deserves.”

In its May 16 announcement of The Little Mermaid Live, the network said the special would use cutting edge technology to deliver a “never-before-seen live action/animation hybrid television experience.”

Disney is still moving forward with its major motion picture live-action remake of The Little Mermaid, which will feature additional material from Hamilton's Lin-Manuel Miranda and Menken.

The October 3 television special was inspired by the celebrity-studded concerts that took place at the Hollywood Bowl last year. The cast included Sara Bareilles as Ariel, Tituss Burgess as Sebastian the Crab, Darren Criss as Prince Eric, Rebel Wilson as Ursula the Sea Witch, Norm Lewis repeating his Broadway role as King Triton, Joshua Colley as Flounder, and John Stamos as Chef Louis.

http://www.playbill.com/article/abc-cancels-disneys-the-little-mermaid-live

 

[Ricky_R]

Disney to buy ABC now.

 

[vypek]

Disney to buy ABC now.

That happened like around 20 years ago, right?

 

[5taquitos]

Disney to buy ABC now.

Um

 

[ShadowSwordmaster]

Disney to buy ABC now.

I hope this is a joke post.

 

[BronsonLee]

Only NBC is allowed to do these crazy ass live musicals for no reason

 

[Slayven]

Only NBC is allowed to do these crazy ass live musicals for no reason

Didn't Fox do Grease?

 

[lightskintwin]

Didn't Fox do Grease?

Fox did Grease, The Passion, Rocky Horror Picture Show, and are doing Rent next.

 

[BronsonLee]

Didn't Fox do Grease?

Fox did Grease, The Passion, Rocky Horror Picture Show, and are doing Rent next.

oh my goodness, I thought NBC had the market cornered after they had Christopher Walken in one

 

[Ricky_R]

I hope this is a joke post.

 

[lightskintwin]

Disney probably realized there's no point in doing live TV musicals of their animated classics when they're remaking them into live action films that are making billions of dollars.

 

[TheCochese]

My daughters were looking forward to this, but probably for the best.

 

[VaultBoy101]

Understandable, it's really hard to sing underwater.

 

[firehawk12]

Disney probably realized there's no point in doing live TV musicals of their animated classics when they're remaking them into live action films that are making billions of dollars.

Yeah, I have no doubt there's a film version in the works now.

I wonder what live action Sebastion will look like.

 

[lightskintwin]

Yeah, I have no doubt there's a film version in the works now.

I wonder what live action Sebastion will look like.

Well it say it in the article. LOL

Disney is still moving forward with its major motion picture live-action remake of The Little Mermaid, which will feature additional material from Hamilton's Lin-Manuel Miranda and Menken.

I can see Disney get Rihanna involved in it somehow.