To close out the 2022-23 season, Stage Right of Texas is making a splash with “The Little Mermaid” at the Crighton Theatre.
The show opens tonight, July 7, and continues weekends through July 23 at the historic theater in downtown Conroe.
Shows are Friday and Saturday nights at 7:30 p.m. There are matinees on Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. Purchase tickets at stage-right.org or crightontheatre.org.
Based on one of Hans Christian Andersen’s most beloved stories and the classic animated film, Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” is a hauntingly beautiful love story for the ages. With music by eight-time Academy Award winner, Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater and a compelling book by Doug Wright, this fishy fable will capture your heart with its irresistible songs, including “Under the Sea,” “Kiss the Girl” and “Part of Your World.”
Ariel, King Triton’s youngest daughter, wishes to pursue the human Prince Eric in the world above, bargaining with the evil sea witch, Ursula, to trade her tail for legs. But the bargain is not what it seems, and Ariel needs the help of her colorful friends, Flounder the fish, Scuttle the seagull and Sebastian the crab to restore order under the sea.
A large and vibrant cast brings the musical to life in Conroe.
Some roles are double cast with Sara Preisler and Ashling DeGraaf both cast as Ariel. Nick Gant and Ren MagDaleno play Eric. Maria Schenck and Zoe Bullard play Ursula. Richard Isaiah Owens and Luis Garcia Ayala play Sebastian. Mollie Diaz is Flounder and Stephen Hill is King Tritan.
Austin Krueger and Larkin Heitzman take turns as Scuttle the seagull. Others cast are Ellie Williams, Mali Ryann, Matthew Johnson, Roger Ramirez, Todd Brady, Sarah Berry, Christabella Lanier, Karis Klammer, Keali Krueger, Kaelyn Toukatly, Ashling DeGraaf and Aiyana Renner.
The ensemble features Lucy Eddleman, Clover Johnson, Havana Puerta, Cohen Toukatly, Aiyana Renner, Layne Roberts, April Hernandez, Chege Wachege, Sophia Von Koschembahr, Robben Montez, Anissa Castillo, Carley Cremin and Josh Fine.
The 2023-24 Stage Right season kicks off in September with “9 to 5,” based on the 1980 film of the same name with Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda, Lilly Tomlin and Dabney Coleman. This one is Sept. 8-24. Other Stage Right show are “Clue” Oct. 20 through Nov. 5. Melody Montez directs “Clue.”
Cricket Pepper who directed “In the Heights” at the Crighton in February will direct “West Side Story” Feb. 9-25, 2024.
“The Buddy Holly Story” is April 5-21, 2024 and Sean K. Thompson is the director.
The season closer is family favorite “Beauty and the Beast” directed by Stage Right Artistic Director Sara Preisler July 5-21.
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