| | |  | Dance DVDs | Home » » Disney's The Little Mermaid (2008 Original Broadway Cast) | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | Bring home BROADWAY'S NEWEST HIT, LITTLE MERMAID! The Brand-New Cast Recording of Broadway's Sparkling New Musical featuring the beloved hits from the film PLUS 10 ALL-NEW SONGS from the Broadway Show! | | | Product Details: | | | Audio CD Release Date:
| February 26, 2008 | | Studio:
| Disney | | Number Of Discs:
| 1 | | Format:
| Cast Recording | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 50 reviews |
| | | Track Listing: | | | 1. | Overture | | 2. | Fathoms Below/ Where I Belong Sailors, Pilot, Prince Eric, Grimsby | | 3. | Daughters of Triton Mersisters | | 4. | The World Above Ariel | | 5. | Human Stuff Scuttle, Gulls | | 6. | I Want the Good Times Back Ursula, Flotsam, Jetsam | | 7. | Part of Your World* Ariel | | 8. | Storm at Sea | | 9. | Part of Your World" (Reprise) Ariel | | 10. | She's in Love Mersisters, Flounder | | 11. | Her Voice Prince Eric | | 12. | The World Above (Reprise) King Triton | | 13. | Under the Sea* Sebastian, Sea Creatures | | 14. | Sweet Child Flotsam, Jetsam | | 15. | Ursula's Incantation* Ursula, Ariel ACT II | | 16. | Positoovity Scuttle, Gulls | | 17. | Beyond My Wildest Dreams Ariel, Carlotta, Maids | | 18. | Les Poissons Chef Louis, Chefs | | 19. | One Step Closer Prince Eric | | 20. | I Want the Good Times Back (Reprise) Ursula | | 21. | Kiss the Girl* Sebastian, Animals | | 22. | Sweet Child (Reprise) Flotsam, Jetsam | | 23. | If Only (Quartet) Ariel, Prince Eric, Sebastian, King Triton | | 24. | Her Voice (Reprise) / The Contest Ursula, Grimsby, Princesses | | 25. | Poor Unfortunate Souls (Reprise) Ursula | | 26. | If Only (Reprise) King Triton | | 27. | Finale Ultimo Ariel, Prince Eric, Company | |
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 A wonderful showSep 05, 2009
Disney really made a mistake by closing "The Little Mermaid" on Broadway. During the opening number, I knew that this was going to be a fabulous show. The second I got home from NYC I ordered the soundtrack. It's all I've been listening to for the past month. I really hope Disney takes this show on tour. I'd love to see it again. Especially now that I can sing along to all of the fabulous new songs that were added from the movie version!
Beautiful Music, Beautiful Show!Aug 11, 2009
I received the cd very quickly from Amazon.com for less than the stores wanted to charge for it, and it sounds wonderful. It brought back many happy memories from the show.
The Little Mermaid Soars to New HeightsMay 18, 2009
I was somewhat skeptical of this album before I heard it. "The Little Mermaid" was my favorite Disney film growing up and I'd memorized the soundtrack before I was seven. When I heard that they were doing a Broadway version of it I was excited, until I heard some of the bad reviews for it. Since then, I discovered what an amazing job Broadway did with "The Lion King" and "Beauty and the Beast," so I decided to give "The Little Mermaid" a try...
And thank God that I did! "The Little Mermaid" is absolutely AMAZING, hands down. I have to apologize to my childhood memories, but Sierra Boggess has completely replaced Jodi Benson as Ariel in my mind; Sierra has an ethereal, soaring voice that captures all of the magic and youth of her character in a way that Benson never did. Her work on "Part of Your World" would have been enough to win her a Tony award had it not been such a competitive year.
The new songs blend so well with the old that listening to the Broadway album is something like swimming into warmer waters in different parts of the ocean -- they intermix very easily. The story is also much more fleshed out here than in the movie, giving Ursula more history and motivation as well as showcasing Eric's feelings for Ariel much more than the movie ever did.
Sean Palmer is a controlled and soaring contralto that injects Prince Eric with new life; Eric's splendid new song "Her Voice" becomes a desperate search for his mysterious rescuer in Palmer's lovely operatic voice. Palmer very nearly outshines his fellow singers in the lovely quartet "If Only."
The excellent casting continues with Sherie Rene Scott as Ursula. Scott's voice is much more bluesy and far more Broadway than the excellent Pat Carroll -- while Carroll was somewhat frightening as Ursula, Scott is a fun villainess that makes her nostalgic singing about ruling over her terrified subjects with black magic and cannibalism a real treat to listen to ("I Want the Good Times Back"). Also, Flotsam and Jetsam have been given a deeply creepy duet "Sweet Child" that aids their characters immensely.
Tituss Burgess is just as good as the original Sebastian, and even Ariel's sisters are given slightly bigger parts as they sing the punchy Broadway head-bopper "She's in Love."
From the delightful new material such as "She's in Love," "I Want the Good Times Back," and "Beyond My Wildest Dreams" to our beloved classics "Part of Your World," "Kiss the Girl," and "Poor Unfortunate Souls;" from the brilliantly wistful "If Only" or "Her Voice" to the deliciously creepy "Sweet Child" and "Poor Unfortunate Souls (Reprise)," "The Little Mermaid" on Broadway is a gorgeous achievement that lulls you gently into its magical world like the ocean rocking you to sleep.
It is a journey well worth taking.
 Great!May 09, 2009
I just got this yesterday, and so far I love it! The vocals are awesome: everyone sings incredibly. I gave it only four stars because some of the new songs just don't seem to mesh as well with the original music as I want them to. The songs themselves are all amazing, but a few of them ("I want the Good Times Back", and "Positoovity" especially) just don't seem to fit with the overall sense of the musical. I must say though that growing up with the original Little Mermaid and then recently watching it (a bunch!) with my toddlers has probably closed my mind a little. Sierra Boggess as Ariel is a perfect fit in my mind, a big role to fill because of Jodi Benson's performance in the movie, but she brings enthusiasm and a clear voice that soars when it needs to without losing the character. Sean Palmer as Eric is wonderful. I really love all of the songs they have added for his character and he sings them with a sense of ease and the proper emotions for the role. I really don't think I prefer Sherrie Rene Scott as Ursula...Which sort of makes me sad. I love her in other things, but I just think her voice is too high and clear to fully embody the part. She sings the songs well; vocally she's all there, but I just don't think she carries the same umph that Pat Carroll brings to the movie.
My favorite new songs are "She's In Love", "Her Voice", and "Beyond My Wildest Dreams", they fill out musically the story we all know and love.
All in all I love the musical and I fully expect for it to grow on me even more as I listen to it.
Well worth the moneyMar 29, 2009
I loved the original movie and was skeptical about this new Broadway musical, especially after such movie-to-Broadway shows like Shrek and Tarzan. However, I was blown away. The new material is reason alone to buy this album. The new material given to Ursela really gives more depth to the character. This seems like a running theme throughout the musical, which is something I can appreciate as an adult. Sierra Boggess is a very good Ariel, and while she is not Jodi Benson, she brings her own flair to the role. Tituss Burgess, I feel, is a much better Sebastian; he is brill in Under the Sea. The new work is excellent and seamless with the original score. I absolutely love songs given to Eric. Also Scuttle's songs are fun. However, hands down the If Only (Quartet) is the best song in the musical. I love the emotion in it. Overall, I would say this album is definitely worth the download cost.
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