Director and executive producer Hamish Hamilton sat down with Entertainment Weekly, breaking down everything we can expect from ABC’s The Little Mermaid Live!
The new musical interpretation of Disney’s animated classic celebrates the film’s 30th anniversary
But it is an interpretation. The Little Mermaid Live! isn’t going to be a shot-for-shot retelling of the film, with the production being “very, very different to any of the musicals that have been done before because essentially it’s 50 percent the original feature and 50 percent live musical performance.”
“What we are not doing is changing the structure or the story or the magic. What we’re doing is we are blending a live perspective and a live energy and a live interpretation to the original feature. I certainly don’t want to shock anybody when they’re watching this piece of art that is so special to them so we’re not taking any liberties. I’m hoping to delight people and to warm people’s hearts. It’s a new way to watch The Little Mermaid — it will never replace the original. We are hopefully adding a slightly new take. It’s a celebration, ultimately. It’s just filled with so much joy and magic and honestly, the world can do with a little bit of that right now.”
The Little Mermaid Live! airs Today November 5 on ABC.
