I had the honor this past week to see my sister debut as an actor in The Little Mermaid Junior. Our Local Middle school was putting it on and invited her to be one of the members of Scuttle’s gang. I have previously seen the Broadway production of The Little Mermaid, and boy are their so much that’s different between the musicals and the movie. For one, there’s quite a few songs that debuted in the musical versions. “She’s in Love.” Is a sorta love anthem belted out by none other than Flounder, yes the little blue and yellow fish who’s Ariel’s sidekick. Flounder, in the musical, seems to have aged a bit, because he seems to have a bit of a crush on Ariel, when he is upset about her being happy to have found a man. Overall, the musical was amazing, even though it was put on my middle schoolers. And if you are at all a fan of the movie, I suggest you listen to the original Broadway soundtrack, their rendition of Under The Sea is to die for.
