The production will be the first PMT show presented at the Byham since 2020. Disney’s The Little Mermaid takes audiences on a magical journey beneath the sea and the world above. Ariel, King Triton’s youngest daughter, wishes to pursue the human Prince… Read More ›
The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid
As someone who was reared in the golden era of Disney, I stand out as one of the anomalies who has never seen The Little Mermaid. Part of this exclusion from the canon was my mother’s renouncing of any narrative… Read More ›
The Little Mermaid
If you’ve seen this year’s Best Picture winner The Shape of Water, you know it tells the story of a mute woman doing everything she can to live happily ever after with an anthropomorphic fish creature. If you loved that… Read More ›
The Little Mermaid
Wonder Woman screenwriter Allan Heinberg has specifically cited Disney’s version of The Little Mermaid as an influence on his script. Viewers can easily recognize the scene where Diana rescues Steve Trevor from drowning as a direct reference to the almost… Read More ›
Pittsburgh’s Polished Musical Theatre Gem: The CLO
The Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, as the CLO is officially known, has been around for a long time. Its first performances were outdoors at Pitt Stadium in June of 1946. Back then it was a summer stock theatre company that… Read More ›
