Live musical performances by a star-studded cast will be interwoven into the broadcast of the animated classic.
Directed by Hamish Hamilton
musical
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Letterboxd
2.5 / 5
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Cast
Auliʻi Cravalho
Ariel
Shaggy
Sebastian
Graham Phillips
Prince Eric
Amber Riley
"Daughters of Triton" Emcee
John Stamos
Chef Louis
Queen Latifah
Ursula
Jodi Benson
Self - Host / Ariel / Vanessa (voice)
René Auberjonois
Louis (archive footage) (voice)
Christopher Daniel Barnes
Prince Eric (archive footage) (voice)
Pat Carroll
Ursula (archive footage) (voice)
Paddi Edwards
Flotsam and Jetsam (archive footage) (voice)
Buddy Hackett
Scuttle (archive footage) (voice)
Crew
Hamish Hamilton
Director
John Musker
Writer
Ron Clements
Writer
Alan Menken
Original Music Composer
Zaldy
Costume Design
Eric Vetro
Vocal Coach
Ron Clements
Characters
John Musker
Characters
Popular Reviews
21 reviews
LK
7.0★ · 12/07/25
The performances from the actors were amazing. I was a little fishy when I read the synopsis of it being half-animated and half-live, but some of the transitions were on point!
The performances from the actors were amazing. I was a little fishy when I read the synopsis of it being half-animated and half-live, but some of the transitions were on point!
Kenneth Nguyen
5.0★ · 09/12/25
was not a fan of the way this kept going back and forth between clips from the og film and live theater performances. i liked them both separately but… no. </3
just made me want to rewatch the live action little mermaid and i’m gonna do JUST that!
was not a fan of the way this kept going back and forth between clips from the og film and live theater performances. i liked them both separately but… no. </3
just made me want to rewatch the live action little mermaid and i’m gonna do JUST that!
Kelsey C
2.3★ · 02/25/23
why didn’t they just do the whole thing live instead of the embarrassing back and forth. its was like 85% just the original movie clips.
why didn’t they just do the whole thing live instead of the embarrassing back and forth. its was like 85% just the original movie clips.
Ethan Fields
4.2★ · 11/29/19
not sure why they chose to do a live version of the little mermaid this way. so many terrible shots during the live portion. also, they had ariel sing a song after she had lost her voice so that definitely didn’t make any sense.
not sure why they chose to do a live version of the little mermaid this way. so many terrible shots during the live portion. also, they had ariel sing a song after she had lost her voice so that definitely didn’t make any sense.
Flip
5.0★ · 11/07/19
I don’t fully understand what exactly this was. And I don’t know if I fully enjoyed it. The actors they choose to sing the songs were great. And it was fun. But I spent the last 30 minutes literally just watching the 1989 cartoon. It was confusing.
Let me make it simple. YouTube queen Latifah singing “poor unfortunate souls” and Shaggy singing “kiss the girl” and you’ll be just as well off as watching the entire thing.
I don’t fully understand what exactly this was. And I don’t know if I fully enjoyed it. The actors they choose to sing the songs were great. And it was fun. But I spent the last 30 minutes literally just watching the 1989 cartoon. It was confusing.
Let me make it simple. YouTube queen Latifah singing “poor unfortunate souls” and Shaggy singing “kiss the girl” and you’ll be just as well off as watching the entire thing.
