With the endorsement of Disney’s head of marketing (Disney owns the rights to the Broadway version of The Little Mermaid), Rodaz and his many collaborators recreated the Carnival Studio theater with the audiences feeling that they are part of the underwater and on top of the water sea experience from the moment they are seated on the stage in a seaport tavern.
REVIEW: The Little Mermaid on Miami New Times
REVIEW: Area Stage Co’s Immersive Splash Into Disney’s 'The Little Mermaid'
Stepping (swimming?) into the space, you are thrust into a seaside tavern where wenches and sailors lure you to your seats. A rowdy troupe of bar musicians cheers and strums through a set of rousing shanties before laying down the house rules in a pastiche of the classic sea-faring tune “Drunken Sailor.”
REVIEW: Giancarlo Rodaz and Area Stage Immerse Audiences In the World of 'The Little Mermaid'
ASC'S The Little Mermaid On Deco Drive
Area Stage’s production of The Little Mermaid is getting off to a swimmingly great start as of this week’s first previews! Not only were audiences amazed by the show, but we captured the interest of several major news outlets, including WTVJ 6, WPLG 10, Telemundo 51, and last but not least, WSVN 7’s entertainment show, Deco Drive.