Unlike the live presentations of classic Broadway musicals that have been part of network sweeps and holiday programming since NBC had a hit with “The Sound of Music” in 2013, this “Mermaid” will blend cinema and live performance.
Viewers will watch the cartoon as they have since its debut in 1989, but the musical numbers will explode into staged performances, featuring Auli i Cravalho (“Moana”) as Princess Ariel. Look and listen to numbers by Queen Latifah, Shaggy, John Stamos and Graham Phillips, among others.
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