Disney's "The Little Mermaid" opened Jan. 10, 2008, on Broadway, where it had been in previews since November. From left are Derrick Baskin, as Jetsam; Sierra Boggess as Ariel; Tyler Maynard as Flotsam; and Sherie Rene Scott as Ursula.
Television personality Rosie O'Donnell, left, greets comic actor Mario Cantone at the Broadway opening of "The Little Mermaid" at the Lunt-Fontanne Theater, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2008, in New York.
Walt Disney Company president and CEO Robert Iger and his wife, Willow Bay, attend the Broadway opening of "The Little Mermaid" at the Lunt-Fontanne Theater, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2008, in New York.
Television personality and singer Kathie Lee Gifford attends the Broadway opening of "The Little Mermaid" at the Lunt-Fontanne Theater, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2008, in New York.
Television personality Rosie O'Donnell, right, and her wife Kelli O'Donnell attend the Broadway opening of "The Little Mermaid" at the Lunt-Fontanne Theater, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2008, in New York.
Walt Disney Studios chairman Dick Cook attends the Broadway opening of "The Little Mermaid" at the Lunt-Fontanne Theater, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2008, in New York.
Sierra Boggess, who plays Ariel in the new Broadway production, is seen here at a Denver performance of Disney's musical "The Little Mermaid," based on the animated film.
Actress Patricia Clarkson and her boyfriend, actor Bryan Batt, attend the Broadway opening of "The Little Mermaid" at the Lunt-Fontanne Theater, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2008, in New York.
Director Francesca Zambello, right, and choreographer Stephen Mear pose together at the Broadway opening of "The Little Mermaid" at the Lunt-Fontanne Theater, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2008, in New York.
Walt Disney Company president and CEO Robert Iger poses for photos at the Broadway opening of "The Little Mermaid" at the Lunt-Fontanne Theater, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2008, in New York.
Television personality Rosie O'Donnell, left, and comic actor Mario Cantone attend the Broadway opening of "The Little Mermaid" at the Lunt-Fontanne Theater, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2008, in New York.