"The Little Mermaid" 2023 (Disney) The writer did not press Menken to elaborate, but conservative outlets took the news — a mere paragraph in a much longer article — and ran with it.

The children performing in “The Little Mermaid,” displaced by the sudden closing of the Garden Theatre on Oct. 2, now have a stage and a plan for the show to go on.

The new film is a live-action version of the 1989 animated classic “The Little Mermaid,” which won two Academy Awards – best original song for “Under the Sea” and best original score.