“The Little Mermaid” currently on stage at the SCERA Center for the Arts
in Orem is totally enjoyable.
Performed by the teens and tweens who are part of the “Acting
Up!” troupe and directed by Kathryn Laycock Little, this show is well-timed,
lively and professional.
The vocals are strong, particularly those with Ursula the
Sea Witch and with the French chef who chases Sebastian with a cleaver and
cooking pot.
Ariel is remarkable, watchable and sweet. Her expression
throughout retains a guileless quality and charm.
Her mermaid sisters, frustrated with her frequent absences
and delays, swing right into their numbers and even tap dance.
Every cast member takes their part and song and moves
seriously. There’s never a dead pause.
The staging is clever and colorful.
It’s a familiar show by now but this rendition makes it new
and fresh.
It hardly seems like two and a half hours have passed when
it’s done.
This show entertains. The little kids in the audience were
still singing and laughing well out into the parking lot.
As were we.
Check this out before the run ends on the 30th.
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