Me and my Guppy.
Disney’s The Little Mermaid LIVE!
The Little Mermaid LIVE! was a truly unique experience. Based off of the Hollywood Bowl shows, it was a “live-to-film” event, which means that we would perform live musical numbers, and then it would transition to scenes from the original 1989 animated film. We had a live studio audience, and it would be broadcast simultaneously on ABC. On this shoot I was the Puppet Director/Captain, which means I was in charge of casting & directing the puppeteer team, and in addition, I was the performer for Flounder, the lobster, and some of the other characters. I had the fortune of working with both Auli’i Cravalho (the voice of Moana) as Ariel, as well as Jodi Benson (the original film’s Ariel). Check out some behind-the-scenes photos of my time under the sea, and consider booking me for your next project!
Trying out the Lobster from “Under the Sea”.
Demonstrating the giant flamingo puppet.
Walking the puppeteers thru “Poor Unfortunate Souls” choreography.
Practicing “Kiss the Girl” with the newly finished frog puppets.
Adding the flamingos to “Kiss the Girl” .
Instructing the team on the “Poor Unfortunate Soul” puppets.
Shooting a backstage Flounder moment.
Performing a frog alongside John Stamos.
Team Lobster! Me and my assist, Brett O’Quinn.
A poor unfortunate Soul lit up & ready for action!
Lobster getting ready for “Under the Sea”.
With our amazing Ariel, Moana’s Auli’i Cravalho!
The puppeteers with the original Ariel from the film, Jodi Benson!
A new hoodie gifted to me by the puppeteer team.
The performers of The Little Mermaid LIVE!