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The Little Mermaid
Lin-Manuel Miranda, creator of Broadway smash "Hamilton", has been paired with acclaimed Disney songwriter Alan Menken for a live action adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's folk tale. It will include pre-existing songs from the 1989 Disney animation, for which Menken won two Oscars. Miranda is known to love the original, even naming his son Sebastian, after the crab in the musical. He also wrote the Oscar-nominated music for Disney's Moana.
Lin-Manuel Miranda, creator of Broadway smash "Hamilton", has been paired with acclaimed Disney songwriter Alan Menken for a live action adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's folk tale. It will include pre-existing songs from the 1989 Disney animation, for which Menken won two Oscars. Miranda is known to love the original, even naming his son Sebastian, after the crab in the musical. He also wrote the Oscar-nominated music for Disney's Moana.
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