WHOA!
Little Mermaid To Close
And Faith Prince signed up for a year as Ursula. I wonder how many jobs she turned down because she thought she was in a Disney Hit!
How much money will they loose on Little Mermaid and I wonder if they are kicking themselves for closing Beauty and the Beast which I believe was still turning a profit at the time
Well, all contracts have an out, so I'm sure that Faith will be OK. -And at this point, she has a two-month lead time to start searching for other work. I wish her the best.
As for how much they will lose - not "loose" - well... there are lots of figures out there. However, even though it may be a "sizable" amount, in the larger scheme of "Disney", I'm sure it's just a drop in the bucket.
And as for closing
Beauty & the Beast, it was basically running in the black when it closed, but it also needed to close. Time-worn set and costumes, some time-worn actors, and since the tours had already been across the country for at least four years, well.. -And they already started making it available to high schools. It was a good time to close.
The interesting thing to note here is that any of the profits for Disney Theatrical fall under the Disney Entertainment division on the spreadsheets. It's never broken down as to what money is made directly from the shows, it's all coupled in with the other Disney entertainment properties and venues.