MANSFIELD — Ella Aquino doesn’t have to blow up like a giant blueberry this time at the Mansfield Playhouse. Instead, the 14-year-old Lucas High School incoming freshman has the musical challenge of bringing the beloved role of Ariel to life in “Disney’s The Little Mermaid Jr.” at the Mansfield Playhouse. The show opens Friday at […]
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Go down the rabbit hole with ‘Alice in Wonderland’ at the Mansfield Playhouse
MANSFIELD — Morgyn Beasley isn’t really the kind of person who is often late. But you would never know it watching the 15-year-old rush around the Mansfield Playhouse stage as the White Rabbit in Disney’s “Alice in Wonderland Jr.” “Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be too late!” the White Rabbit exclaims early in the […]
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Audience won’t let it go: Disney’s ‘Frozen Jr.’ adds 3rd weekend at Mansfield Playhouse
MANSFIELD — Performing in Disney’s “Frozen Jr.” is a role for which Beatrice Jones has been preparing her entire life. All 10 years, that is. “My mom and dad took my whole family (to see the Disney classic movie) when I was an infant. My whole childhood, me and my sister have been doing this […]
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Gallery: Disney’s ‘Frozen Jr.’ opens Friday at the Mansfield Playhouse
Photos from dress rehearsal on Monday night for Disney’s “Frozen Jr.” at the Mansfield Playhouse. The children’s musical, featuring a cast of 40 area young people, opens Friday night for a three-weekend run at the downtown Mansfield theater.