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Disney’s The Little Mermaid with Theatre Under The Stars

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Dates

Dec 15 - Dec 17, 2026

Event Type

ExxonMobil Discovery Series

Ticket Price

This is a non-ticketed event provided free of charge to local school districts.
Registrations managed by partner school districts' Fine Arts Department.

Performance Hall

Sarofim Hall

Duration

2.5 hours

ExxonMobil Discovery Series

Fine Arts, ELAR

TEKS: §110.7: 5.6(A), 5.7(B), 5.9(D); §117.119: 5.2(A), 5.3(A); §115.7: 5.4(A)

Disney’s The Little Mermaid makes a splash in this brand-new production created right here in Houston by Theatre Under The Stars. Based on the beloved Hans Christian Andersen tale and the classic Disney animated film, this dazzling musical adventure follows Ariel, a curious young mermaid who dreams of life beyond the sea. Featuring unforgettable music by eight-time Academy Award® winner Alan Menken with lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater, the show includes favorite songs like “Under the Sea,” “Part of Your World,” and “Kiss the Girl.” With spectacular staging, vibrant characters, and heartwarming storytelling, audiences of all ages will be swept away by Ariel’s journey of courage, friendship, and finding where you belong. Don’t miss this magical theatrical experience!

Learn More about the Hobby Center’s educational programming and future opportunities for Houston school districts.

This project is supported in part by the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance and The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion 2026 BIG grant.

Performance Schedule

Audio Description
Open Captions
ASL

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Tue Dec 15, 2026 at 10:00 am
Thu Dec 17, 2026 at 10:00 am

About Theatre Under the Stars

Theatre Under The Stars, also known as TUTS, is a local Houston nonprofit musical theater company. TUTS is dedicated to enriching life through the experience of quality musical theater and positively impacting the community beyond the stage through innovative education and outreach projects.

Since 1968, TUTS has been a Houston treasure. Not only does TUTS bring incredible Broadway-quality theater to the main stage at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts, each summer TUTS produces a full-scale musical at Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park that is free to the public and attend by tens of thousands of people.

To this day, TUTS remains the only organization to have performed free to the public every single summer since the foundation of Miller Outdoor Theatre. TUTS is also home to two renowned theatre schools, the Humphreys School of Musical Theatre which is known nationally for musical theatre education, and a second school, The River which provides arts education to students with disabilities and their siblings. TUTS also serves the Houston community through programs like Public Works Houston, the Tommy Tune Awards and Arts in Medicine. For more information or to purchase tickets through an authorized agent visit www.tuts.com.