In Andersen's story, mermaids don't have an eternal soul, and the Little Mermaid longs for one as much as she does the love of the prince. The sea witch grants the mermaid's request to take human ...

Instead, she acts as nothing other than a plot device to allow the Little Mermaid to transform into a human and the deed is entirely transactional — with the Sea Witch cutting out the ...

In Disney's beguiling animated romp, rebellious 16-year-old mermaid Ariel is fascinated ... Ariel makes a dangerous deal with the sea witch Ursula to become human for three days.

In a magical kingdom beneath the sea, a beautiful young mermaid named Ariel longs to leave ... escape the clutches of an evil sea witch and convince a more ...

The classic tale of the mermaid who falls in love with a human and makes a deal with a sea witch to join him on land will come to life on stage.