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Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale 'The Little Mermaid' to become musical
From: AP Worldstream
Date: 20040303
Author:CHRISTIAN WIENBERG, Associated Press Writer
CHRISTIAN WIENBERG, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
03-03-2004
Dateline: COPENHAGEN, Denmark
Copenhagen will stage a musical based on Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little Mermaid" next year, with 650 amateurs dancing and singing in a huge floating theater, organizers said Wednesday.
The musical, Denmark's biggest theatrical event ever, will mark the 200th anniversary of the legendary fairy tale writer's birth.
"We think it's a great idea to have ordinary Copenhageners staging this musical so they can take part in the Andersen 200-year celebrations," head organizer Nanna Soerensen said.
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