John Stamos reprises the role of Chef Louis after previously playing it at the 2016 Hollywood Bowl concert version of 'The Little Mermaid.'
Was originally slated to air in October 2017 but was shelved due to budgetary reasons. Disney and ABC then revived the special in August 2019 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the animated film and to serve as a launchpad for the Disney+ streaming service.
This is the second live musical TV special that Queen Latifah and Amber Riley have done. They previously co-starred in The Wiz Live! (2015).
The special contains two songs (Her Voice and If Only) that were part of the Broadway musical version, and two of the songs (Les Poissons and Pour Unfortunate Souls (reprise)) have added lyrics that were part of the Broadway musical version.