Doug Wright Goes "Under the Sea"

Gay writer Doug Wright has had a successful run with true stories - he wrote the acclaimed play and film Quills, about the Marquis de Sade, followed by his Pulitzer Prize-winning play, I Am My Own Wife, about East German transvestite Charlotte von Mahlsdorf.

Most recently, the Tony Award winner penned Grey Gardens, a musical based on the popular 1970s documentary about Edith Beale and her daughter "Little" Edie.

But Wright is leaving reality far, far behind with his latest project, the book for a new stage musical based on Disney's The Little Mermaid.

The latest Mouse-to-Broadway adaptation will feature songs from the beloved 1989 animated classic along with some new ones, also written by composer Alan Menken.

And it's coming very soon - the play will debut in Denver in August before its official Broadway debut on Dec. 6.