One of the animators on the original "Little Mermaid" reveals that the team took inspiration from Hayao Miyazaki's anime designs when crafting Ariel.

Firestone CLC revs up for under-the-sea musical "The Little Mermaid," running April 16-19 in Akron.

Fairytales are easy to love. They are told and re-told so often, everyone wants to make theirs stand out from the rest. But with a source material so strong, there’s no need to try and reinvent the ...