Muscogee Moms has the inside scoop on Alisia Luther, who portrays the character Ariel, The Little Mermaid, in Disney Live! Mickey’s Music Festival presented by Feld Entertainment, which will appear at the Columbus Civic Center on Monday, December 17.
By Sara Davenport, staff writer
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Alisia Luther, who was born in Athens, Greece and grew up in Jacksonville, Florida, began performing at age 9. She attended the Barbara Thompson School of Dance and the Douglas Anderson School of the Arts to become a classically trained dancer. After school, she went to work at Walt Disney World and then joined Feld Entertainment in 2008 after a friend told her about auditions they were holding in Orlando, Florida.
Alisa has had the opportunity to travel extensively while working for Feld Entertainment – visits to Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Japan, Mexico, China, Spain, Italy, and Turkey have all been stamped in her passport. When Alisa was asked about life on the road, she stated, “It’s fun!” While on tour, her most prized possessions are her camera, computer and iPod. When she’s not working, Alisia enjoys relaxing and going out with friends she’s made on the tour and she lives by one travel tip – do not over pack!
If Alisia was not performing in Disney Live!, she would like to try her hand at being a rhythmic gymnast. “The things that they can do are so amazing and graceful,” stated Alisia. There’s no doubt that her future holds a lot more traveling and dancing. Alisia has a goal to perform one day as an aerialist with Cirque du Soleil.
Information About the Show
Mickey Mouse and his band of friends, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy will be performing in a music mash-up of mega proportions when Disney Live! Mickey’s Music Festival debuts in Columbus. Concert goers will hear greatest hits from the blockbuster movies, Aladdin, The Little Mermaid, and Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story remixed to rock, pop, reggae, hip-hop, jazz and country, among other jams.
Disney Live! Mickey’s Music Festival, featuring an all star line-up of more than 25 Disney characters, begins with audiences watching a state-of-the-art video projection of the frenzy backstage which spills onto the stage as Mickey welcomes guests to his concert tour. Soon thereafter, they will be transported to a new world of hip hop beats, dizzying acrobatics, flying carpets and magical transformations with Aladdin, Jasmine and Genie. Underwater is where the crowd will meet up with Ariel, Sebastian and their nautical pals to groove to the reggae rhythm. And, family and friends will stomp to the beat as Woody, Buzz and Jessie teach them how to boogie rodeo-style. Anyone can be a member of the band as giant-sized balloons fall from the ceiling in one scene and then in the next, Disney characters are dancing in the aisles.
Monday, December 17 @ 7:00 pm
Columbus Civic Center, 400 4th St., Columbus
Tickets: $20 – $45 (Additional service and handling fees may apply.)
Parking: $5
Tickets can be purchased at the Columbus Civic Center Box Office, online at TicketMaster.com or ordered by phone (1.800.745.3000).
For more information, visit DisneyLive.com.
