Casting "Ariel" in The Little Mermaid
Casting "Ariel" in The Little Mermaid
#0Casting "Ariel" in The Little Mermaid
Posted: 1/23/06 at 1:54amI asked this in the Ursala thread but since it is a thread jack and nobody answered I decided to ask seperatly. How about Jenna Leigh Green?
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NYC4Life
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#1re: Casting 'Ariel' in The Little Mermaid
Posted: 1/23/06 at 2:06amIs Jenna Leigh Green a great singer? I have never heard her.
#2re: Casting 'Ariel' in The Little Mermaid
Posted: 1/23/06 at 2:14amI think she's a great singer. I saw her in the Wicked tour (nessa) and her Wicked Witch of the East was good and though I never got to hear her Elphaba I can see as how she has been given the understudy to the role. Now you can love or hate Wicked but I think to play that role you need to be a good singer.
<------ Me and my friends with patti Lupone at my friends afterparty for her concert with audra mcdonald during the summer of 2007.
"I am sorry but it is an unjust world and virtue is only triumphant in theatricle performances" The Mikado
"I am sorry but it is an unjust world and virtue is only triumphant in theatricle performances" The Mikado
theatreboi11
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#3re: Casting 'Ariel' in The Little Mermaid
Posted: 1/23/06 at 2:24amSee I think she sucks on the bare recording but from what I heard of her in Wicked she is a great singer. I could see her in the part but definatly wouldnt be my first choice.
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#4re: Casting 'Ariel' in The Little Mermaid
Posted: 1/23/06 at 2:26am
Does anyone know where I can find Jenna Singing online?
#5re: Casting 'Ariel' in The Little Mermaid
Posted: 1/23/06 at 2:28amyea, im sure there are a couple better canidates but she also looks the part as well. Not the red hair but the type of angelic face and a voice to go with it making her a decent candidate for the role.
<------ Me and my friends with patti Lupone at my friends afterparty for her concert with audra mcdonald during the summer of 2007.
"I am sorry but it is an unjust world and virtue is only triumphant in theatricle performances" The Mikado
"I am sorry but it is an unjust world and virtue is only triumphant in theatricle performances" The Mikado
#6re: Casting 'Ariel' in The Little Mermaid
Posted: 1/23/06 at 2:47am
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Jenna sings Portrait of a Girl, Touch My Soul, All Grown Up and One.
Now. Who's going to start the "Casting 'Sebastian' in The Little Mermaid" thread? 
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#7re: Casting 'Ariel' in The Little Mermaid
Posted: 1/23/06 at 2:53amwell, since you tempted me to thread jack my own thread, I'd say right away that's where the big name should go. I just havent decided if they should stick to ethnic casting for sebastian or not.
<------ Me and my friends with patti Lupone at my friends afterparty for her concert with audra mcdonald during the summer of 2007.
"I am sorry but it is an unjust world and virtue is only triumphant in theatricle performances" The Mikado
"I am sorry but it is an unjust world and virtue is only triumphant in theatricle performances" The Mikado
#8re: Casting 'Ariel' in The Little Mermaid
Posted: 1/23/06 at 2:55amWayne Brady.
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#9re: Casting 'Ariel' in The Little Mermaid
Posted: 1/23/06 at 3:01ami was thinking wayne brady but if all goes as i have planned (meaning NBL has left DRS) Wayne Brady will be busy playing Freddy in DRS (that my vote for replacement but off subject) but yea Brady or Taye Diggs
<------ Me and my friends with patti Lupone at my friends afterparty for her concert with audra mcdonald during the summer of 2007.
"I am sorry but it is an unjust world and virtue is only triumphant in theatricle performances" The Mikado
"I am sorry but it is an unjust world and virtue is only triumphant in theatricle performances" The Mikado
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#10re: Casting 'Ariel' in The Little Mermaid
Posted: 1/23/06 at 3:04am
Hinton Battle would be good as the crab.
Thanks for the link. I think she has pretty voice. I had never heard music from that show, i like it.
Updated On: 1/23/06 at 03:04 AM
#11re: Casting 'Ariel' in The Little Mermaid
Posted: 1/23/06 at 3:11amisnt he too old though? but yea hinton battle back to broadway would rock!
<------ Me and my friends with patti Lupone at my friends afterparty for her concert with audra mcdonald during the summer of 2007.
"I am sorry but it is an unjust world and virtue is only triumphant in theatricle performances" The Mikado
"I am sorry but it is an unjust world and virtue is only triumphant in theatricle performances" The Mikado
landryjames
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#12re: Casting 'Ariel' in The Little Mermaid
Posted: 1/23/06 at 11:11am
Based on her stunning looks and beautiful voice, I think Sherie Renee Scott would be magnificent as Ariel.
#13re: Casting 'Ariel' in The Little Mermaid
Posted: 1/23/06 at 11:19amrosie o'donnell as ariel, harvey fierstein as prince eric, dame edna as ursula, gary coleman as sebastian, haley joel osment as flounder, swedish chef (from the muppets) as the chef.
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#14re: Casting 'Ariel' in The Little Mermaid
Posted: 1/23/06 at 12:02pmI was under the impression that Celia was playing Ariel, or was that just for the workshop? A newcomer would be fantastic, seeing as how Disney enjoys finding new people.
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#15re: Casting 'Ariel' in The Little Mermaid
Posted: 1/23/06 at 12:49pmkelli O'hara
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#16re: Casting 'Ariel' in The Little Mermaid
Posted: 1/23/06 at 12:53pm
Ashley Brown! Ashley Brown! for Ariel.
Andre De Shields for Sebastian.
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#17re: Casting 'Ariel' in The Little Mermaid
Posted: 1/23/06 at 12:53pmI think Jenna Leigh Green is horrible. Bad choice.
#18re: Casting 'Ariel' in The Little Mermaid
Posted: 1/23/06 at 12:55pm
Ariel - Ashley Brown (you can hear her at: http://disney.go.com/disneytheatrical/ashley/audio.html)
Ursula - Alice Ripley, Sara Ramirez and I know she is too old but, Bea Arthur (love her!)
Sebastian - Wayne Brady
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cathyhyatt
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#19re: Casting 'Ariel' in The Little Mermaid
Posted: 1/23/06 at 12:57pmKelli Ohara and Sherie Rene are both amazing, but neither of them are right for ariel...
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#20re: Casting 'Ariel' in The Little Mermaid
Posted: 1/23/06 at 12:59pm
"Kelli Ohara and Sherie Rene are both amazing, but neither of them are right for ariel..."
Agreed.
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#21re: Casting 'Ariel' in The Little Mermaid
Posted: 1/23/06 at 1:04pmMy vote would go to Miss Coco Peru!
#22re: Casting 'Ariel' in The Little Mermaid
Posted: 2/10/06 at 7:50amI think that Menken is pulling for Kerry Butler, she has done the role in so many of the workshops and she sang the songs at little tribute concert, and I managed to find her singing "Part Of Your World" and it was amazing! I am rooting for her even though as a woman in her 30's she should probably stop playing teenagers.
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#23re: Casting 'Ariel' in The Little Mermaid
Posted: 2/10/06 at 10:27amIs Sam Wright too old to play Sebastin? I think it would be neat to see him in the role, though it would be interesting to see how they'd convey him as a tiny crab.
cathyhyatt
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#24re: Casting 'Ariel' in The Little Mermaid
Posted: 2/10/06 at 10:48amI really feel like Ariel should be someone unknown. I can't think of any broadway actress that is absolutely *perfect* for it.
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