Casting for Little Mermaid

[Ready 2 Defy Gravity]

Posted: 12/25/06 at 4:41pm

Megan Hilty for Aerial
Eden Espinosa for Vanessa
Sara Ramirez for Ursala and Vanessa
Bette Midler for Ursala
Hugh Jackman for Eric
Matthew Morrison for Eric

[Ready 2 Defy Gravity]

Posted: 12/25/06 at 4:46pm

Anynbody have an opinion?

[marypoppsfan!]

Posted: 12/25/06 at 4:59pm

ok who the hell is vanessa?? and megan hilty would not be ariel kerry butler would be ariel

[NathanLaneStalker]

Posted: 12/25/06 at 5:02pm

Why did you feel the need to post yet another topic on this!?

[galindagirl2]

Posted: 12/25/06 at 6:16pm

Oh! I SO want Wayne Brady for Sebastian..so so much..

[NathanLaneStalker]

Posted: 12/25/06 at 6:22pm

Keep dreaming. Although he would be good.

[thejcm]

Posted: 12/25/06 at 6:29pm

He might sign on for it and then drop out last minute.

[AlmondEyes252]

Posted: 12/25/06 at 6:39pm

Agreed Kerry Butler for Ariel
Sara Ramirez for Ursala and Vanessa

What about Darius De Haas for Sebastian?
Jenna Leigh Green for Vanessa
Cheyenne Jackson for Eric
or
Raul Esparza for Eric

is there going to be a Flounder?

[IAMmyownMUSICAL]

Posted: 12/25/06 at 6:49pm

Not Kerry Butler for Ariel.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 12/25/06 at 7:37pm

Sara Ramirez as Ursula and Wayne Brady for Sebastion would be great.

I wouldnt wanna see Kerry Butler as Ariel.

[TWSFan4Ever]

Posted: 12/25/06 at 7:42pm

Isn't it spelled "Ursula"?

[AnythingCanHappen]

Posted: 12/26/06 at 1:01am

Megan would actually be very interesting...

Sara would be a FAB UrsUla/Vanessa (Vanessa is the human version of UrsUla that seduces Erik for whomever asked.)
Jenna Leigh Green is too young I think...
Emily Skinner is fabulous, but Kaitlin Hopkins would kick some Ursula butt as well.

Wayne Brady? Ew, stunt casting that would probably ruin/steal the show. Might as well ask Usher to do it.

I very much dislike Kerry's voice... So I vote no....

There WILL be a flounder, from what I have heard.

And though I haven't heard Cheyennes voice, he does very much look the part from what I can think of...
On the same track... Why not Scott Porter from ABz/Friday Night Lights? Maybe I am just name throwing, but Michael Arden could use a job. John Hill?

Updated On: 12/26/06 at 01:01 AM

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 12/26/06 at 1:10am

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[B3TA07]

Posted: 12/26/06 at 1:18am

Dang, Wannabe, you and that search feature must be lovers!

Toni Braxton for Ursula in '07!

[galindagirl2]

Posted: 12/26/06 at 2:11am

Why "ew" for Wayne Brady? He's got a terrific voice. He's absolutely marvelous on "Whose Line"...that must mean he has SOME acting ability...And he just, I don't know...seems so right for it
Of course, this is all my humble opinion...

[pandajen14]

Posted: 12/26/06 at 2:25am

Who's Vanessa? I think I need to go back and watch the movie again before this show opens...

[Lizzya9]

Posted: 12/26/06 at 9:35am

Vanessa is Ursula when she turns into a human to come on land and trick Eric into thinking she's the one whose voice he heard. You only hear her name once in the movie. Here's my ideas:

Sutton Foster - Ariel
Harvey Firestein - Ursula
Susan Egan - Vanessa (whoever plays Ursula should NOT also play Vanessa, they are supposed to look and sound completely different! And how on earth would one person transform from one to the other so fast in the wedding scene?? No way. They would have to have 2 different people and it should be like the Prologue at the beginning of B&tB) (Plus Vanessa is supposed to sound a lot like Ariel except a bit lower, which is exactly what Susan Egan is to Sutton Foster)
Undecided about Eric, Scuttle, Flounder, Grimsby, Louie, and the maid-I forget her name (Hugh Jackman is WAY too old for Eric, Eric is supposed to be 18 or 19. Someone that has played Fiyero in Wicked would be perfect.) (Louie should be someone that has played Lumiere in B&tB)
Wayne Brady- Sebastian
Steve Blanchard- King Triton

[Unknown User]

Posted: 12/26/06 at 11:30am

Louie-John Tartaglia

[purpleprince101]

Posted: 12/26/06 at 11:33am

Kerry For Ariel
What about Ashley Brown?

[marypoppsfan!]

Posted: 12/26/06 at 11:36am

ashley brown said in her broadway.com interview that she will not do the little mermaid.

kerry butler- ariel
jose llana- eric
susan egan- vanessa
harvey fierstein or sara ramirez- ursula
patrick page- king triton
rusty mowery-flounder

[Lizzya9]

Posted: 12/26/06 at 11:37am

Ashley Brown said in an interview that she will never be a part of TLM. I think she has the voice but doesn't really look like Ariel.

[marypoppsfan!]

Posted: 12/26/06 at 11:39am

thats true sutton foster would be good

[purpleprince101]

Posted: 12/26/06 at 11:39am

just a thought

[dancingthrulife04]

Posted: 12/26/06 at 5:47pm

I'm going to go the route of the LaughingPlace rumors and say Tina Maddigan as Ariel (with Megan Hilty as her standby .)

Sebastian - Wayne Brady
Ursula - Vanessa Williams or Sara Ramirez
Vanessa - Susan Egan
Eric- Cheyenne Jackson
Scuttle - Kevin Cahoon

[purpleprince101]

Posted: 12/26/06 at 5:50pm

vanesa would not be bad. she would bring a new taste to the role