Casting for the Little Mermad- Page 4

[Up In Lost]

re: Casting for the Little Mermad#75

Posted: 8/23/05 at 4:37pm

Until she does you can go see her in Miracle Brothers, off-Broadway. I think previews start Friday!

Well, I'm glad he got away with it.

[JulieJordan]

re: Casting for the Little Mermad#76

Posted: 8/23/05 at 5:34pm

Not that disney would ever do it. But how about thinking "non-traditional". Anika Noni Rose.

[Barnaby12345]

re: Casting for the Little Mermad#77

Posted: 8/23/05 at 6:04pm

Kerry Butler is great but didn't sound too good on the demo

[charliebrownkid]

re: Casting for the Little Mermad#79

Posted: 8/23/05 at 6:16pm

i second Anneliese van der Pol

[Broadwaygirl22]

re: Casting for the Little Mermad#80

Posted: 8/23/05 at 6:26pm

Megan McGinnis should play Ariel!

"The opposite of war isn't peace, it's creation."

[redhotinnyc2]

re: Casting for the Little Mermad#81

Posted: 8/23/05 at 7:40pm

Anika Noni Rose - YES. I am all for that! (But I doubt white-bread Disney would even consider such a thing)

"I don't really get the ending,all i can go with is when after several months,Judith saw Pat sang,and later she kissed him on the toilet,after that the story back to where Pat went down from the stage after he'd sung,and he went to the italian lady.I just don't get it,what Judith exatcly meant when he kissed Pat that she had seen,and did Pat end up together with The Italian Lady?Please help me,thank u very much!" Quote from someone on IMDB in reference to a movie he/she didn't understand. Such grammar!

[keggss23]

re: Casting for the Little Mermad#82

Posted: 8/23/05 at 7:48pm

Megan McGinnis as Ariel and Jennifer Holliday as Ursula would be perfection.

"When you're a Jet, / You're a Jet all the way, / From your first pirouette / To your last grand jete." --Brian Kaman

[HBP]

re: Casting for the Little Mermad#83

Posted: 8/23/05 at 7:49pm

Could someone PM me if they have Kerry Butler singing "Part of Your World" in the workshop, not the Seth's Bway Chatterbox one? Thanks!!

[theatreboi11]

re: Casting for the Little Mermad#84

Posted: 8/23/05 at 8:17pm

Is Disney moving out any other shows before they bring this one in or are they just going to take over every single theatre???

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[wickedkiwi]

re: Casting for the Little Mermad#85

Posted: 8/23/05 at 8:25pm

i want a PM for that part of your world thing too!!

also, does anybody know how i could find out about an open call for Mermaid? or any other shows, for that matter. its just i have no idea how that stuff works. thanks!

Tenme por lo que soy, por lo que puedo ser, y si te importo hoy, tenme nena, o vete!

[Born2cthelightsofbway]

re: Casting for the Little Mermad#86

Posted: 8/23/05 at 8:33pm

Hey, if someone could PM Part of your world also, I would really appreciate it!

"You alone can make my song take flight, it's over now, the Music of the Night!!!!!"

[Illegally Blondish]

re: Casting for the Little Mermad#87

Posted: 8/23/05 at 9:42pm

Isn't it linked on Kerry's website?

[Born2cthelightsofbway]

re: Casting for the Little Mermad#88

Posted: 8/23/05 at 9:48pm

Let me check.
I didn't find it, could someone please send me the link or PM? THANKS

"You alone can make my song take flight, it's over now, the Music of the Night!!!!!"

Updated On: 8/23/05 at 09:48 PM

[Up In Lost]

re: Casting for the Little Mermad#89

Posted: 8/23/05 at 10:00pm

The one at Seth's is on her website.

http://kerrybutler.net/news.htm

You'll need to scroll down a little. Also, please, if you have something bad to say, just don't.

Well, I'm glad he got away with it.

[Born2cthelightsofbway]

re: Casting for the Little Mermad#90

Posted: 8/23/05 at 10:03pm

I'm sorry, I need to, that was so bad.

"You alone can make my song take flight, it's over now, the Music of the Night!!!!!"

[Rentjenn]

re: Casting for the Little Mermad#91

Posted: 8/23/05 at 10:14pm

Kerry Butler. Period. Rather Exclamation Point. (though I do admit the prospect of Celia would not be bad)

If Michael Bennet had seen her turn as a teenager in Opposite of Sex, he'd even have to admit how good she is. Check that, he'd even have to glow about her as much as anything to do with Light in the Piazza.

There are two ways of spreading light - to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.

[HBP]

re: Casting for the Little Mermad#92

Posted: 8/24/05 at 1:14am

I think Kerry's AMAZING on Seth's Chatterbox. She's freaking incredible and I REALLY REALLY hope she gets the role of Ariel. I hope that Disney pulls it off.

[wickedkiwi]

re: Casting for the Little Mermad#93

Posted: 8/24/05 at 2:29am

i think her voice is a little too...cartoonish, in the bad way.

in this recording at least...if she uses that voice during the whole show she'd be really annoying i think. to squeaky. but i know she's also faking the voice, cuase sometimes it doent show through. if she stopped then she'd prolly be amazing in the role.

Tenme por lo que soy, por lo que puedo ser, y si te importo hoy, tenme nena, o vete!

[Broadway Matt]

re: Casting for the Little Mermad#94

Posted: 8/24/05 at 2:46am

Anika Noni Rose would be brilliant as Ariel! Just the other day I was saying to myself "Where is that girl?" Is the PURLIE revival still in the works?

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[zzannahk]

re: Casting for the Little Mermad#95

Posted: 8/24/05 at 2:50am

How old is she? it kinda sounds like she's just trying to make herself sound younger

[Broadway Matt]

re: Casting for the Little Mermad#96

Posted: 8/24/05 at 11:29am

Kerry is somewhere in the 35-38 range. Anika is probably in her early or mid twenties

"The last train out of any station will not be full of nice guys." - Dr. Hunter S. Thompson

"I wash my face, then drink beer, then I weep. Say a prayer and induce insincere self-abuse, till I'm fast asleep"- In Trousers

[leefowler]

re: Casting for the Little Mermad#97

Posted: 8/24/05 at 1:25pm

Someone said that Disney was unlikely to use "non-traditional" casting for "Little Mermaid". Not to defend Disney, but since Lion King and Aida both used "non-traditional" casting, and since Belle has already been played by Asian and black actresses, I don't know what you're talking about.

Behind the fake tinsel of Broadway is real tinsel.

[MisterRussell]

re: Casting for the Little Mermad#98

Posted: 8/24/05 at 1:30pm

Actually, i believe that somewhere in the film, Ariel is referred to as 16.

[millie_dillmount]

re: Casting for the Little Mermad#99

Posted: 8/24/05 at 2:44pm

"I mean nothing's wrong w/ Disney it's just there's a lot of it on Broadway..."

As of now, there is only Lion King and Beauty and the Beast...two shows seems like A LOT to me...

I think Megan McGinnis and Jess Grove are also great choices.

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[kate2]

re: Casting for the Little Mermad#100

Posted: 8/24/05 at 5:11pm

jenn gambatese for ariel, if not i'd like to see a new face

i think it'd be fun to have gambatese and jackson paired up, they have great chemistry together!