Disney's The Little Mermaid to Premiere in Denver in 2007 — Page 3

and someone who has a better ear than i was able to place Ursula's voice on the workshop as Beth Leavel and Ariel as Kerry Butler.

tho this means nothing

In the first bit of the thread, i think they just say fall 07, but that all depends on how the show is recieved. If it's a hit with audiences/critics, then I think they will move the show directly to Broadway - if a big enough house is available. Although, I'll be interested to see what they do with some of their other shows, if they deceide to shuffle around their shows, or maybe close Beauty and the Beast. Though I doubt that will happen.

I saw what the venue looks like. It looks BEAUTIFUL. But I think it looks a little too big, even for Broadway. But still with that size, we could get a whole lot of special effects, as well as a bigger orchestra, maybe? Disney has plenty of money, they'd be willing to pay enough for that, right?

Okay, maybe I'm pushing it.

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Folkyboy- Emily Skinner played Ursula in the workshop.

I think emily skinner would be great...

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Before everyone gets all excited and thinks these are MERMAID shots before checking the link... they aint. I dont recognize the top one, but it looks like the Queen of the Night scene from MAGIC FLUTE. The second is his take on Wagner's RING CYCLE. I'm not certain on the third. THE RING is probably closest to his current style: very abstract and conceptual.

It should make for a wild evening, at least visually.

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I am wondering what the sets are going to be like for this show. How are they going to do the underwater scenes

Do you guys mean Sara as Ursula when she's an octopus? Or the transformed Ursula? I can't really see her as the octopus Ursula (I thought someone mentioned at one time Lea Delaria...also whoever sang on the demo...) but I can see her as the transformed Ursula.

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Actually, Emily Skinner was Ursula for the demo and some workshops. We discussed this in an interview I did with her for Fynsworth Alley, archived on my website
Emily Skinner Interview

Sara is WAY too young for Ursula. It's all about the Lillias.

Right. Because Lillias can totally play the young, beautiful transformed Ursula who tricks Price Eric into thinking she's the beautiful young woman he heard singing that one night.

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boxers, dunno if you are being sarcastic that is from an Opera called Snow Princess or something. That was years before Elphaba flew. Woa you like "The Comeback"?? That was my favorite show last year!

Sean Martin, I was just going to say the exact same thing!! That is the Tom O'Horgan set for JC SUPERSTAR!

I live here in Denver. The Buell is a very large theatre. If you go to The Denver Post theatre section today, you should find the article on this and the other shows announced for our season. It looks like it is premiering here for a few reasons. One, the DCPA (Denver Center for the Performing Arts) is "partnering" with Disney to take it to Broadway. I suspect they will be producers. Also, our facility is a good one for "building" a show. Andrew Lloyd Weber chose the Buell to kick off the national tour of "Sunset Blvd." because we have the space to build sets, etc. We also seem to have a "relationship" with Disney as we revampd a lot of things at the center (new ticketing system, etc.) for the 1st tour of "The Lion King". That was a nightmare but was worth it. I figure no dates for "Mermaid" are out yet as the show is going start here and they may not have a timeframe as to how long it will take to build the sets, rehearse, etc. Keep an eye on the Denver Post and the Rocky Mountain News Closer to the time the show is to open. This is pretty exciting for us! We are also getting "Legends" with Joan Collins and Linda Evans along with Spelling Bee (Which will play the Buell and I hope the theatre doesn't swallow the show up as it is a pretty intimate show) and we are getting DRS, Color Purple and Light in the Piazza. The best season we have had in a while!

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Updated On: 9/10/06 at 04:13 PM