Faith Prince is Ursula beginning April 7th

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Faith Prince is Ursula beginning April 7th

Posted: 2/17/09 at 11:38am

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090217/ap_en_ot/people_faith_prince

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re: Faith Prince is Ursula beginning April 7th

Posted: 2/17/09 at 11:40am

Wow, that's pretty marvelous casting. I have no desire to see the show anymore, but Prince almost makes me want to see it. She will be pretty wonderful in a completely different mold from Sherrie and Heidi.

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re: Faith Prince is Ursula beginning April 7th

Posted: 2/17/09 at 11:41am

I am very excited about this!

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#4

re: Faith Prince is Ursula beginning April 7th

Posted: 2/17/09 at 11:55am

I wanted Heidi to stay longer

#5

re: Faith Prince is Ursula beginning April 7th

Posted: 2/17/09 at 11:55am

Wow! Ursula is becoming the star role in the show it seems.

#6

re: Faith Prince is Ursula beginning April 7th

Posted: 2/17/09 at 11:59am

Well, Ursula is HIGHLY underwritten in the show. They need top-notch actresses with powerhouse vocals to play her or else she falls flat on her face. They just happened to have chosen three AMAZING women who could steal scenes playing a tree.

I'm incredibly excited to see Prince in the role. But not before I see more Heidi.

#7

re: Faith Prince is Ursula beginning April 7th

Posted: 2/17/09 at 12:00pm

Just about the only news that could get me back to see MERMAID again.

#8

re: Faith Prince is Ursula beginning April 7th

Posted: 2/17/09 at 12:03pm

I am both shocked and thrilled by this news. Faith Prince will be very different than Sherie and Heidi, but I'm sure equally as wonderful. Can't wait to see her as Ursula!!

#9

re: Faith Prince is Ursula beginning April 7th

Posted: 2/17/09 at 12:03pm

Wow. That casting came out of nowhere, but it sounds brilliant. She'll be spectacular. I saw the show for the first time last week and LOVED Heidi. I'll definitely be back to see Prince though

#10

re: Faith Prince is Ursula beginning April 7th

Posted: 2/17/09 at 12:05pm

is this because Heidi will be doing TOS by then? I wonder why they are letting her go so quickly? odd to me.

#11

re: Faith Prince is Ursula beginning April 7th

Posted: 2/17/09 at 12:06pm

am I the only one a bit confused by this?

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#12

re: Faith Prince is Ursula beginning April 7th

Posted: 2/17/09 at 12:07pm

They aren't letting Heidi go. She signed a contract only through April 5th. I have a feeling that this deal with Faith Prince has been in the works for a while now...we are all just hearing about it today!

#13

re: Faith Prince is Ursula beginning April 7th

Posted: 2/17/09 at 12:09pm

I think she could be pretty brilliant. She definitely has the voice for it.

#14

re: Faith Prince is Ursula beginning April 7th

Posted: 2/17/09 at 12:09pm

Positively brilliant casting. If anything could ever get me to see Mermaid, it's this.

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#15

re: Faith Prince is Ursula beginning April 7th

Posted: 2/17/09 at 12:09pm

But doesn't the timing somewhat line up with their desired re-opening of [tos]?

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re: Faith Prince is Ursula beginning April 7th

Posted: 2/17/09 at 12:11pm

Fierce!

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#17

re: Faith Prince is Ursula beginning April 7th

Posted: 2/17/09 at 12:12pm

It was always planned that Heidi would leave on April 5th. She was only cast to fill the time gap. However, she's absolutely incredible and makes you forget how small of a role Ursula really is.

#18

re: Faith Prince is Ursula beginning April 7th

Posted: 2/17/09 at 12:16pm

Faith Prince has been the desired replacement for Ursula by the producers for quite a while.

She had an extended concert engagement in Florida from February 10th through February 21st that left her unavailable for a significant gap of time after Sherie Rene Scott's departure.

Rather than put Prince in the show and then have to pull her out for such a big break, Heidi Blickenstaff was brought in for a limited time until Prince's schedule allowed her to maintain a full run.

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Updated On: 2/17/09 at 12:16 PM

#19

re: Faith Prince is Ursula beginning April 7th

Posted: 2/17/09 at 12:22pm

while I still wish for Mary Testa in this role, I love that Faith Prince is coming back to Broadway and I'm sure she'll be awesome.

#20

re: Faith Prince is Ursula beginning April 7th

Posted: 2/17/09 at 12:26pm

I never would have expected this, but I'm oddly pleased with it. Can we just get her something decent? A Catered Affair and now The Little Mermaid? Oh well, I'm happy none the less.

...and so interested to see if this [tos] reopening comes to fruition.

#21

re: Faith Prince is Ursula beginning April 7th

Posted: 2/17/09 at 12:36pm

That is quite amazing.

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#22

re: Faith Prince is Ursula beginning April 7th

Posted: 2/17/09 at 12:39pm

This casting has absolutely NOTHING to do with a [tos] reopening... please don't start going crazy, you [tos]sers.

#23

re: Faith Prince is Ursula beginning April 7th

Posted: 2/17/09 at 12:51pm

NO!

Just shut the thing down, already! Shut it down! Don't drag the amazing Faith Prince into your soul-sucking MAW!

NO!

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#24

re: Faith Prince is Ursula beginning April 7th

Posted: 2/17/09 at 12:52pm

Wow!! Maybe I will actually see the show now.

Do you think she'll use the same costume and wig? Or will it be reworked for her?


Faith also seems more similar to the movie Ursula.

Updated On: 2/17/09 at 12:52 PM

#25

re: Faith Prince is Ursula beginning April 7th

Posted: 2/17/09 at 1:03pm

I agree with all of you that faith will be a great ursula. the show still needs work with the costumes especially flounder, and get rid of the wheelies. we will all miss heidi....maybe she has something in the works.