If Disney's The Little Mermaid ever was on stage...- Page 2

[gvendo2005]

Posted: 6/29/05 at 5:21pm

In any case, with David Ives writing the book after having done "Dance of the Vampires" (flop) and "Batman" (not going to happen), I'd be reasonably concerned, since everything else has gone down the crapper.

Yes. He is confirmed to write the book for the LITTLE MERMAID.

[JulesReverie]

Posted: 6/29/05 at 6:04pm

Kathleen Turner, why didn't I think of that, she DEFINETELY has the low voice

Well before I saw this thread I awlays thought Bette Middler would make a great Ursula, she's really good at playing witches and did once in Hocus Pocus

[KChenowethfan]

Posted: 6/29/05 at 7:04pm

I doubt Emily would be Ursula after leaving "Disney's On the Record". That said, I would love to see her in the role.

[DirtyRottenBrandon]

Posted: 6/29/05 at 8:31pm

Kathleen would be a good choice, but I don't think shed take it. I hope that the Little Mermaid does not ever make it to Broadway. It is my least favorite Disney Musical, altHOUgh I am not exactly in love with Tarzan.

[ShineOn]

Posted: 6/30/05 at 9:57am

I'm still holding out for Marty Testa, though I LOVE ideas of Sara Ramirez and Kathleen Turner (ingenius! superb casting, really).

Don't hold your breath, darlings, Emily is out. She didn't do the last reading-- Liz McCartney did.

And no more Kerry Butler.

[inlovewithjerryherman]

Posted: 6/30/05 at 11:09am

WHo did Ursula's Voice originally anyway? (Not like she'll ever be able to do it, she's probably like, dead.)

[James885]

Posted: 6/30/05 at 11:50am

Yeah, it would be cool if they could get whoever was the voice of Ursula in movie.

What I want to know is how they're going to pull of the the ending when Ursula grows and Eric impales her with the ship. That ought to be interesting to see.

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 6/30/05 at 12:55pm

Original Ursula in the film was the amazing Pat Carroll.

[Thenardier]

Posted: 6/30/05 at 1:00pm

Plenty of older women have played Ursula all across the world - some with even a deeper voice than Pat.

IS Kathleen Freeman still around?

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 6/30/05 at 1:38pm

i think shes dead

[observer]

Posted: 6/30/05 at 2:19pm

I'm guessing they might do the tentacles like Audrey 2's roots in Act 2 of LSOH. Dancers inside connected lycra tubes. But knowing Disney, they're capable of commissionning a robot octopus to be built, with just a head hole for the actress. That may ultimately prove cheaper (in more ways than one).

[hyperchet]

Posted: 6/30/05 at 2:24pm

OH my goodnesss....

1. Harvey Fierstein
2. Kathleen Turner
3. Emily Skinner

in that order, please!

[RentBoy86]

Posted: 6/30/05 at 2:30pm

why doesn't sara sign autographs? [sorry, threadjack]

[Aigoo]

Posted: 6/30/05 at 2:31pm

Oh, I'm SO for Bette Midler.

[keggss23]

Posted: 6/30/05 at 2:33pm

ooooh, Bette would be damn good...

[Cabchic]

Posted: 7/1/05 at 9:54am

Sar does sign autographs. And she poses for pics with people. I got a great picture with ehr last night and she was extremely nice.

[ShineOn]

Posted: 7/1/05 at 10:28am

Kathleen Freeman died while Full Monty was still running. Cancer... very, very sad.

I don't know why people keep mentioning Emily though. She is totally out of the running.

I still like the Kathleen Turner idea.

[magruder]

Posted: 7/1/05 at 5:47pm

For Gvendo, David Ives is NOT writing the book for The Little Mermaid. Doug Wright (I Am My Own Wife) is.

[BreakingTheCircle07]

Posted: 7/1/05 at 5:51pm

OMG What a GREAT idea thinking of Sara!!! She's blow the roof off of Ursula. As for the "body image" comment, she has beautiful curves and I don't see how that could be hurtful. She's simply beautiful! Did ya see her in the Entertainment Weekly spread? In the pool? Gorge!

[MrMidwest]

Posted: 7/1/05 at 5:52pm

I don't understand how they're going to make things work on stage. How are they doing the fins and stuff?

[magruder]

Posted: 7/1/05 at 6:19pm

Well, the director of Little Mermaid is Francesca Zambello, known most for her opera work. She'll surely do something interesting... here's a shot of her West Side Story, for starters...

[Beergoggles]

Posted: 7/1/05 at 6:24pm

that stage is amazing... what's happened to Kerry?

Posted: 7/1/05 at 7:40pm

My vote goes to Cleo Laine or Carol Burnett.

[gvendo2005]

Posted: 7/1/05 at 8:22pm

As of last count, David Ives IS writing the book. Doug Wright may be officially credited or something for revisions and changes made, but the basic book was written by Ives, whether he's left the project or not. I read the draft a couple weeks ago.

[magruder]

Posted: 7/1/05 at 8:31pm

As of last count, Doug Wright has written a new book and Ives is no longer involved.
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