Little Mermaid Casting Rumors From LaughingPlace.com — Page 3

Sara Ramirez as Ursula

enough said.

"Where are people getting copies of the demo? I would love to have one."

Me too!

"For Eric, it should be someone HEARTY in an acting sense - not just a pretty boy.

I think Matt Cavenaugh would actually be good in this role. He's grounded enough, but still has the pretty boy thing going for him."

But can he act?


Eden Espinosa and Patti LuPone could, but Megan Mullaly and Ashley Brown(if she wasn't doing Mary Poopins, so really Tina M.)should.

Eden should definitely be in this production.

I don't think Harvey has any sort of chance to be in this because Ursula isn't a part aimed for comedy. This is Disney. Everything has to be serious (just like the movie) because there will be little kids there who want to see just what they saw in the movie.

Jennie Kwan would be a great Ariel.

to those saying Kerry Butler is too old obviously haven't seen her on stage recently cause she still looks like a child.

Diana DeGarmo is too OLD to play Ariel? She's 19, I think. She's much younger than Kerry Butler.

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I third the request for information on the demo.

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I'm betting Debbie Gravitte as Ursula. Am I right, jaesdare?

I dunno how this works in Disney Theatrical, but at Disneyland your face has to be approved by the powers that be in order to represent one of the world famous animated faces of Disney. I don't know if there is anyone in charge of making sure that those who play the characters on the Broadway stage uphold the same image as the movie, but I wouldn't be surprised. What I mean is, there is of course a director but I wonder if there is like a "Disney image" person who has to approve the choice? I dunno. All I know is that Ashley Brown would TOTALLY be approved to play Belle and Mary Poppins at Disneyland, so that casting makes a lot of sense. The casting of Toni Braxton gives me hope that we could see someone like Lea Salonga playing a princess other than Mulan though, ya know? (Ooo I just realized the potential of Lea returning to Broadway with THAT musical tho! I also just realized I don't want to admit that Lea is a lot older than these princesses too. And yes I do realize Mulan is not a princess.)

I think she could definitely pull off being that young.

Updated On: 10/2/06 at 08:49 AM

I was on New Jersey Transit yesterday going into NYC and heard two women (mid 20's) talking about their friend who worked at Dinsey World and her audition for the Little Mermaid on Broadway. This of course peaked my interest and I asked them if they could elaborate since I am a broadway fan. They explained that the majority of people auditioning for Ariel have played her in Disneyworld. Granted these could be prelimary casting sessions but I thought it was an interesting little tidbit.

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Tina Maddigan as a mermaid? She's have to be called the girl with crimson hair! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

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