Patti Lupone as Ursala in the Little Mermaid! what do you guys think???- Page 2

[joeyjoe]

Posted: 3/3/04 at 9:35am

Boy, broadwayguy2, you really read alot of diva-ness into Patti's response...

[redhotinnyc2]

Posted: 3/3/04 at 9:42am

Actually = Sharon McNight would be wonderful! She has a truly odd quality about her and is very interesting to watch. That was a great suggestion!

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 3/3/04 at 11:26am

BoxOfficeJon - You're absolutely right! Sharon McNight would be a wonderful choice. Her role in Starmites was almost identical to Ursula and since nobody saw that, it probably wouldn't be an issue.

Posted: 3/17/04 at 3:23am

SUSAN FLANNERY who plays STEPHANIE FORRESTER on BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL should play URSULA. She'd make a ravaging, fantastic, divine and soaring URSULA. The ULTIMATE !!! Forget Patti LuPone. Forget all the others. Susan IS Ursula!

[nystateomind04]

Posted: 3/17/04 at 9:22am

if what broadwayguy2 says about patti is true than maybe she wouldnt be quick to take a role in a disney production.
it does seem very pompous to refuse to work in an ensemble if you die 1/3 of the way through the show. the actress that plays eponine doesnt come until the end of act one and she does the ensemble roles in the begining. i dont see how any cast member couldnt take issue with that.
then again. disney is becoming a big player on b'way, and the west end (where i hear patti is more comfortable) as well.

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 9/6/06 at 11:16pm

Amen, sisters!

[thevolleyballer]

Posted: 9/6/06 at 11:27pm

Eew. No.

[jarred03]

Posted: 9/7/06 at 1:56am

I could see Patti as Ursula, but honestly I'd rather see Jennifer Holiday make a return to broadway in the role.

BTW, Ursula won't play the seductress "Vanessa" it will definitly be another actress.

[Michael Bennett]

Posted: 9/7/06 at 2:01am

Does Patti work for scale? Because that's what Disney is going to pay...

[BillFinn]

Posted: 9/7/06 at 2:05am

I highly doubt Patti LuPone would take on a Disney musical. Let's ask her to play Mrs. Potts while we're at it?? Come on, guys.

And I also don't think Emily Skinner will be reprising the role. I mean, she randomly dropped out of "On the Record". Do you really think she's in good graces with the Disney Corporation right now?

[Wildcard]

Posted: 9/7/06 at 2:20am

Travolta for Ursula!

[rosscoe(au)]

Posted: 9/7/06 at 2:36am

Anyone, but patti please...!

[Burning_Oasis]

Posted: 9/7/06 at 2:36am

Sara Ramirez.

She should come back to broadway. Nice voice and looks the part.

*COUGH* I think Idina Menzel should be her!!!111!one.

[BSoBW2]

Posted: 9/7/06 at 8:51am

Beth Leavel singing "All Good Things Must End" or "Wasting Away"....

[JBSinger]

Posted: 9/7/06 at 8:52am

From what I've heard of Ursula's new material, it's jazzy, torchy, vampy/campy. I love the idea of:
Harvey Fierstein
Mary Testa
Sharon McKnight
Emily Skinner (though I too think she'd be out of grace with the Mouse)
Debbie Gravitte

but my favorite (though she says she can't do 8 shows a week anymore) would be LIZA MINNELLI!

[BAbigApple]

Posted: 9/7/06 at 8:58am

Patti is a true professional and respectful of the crew and cast of shows she is in. Her comments about Les Mis are mostly in fun and were originally part of her humor in between songs in her one woman show. I bet if you spoke to the actors from that show, they would say she was a professional. (and personally, I do think it's quite random of them to throw the Fantine actress into the barricade scene for no real reason... but she DID do it night after night... it's not like she threw a tantrum... Keep in mind the only part of that story that we know is what Patti herself has told us... mostly in fun.)

[AshleyBrownFan123]

Posted: 9/7/06 at 10:11am

We need Megan Mullaly!

[BwayBaby18]

Posted: 9/7/06 at 11:20am

Emily Skinner.

Ariel should be played by Rachel York.

[mikeyb16]

Posted: 9/7/06 at 1:08pm

well according to what i read on wikidpedia, ursula is to be a puppet, voiced by Pat Carroll. But if that idea is changed, i could definatey see Patti playing her. I would go for Rou Maclanahan & Carole Shelley too.