Yes, FlyingHigh, I love the idea of Carole Shelley as Ursula! I remember suggesting her a few months back when we first got wind of the creative team and the latest workshop reading.
I think she would be incredible in the role and I would love for Ursula to have her delicious British dialect.
Ursula should be someone like: Harvey Fierstein Liza Minnelli!!!
I would love to see Liza come back to Broadway. All of the numbers they've written for Ursula are kind of torchy/jazzy/loungey. I think they need someone of "camp" value to pull off those numbers and her incredible dialogue.
Looking forward to seeing how it all comes together.