Ursula - What If?- Page 3
Ursula - What If?
popular_elphie
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#50re: Ursula - What If?
Posted: 1/15/08 at 2:08am
SARA RAMIREZ.
Strong and cunning enough to be Ursula, and sexy enough to be Vanessa.
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#51re: Ursula - What If?
Posted: 1/15/08 at 2:24amHarvey Fierstein.
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#53re: Ursula - What If?
Posted: 1/15/08 at 11:22amCeleste Holm is due for a comeback. She was spotted attending "Deuce," so obviously, she's being considered as a replacement for this role.
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husk_charmer
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#55re: Ursula - What If?
Posted: 1/17/08 at 9:34am
Liz McCartney underwhelms me.
Going with the way Disney seems to want to present this role, I'ma gonna say either Heidi Blickenstaff (the understudy), maybe Andrea McArdle, or maybe even Liz Callaway (She is WAY overdue to make a return)
Had they gone with the original Ursula ideas, Bea Arthur (up for the film), Harvey Fierstien or Emily Skinner (who didn't totally f-up, it was 'creative differences' that replaced her with Kaitlain )
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bwaygal1
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#56re: Ursula - What If?
Posted: 1/17/08 at 9:56amI personally loved Sherie Renee Scott's performance. Her rendition of "Poor Unfortunate Souls" is excellent.
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#57re: Ursula - What If?
Posted: 1/17/08 at 12:39pmI'm sure I will be in the minority on this, but Bea Arthur!!!
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#58re: Ursula - What If?
Posted: 1/17/08 at 4:26pm
From what I've heard (and I hope I'm wrong), apparently Emily wasn't chosen because of her weight? Which absolutely pisses me off, because she would have totally blown that role out of the water (EW no pun intended). She'd work if they wanted Ursula to be more voluptuous, and she'd also work if they wanted a sexier Ursula, because... hi, she's totally hot.
#59re: Ursula - What If?
Posted: 1/17/08 at 4:35pmI would have gone with Emily Skinner, but Sara Ramirez is an inspired choice.
#60re: Ursula - What If?
Posted: 1/17/08 at 4:39pmYEAH MARY TESTA ALL THE WAY SHE WOULD OF BEEEN AM,AZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Elphie68
Chorus Member Joined: 1/14/08
#61re: Ursula - What If?
Posted: 1/17/08 at 11:02pm
Could not agree more. Emily is amazingly talented and, yes, she's freaking gorgeous. LOL
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re: Ursula - What If?
Posted On: 1/17/08 at 04:26 PM
From what I've heard (and I hope I'm wrong), apparently Emily wasn't chosen because of her weight? Which absolutely pisses me off, because she would have totally blown that role out of the water (EW no pun intended). She'd work if they wanted Ursula to be more voluptuous, and she'd also work if they wanted a sexier Ursula, because... hi, she's totally hot. "
#62re: Ursula - What If?
Posted: 1/18/08 at 12:16amI always thought that the picture of Deborah Monk on the outside of the Hirschfeld kind of looked like Ursula... I feel like Monk would make it more glam though...
that's a really big mic...
#63re: Ursula - What If?
Posted: 1/18/08 at 3:59am
Isn't the word that Emily Skinner wasn't picked because she burn bridges with Disney when she threw her diva fits during her short run in Disney's crappy ON THE RECORD (jealousy issues combined with attendance problems, supposedly)? She did workshop the role, didn't she? I love her deranged, over-the-top version of "Poor Unfortunate Souls" in her live recording with Ripley, it definitely works.
Skinner is quite talented and sexy, indeed.
I still think Testa and Ramirez are the best choices.
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#64re: Ursula - What If?
Posted: 1/18/08 at 9:50pmNow, see, I heard that once again she was booted from On the Record because of her weight. I don't know the truth to any of these rumors, but I wouldn't be surprised. What kills me is that I read an absolute RAVE review of her in On the Record, they were completely enchanted by her. So what the hell happened? Ugh.
#65re: Ursula - What If?
Posted: 1/18/08 at 9:59pmJohanna Gleason
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#66re: Ursula - What If?
Posted: 1/18/08 at 10:20pm
I would also have loved to seen Emily Skinner to the role...she is amazing....does anyone have a copy of her doing POOR UNFORTUNATE SOULS? Would love to hear the whole thing and itunes is not letting me download it for some reason.
In regards to the costumes of Ursula, I wish that it was bigger than life, like it would take up the whole stage or something.
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#67re: Ursula - What If?
Posted: 1/18/08 at 10:23pmI didn't realize Heidi Blickenstaff was the Ursula understudy. That could work too.
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