I think she would be a divine Ariel. Whoever plays Eric would be lucky to have her!
A redhead huh?...Hmm..
my vote goes for kerry butler
I don't think she'd leave Phantom right now, but here is your perfect Ariel.
Jennifer Hope Wills
Stand-by Joined: 12/31/69
i think everything about celia would be perfect for the role.
I like the Lauren Ambrose suggestion - she's very youthful-looking and a natural redhead to boot...
jennifer hope wills could be good as ariel as she has a good voice, but i don't think she could pull off the role of ariel. Celia Keenan-Bolger, would be perfect for the role as she is young, talented and the look of ariel. rumours were that she was tied to the project.
Mandy
Anneliese
Amy Jo
No Kate Reidners..... You can't play Ariel like Dainty June!
She sure as hell plays Glinda like it.....
Rachel York! She looks fabulous as a redhead!
Did anyone just see Kate Mara (Heath Ledger's daughter in Brokeback Moutain) sing the national anthem on tv? She might be good.
I'm actually really liking the idea of Celia as Ariel. She can play both cutesy roles (spelling bee)and ingenues (Piazza) making the transition of sporty Ariel into the beautiful bride Ariel great.
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
kerry
katie clarke
celia
and if they want a real 16 year old... ME! but i'm just throwin that out there (:
Stand-by Joined: 2/4/06
I actually think Annaleise would make a perfect Ariel- I never thought of her in that role before
totally aggree annelise is already involved with Disney so that's a big possibility.
Celia After Les Mis
I could see Elena Shadow after the Light in the Piazza Tour
Not sure if she would want TLM to be her Broadway debut, but I could see her in it.
I think the role should go to Ashlee Simpson or Lindsay Lohan or Hillary Duff.
Broadway Star Joined: 6/30/05
When I saw Ashley Brown in On the Record, I remember thinking she would be great for Ariel based on her performance of the Little Mermaid songs. Of course, that was before she was tapped to play Belle and now Mary Poppins, so she might want to branch out of the Disney heroine mold . . .
Updated On: 9/18/06 at 11:53 AM
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/10/05
I like the idea of Celia being Ariel. I think she would have fun being a disney fairy-tale character.
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
Madonna
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/23/05
I agree with Folkyboy...I absolutely love Celia, and she is very talented, but she just kind of has a distinct, unique look to her that I don't think would go well with Ariel.
Well, Ariel is a very unique woman/fish.
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