The Little Mermaid on Broadway

MerXAN · Post by **MerXAN** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 6:07 am

Where is Part of Your World anyway?

I want more Ariel.

The Little Merboy · Post by **The Little Merboy** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 11:35 pm

Disney Duster wrote:
The Little Merboy wrote:I think Kerry Butler is perfect for the choice of Ariel, she did a great job on the demo.
I believe that is actually Celia Keenan-Bolger singing, not Kerry Butler.

No no, it's Kerry Butler. She said so in an interview that she did the demo for "The Little Mermaid".

And it sounds just like her.

The Little Merboy · Post by **The Little Merboy** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 11:41 pm

Q: You also were part of the reading of Alan Menken's The Little Mermaid. What's happening with that?
KB: I don't know [laughs]! Your guess is as good as mine. It was great. [Menken] wrote amazing new songs, a lot of new songs, it was so good. We'll see. . . I did the demo and the reading, and then that's it [laughs].

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/81295.html

totallyminnie86 · Post by **totallyminnie86** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 11:44 pm

Ok, so It is Kerry on the demo. Celia was just the other name dropped as a fan favorite and hopeful potential cast member among broadway fan sites. There have been endless pages of discussion over this at broadwayworld.com I've lost track of who is actually on the demo at this point

Disney Duster · Post by **Disney Duster** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 11:47 pm

Well, I don't know...someone on the Little Ariel Forum said this:

There have been several workshops, and Kerry DID participate in some, but not this one. The workshop available online is the one from last July that Celia did.

This implies that yes, Kerry Butler did A reading and did maybe SOME demos, but not the demo online. But I don't know FOR SURE.

Anyway, I found a blog that has all the demos. Let's see if this one keeps working, or if it'll stop like the old one did. To hear the demos, scroll down to the bottom of the pink page and then find one you like. Click on it, and it should open a page with the phrase "4 Shared, your virtual drive" at the top. Scroll down, wait a few seconds, and then click on "Play" or "Download", whichever you prefer.

The Little Mermaid Musical Blog with Workshop Demos

Notice that the full version of "Part of Your World" has an Ariel that sounds quite different from the Ariel in the other songs. I believe that Kerry sings the full "Part of Your World" and Celia sings the reprise and the other songs. I hope we get Celia in the cast, because Kerry sounded annoying and disgusting, not sweet or beautiful like Celia.

Atlantica · Post by **Atlantica** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 3:48 pm

I LOVED the new songs, but one thing really, really REALLY grated on me. In the song 'Beyond My Wildest Dreams' (which should have been in the movie)!, Ariel says some thing like "Oh my god! look over there..."

I feel that Ariel wouldnt ever say 'oh my god'. i dont know why, i just dont!

anyone else agree?

Disney's Divinity · Post by **Disney's Divinity** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 4:33 pm

That might be because, in the movie, she only ever says, "Oh my gosh." I have a feeling the creators were trying to avoid religious issues.

Besides that, though, Beyond My Wildest Dreams was pretty good. Wasting Away is still my favorite new song though.

Disney's Divinity · Post by **Disney's Divinity** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 4:34 pm

That might be because, in the movie, she only ever says, "Oh my gosh." I have a feeling the creators were trying to avoid religious issues.

Besides that, though, Beyond My Wildest Dreams was pretty good. Wasting Away is still my favorite new song though.

Atlantica · Post by **Atlantica** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 5:34 am

Well, i think it sounds more natural for her to say "oh my gosh" not "oh my god". it just seems weird; and it really grates on me!

Jasmine1022 · Post by **Jasmine1022** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 7:57 pm

geez i can't wait until this comes out!! i am soooo excited! i keep banging my head against a wall!! ugh! it's driving me nuts! rrg. i saw the lion king on broadway and it was AMAZING! omg. if the little mermaid is half as amazing as that then i think my head will explode. both of those were my favorite disney movies when i was young and im sooo excited to get to see it on broadway!!!!!!!!

does anyone know how they are going to go the shark on stage? because he's so big, and it might be difficult. just a question!

The Little Merboy · Post by **The Little Merboy** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 12:51 am

Disney Duster wrote:Well, I don't know...someone on the Little Ariel Forum said this:

There have been several workshops, and Kerry DID participate in some, but not this one. The workshop available online is the one from last July that Celia did.
This implies that yes, Kerry Butler did A reading and did maybe SOME demos, but not the demo online. But I don't know FOR SURE.

Anyway, I found a blog that has all the demos. Let's see if this one keeps working, or if it'll stop like the old one did. To hear the demos, scroll down to the bottom of the pink page and then find one you like. Click on it, and it should open a page with the phrase "4 Shared, your virtual drive" at the top. Scroll down, wait a few seconds, and then click on "Play" or "Download", whichever you prefer.

The Little Mermaid Musical Blog with Workshop Demos

Notice that the full version of "Part of Your World" has an Ariel that sounds quite different from the Ariel in the other songs. I believe that Kerry sings the full "Part of Your World" and Celia sings the reprise and the other songs. I hope we get Celia in the cast, because Kerry sounded annoying and disgusting, not sweet or beautiful like Celia.

that is not proof what so ever, just because someone said that. atleast i posted an interview with Kerry, so that there is more reliable than your quote.

i know the full "Part of Your World" is not part of the actual demo. it's from the special "Part of Your World : The Music of Alan Menken." she sang that live, the other versions could be recorded in a studio, live and studio never sound the same. so the whole project could be Kerry, there is no way to find out.

Kerry is a better choice, hands down

The Little Merboy · Post by **The Little Merboy** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 1:21 am

http://broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=5080

even though this is over a year old, it still proves. that Kerry is more tied-in to the role of Ariel. Celia hasn't even been mentioned, only by fans like you, hoping she gets the part.

Disney Duster · Post by **Disney Duster** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 1:20 am

The Little Merboy wrote:Celia hasn't even been mentioned, only by fans like you, hoping she gets the part.

I'm only a fan of Celia if that really is her doing the demo. If that's Kerry doing the demo, then she is actually good and I hope she gets the part. Maybe when she did the concert, she wasn't trying to sound like Ariel, but now that she's trying for the part, she's doing a better job. I don't see any real proof that it is Kerry Butler, you just have good evidence. I'm basically just saying I want Ariel to be whoever did those demos, whether it's Celia or Kerry. I thought Kerry singing "Part of Your World" was terrible, in that particuliar recording, but if that's her on the Broadway demos than it proves she can sing better.

Disney Duster · Post by **Disney Duster** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 12:33 pm

Jasmine1022 wrote:does anyone know how they are going to go the shark on stage? because he's so big, and it might be difficult. just a question!

Well, I hope the shark actually gets to chase them instead of just appearing on the side of the stage and they pretend to run from it. Related to this, it might be a puppet. I heard Pat Carroll was set to be the voice of Ursula in puppet-form. Any confirmation on this? I'd rather have a costumed actor instead of a puppet.

Disney's Divinity · Post by **Disney's Divinity** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 1:30 pm

I hope not. I don't see why Disney always has to make a robot for her in everything. Jeez, just give a woman a long dress (with some padding if she's thin) and put some make-up on her. Emily Skinner wasn't bad on the demo, so I wouldn't mind seeing her. However (as far as voice goes), noone can play Ursula like Pat Carroll. Sometimes I wonder what it'd have been like if they had used Rosanne Barr in the movie. @_@

The Little Merboy · Post by **The Little Merboy** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 7:15 pm

Harvey Fierstein would be great

loved him as Edna Turnblad. I mean why not? Ursula's looks were based on Divine

bprovost27 · Post by **bprovost27** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 10:28 pm

Where did you guys get the demo recordings???

I want to hear them sooooo bad..

Escapay · Post by **Escapay** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 10:39 pm

bprovost27 wrote:Where did you guys get the demo recordings???

I want to hear them sooooo bad..

Disney Duster already provided a link earlier in the thread (on this page too!)

Disney Duster wrote:Anyway, I found a blog that has all the demos. Let's see if this one keeps working, or if it'll stop like the old one did. To hear the demos, scroll down to the bottom of the pink page and then find one you like. Click on it, and it should open a page with the phrase "4 Shared, your virtual drive" at the top. Scroll down, wait a few seconds, and then click on "Play" or "Download", whichever you prefer.

The Little Mermaid Musical Blog with Workshop Demos

Escapay

bprovost27 · Post by **bprovost27** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 10:45 pm

oh thank you i must have missed it

purin · Post by **purin** » Tue Oct 31, 2006 4:30 pm

I registered just so I can say this:

Has anybody noticed that the very last little bit of music on the Part of Your World demo is exactly like the last bit of music from Somewhere That's Green from Little Shop of Horrors? I find that very amusing.

I'm not sure how I feel about this. I mean, I've been curious about what the final note of Daughters of Triton was, and the "younger" Ursula is an interesting take on the character, but I think she takes it a little too far in that direction sometimes.

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