Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 9:35 pm
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Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 9:50 pm
Wow, that Playbill is beautiful. I can't wait to have one in my collection. I'm hoping to go to New York for Spring Break next year, and if I do, I'll be seeing The Little Mermaid for sure. I hope it does well on Broadway, I think it should.
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 10:31 pm
Previews starts tonight!!!
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 11:30 pm
I'm disappointed in his look. And Sebastian's too. The Sebastian costume makes the wearer look like he's playing a rogue during the Great Depression, who hitches rides on trains. Shouldn't he have a Jamacian flavor costume? He needs a pair of crab claw oven mitts too.purin wrote:I agree that Flounder's look is one big brain fart. They could have at least put him in a little parka to make him look cuddly.
For the costume of Flounder, they could have made a front half and back half of Flounder, using light weight materials, and the kid wears them using shoulder straps. On his head, he could wear a headband with a large paper fan (the crimped kind) glued on it, painted in alternate blue and dark blue.
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2007 11:41 pm
At least I can just sit and enjoy the talented cast and Alan Menken's wonderful music without having to worry about costumes and set design... whatever my thoughts on the show, I will be buying this album ASAP.
Posted: Sat Nov 03, 2007 10:16 pm
OK it's out...so now what? Was it good, bad, exciting, disapointing...WHAT?!
Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2007 1:50 pm
great review! http://broadwayworld.com/board/readmess ... ead=947917
Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2007 3:18 pm
Glad to hear the opening night went well, this show and cast deserve success.
Now I have to save up to see it again! Maybe in a few years...
Can't believe the OCR isn't until Feb 08! I was hoping for Christmas!
Now I have to save up to see it again! Maybe in a few years...
Can't believe the OCR isn't until Feb 08! I was hoping for Christmas!
Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 9:00 pm
I was so bummed that there wasn't a review in the NY times! I guess thery're waiting for the official Dec 3 show. 
Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 9:14 pm
I'm so happy about this review!
Seeing Sierra get so much positive feedback is really helping me deal with my fear of graduating at my university. She's proof that people from my university can make it out there and be successful!
Sierra and Jodi Benson really keep my head up sometimes.
Seeing Sierra get so much positive feedback is really helping me deal with my fear of graduating at my university. She's proof that people from my university can make it out there and be successful!
Sierra and Jodi Benson really keep my head up sometimes.
Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 9:46 pm
VIDEOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Part of Your World
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2GoCiXPz4k
Part of Your World Reprise
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWoLAk0jQ9M
Poor Unfortunate Souls
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uihmUX--a5c
I Want the Good Times Back
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uK8zegC12YI
Part of Your World
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2GoCiXPz4k
Part of Your World Reprise
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWoLAk0jQ9M
Poor Unfortunate Souls
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uihmUX--a5c
I Want the Good Times Back
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uK8zegC12YI
Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 10:42 pm
That looks good !!!
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 5:25 am
gumby edit ur post as spoiler..bfr disney spies remove it forever!
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 1:26 pm
I cannot explain how wonderful it was to see the videos of the show!
It looks stunning; the whole style of the show fits in perfectly with the movie.
Ariel is just as I imagined her, and more. She HAS to get a Tony for this!
It looks stunning; the whole style of the show fits in perfectly with the movie.
Ariel is just as I imagined her, and more. She HAS to get a Tony for this!
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 1:30 pm
These aren't comlpete spoilers, they are from the early previews in Denver, so a lot has changed since these were tapped.akhenaten wrote:gumby edit ur post as spoiler..bfr disney spies remove it forever!
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 1:30 pm
Oh, they are Denver? I thought they were the real thing !
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 3:29 pm
The videos (though they are poor in quality) look pretty good. I'm really excited for Mermaid, I hope it does well.
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 3:38 pm
OK - it's a while since I've posted on this thread, but i have been checking in for news.
I watched the videos and must say, I was impressed by what I saw. I think Sierra is INCREDIBLE and so is Sherie. To me though, there's still something missing. It's obviously a great show, but it just didn't stand out. I just don't think the overall show works. I know a lot has changed since those videos were filmed, so this opinion is based solely on those videos, word of mouth, publicity shots and amateur reviews:
I honestly don't like the direction. I'm warming to the costumes reasonably well and the performances are obviously outstanding - I've become quite addicted to the video of Sherie's "poor unfortunate souls" - but at the end of the day, it doesn't create magic. There needs to be more effort put into staging. Ariel's treasure cavern seems to be just a large rock with a hole in it where she sits. I think it works, but it needs more around it. They need the entire stage filled with her "collection". When she sings "part of your world" she should be zooming around the stage looking at the objects, fascinated by them, but still reaching to the surface for more. The reprise doesn't work for me either - she just stands there and sings - no big dramatic "waves on the rocks" ending to it - she just glides off as the sets for the next scene glide on.
I have warmed to the costumes. I hated the costume Ursula has for "i want the good times back" - it just didn't look octopus-like or threatening, it looked too stringy and nothing like tentacles. The one she wore for "poor unfortunate souls" had a sort of webbed net effect that joined them, giving a better overall effect of an octopus. The wig and make up was great though.
It just needs more work and I know it's had some, and I can't wait to see improvements, but from what I've seen so far it just doesn't, to me at least, have that feeling of a classic film taking on a new life like Beauty and the Beast did.
I watched the videos and must say, I was impressed by what I saw. I think Sierra is INCREDIBLE and so is Sherie. To me though, there's still something missing. It's obviously a great show, but it just didn't stand out. I just don't think the overall show works. I know a lot has changed since those videos were filmed, so this opinion is based solely on those videos, word of mouth, publicity shots and amateur reviews:
I honestly don't like the direction. I'm warming to the costumes reasonably well and the performances are obviously outstanding - I've become quite addicted to the video of Sherie's "poor unfortunate souls" - but at the end of the day, it doesn't create magic. There needs to be more effort put into staging. Ariel's treasure cavern seems to be just a large rock with a hole in it where she sits. I think it works, but it needs more around it. They need the entire stage filled with her "collection". When she sings "part of your world" she should be zooming around the stage looking at the objects, fascinated by them, but still reaching to the surface for more. The reprise doesn't work for me either - she just stands there and sings - no big dramatic "waves on the rocks" ending to it - she just glides off as the sets for the next scene glide on.
I have warmed to the costumes. I hated the costume Ursula has for "i want the good times back" - it just didn't look octopus-like or threatening, it looked too stringy and nothing like tentacles. The one she wore for "poor unfortunate souls" had a sort of webbed net effect that joined them, giving a better overall effect of an octopus. The wig and make up was great though.
It just needs more work and I know it's had some, and I can't wait to see improvements, but from what I've seen so far it just doesn't, to me at least, have that feeling of a classic film taking on a new life like Beauty and the Beast did.
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 8:28 pm
Well, after finally getting to view “Poor Unfortunate Souls” live (I have dial-up), I have to say I’m not nearly as excited to see this show as I once was. To me (and I know most will disagree, so these are just my own feelings), Ursula has been completely ruined. Despite how great a voice Sherie has, she is not Ursula, which is proven by her butchering of “Souls.” And, besides Sherie’s part in the matter, Ursula’s costume is horrible; not allowing her the capability to move around the set was the biggest mistake they made. Then there’re the narrative changes, with Ursula gaining a giant conch shell (which serves litte to no purpose except to hinder the climax) and the eliminating of Vanessa, that aren't working for me at all. Flotsam and Jetsam are excellent in spite of their costumes, but they can’t come close to fulfilling Ursula’s role.
Sierra’s still a great Ariel, and I still enjoy the new songs quite a bit, but I don’t really have any desire to see this show anymore. I understand that there has to be some transition from film to stage, but this show fails on too many levels for me--mainly with Ursula, the prime reason TLM is my favorite film even over Ariel. I will get the cast recording though, no doubt.
Sierra’s still a great Ariel, and I still enjoy the new songs quite a bit, but I don’t really have any desire to see this show anymore. I understand that there has to be some transition from film to stage, but this show fails on too many levels for me--mainly with Ursula, the prime reason TLM is my favorite film even over Ariel. I will get the cast recording though, no doubt.
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 8:43 pm
Yeah but keep in mind that these vids are from the Denver preview. For all we know they could have changed a lot about these scenes.Disney's Divinity wrote:Well, after finally getting to view “Poor Unfortunate Souls” live (I have dial-up), I have to say I’m not nearly as excited to see this show as I once was. To me (and I know most will disagree, so these are just my own feelings), Ursula has been completely ruined. Despite how great a voice Sherie has, she is not Ursula, which is proven by her butchering of “Souls.” And, besides Sherie’s part in the matter, Ursula’s costume is horrible; not allowing her the capability to move around the set was the biggest mistake they made. Then there’re the narrative changes, with Ursula gaining a giant conch shell (which serves litte to no purpose except to hinder the climax) and the eliminating of Vanessa, that aren't working for me at all. Flotsam and Jetsam are excellent in spite of their costumes, but they can’t come close to fulfilling Ursula’s role.
Sierra’s still a great Ariel, and I still enjoy the new songs quite a bit, but I don’t really have any desire to see this show anymore. I understand that there has to be some transition from film to stage, but this show fails on too many levels for me--mainly with Ursula, the prime reason TLM is my favorite film even over Ariel. I will get the cast recording though, no doubt.