Who will play Ariel?

[Producer2]

Posted: 9/6/06 at 9:16pm

Who will play Ariel?

[Heybeenfood]

Posted: 9/6/06 at 9:16pm

CELIA!!!!!!!!!! After Les Miz

[folkyboy]

Posted: 9/6/06 at 9:18pm

no offense, but Celia is too weird looking for Ariel. she has a beautiful voice and a great stage presence but Disney wants to go for Barbie in a fin suit. they aren't going to go for a girl like Celia.

Posted: 9/6/06 at 9:22pm

fantasia

[FOAnatic]

Posted: 9/6/06 at 9:24pm

She's already a princess...she just needs to be a Disney princess this time.

[ShbrtAlley44]

Posted: 9/6/06 at 9:25pm

I don't know is Laura is reliable enough to do another show. This is not an attack on her... it's just that she doesn't seem to be able to stay healthy. And if she's wearing only a bra and a tail onstage, she might catch a cold or something

[FOAnatic]

Posted: 9/6/06 at 9:27pm

A cold has nothing to do with her illness right now.

She's finally taking the time she needs to recover and will be back to her old self (and on stage) in a matter of weeks.

[Raviolisun]

Posted: 9/6/06 at 9:27pm

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.

hmm, I am going to ponder my choices for the role for while...

[bwayondabrain]

Posted: 9/6/06 at 9:29pm

i think Laura Benanti would be great
Kerry Butler
and Celia might be able to do it...but again, she has a very different look... in a good way :)

[ShbrtAlley44]

Posted: 9/6/06 at 9:30pm

I know it has nothing to do with her illness now. I'm just saying she doesn't seem to be able to take care of herself in general. But I'm glad she's getting better.

[whatyouown223]

Posted: 9/6/06 at 9:31pm

Maybe Kate Reinders? Laura looks too old to play "16".

[bwaylvsong]

Posted: 9/6/06 at 9:31pm

Katie Clarke

[JamesMacon]

Posted: 9/6/06 at 9:31pm

I could see Kerry Butler. Or Megan Hilty perhaps...

[ShbrtAlley44]

Posted: 9/6/06 at 9:32pm

What about Jenn Gambatese?

[FOAnatic]

Posted: 9/6/06 at 9:33pm

Maybe Kate Reinders? Laura looks too old to play "16".

Who said Ariel was 16?

There's no mention of that in the movie, whatsoever.

In fact, Ariel's character and Prince Eric both appear to be, at least, in their early 20s.

Updated On: 9/6/06 at 09:33 PM

[folkyboy]

Posted: 9/6/06 at 9:34pm

actually there is a reference to it in the movie that says she's 16. watch it again.

[ShbrtAlley44]

Posted: 9/6/06 at 9:34pm

"I'm sixteen years old! I'm not a child anymore!" - Ariel to Triton

[RadioTV2]

Posted: 9/6/06 at 9:38pm

I shudder to think it, but what about gulp- Hillary Duff?

[folkyboy]

Posted: 9/6/06 at 9:38pm

Hillary Duff can't sing anything but monotone. she couldn't do a dual note role on Broadway

[Raviolisun]

Posted: 9/6/06 at 9:41pm

I'm liking the Megan idea. That could work.

[dancingthrulife04]

Posted: 9/6/06 at 9:42pm

Laura Benanti or Megan Hilty.

[whatyouown223]

Posted: 9/6/06 at 9:42pm

I also like the Katie Clarke idea.

[FOAnatic]

Posted: 9/6/06 at 9:44pm

Wow. How could I forget that line.

Anyway...it doesn't really matter.

Marissa Jaret Winokur played a high schooler when she was 30.

Laura's 27.

[folkyboy]

Posted: 9/6/06 at 9:46pm

i'm picturing a reality television search for the new Ariel

hahaha

[Jiffy Pop]

Posted: 9/6/06 at 9:46pm

Lauren Molina?