In 2016 a stripped-down concert version of The Little Mermaid was staged at the Hollywood Bowl, featuring the songs from the film and four songs from the Broadway musical. Sara Bareilles performed the role of Ariel for the first two nights of the concert (June 4 and 5), while Jodi Benson, the original voice actress for Ariel, reprised her role for the June 6 performance. [51] Ralph Breaks the Internet [ edit ] Review: Halle Bailey keeps Disney's live-action 'Little Mermaid' remake from being all wet". USA TODAY. Archived from the original on May 23, 2023 . Retrieved May 23, 2023.

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She joined the "2013 Spring Pops" on May 14–15, 2013 as a guest soloist with the Boston Pops. Benson has been a frequent celebrity narrator at Disney's Candlelight Processional at Walt Disney World, appearing most recently in 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2021. [12] Lindsay, Duncan (June 20, 2015). "12 valuable lessons Disney villains taught all children". Metro . Retrieved April 25, 2016. Brooks, Larry (December 19, 2014). "Ernie Hudson To Play Poseidon On Once Upon a Time". deadline.com. Deadline . Retrieved February 3, 2015. a b c d Bell, Elizabeth; Haas, Lynda; Sells, Laura (1995). From Mouse to Mermaid: The Politics of Film, Gender, and Culture. United States: Indiana University Press. p.182. ISBN 9780253209788. With Arthur eliminated, Clements and Musker were forced to audition several other popular television actresses of the decade, including Nancy Marchand, Charlotte Rae and Roseanne Barr, [22] the last of whom had originally auditioned for the supporting role of chambermaid Carlotta. [13] Amused by her nasal voice, Howard invited the comedian to read for Ursula, but concluded that her approach was ultimately not suitable for the character. [23] Jazz singer Nancy Wilson also auditioned. [24] Meanwhile, Ashman himself had been similarly unsuccessful in recruiting Collins because Dynasty producer Aaron Spelling feared that the actress' reputation would be jeopardized should she voice an animated character. [24] Thus, Ashman pursued Broadway veteran Elaine Stritch, of whom he had been a long-time fan. [22] The audition process for Ursula required each hopeful to both recite a scene from the film and perform a Broadway-style song of their choice. [23] The finalists became Clements and Musker's Rae versus Ashman's Stritch, [24] the latter of whom ultimately won the role over Rae with her preferred rendition of Ursula's song " Poor Unfortunate Souls". [22] Musker described Stritch's approach to Ursula as "an eccentric, loopy reading". [24] However, Stritch and Ashman soon began to experience creative differences over "Poor Unfortunate Souls" because the actress refused to follow the lyricist's "very specific directions". [22] After refusing to perform the song at Ashman's preferred tempo (combined with her alcoholism), [24] the songwriter fired Stritch from the project, [23] thus forcing Clements and Musker to find a replacement with yet another round of auditions. [22]

Trina Robbins( w),Walter Carzone( p),Dave Hunt( i). Disney's The Little Mermaid: Of Myths and Mermaids,vol.1,no.12(August 1995).Marvel Comics. Gans, Andrew (April 21, 2008). "Young Frankenstein Tops Outer Critics Circle Awards Nominations". Playbill.com. Archived from the original on April 30, 2008 . Retrieved April 23, 2008. a b Plath, James (August 26, 2008). "Always Ariel: An Interview with Jodi Benson". DVD Town. Archived from the original on February 9, 2009 . Retrieved July 24, 2011. a b c Portolan, Daniel (March 9, 2015). "(WATCH) Things you probably didn't know about "The Little Mermaid" ". Moviepilot . Retrieved April 20, 2016.a b c d e f Dart, Chris (January 19, 2016). "Read This: How Divine inspired Ursula The Sea Witch". A. V. Club. Onion Inc . Retrieved April 1, 2016. Ursula is mentioned and appears in the second book of the Villains series by Serena Valentino, The Beast Within: A Tale of Beauty's Prince, appearing before the Odd Sisters.

Ursula is a main character in the 2016 young adult novel Poor Unfortunate Soul: A Tale of the Sea Witch by Serena Valentino. [82] [83] The novel is the third entry of the "Villains" series, a shared universe that crosses over various theatrical Disney films including Beauty and the Beast, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Sleeping Beauty. In this novel, Ursula is King Triton's younger sister who was betrayed by him as a child for choosing a tentacled form instead of a mermaid's tail, and grew up as a human in the town of Ipswich with an adoptive human father. Ursula returned to the sea when her adopted father was killed by the townsfolk for protecting her, befriending Athena, Queen of Atlantica, but was denied her inheritance by Triton and banished to the shadows. Ursula conspires with three other witches to steal Triton's soul and become ruler of all the seas, but is ultimately defeated. [84] Fuge, Jonathan (July 24, 2020). "Disney's The Little Mermaid Remake Goes After Grammy Winner Kacey Musgraves". MovieWeb. Archived from the original on December 14, 2021 . Retrieved May 27, 2023. Top Ten Animated Disney Villains". Box Office Scoop. BoxOfficeScoop.com. January 14, 2014. Archived from the original on May 7, 2016 . Retrieved April 26, 2016. Ursula is a truly iconic character in the Disney franchise.Aronsky, Rory (September 23, 2008). "The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning (DVD)". Film Threat. Archived from the original on September 24, 2012 . Retrieved February 24, 2011. Plath, James (August 16, 2008). "Little Mermaid, The: Ariel's Beginning (DVD)". DVD Town. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011 . Retrieved July 24, 2011. Ariel appears as a minor character in the 2016 young adult novel Poor Unfortunate Soul: A Tale of the Sea Witch by Serena Valentino, which is part of a Disney Villains series and is mainly about Ursula the Sea Witch. [26] She is also a main character in the 2018 young adult novel Part of Your World by Liz Braswell, which is part of a Disney Twisted Tales series and is set in an alternate universe where Ariel was unable to stop Ursula's wedding to Eric. [27] Disney Princess [ edit ] Braswell, Liz (September 4, 2018). Part of Your World: A Twisted Tale. Disney Princess. ISBN 978-1-368-01381-9. Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Female Performer in an Animated Feature Production