The original voice of Ariel the Little Mermaid, Jodi Benson, tells PEOPLE she 'wept the whole time' when she recently watched her own daughter step into the role for a Miami production.

The Little Mermaid live-action remake revamps the classic story with new songs, a longer runtime, and some key story tweaks. However, despite a big update to the Disney classic, some fans have ...

Jodi Benson, who voiced Ariel in the original 1989 The Little Mermaid, is praising the 2023 live-action reimagining starring Halle Bailey. In an interview with People magazine published Wednesday ...

The Little Mermaid will feature Halle Bailey as Ariel, which will race swap the character from white to black, and that has been a major topic of discussion on the internet.

A Florida theater, Area Stage, was doing a production of "The Little Mermaid" and was still looking for an Ariel. A mutual friend recommended Delaney to Giancarlo Rodaz, the show's director.

The voice actor who portrayed Ariel in the original version of The Little Mermaid has a lot of appreciation for the live-action adaptation. Published Thu, 25 May 2023 17:19:10 -0500 by Aedan Juvet | ...

Jodi Benson, the voice actress who provided the voice of Ariel in the 1989 animated film, shared her support for the film's changes during an interview with Entertainment Weekly, pointing out how ...

Movies Little Mermaid’s OG Ariel Defends The New Movie’s Changes From The Original News By Dirk Libbey published May 25, 2023 ...

Delaney plays the role of Ariel -- whom her mother, Jodi, voiced in Disney's 1989 film. In a video shared on TikTok, Jodi is captured supporting her daughter at she takes center stage and performs ...

Disney's live-action version updates, and honors, 'Part of Your World,' 'Under the Sea' and more with help from a dance company and 86-piece orchestra.

The remake mentions that Ariel's mother was killed by a human, while the original doesn't explain what happened to her (though 2008's "The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning" revealed she was hit ...