Harry Groener is so underrated. They SHOULD have professionally filmed the full show with him for release. Why didn't they do it??? It was before I was born and I love him so much. Harry and Terrence Mann are the only musical theatre actors I care about. They both deserved much better.
If I ever meet Jodi Benson, the first thing I would say to her is "Why didn't you do more Broadway after this? Your voice was simply made for Broadway!"
I literally just found out that she got a Tony nomination for this role in _Crazy For You_ !!! I actually lived in NY when this musical was playing on Broadway and I distinctly recall walking by the Shubert Theatre and seeing all the posters. Back then I had no clue that one of the show's stars was the woman whose voice had enchanted movie audiences three years earlier in _The Little Mermaid_
I just finished reading her book. She said that she chose to focus on voice acting because the schedule was less gruelling and she wanted to prioritise her family :)
Jodi Benson is an American actress and singer. Career Benson her debut in the 1983 Kenny Ortega-directed "Marilyn: An American Fable". Other Broadway credits include a starring role in the 1986 Broadway musical Smile, where she introduced a song called Disneyland". In 1987 Howard Ashman, the lyricist of Smile, would go on to write the lyrics for The Little Mermaid. She describes the song "Disneyland" at the "Smile" Reunion concert held on September 22, 2014, "This musical, Welcome to the Club, alongside Samuel E. Wright, who performed the voice for Sebastian the Crab in The Little Mermaid. In 1992, Benson received a Tony Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical for her role as Polly Baker in Crazy For You, She played the narrator in Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in 1998.
There was never a public release, this is from the production's Archive PBS did film a remount at Papermill in '99 for the great performance series. This included the original set, costumes, direction and choreography! I believe that video was posted in full on RUclips
Jodi's full range as a performer is never appreciated enough;
When done right, this show is absolute magic. The OBC was so incredibly talented.
Harry Groener is so underrated. They SHOULD have professionally filmed the full show with him for release. Why didn't they do it??? It was before I was born and I love him so much. Harry and Terrence Mann are the only musical theatre actors I care about. They both deserved much better.
If I ever meet Jodi Benson, the first thing I would say to her is "Why didn't you do more Broadway after this? Your voice was simply made for Broadway!"
I literally just found out that she got a Tony nomination for this role in _Crazy For You_ !!! I actually lived in NY when this musical was playing on Broadway and I distinctly recall walking by the Shubert Theatre and seeing all the posters. Back then I had no clue that one of the show's stars was the woman whose voice had enchanted movie audiences three years earlier in _The Little Mermaid_
I just finished reading her book. She said that she chose to focus on voice acting because the schedule was less gruelling and she wanted to prioritise her family :)
This is pure magic! Would've loved to have seen this in its original run
This is one of my favorite shows & casts. Thank You for sharing
Jodi Benson is an American actress and singer.
Career
Benson her debut in the 1983 Kenny Ortega-directed "Marilyn: An American Fable". Other Broadway credits include a starring role in the 1986 Broadway musical Smile, where she introduced a song called Disneyland". In 1987 Howard Ashman, the lyricist of Smile, would go on to write the lyrics for The Little Mermaid. She describes the song "Disneyland" at the "Smile" Reunion concert held on September 22, 2014, "This musical, Welcome to the Club, alongside Samuel E. Wright, who performed the voice for Sebastian the Crab in The Little Mermaid.
In 1992, Benson received a Tony Award nomination for Best Actress in a Musical for her role as Polly Baker in Crazy For You, She played the narrator in Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in 1998.
Wow! Is there a proshot of the whole original production? This is amazing. ❤️
There is, this is actually one of the few shows that were leaked from the Lincoln Center archives
@@broadwayarchive3652 Happen to know where this can be found? I would be thrilled to see it. Thanks!
I have no idea that Jodi Benson was on Broadway back in 1992.
Long story short, it was her Broadway connection that helped her land the Little Mermaid. So, here, she is returning to Broadway.
Is there a video DVD of this stage Performance, ..?I can only find an Audible CD
There was never a public release, this is from the production's Archive
PBS did film a remount at Papermill in '99 for the great performance series. This included the original set, costumes, direction and choreography! I believe that video was posted in full on RUclips
@@broadwayarchive3652 ok,thanks