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Weston, Tamara (December 9, 2009). "The Problem with Princesses". Time. Archived from the original on December 14, 2009 . Retrieved December 24, 2009. Truitt, Brian (October 2, 2013). " 'Little Mermaid' star Jodi Benson loves life as Ariel". USA Today . Retrieved June 1, 2016.Benson made 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 is the first piece of the puzzle of my life, the first step of the journey, so to speak". [ citation needed] Benson also sings "Disneyland" on a compilation CD called Unsung Musicals. In 1989, Benson appeared in the Broadway musical, Welcome to the Club, alongside Samuel E. Wright, who performed the voice for Sebastian the Crab in The Little Mermaid.

About.com's David Nusair observed that "There's no limit to how low Ursula will stoop to achieve her goals"; [53] the character often relies on a combination of sorcery and deception to achieve them. [54] "A bargainer of the worst kind", [55] Ursula only agrees to help the less fortunate when she's confident that she can gain something from them in return. [56] Identifying Ursula as Ariel's binary due to the character's experience and authority, Collision of Realities: Establishing Research on the Fantastic in Europe author Lars Schmeink described Ursula as a "more complex and mature character" than Ariel, embodying everything that the mermaid can potentially become. [57] To Ariel, Ursula represents "the matronly image" who "instigate[s] the young princess' epic journey" as she longs to achieve the witch's " sage-like knowledge and power". [57] Ursula teaches Ariel about womanhood, a theme From Mouse to Mermaid: The Politics of Film, Gender, and Culture author Elizabeth Belle noticed is absent in Anderson's story. [40] According to Bell, "Ursula can retrieve Ariel from her destined alliance with patriarchy", observing that the witch actually "teaches Ariel that performance and voice and manifestations" are "liberations of gender". [40] Teen Ink's Emma James believes that Ursula's death ultimately prevents Ariel from experiencing and learning from the consequences of her actions, concluding, "Ariel never really owns up to all the mishap she caused." [11] Observing that Ursula actually warns Ariel about the consequences should she fail to earn a kiss from Eric, Laura Stampler of Time described the character as a "savvy contract negotiator". [58] Writing for Collider, Dave Trumbore identified Ursula as the film's "Crossroads Demon". [59] According to Gary Thompson of the Philadelphia Daily News, Ursula is similar to businesswoman Leona Helmsley. [60] Christopher, Jess (1994). Alana's Secret Friend. Disney's The Little Mermaid. New York: Disney Press New York. ISBN 0-7868-4002-1. Holland, Peter (2003). Shakespeare Survey: Volume 56, Shakespeare and Comedy: An Annual Survey of Shakespeare Studies and Production. England: Cambridge University Press. p.158. ISBN 9780521827270.

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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] Truitt, Brian (October 2, 2013). " 'Little Mermaid' star Jodi Benson loves life as Ariel". USA Today . Retrieved June 28, 2015. Haring, Bruce (July 31, 2022). "Pat Carroll Dies: Veteran Actress Of Stage, TV, Film And Voice Of Ursula In 'The Little Mermaid' Was 95". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved July 31, 2022. 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. a b Fruzińska, Justyna (2014). Emerson Goes to the Movies: Individualism in Walt Disney Company's Post-1989 Animated Films. United Kingdom: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p.69. ISBN 9781443869157.

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How Belle from 'Beauty and the Beast' Became Disney's First Feminist Princess". May 24, 2016 . Retrieved December 30, 2020. a b Oneill, Therese (October 28, 2015). "11 Things You Might Not Know About 'The Little Mermaid' ". Mental Floss. Mental Floss, Inc . Retrieved April 1, 2016. Breslauer, Jan (December 10, 1995). "Just Like a Fish to Water: Jodi Benson made a splash as the voice of Ariel in 'The Little Mermaid,' but she's really hitting her stride in musicals". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved June 1, 2016.

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