Jodi Benson, who played Ariel in the original 1989 classic, has responded to the backlash against Bailey’s casting in The Little Mermaid live ... a “glorious singing voice,” he added.

The actress, who voiced Ariel in the original 1989 animated ... who is best known for providing the voice of Ariel in the 1989 animated Disney film The Little Mermaid, praised the singer/actress ...

The live-action remake of "The Little Mermaid" starring ... Ursula's necklace and restores her voice, for example, while Scuttle takes the necklace from Ursula in the original.

And I just went, 'Are you kidding me?!' " Related: Daughter of Jodi Benson, Original Voice of Ariel, Is Portraying the Little Mermaid in New Production Delaney spent the beginning of the summer ...

Halle Bailey's Ariel also gets a new tune, "For the First Time," and Prince Eric actor Jonah Hauer-King ... who wrote the music for the original Little Mermaid film — previously revealed he ...