Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORGOCH: So, didja all hear who the lastest Dizzy witch is gonna' be? Some gal named Donna Murphy. She's gonna' loan out her voice ta Mama Gothel in Rappin' Rapunzel. Never heard of the ol' hag befer now. But she sure better not try ta upstage yers truly er she's gonna know what it feels like ta have a broom stick broke over her noggin!! Better not try stealin' any a my FROGS neither!! ORWEN: I don't know who Donna Murphy is, either, but--unlike a certain nasty old biddy--I intend to welcome her to the coven as long as she's nice enough. ORDDU: It will be interesting to see how Mother Gothel is portrayed in the Disney version. There have already been some significant changes made by Mr. Lasseter & Co. For one thing, we've read that Rapunzel's parents are to become King and Queen, whereas the original story portrayed them as mere peasants who couldn't afford to buy their own rampion. Instead they felt compelled to steal it from a witch named Gothel. ORWEN: That's why they had to make a deal with Mother Gothel that made it possible for her to trade the rampion for the little baby girl who was born to the peasant couple. ORDDU: But the Disney version seems to want to turn Mother Gothel into a kidnapper who steals away the baby from a royal couple right from the start! We can't say we approve of such a change. ORWEN: Still, it'll be interesting to see what else they do with this newest Disney witch. I haven't seen any art work of her, yet. Don't know if she'll be a glamorous witch like me--or an old hag like a certain nasty old biddy I'm always having to put up with! ORGOCH: I heard that, blubber face!! An' it's gonna' cost ya!! Fer one thing, yer nothin' CLOSE ta bein' glam'rous!! Yer not even close ta bein' a plain Jane!! Yer more like a mix 'tween Godzilla 'n Rush Lamebrain!!
Originally Posted By mawnck >>For one thing, we've read that Rapunzel's parents are to become King and Queen,<< Well how would they market Ms. R as a princess if her parents aren't the King and Queen?
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: They've been doing if for many years, duckling--ever since Cinderella came to be. Her parents weren't of royal birth, either. She merely married a prince at the end of the story. ORWEN: Same as Rapunzel originally did. But this time around it sounds like the man who rescues Rapunzel from her tower won't be a prince after all. Instead they're saying he's a bandit.
Originally Posted By mawnck >>She merely married a prince at the end of the story.<< Well, see, she qualifies. Now Mulan on the other hand ... >>But this time around it sounds like the man who rescues Rapunzel from her tower won't be a prince after all. Instead they're saying he's a bandit.<< A diamond in the rough, no doubt.
Originally Posted By plpeters70 This actually really excites me - Donna Murphy has a wonderful voice. Just check out her work in Sondheim's Passion and you'll see what I mean! Between having Donna Murphy star in this and having Menken back to write the songs, I have to say I'm more excited for this than even Princess and the Frog!
Originally Posted By Rsey103 Witches, do you get the wikipedia on your crystal ball? You can read about Ms. Murphy there.... <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donna_Murphy" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D...a_Murphy</a>
Originally Posted By TheRedhead Donna Murphy is probably the best actress working in musical theatre. She's amazing. She can do the most serious stuff in the world, but she can also be hilarious. I saw her do Passion, King and I, and Wonderful Town. I LOVE her.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: Yes, Rsey103, duckling, we can and often do conjur up wikipedia in our crystal ball. But thank you for suggesting it, all the same. ORWEN: We hope you're doing okay, duckling! ORDDU: In the meantme, we have no doubts that Donna Murphy will make a splendid witch. We're merely curious as to what her motivation will be for taking baby Rapunzel away from her parents, since the Disney version has changed the story so drastically that she seems to have less of a reason to want the child. ORWEN: In the original story, it was the peasant's need for rampion that was used as a bargaining chip. This new version has me wondering. Plus I hate the idea of Rapunzel using her hair as a whip and a lasso. That's so un-princess like! ORDDU: The current leaders within the Story department don't seem to know how to properly handle an old world story filled with old souls. So their only resolution is to modernize everything and create contemporary characters, thinking a modnern won't be able to relate to a true period piece these days. If that were true, the Disney versions of Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and Snow White wouldn't be as popular as they are. A fairy tale is supposd to be timeless with as few references to the modern world as possible. Otherwise they can become so dated as time goes by that they lose their ability to have wider appeal. I don't believe Mr. Lasseter gets this. He's only intersted in appealing to the audience of today. Walt Disney was interested in appealing to many generations yet to come.
