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Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch is an entertaining Disney parody musical – review

January 6, 2024 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch has been around for a little while now – following its debut at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2019, we caught the 2022 production in London at the Underbelly Festival. It’s now returned – at the Southwark Playhouse Elephant – in an even bigger theatrical production. The set is more robust, the puppets look more impressive, the band sounds great – although it retains a Fringe-style lo-fi charm. For those unfamiliar, it’s a musical parody of The Little Mermaid, telling the story…

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The Little Mermaid: Makeup artist is ‘offended’ over Ursula criticism

May 31, 2023 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

Peter Swords King, the makeup artist for Disney’s live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid, is ‘offended’ over criticism that a queer person should have been hired instead. Led by Halle Bailey as Ariel, the film also stars Melissa McCarthy as the iconic sea-witch Ursula, whose aesthetic – including her eye makeup, jewelery and body type – was inspired by the late drag queen Divine. In a piece for GAY TIMES, Gabriella Geisinger wrote: “Ursula performs femininity the way a drag performer does. She accentuates stereotypically feminine assets — her hips,…