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Jodi Benson and Auli’i Cravalho look back at the Sebastian character during The Little Mermaid panel at the 2019 D23 Expo over the weekend in Anaheim, Calif.

The Disney Princess twosome were celebrating the 30th anniversary of the animated flick and opened up about the upcoming concert special, where Auli’i will be performing as Ariel.

During the panel event, Auli’i opened up about how Jodi gave her advice during the last D23 about how portraying a Disney princess would open doors and then asked for even more.

You can check out her answer in the video clip below!

If you missed the exciting news about The Little Mermaid Concert Special, read up on it now!

Earlier in the day, Auli’i was spotted signing autographs for fans.

Auli’i Cravalho showed off her amazing smile during ABC’s TCA Summer Press Tour Panel and Red Carpet Event on Monday night (August 5) in West Hollywood, Calif.

The 18-year-old actress hit up the red carpet party after it was announced she’d be playing Ariel in the live musical event for the 30th anniversary of The Little Mermaid on the network.

American Housewife stars Meg Donnelly and Diedrich Bader, Grand Hotel‘s Anne Winters, Modern Family‘s Nolan Gould and Jeremy Maguire, The Connors‘ Emma Kenney, Schooled‘s AJ Michalka, The Goldbergs‘ Sam Lerner and Good Trouble‘s Josh Pence were also seen at the party later that night.

Check out 60+ pictures inside of Auli’i Cravalho, Meg Donnelly, Anne Winters and more at ABC’s TCA Party…

ABC is moving forward with the live concert production of The Little Mermaid and the initial casting has been announced!

Auli’i Cravalho, who voiced the title character in the Oscar-nominated movie Moana, is playing Ariel and Queen Latifah is set to play Ursula.

Reggae singer Shaggy is going to play Sebastian.

The live event will happen in front of a studio audience and it will air on Tuesday, November 5 at 8pm. The special will interweave the live performances with clips from the animated movie. Music from the Broadway stage version of the musical will be included.

A live concert production of The Little Mermaid has been staged at the Hollywood Bowl two times so far, with Sara Bareilles and Lea Michele leading the casts. The film played on a big screen and whenever a song happened, the film would pause and the actors would come out on stage to perform the number.

There’s also a live film adaptation starring Halle Bailey in the works!

NCIS: Los Angeles‘ Barrett Foa and Legally Blonde: The Musical‘s Laura Bell Bundy pose together on the red carpet at the opening night performance of The Play That Goes Wrong at Center Theatre Group’s Ahmanson Theatre on Wednesday (July 10) in Los Angeles.

If you didn’t know, the two actors starred together in the L.A. production of Sweet Charity last summer!

Other stars at the opening night included Moana‘s Auli’i Cravalho, Broadway star Sierra Boggess, and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend co-stars Vincent Rodriguez III and Pete Gardner. You can catch the show through August 11.

It was just announced that Barrett will be leading a new production of the acclaimed play Angels in America at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis. He will be playing the role of Prior Walter, who was recently played on Broadway by Andrew Garfield.

The St. Louis production of Angels in America will have back-to-back marathon performances of both parts and will run September 4 through October 6.

Eden Espinosa, choreographer Spencer Liff, Max von Essen, and Nick Adams pose for a photo following the opening night performance of Falsettos at the Center Theatre Group’s Ahmanson Theatre on Wednesday (April 17) in Los Angeles.

The cast members were joined at the event by their co-stars Nick Blaemire, Audrey Cardwell, and Bryonha Marie Parham.

The tour is currently playing in Los Angeles through May 19 and additional stops will be made in Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Charlotte.

Some of the celeb guests who came out to show support included Tracie Thoms, who was in the original cast of the 2016 revival, as well as Erich Bergen, Jeanine Mason, Jake Borelli, Vincent Rodriguez III, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Auli’i Cravalho, and Adam Rippon with boyfriend Jussi-Pekka Kajaala.

Sofia Carson, Katherine McNamara, and Maddie Ziegler hit the carpet at the Teen Vogue Young Hollywood Party at the Los Angeles Theatre on Friday night (February 15) in downtown Los Angeles.

Also stepping out for the party were Katherine‘s Shadowhunters co-stars Dominic Sherwood (not pictured) and Luke Baines.

Maddie was joined by her younger sister Mackenzie, who competed on Dancing With the Stars Junior.

More stars at the event included The Handmaid’s Tale‘s Madeline Brewer, 90210‘s AnnaLynne McCord, model Brandon Thomas Lee, Modern Family‘s Nolan Gould, Good Witch‘s Bailee Madison, Stranger Things‘ Caleb McLaughlin, Shazam co-stars Asher Angel and Jack Dylan Grazer, Moana‘s Auli’i Cravalho, rising singer Brianna Mazzola, black-ish‘s Marsai Martin, Captain Marvel‘s Mckenna Grace, Yoga Hosers‘ Harley Quinn Smith, Step Up‘s Alyson Stoner, and Drake & Josh‘s Drake Bell.

FYI: Sofia is wearing a Prada dress. Katherine is wearing a Sonia Rykiel dress and DSquared2 shoes. Marsai is wearing a Tadashi Shoji dress, Nicholas Kirkwood shoes, and a Swarovski clutch and jewelry. Bailee is wearing a Zimmermann look, Brian Atwood shoes, and Zoe Chicco jewelry. Auli’i is wearing a Lumier by Bariano jumpsuit. Alyson is wearing an I.AM.GIA outfit. The party was presented by Snapchat.

Mandy Moore, Taraji P. Henson, and Sarah Silverman team up for the world premiere of their new movie Ralph Breaks the Internet held at El Capitan Theatre on Monday (November 5) in Los Angeles.

They were joined by their co-stars John C. Reilly, Jack McBrayer, Jane Lynch, Alan Tudyk, Alfred Molina, Sean Giambrone, Timothy Simons, Ali Wong, GloZell Green, Katie Lowes, Dani Fernandez, and Roger Craig Smith.

More co-stars in attendance included Michael Giacchino, Irene Bedard, Jodi Benson, Auli’i Cravalho, Jennifer Hale, Kate Higgins, Linda Larkin, Paige O’Hara, Pamela Ribon, Ming-Na Wen, and directors Phil Johnston and Rich Moore.

Julia Michaels, Imagine Dragons, Jordan Fisher, Josh Gad, Christina Milian, Melora Hardin, Melissa Joan Hart, David Dastmalchian, Yul Vazquez, and Olivia Sanabia also stepped out to show their support.

Ralph Breaks the Internet takes place six years after the events of Wreck-It Ralph. Ralph and Vanellope, now friends, discover a wi-fi router in their arcade, leading them into a new adventure. Watch the trailer here, and don’t miss it when it hits theaters on November 21!

FYI: Taraji is wearing Carolina Herrera. Sarah is wearing Lela Rose with APM Monaco jewelry. Auli’i is wearing Thai Nguyen Atelier. Ming-Na is wearing Jovani. Julia is wearing Georges Chakra Couture. Olivia is wearing a Gloria Guerrero dress, Steve Madden heels, and Marc Jacobs earrings. Mandy is wearing a Rochas dress and Neil Lane jewels.

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