Actress and singer Jodi Benson is a 2011 recipient of The Disney Legends Award. She is the original voice of "Ariel" in The Little Mermaid and continued to voice the character in a variety of other related projects from straight-to-video sequels, toys and video games.
On July 19, 2015, I had the good fortune to be asked to participate in Part of Your World: An Evening with Jodi Benson at the Bohemian Hotel in Celebration, Florida, that was an intimate three-course meal for 60 guests. The event was put together by Jennifer Beaudoin and Lance Kirkland of Legends Events.
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[Jim] spent a half-hour asking her some questions on stage and then fielded questions from the audience. [He] actually got additional time to talk with her before the event started and to ask some follow-up questions after the event ended. [Jim] found Jodi to be articulate, gracious, funny, informative and genuinely happy to be there, not always the case with some performers.
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