Ariel (The Little Mermaid) "The Love We Share" with Sofia. A live-action version of Ariel appeared in the ABC television series "Once Upon a Time", where she was played by JoAnna Garcia. In 2016 a stripped-down concert version of "The Little Mermaid" was staged at the Hollywood Bowl, featuring the songs from the film and four songs from the Broadway musical. Sara Bareilles performed the role of Ariel for the first two nights of the concert (June 4 and 5), while Jodi Benson, the original voice actress for Ariel, reprised her role for the June 6 performance. Ariel, alongside other Disney Princesses, appeared in
Sebastian (The Little Mermaid) Sebastian (The Little Mermaid) Sebastian is an animated anthropomorphic crab in "The Little Mermaid" film series from the Caribbean island of Jamaica, and is a servant of King Triton. Apart from his role in the film trilogy, Sebastian features in the animated series, in the "Kingdom Hearts" series of video games, and even has music albums based on him. The character was developed solely for the film, and is not derived from the original Hans Christian Andersen story. Early on in the writing and development of "The Little Mermaid", the character that would later become Sebastian was originally an English-butler