Season 5: Episode 27: Jodi Benson Interview - Reuniting with one of My Entertainment Pen Pals, Ariel The Little Mermaid

About this episode

In this episode, Adam Rothenberg interviews Jodi Benson about her career and upcoming Off Broadway debut in 'Pen Pals'.

This season on my podcast, Baring It All with Call Me Adam , I am spotlighting My Entertainment Idols . Today, I am catching up with one of My Entertainment Pen Pals, Jodi Benson who is known for voicing Ariel in Disney's Oscar winning feature film, The Little Mermaid. Jodi is getting to ready to return to the New York stage, in her Off Broadway debut, to star in & close out one of my favorite plays, Michael Griffo's Pen Pals. In this interview, Jodi is Baring It All with Call Me Adam about: How she landed Pen Pals What the show says about friendship Why Bernie is the perfect character Her real-life bond with co-star Marcia Mitzman Gaven The legacy, and lasting impact, of The Little Mermaid And so much more Jodi Benson & her long time friend, Marcia Mitzman Gaven will be starring in & closing out Michael Griffo's Pen Pals from March 4-15, 2026 at the Daryl Roth DR Theatre in NYC. Click Here for tickets! Click Here to watch this live interview in video format! Special Thanks: Joe Trentacosta, JT Public Relations Theme Song by Bobby Cronin Podcast Logo by Liam O'Donnell Edited by Adam Rothenberg Connect with Me: Website: www.callmeadam.com Facebook: @CallMeAdamNYC…

People in this episode

Host: Adam Rothenberg

Guest: Jodi Benson

Topics covered

• interview
• voice acting
• friendship
• theater
• Disney legacy
• Off Broadway

Keywords

• Jodi Benson
• Ariel
• The Little Mermaid
• Pen Pals
• voice acting
• Disney Legend
• theater
• friendship

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Disney, Daryl Roth DR Theatre

Books & works: The Little Mermaid, Pen Pals

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