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Tituss Burgess Channels Ursula In Rousing Performance Of "Poor Unfortunate Souls"

The sea witch never sounded so good.

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt star Tituss Burgess wowed the crowd at the Vulture Festival this weekend with his powerhouse performance of the Little Mermaid classic "Poor Unfortunate Souls."

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Burgess said he first became enamored with the song while performing as Sebastian in the 2007 Broadway version of the Disney film. Though he liked playing the groovy crab, he admitted that he really had his sights set on portraying a different character: the bodacious sea witch herself, Ursula.

Eventually, he approached the producers of the show to see if they'd let him audition for the part, but they said no. After watching his interpretation of her show-stopping number, we think they made a big mistake.

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