The story of two sisters separated by secret has never been more chilling that it is now at the St. James Theatre on Broadway. Anna and Elsa's love for one another comes to life as never before. Frozen on Broadway brings to life the beloved 2013 film and features twice as much music as the modern animated classic.
For the musical, Disney has reassembled the film's creative team to go deeper into the heart and humor of Arendelle. Featuring music and lyrics by the Kristen Anderson-Lopez and EGOT-winner Robert Lopez and a book by Jennifer Lee, Frozen on Broadway brings to life all of your favorite characters.
Frozen is directed by Michael Grandage and choreographed by Rob Ashford.
It would be one thing if Frozen's stiffness were in the service of a deeper take on the material, but its already shaky plot seems even less secure, too thin a rope to support the musical's dutiful climb up the narrative mountain. While the best songs from the movie-including 'Love Is an Open Door,' an ebullient duet for Anna and her dashing suitor, Hans (John Riddle)-still pop, the new ones are less strong; aside from an incongruous but zippy comic number at a sauna, they feel like heavy filler, especially in the busy and slushy finale.
The theater's legendary powers notwithstanding, there's no way that the all-too-solid stage of the St. James Theater can approximate the technical virtuosity of a movie setting. Rather, the magic of the theater comes from its power to open up the world of the imagination. Emerging from the dancing lights of the aurora borealis (as fashioned by lighting designer Natasha Katz) projected on the scrim (by video designer Finn Ross), Christopher Oram's sets are highly stylized and very theatrical, if not transporting.
2017 | Regional (US) |
Denver Center Pre-Broadway Engagement Regional (US) |
2018 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
2021 | West End |
West End Premiere West End |
Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
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2018 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Jelani Alladin |
2018 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Puppet Design | Michael Curry |
2018 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Jelani Alladin |
2018 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Patti Murin |
2018 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical | Frozen |
2018 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Musical | Patti Murin |
2018 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding New Broadway Musical | Frozen |
2018 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding New Score | Kristen Anderson-Lopez |
2018 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Projection Design | Finn Ross |
2018 | Tony Awards | Best Book of a Musical | Jennifer Lee |
2018 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Frozen |
2018 | Tony Awards | Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Kristen Anderson-Lopez |
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