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.
They play it safe. While the film was Disney's non-traditional take on the time-honoured princess tale - with spirited sisters finding their way back to each other instead of marrying handsome princes - this is not a daring reinvention of the material, but a repackaging of the film for the stage. It's the surest way to please the movie's faithful fans. Although darker than its predecessor in tone and design (sets and costumes are by Olivier winner Christopher Oram), this new Frozen is brisk and entertaining for most of its two hours and 20 minutes, with the same characters that won the hearts of filmgoers brought to three-dimensional life.
Winning over the uninitiated, though, may be a tougher task for the eagerly anticipated musical that had its official opening Thursday night at the St. James Theatre. What may prevent 'Frozen' from appealing to more sophisticated theater crowds is the unfulfilled promise of the plot. We're teased in this venture with the idea of an animated story wrought in three dimensions with more psychological subtlety than is the custom in Disney musicals. Because 'Frozen' attempts to traverse the tender and intimate terrain of trauma and loss of love. But it never achieves that necessary climax - paradoxical in a show of this title - when a spectator's heart is able to melt.
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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