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.
Under the direction of Michael Grandage, Frozen doesn't entirely go wrong, but it does evince signs of the struggle to establish a consistent, unifying tone and to settle on a center in a story inherently bifurcated by having two heroines kept apart for most of the action. It ends up being merely adequate, a bland facsimile when it should have been something memorable in its own right.
There at the end are two women leading the company into their bows, playing two characters not needing men to complete them, who are confident in themselves and loving of each other. Elsa and Anna are leaders and examples. That exhibition of female power-still, sadly, a radical concept in Hollywood and on Broadway-is to be welcomed, and particularly for young girls and boys to see, but this musical feels oddly frozen in its delivery of it.
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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