FROZEN to Arrive on Broadway in Spring 2018 — Page 33

disneybroadwayfan22 said: "So, if we don't meet Kristof and Olaf until Act 2, what happens in Act 1 then?!



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Do we know that we don't meet them until Act 2? Maybe the musical has rearranged the order of some of the songs/scenes.

I know a load of you on here have some campaign of hate towards Murin (I don't know why- I missed the whole drama) but I think you are being unfair. A tightly edited photograph in a studio is nothing like the reality on stage. They had their choice of people and they chose her. At least give her a chance.



Caissie looks FIERCE. She will slay it and her voice is so much better suited to the role than Betsy.. she's got a better belt.

Elsa makes Olaf at the beginning, no?

Notreallysilent 2 said: "The person on there say all of them show up in the first act. Very curious to see how that works with Olaf since Elsa makes him during let it go.



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Good to know b/c man, they are really things around here. Can't wait to see the full on reviews to see how things work.

JennH said: "BroadwayConcierge said: "Thankfully, I'm really impressed by how regal and beautiful Caissie looks in that Elsa costume. Betsy, as we all know, would've been sensational, but each post from the show makes me more and more won over by Caissie.

Murin on the other hand... no. I mean, really. She entirely lacks the innate spunk/cuteness that made Anna so delicious in the movie. Just looks super "Look at me! I can still pull this off!" I've never been so critical of a casting choice on here before, but I am just not about it.



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Agreed, and especially about the makeup someone mentioned, it's LOVELY. Now that we see her in the full ensemble, I'm sold. She really looks like I've always thought Elsa should IRL, someone more striking and angular rather than super youthfully cute and soft featured like almost every Disney heroine seems to be (and it bothers me) which should be reserved for Anna because it meshes with her personality. Betsy had the same striking look and would have been more interesting in terms of the flavor she'd bring to the role, and I still believe she'll do it down the road (Ala Steph J Block).

As for Patti, I'm beginning to see people's point about this, but as no one has see her do it yet, I'll reserve judgment until I see her. I still think she'd right, she's got the quirk and spunk for it, she's done those roles before so I have faith she won't be as bad as people think.

And lLOOOLLLLLLLL that picture of Betsy face over Caissies!!! I CAN'T!!! I only think it's a tad frightening merely because that angle juxtaposed on the side profile is OOODDDD!! But it's still hilarious!



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Yeah, sorry. I'm not a photoshop expert and I just used the first picture of Betsy I found. But I agree, I too am warming up to Caissie and the picture isn't really mean to disrespect her. I'm just salty towards Michael Grandage and Thomas Schumacher.

In one of the articles before it mentioned they cut the ice scene, so I'm assuming that's why they cut that song as it wouldn't really work. The person said it starts with "vuelie" but I wonder if it goes straight into the kid scene or if a new song replaced frozen hearts.

Updated On: 8/17/17 at 04:17 PM

I don't get that people are all saying how Patti looks too old but think that photoshop of Betsy looks fine. She looks way older than both Patti and Caissie IMO. Patti reads super young and she definitely has the charisma and spunk to play Anna.

I LOVE the costumes, they're gorgeous and look a lot like the movie, but at the same time they're unique. I could see this being a contender for Best Costume Design ( MFL, Carousel, and Frozen?). I also don't understand the contempt for Patti. She looks really energetic and spunky, and I think she reads very young. I can't wait to go next year!

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Count me in as one of the people not dazzled by the costumes. Why are they so cartoon-y? I think Disney really had an opportunity to expand from the movie. A carbon-copy isn't the way to go. It lacks the creativity they've had (like with Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin).

Would anyone be able to post a list of the understudies/covers?

Sad to see they still have "For The First Time in Forever (Reprise)". My least favorite part of the movie. I mean, "deep deep deep deep snow?" Really Lopezes? I hope they've changed that lyric at least.

Other than that, I'm excited by the song list! Looks like some great potential based on the titles and placement. Curious to see what they have to change to make Let It Go work as an act 1 closer. Theoretically they could just not show what happens to Elsa at all after the coronation until that number, but it might be weird to see her going through this life-changing epiphany so long after the events that instigated it.