FROZEN to Arrive on Broadway in Spring 2018 — Page 49

broadwayboy223 said: "disneybroadwayfan22 said: "I hope they doserious changes. More emphasis on Elsa is so needed and Let It Go needs the pizzaz that Monster apparently has (how can you put more emphasis on effects for other numbers?). But, the thing is how are they going to "fix" Olaf? The puppet is the most practical way to do him.

Sounds like the nude kick line is staying. Ugh."

If they make any changes the first thing to go will be the sauna number. Nobody cares about Oaken and the NYT singled it out as bizzare so I feel like it's one for the first things that might get changed. Also y'all that Riedel article is horrible. Patti is most definitely NOT Julie Andrews. And what's with the shade about Betsy? She IS beautiful, she CAN act and she most definitely IS an amazing belter. She also had healthier technique then Cassie."

Pretty much say all this myself, thank goodness someone else sees it. Comparing her to Julie is an insult to Julie. I like Patti, but let's please not compare her to Julie. And again...."I needed someone who could act the role, which is difficult"...I still can't with that. PUUULEAASSEE, these roles are not that hard to act, especially when nothing about them has changed from the film. Elsa his still as one note as she ever was, Anna is still just the plucky cutie pie, there's still seems to be no real depth that they keep claiming to have now. Acting isn't as much of a rocket science as "experts" make it out to be...and that's the most frustrating part. And actually Caissie sounds much better now then she ever has, it sounds (HA!) like she's fixed those issues she had during her Wicked days. I've already had a few people I know see it and each one of them say there's hardly anything to be said about her singing, she's knocking it out of the park.

Looking at these photos and seeing all of these projections, I remember Julie Taymor talking about the design for Lion asking saying she said “no” to the original idea of projecting the sunrise at the top of the show. She realized this was an adaptation of the movie and that having projections would make people think, “well why didn’t I just stay in and watch the movie?”

Precisely that. I think if they REALLY cared about making the necessary story changes ( which it seems they don't) Taylor could have soared with this, and it'd be her big comeback.

And Kathy-No, but they certainly can take a different job in between if they can. I knew someone who did that.

BJR said: "Thomas Schumacher reads reviews; these things have out-of-towns for a reason. I imagine they will take these reviews to heart and work on much of it."





Just like all the work they did on Little Mermaid...

^^^ I actually liked Aladdin. More than I expected. Despite its detractors, it recouped and was a hit for Disney.

KathyNYC2 said:
I personally don't think that comparison is valid. Frozen the movie was just released a few years ago and their main fan base is still around. Those fans have been wsitingfor this.

By the time The Little Mermaid opened in Broadway, they had to look to win an entire new generation of fans since it was close to 20 years from the movies release. There was no momentum moving forward."

That's poor logic. 20 years is about the same time frame for Aladdin and Anastasia. While Aladdin mostly plays to a younger audience, Anastasia is capitalizing on people who remember the movie.

First off you can never judge the effect on stage from a video. Take Defying Gravity. There is no set, its darkness. Shes raised up in a thrilling moment then stays there waving her arms. On video dreadfully boring. But live the performance is thrilling because you are focused on her and that powerful tramsformation and realization shes making. With Let It Go it starts with the lonliness and seclusion Elsa has felt. Which shows. This is a get in her head song not about a freaking ice castle. Everyone is losing their **** over a staircase. Honestly what does it add to the story with it there. This is about being sucked into Elsas head and beginning her journey with her. If you need a staircase go see the free show in california. And perhaps not trash a show you havent seen live yet. I thought Cassies performance was great it made me smile and got me excited to see the show in april. Wether theres a palace a staircase or they turn the teater into a huge ice cube. As long as the performers can make me feel something.

Updated On: 9/16/17 at 11:31 PM

Im 6'6 with massive hands on a tiny phone. If seriously on a freaking chat board needs to be that anal i dont care. Im not running for president. Im voicing an opinion. Deal with it. And for the record...I know I do ....lol

I just got to Denver last night. Walked past a family dressed all in Frozen gear and asked them how the shown was- they all said "great! Magical!"

Seeing the show tomorrow and glad to have an opportunity to form my own opinions based on the real thing. Trying to keep an open mind. Will let ya'll know how that goes.

How'd this end up costing $30? I had such high hopes for the tech side of this.

RippedMan said: "How'd this end up costing $30? I had such high hopes for the tech side of this."

That curtain looks like it cost 30.00 bucks

yeah but youd think as its the main theme theyd have used it as a chance to come up with a solid new song about being sisters etc.

"Let It Go" on Broadway must equal "Defying Gravity" in thrill and excitement. Anything less will be severely disappointing.

The flash of light is still there, it comes a half second late in my opinion. The light flash should cover the costume change so you don't see the dress being ripped away. There is also glitter sprayed from the floor in that moment, but the glitter flakes need to be much larger, I can't imagine it reading (as is) past the first few rows.

A quick fix would be to have the crystal drop rising from the floor as opposed to just getting revealed. It looks pretty but it's just there. No magic.

And please get rid of Natasha Katz. Again, an unremarkable, phoned-in design. Why is the entire conclusion of the song (after the dress reveal) played with a general white wash that doesn't change at all?! So boring.