Frozen Headed to Broadway! — Page 3

"I don't know if this one will work as well onstage... The two biggest elements in it are both dependent on the constant malleability of snow: a wizard/Snowbender who can conjure ice and snow at will, and a living snowman whose body is infinitely flexible in terms of shape and construction.

This isn't like the magic in Beauty and the Beast which comes in small, stage-worthy bursts. In Frozen, it's all magic, all the time, and I worry that trying to focus on the stage worthy parts neglects the fact that the main plot is about an ice wizard, and ice wizards, unlike Enchantresses or Witches, are very hard to do live."

Exactly, that is what I was trying to say earlier in thread and got a response that Digital Projections would be used.

I think anyone that thinks Disney can't pull this off is fooling themselves. Think back to Lion King.

Who would have thought Lion King would succeed on Broadway considering that no characters in the movie were human?

Sven's costume could easily be done similar to the costumes in Lion King.

Olaf could be done, but "stage magic" will be needed. I could also see some of the parts where he is split up three different ways probably won't carry over to the stage to well, and probably be eliminated.

I think the biggest challenge is creating the ice castle and etc. I see the use of digital being used extensively. I think it would be the only way to keep the look and feel of the movie. The visual effects are stunning in the movie, I would hate to lose that on stage.

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The Gershwin would be more ideal, but we all know Wicked isn't going anywhere.

^LOL! True

Holy crap. I cannot get over the fact that people are already speculating on the venue and director, when it hasn't been written yet.

Oh, come on Liza. Let them have their fun. They are just excited and speculating and playing "what if...." It's all so harmless. Nothing too be overly concerned about. Haven't you ever done that with anything you've been excited about?

Oooh do tell! That's what the PM was created for!!

I'm Latino. I am ALWAYS ON FIRE!

I don't think Olaf would be difficult at all. For me, a lot of the great comedic moments were based on his overall personality not his snow balls floating apart, they could easily be cut. However, I do agree that Sven will get cut.

Regarding, Elsa's magic....I think that if they built the stage in a way that things can rise up from the ground and she can look like she's controlling them would be effective. I also picture a ceiling like structure coming down from the fly space. Then I think almost laser type lights could be used to really emphasize the magic and have snow everywhere (obviously). Then also having a false stage for "Let it Go" some sieve-type device so fans can be under the stage cut also emphasize where "magic" is happening.

We need to stop or it will melt!

Sven seems like the closest thing to a sidekick that Olaf has, no? I would hope he wouldn't be cut. Some of the best moments are between the two of them.

I like that we've proceeded to already demystifying the onstage magic of the unwritten, unstaged, uncast show years in advance. That whole thing about being swept away in the moment was totally overrated anyway...

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I'm really excited about this! I think to make it work, they'll have to adopt some of the Taymor philosophy that works so well with Lion King, that the audience will fill in some of the elements given the basis, that theatre can be less concrete than film.

Updated On: 1/15/14 at 01:16 AM