Will Frozen make it?

I mean it's super terrible but summer is coming which means tons of tourists, which means tons of kids wanting to go to Frozen. It's probably cool for a bit I guess? Even if they get no Tony love....I think they will be ok.

It may be selling tickets closer to performance date, but it's making tons of money. If you look at the grosses, it's averaging nearly 1.6 million dollars a week. It's not going anywhere too soon. Will it make its money back? No idea. Will it be a long running show? Not like Lion King.....but I'm sure it's got AT LEAST 2 years.

Lol what? It was the fifth highest-grossing show last week. Made more than Wicked, Aladdin, Mean Girls, and Book of Mormon. Somehow, I think they’ll survive.

CallMeAl2 said: "This still leaves two problems for Disney. First, howto sustain bothAladdin and Frozen together - parents will take their kids to one or the other. Parents will have a fondness for Aladdin from their own childhood. The kids will probably want to see Frozen."

Yes this is the real question isn't it? Which goes first? Aladdin or Frozen? And I really think that the answer to that is... Aladdin survives longer than Frozen. Both productions share very similar flaws but Aladdin has some noteworthy strengths as well. And while Frozen is a "classic" to the children of today, those kids need to 1.) know the show exists and then 2.) convince their parents (who are likely already OVER hearing the song Let It Go already) to shell out that money to take them to see it. While on the other hand, Aladdin is a classic where the children that loved it are those adults with the money that make the choices. I know if I had kids, I would take them to see Aladdin over Frozen as Aladdin holds a place in my memory from my childhood I would want to share with them and connect with them over it.

Another factor working against Frozen is that it’s in a very in demand theatre that Disney doesn’t own. If Frozen’s grosses slip in time and someone wants that theatre, they could make an offer Jujamcyn won’t want to refuse and put pressure on Frozen to perform.

Updated On: 5/2/18 at 01:49 PM

This may be mean spirited but I hope it does not do that well. I am getting tired of Disney thinking they can throw any movie they made out there and make it a hit Broadway show. I have a novel idea for Disney, how about trying to write original show for Broadway instead of everything being from one of their movies. Also, I would love to have more parents introduce their children to Broadway theater with something besides a Disney show.

Updated On: 5/3/18 at 06:29 AM

"It's not just "any old movie", it's THE highest grossing movie. Why would they not make their top movie into a Broadway show? I don't understand the feeling that Disney doesn't belong on Broadway. I get that there are many people who hate film-to-stage adaptations but I will never understand that. Take a story I love, remake it using another media and I personally think that's cool. I feel the same about book-to-screen, which people are way too uptight about as well. It's a terrific story with music people love, why not make that on Broadway? It does make me sad to hear people say they wish any piece of theater would fail; theater is supposed to be inclusive. There are hundreds of people with a lot at stake, including the actors. I can't imagine wanting people like Patti Murin and Caissie Levy to fail. They are gems on and off stage and I personally hope it runs for a very long time, because good people like that deserve it. Disney's brand exists in movies, so it should be no shock that they start from there. There aren't many kid-friendly shows on Broadway, Disney is filling a void and creating new theater fans. Maybe I see that because I live in Denver and we only get Broadway shows that tour. People who don't normally attend theater productions because they have little kids, bring their kids to those Disney shows. Frankly, I think the rest of the theater community owes Disney a bit of a thank you for creating new audiences that will one day grow up to hopefully patronize the theater. "

Yes, it was the highest grossing and part of that may be ticket prices are higher and obviously the mass appeal of one song. This was a good movie but it was no "Beauty And The Beast" or "Lion King" IMO. I did not say Disney does not belong on Broadway, I just think they seem to feel any movie they make can be a Broadway show. (exp. Little Mermaid". I also said I would love to see them do an original show for Broadway, would give them tons of credit if they did try that and succeeded. In retrospect, I guess I was over the top hoping it would fail because you hate to see anybody lose jobs. My wife and I took our daughters to the revival of "Kiss Me Kate" as their first Broadway show and they are now big time Broadway geeks - lol. I wonder if kids seeing a Disney show on Broadway will later become Broadway fans because of seeing a Disney show or they just love anything Disney and will care less about theater as they grow up.

yankeefan7 said: "This may be mean spirited but I hope it does not do that well."

Sounds pretty mean-spirited to me.

Lot666 said: "Impossible2 said: "Frozen in any form is utter crud.I'd have much preferred they did Tangled which was far superior on every level."

Impossible2 in any form is utter crud.

(See, that's what your sweeping absolutes sound like.)"

Only my sweeping absolute was correct, facty x