Will Frozen make it? — Page 2

SarahNYC2 said: ". And I’m hearing from friends on fb groups for moms that ushers are not doing anything about talking kids. This is still a pricey ticket abd theater. If you are bringing your child be prepared to leave if they can’t behave."

I’d be willing to bet that Disney doesn’t want a repeat incident.



https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Theater-Boots-7-Year-Old-With-Autism-For-421953423.html

"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.

Aida."

Your right, forgot about that but why no try and do another one - lol

trpguyy said: "SarahNYC2 said: ". And I’m hearing from friends on fb groups for moms that ushers are not doing anything about talking kids. This is still a pricey ticket abd theater. If you are bringing your child be prepared to leave if they can’t behave."

I’d be willing to bet that Disney doesn’t want a repeat incident.



https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Theater-Boots-7-Year-Old-With-Autism-For-421953423.html"

I’m sorry this is where as a parent you need to think of others besides yourself. Now trust me on this I feel for a child or an adult who has any sort of issue like this. But should everyone else be disturbed. How about the actors. I know in nyc they have autism friendly shows. A good friend of mine loves them. She has 3 children, 1 has autism and it has been great for her and her family.

I was at frozen when a baby started wailing. Please don’t tell me the baby had autism or such. It was a baby. Why on earth would the theater allow a baby in.

BwayLB said: "I have autism and I haven't been attending theatre avidly until I was 14. I'm okay sitting through a regular performance."

Thanks for sharing! I don’t really have people with autism in my circles so this helps me understand some more. What are your thoughts? Is there something producers could do to make you feel more comfortable?

IMO, Frozen will inherit the curse of Ursula (The Little Mermaid). They took another beloved and heartfelt story/musical and bloated it, over-bloated it and then bloated it a little more...they totally lost the heart of their story/heroine/hero...Will it play awhile? Yeah, but for a production with Frozen's pedigree being totally frozen out (sorry, frozen pun), of every technical and design award nom, orchestrations, choreography...(I can see Murin and Levy cancelling each other out but even they are on thin ice, (oops, another frozen pun!)

I'm sad for the artists but Disney still needs to realize how delicate art and commerce must coexist.

DrewJoseph said: "BwayLB said: "I have autism and I haven't been attending theatre avidly until I was 14. I'm okay sitting through a regular performance."

Thanks for sharing! I don’t really have people with autism in my circles so this helps me understand some more. What are your thoughts? Is there something producers could do to make you feel more comfortable?"

Nothing in particular that the producers can do. And I didn't feel offensive by the comments. I am very capable of sitting quietly and have not been kicked out of a theatre in the middle of a performance before.

yankeefan7 said: "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."

The first big Broadway show I remember seeing, in Denver, was Lion King. I'm sure I saw something before that, but it was my first memory of a big Broadway-level production. I was totally blown away. I am convinced it made me a theater fan. Now I've seen all of the big tours that come through town, and have started branching out into local theaters too. I think Disney can totally create fans.

A new thing that happened for me since Frozen left Denver is I've actually gotten to know the actors' other work. When you live in a city where tours come through for a couple of weeks then leave, it's really hard to get attached to any specific performer. I remember sitting there for Frozen thinking "who the F is that!" Specifically about Caissie Levy. I honestly don't remember ever hearing a person sound that good live, in anything, ever. Hahaha she is freaking magical! And before that night it had never honestly occurred to me to find out what else an actor like that had done. They come then they go, moving on. So in that example Disney helped create a fan of a specific performer, which got me buying cast albums from past shows and frankly helped me to decide to make the trek out to NYC later this month. I've never been before and yes I'm seeing Frozen again because I want to see her and Patti Murin in NYC, but I'm also seeing 5 other things. Disney was the gateway drug for me hahaha!

I think whenever something does well, it's nothing but good. It creates jobs, creates fans, creates tax revenue for NY, creates touring opportunities which does all that for other cities, and so much more. And a show like this made by strong women, about strong women, played by strong women... I hope it crushes it for years! It's a charming story during a less than charming period of American history. We need more stories like Frozen :)

RippedMan said: "Agreed with what you said, but it's directed by a man and co-written by a man... so.... but yes, I agree to your point. And I don't think it's going to "fail," but just might not be the giant hit people were expecting. It is still making tons of money, but I think the qualms come in the fact that maybe Disney over-saturated the market. I mean, when is the last time you saw Aladdin? So, I could see why that would be popular, or The Lion King for that matter. But, Frozen is still so recent and still so in the public eye that maybe people just aren't clamoring for tickets."

Lion King opened on Broadway only 3ish or 4ish years after the movie came out and Frozen was 5ish years later, so I don't think it's so much the timing. Although I totally agree with you that it's way more saturated than Lion King was, largely because of Let It Go. It will be really interesting to see what happens over the summer when kids are out of school. I imagine that is peak tourist season for families.

OMG you are so right about Aladdin! I hadn't seen that movie in at least 15 years I bet. The tour was just here and I loved the show! It was so fun and energetic and made me remember how much I liked that movie.