Comments on: Wish List for Frozen on Broadway

By: LeahIsMagical

LeahIsMagical — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 04:06:00 +0000

Agreed! I read a review of one Aladdin out-of-town tryout that was done in a loose, low-budget, vaudeville style. I really wish they had stuck with that idea. Although a lot of people going to see Disney on Broadway expect spectacle and not much else, unfortunately. I am really excited for Hunchback, though. That score would be amazing to hear live! And yeah Idina is really too old for it…but I’m just not a big Lea Michele fan. Haha maybe they’ll get Kerry Butler, that woman will be playing teenagers until she’s gray! But if they don’t cast Josh Gad as Olaf like they cast Jonathan Freeman as Jafar, I’m going to have to insist they cut the character of Olaf entirely. Thanks for sharing your thoughts 🙂

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By: Estelle

Estelle — Sat, 13 Sep 2014 23:48:00 +0000

I’m honestly not too psyched about the Frozen musical at all. I think they have really milked having no news about it, and I am thinking the next show to come on Broadway might be Hunchback after the Paper Mill tryout in March. (Someone is baking cookies or my candle smells so good that I got way distracted.) I agree with everything you say here except casting the people from the movie. I had a lot of trouble thinking of Elsa as her age because I knew Idina’s voice and she is just too old for it. I think she is a freaking powerhouse, but maybe someone like Lea Michele taking that role might work. (The amount of time before it comes to Bway might also work in their favor for a casting like that since Glee will be over for good.) Reworking the story is a must, and also spreading out the songs is another. Agree with the wardrobe stuff. That Cinderella transformation is awesome. I was just talking with someone today about Aladdin and these big flashy shows Disney puts on. I wish they could make something fill intimate like The Lion King still manages to do even if it’s in a big time theatre. Aladdin would have been more of a draw for me if they went in that kind of direction. (I can’t say it enough that I want them to cool their jets on this.)