BREAKING NEWS: Disney’s upcoming stage musical adaptation of Frozen has officially set it’s dates for the start of it’s Broadway run. The show will begin previews on February 22nd, 2018 and a mid-March 2018 at the newly renovated St. James Theatre. In addition, tickets go on sale this upcoming Monday online. The St. James Theatre Box Office will open on November 13th, 2017.
Currently, the World Premiere out of town tryout of Frozen on Broadway is in tech rehearsals for it’s upcoming opening in Denver. The show will play the Denver Center for the Performing Arts’s Buell Theatre from August 17th, 2017 through October 1st, 2017.
FROZEN (based on the Oscar winning film of the same name) is Disney’s beloved retelling of the classic fairy tale of THE SNOW QUEEN. It tells the story of a fearless princess who sets off on a journey to find her older sister who was born with icy powers that has set off an eternal winter.
The musical features an exciting cast including….
Caissie Levy (Broadway’s Les Mis?rables US, Ghost the Musical, WICKED The Musical, HAIR: The Musical, Hairspray) as “Elsa”,
Patti Murin (Broadway’s Lysistrata Jones, Xanadu – the musical) as “Anna”,
Newcommer Jelani Alladin as “Kristoff”,
Greg Hildreth (Broadway’s Cinderella the Musical) as “Olaf”,
John Riddle (Broadway’s The Visit Musical) as “Hans”,
ZERO TO HERO!!! Tony winner Alan Menken just announced that he is in the works of developing a full stage adaptation of the Disney’s Hercules (which recently celebrated it’s 20th Anniversary since it was first released in Theatres).
HERCULES is based on the Greek Mythology legend of the hero who is the son of Zeus and Hera. The film featured the voices of Tate Donovan as “Hercules”, Tony nominee Susan Egan as “Megara”. Danny DeVito as “Philoctetes”, the scene stealing performance of James Woods as “Hades”, and more. In addition, Tony winner Roger Bart provided the singing voice of “Hercules”, The film was nominated for an Oscar in 1997for Best Original Song (for the film’s signature anthem GO THE DISTANCE).
FUN FACT: The NYC Premiere of HERCULES took place in the New Amsterdam Theatre (right before The Lion King – Musical opened on Broadway). To celebrate, Disney presented an Electrical Parade through Times Square featuring all the characters from the film which all the lights of NYC were shut down for 20 minutes.
Nothing has been announced officially yet about the brave heroic hit but let’s pray it will happen real soon.
If anyone has got their digital download of the filmed performance of Disney’s Newsies (or even saw the musical live on stage) and wish you could dance like those young Gene Kelly’s and Fred Astaire’s, here’s your chance to learn some of that incredible Tony winning choreography and you’re on your way to being a Newsie.
During the show’s run on Broadway, Disney Theatrical Productions teamed up with former First Lady Michelle Obama to launch the GET UP AND GO fitness and wellness program helping people learn to live healthy and be active. As we all know for many aspiring performers out there that want to be on Broadway, you have to learn and be in top physical shape.
In the following video in showing their spirit for the GET UP AND GO campaign, NEWSIES’ Tony winning choreographer Christopher Gattelli along with members of the cast did a tutorial video teaching all the FANSIES how to do the infamous “newspaper dance break” section from the show’s Act 1 showstopper and the musical’s anthem SEIZE THE DAY.
Who dreams of one day being on Broadway?!!! All what we can say at New York Broadway Tours to those who do dream of being up there, believe in your dreams, don’t give up, and PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE!!!!
Learn the Broadway choreography of ‘Seize the Day’ from the hit musical NEWSIES, taught by choreographer Christopher Gattelli. This inaugural video will feat…
BREAKING NEWS: The highly anticipated sequel to Disney’s Oscar winning smash hit Frozen is officially set for a 2019 release. And yes, Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff, Josh Gad, and all your favorite Broadway all stars are set to return to the big screen on November 27th, 2019. Who is excited?
Happy 23rd Anniversary to Disney’s first attempt at Broadway which was Beauty and the Beast. The show (based on the beloved 1991 Oscar nominated Animated film of the same name) opened at Broadway’s Palace Theatre on this day playing there till September 5th, 1999 before transferring to the Lunt Fontanne Theatre for the remainder of its run till July 29th, 2007. It played a total of 46 previews and 5,461 performances. It’s currently the 10th Longest Running Show in Broadway History!!!
Currently, Disney’s acclaimed Live Action remake of the film is still playing in Theaters. Hear all the beloved songs from the film by Alan Menken and the late Howard Ashman. Plus 3 new songs written especially for the film by Menken and Tim Rice. None of the songs that Menken and Rice wrote for the Broadway show are in the film. However, one of the Broadway songs HOME (Belle’s big Act 1 ballad) is heard as an instrumental piece in the film.
Because the live action remake of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST is doing so well, do you think that a revival of the Broadway show will be next?
Footage is from 2005 when Ashley Brown (later became Broadway’s original star of Mary Poppins) made her Broadway Debut as the 15th actress to play Belle. Performing opposite her as The Beast is Steve Blanchard (who recently appeared in the film performance of Disney’s Newsies) who made history as the show’s Longest Running “Beast”.
On this day in ’94 Beauty and the Beast opened on Broadway!
