Frozen on Broadway

[DisneyFan97]

Do think the Corona Virus will be mostly gone When Frozen hits West End in October ?

[rodrigo_ca]

Well, if it isn't gone, West End isn't reopening, so I really hope it is gone asap

[DisneyFan97]

I simply MUST WATCH THIS SHOW when it arrvies in West End!!!

[UmbrellaFish]

Frozen on Broadway closes

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/B ... n-20200514

[Sotiris]

Wow. I knew it wasn't performing as well as Disney was hoping, but I didn't expect it would close so soon. The pandemic isn't the reason they're closing as Disney claims. If that were the case, all of their shows on Broadway would be closing. They're just trying to save face and not admit it wasn't performing well. I wonder what will happen to the international productions and the tour.

[blackcauldron85]

This says they're planning on resuming the tour:
Disney Shuts Down “Frozen” On Broadway Permanently Due to COVID-19 Pandemic https://wdwnt.com/?p=286150

I'm really shocked that it's closing.

[UmbrellaFish]

I said “wow” aloud when I read the headline, but it’s not news that “Frozen” was currently Disney’s problem child on Broadway. I do think Disney chose now as the time to close it, to blame it entirely on the pandemic but the writing was on the wall that it wasn’t destined to have a mega hit run like other titles. There’s another article out today in which Disney reaffirms its intention to revive Beauty and the Beast, in 2022.

[Disney's Divinity]

That's a shame if it wasn't doing well... I don't see it as a reflection on the property considering Frozen II did so well at the box office, just the show itself, since even The Little Mermaid and Tarzan flopped on Broadway. What little I saw of the actors and costumes, it looked a little kitschy. TLM had been gaudy as all get-up, too.

[disneyprincess11]

So so devasted.

[JeanGreyForever]

This show never appealed to me much and I barely had an interest in watching it so I can't say I'm very disappointed. Would much rather see Beauty and the Beast back or Aida.

[rodrigo_ca]

Not my favourite (by a mile) but I'm still saddened to see it go away. I feel especially for the new cast, that had to re-tech the show only for it to be over weeks later.

[Sotiris]

There’s another article out today in which Disney reaffirms its intention to revive Beauty and the Beast, in 2022.

In that same article Schumacher confirmed that the BatB revival will not be coming to Broadway. I think The Princess Bride will end up replacing Frozen since it's currently the only Disney musical in the works that's Broadway-bound.

[DisneyJedi]

“Not performing well?” That’s impossible! Frozen is Disney’s biggest juggernaut in years.

Still, it’s very devastating to hear this news.

[Sotiris]

Disney's productions on Broadway, from most to least performed (not including previews). Numbers courtesy of Broadway World.

The Lion King: 10,212 performances (so far)
Beauty and the Beast: 5,461 performances
Aladdin: 3,376 performances (so far)
Mary Poppins: 2,619 performances
Aida: 1,852 performances
Newsies: 1,004 performances
Frozen: 822 performances
The Little Mermaid: 685 performances
Sister Act: 561 performances
Tarzan: 486 performances
Peter and the Starcatcher: 319 performances
King David: 6 performances

[Disney's Divinity]

I have a feeling they would've let it continue to a round 1,000 performances before ending it if the Coronavirus hadn't presented a good opportunity to bow the show out gracefully with as little negative impact to the brand as possible.

[Farerb]

Cooper Howell, who played Hans in the Hyperion's production of Frozen at Disneyland, shared his experience:
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_ ... 3&sfnsn=mo

[disneyprincess11]

The director was thankfully fired yesterday. Awful!

https://twitter.com/DisneyDan/status/12 ... 3435765765

[UmbrellaFish]

^ I’m actually not sure if he was fired yesterday. It reads to me like she saw another post in the past about the director’s behavior and had him fired then, whenever that was. At the end of Howell’s original post, doesn’t he mention the director had moved on to new work?

Anyway, the situation boils my blood, especially coming from a theatrical background myself. I hope the director doesn’t get work ever again.

[Disney Duster]

Cooper Howell is super cute. Anyway, I feel bad for what he had to go through, and what really gets me is that he had to quit to escape his hell. Neither Disney nor his friends had his back till I suppose that director got fired, it's hard to tell, Leisl Tommy is a Disney person who got him fired? Anyway, yeah, that makes Disney not seem very magical.

[Sotiris]

New opening dates for the international productions.

Australia: December 01, 2020
Germany: March 07, 2021
UK: April 02, 2021
Japan: June 2021