FROZEN ON BROADWAY NEW MUSIC VIDEOS, FIRST DAY OF SUMMER

“THE HOTTEST SNOW ON BROADWAY!”

– Vanity Fair

FROZEN CELEBRATES the FIRST DAY OF SUMMER WITH

BRAND NEW MUSIC VIDEOS FEATURING BROADWAY CAST

Frozen is celebrating the first day of summer, today, Friday, June 21, with the release of three brand new music videos featuring the current stars of the hit Broadway musical, including the first recorded performance by Ryann Redmond as Olaf, the first female to portray the beloved snowman in any production of Frozen.

The videos, captured live at The Bridge Studio in Brooklyn, NY earlier this year, feature new arrangements of Frozen favorites “In Summer” and “Love Is an Open Door,” as well as “Kristoff Lullaby,” a new song written for the Broadway production. The fun-filled arrangements are by Frozen music supervisor and two-time Tony Award winner Stephen Oremus and Frozen music director Bryan Usifer, based on the award-winning songs by Oscar^® winners Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez.

“In Summer” is performed by Ryann Redmond (Olaf), with back-up vocals by Lauren Nicole Chapman, Alyssa Fox, Ross Lekites, and Nicholas Ward. 

“Love Is an Open Door” is performed by Patti Murin (Anna) and Joe Carroll (Hans), with a fun twist courtesy of Frozen music director Brian Usifer on toy piano/melodica. View the video here, 

“Kristoff Lullaby” is performed by Noah J. Ricketts (Kristoff), accompanying himself on piano, along with Allison Seidner on cello. View the video 

Also featured in the videos are Sean McDaniel on drums/percussion, Michael Olatuja on bass, Jim Hershman on guitar, and Nicholas Ward on percussion.

Frozen has joined Disney Theatrical hits Aladdin and The Lion King as one of the most popular and best-selling shows on Broadway. Since opening on March 22, 2018, Frozen has emerged as the biggest hit musical of the last two seasons, breaking four St. James Theatre house records. In addition to the Broadway company, a North American tour will launch this fall, and the show’s global footprint will soon expand to include productions in London and Australia in 2020 and in Hamburg in 2021.

“Disney’s struck gold! Sumptuous sets, gorgeous costumes, and plenty of special effects to wow the audience!” raves the New York Post. The New Yorker calls Frozen “thrilling” and “genuinely moving” and applauds its “inspired stagecraft.” “With the magic, the dancing, and all those iconic tunes, Frozen was born to be a stage musical!” exclaims the Evening Standard, and The Telegraph declares, “Frozen will burn up Broadway for years to come!”

Frozen, a full-length stage work told in two acts, is the first and only incarnation of the tale that expands upon and deepens its indelible plot and themes through new songs and story material from the film’s creators; in fact, this new stage production features more than twice as much music as the film.  Like the Disney Theatrical Broadway musicals that have come before it, it is a full evening of theatre running over two hours.

Based on the 2013 film written by a trio of Oscar winners, Frozen features music and lyrics by the creators of the film score Kristen Anderson-Lopez (Up Here, Winnie the Pooh, In Transit) and EGOT-winner Robert Lopez (Avenue Q, The Book of Mormon, Up Here) and a book by Jennifer Lee (Zootopia, Wreck-It Ralph), the film’s screenwriter and director (with Chris Buck). Frozen won 2014 Oscars for Best Song (“Let It Go”) and Best Animated Feature. 

Frozen’s director is Michael Grandage, a Tony Award^® winner (Red) and director of three Olivier Award-winning Outstanding Musicals (Merrily We Roll Along, Grand Hotel and Guys and Dolls), and Rob Ashford, Tony Award winner (Thoroughly Modern Millie) and multiple Tony and Olivier Award nominees, is the choreographer.

The design team for Frozen includes scenic and costume design by two-time Tony and Olivier Award winner Christopher Oram(Wolf Hall Parts 1 & 2, The Cripple of Inishmaan, Evita), lighting design by six-time Tony Award winner Natasha Katz (Aladdin; Hello Dolly!; An American in Paris), sound design by seven-time Tony nominee Peter Hylenski (The Scottsboro Boys, Motown, After Midnight), video design by Tony winner Finn Ross (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time), puppet design by Michael Curry (The Lion King, Spamalot), hair design by David Brian Brown (War Paint, She Loves Me), makeup design by Anne Ford-Coates (On Your Feet!; On the Twentieth Century) and special effects design by Jeremy Chernick (Aladdin, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child).

Two-time Tony Award winner Stephen Oremus (Avenue Q, Wicked, The Book of Mormon) is music supervisor and creates vocal, incidental and dance arrangements. He is joined on the music team by Tony nominee Dave Metzger (orchestrations), Chris Montan (executive music producer), David Chase (additional dance arrangements) and Brian Usifer (music director).

Frozen is produced by Disney Theatrical Productions under the direction of Thomas Schumacher.