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Disney Theatrical Productions has announced an extension to the West End debut run of Tony-nominated musical Frozen in response to high public demand.
The spectacular production which has been playing to packed houses at the newly refurbished Theatre Royal Drury Lane since last summer, will continue to bring Elsa’s frozen world to London audiences up to October.
The lavish stage musical version of the highest-grossing animated film of all time stars West End and Broadway actress Samantha Barks (Les Misérables, Queen’s Theatre, Pretty Woman, Chicago and New York) as snow queen Elsa alongside Stephanie McKeon (Beautiful – The Carole King Musical, Aldwych Theatre, The Commitments, Palace Theatre) as her loyal sister Anna with Obioma Ugoala (Hamilton, Victoria Palace Theatre Motown, Shaftesbury Theatre) as Kristoff, Craig Gallivan (School of Rock, New London Theatre, Billy Elliot, Victoria Palace Theatre) as Olaf, Oliver Ormson (Back to the Future The Musical, Manchester Opera House, High Fidelity, Turbine Theatre) as Hans, Richard Frame (The Lion King, Lyceum Theatre, Promises, Promises, Sheffield Theatres) as Weselton, Mikayla Jade (Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, The Old Guard) and Ashley Birchall (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Oklahoma! Kilworth House) as Sven.
The cast also includes: Jeremy Batt, Cameron Burt, Lauren Chia, Laura Emmitt, Emily-Mae (Bulda), Hannah Fairclough, Danielle Fiamanya, Chris Fung, Matt Gillett, Joe Griffiths-Brown, Emily Lane, Justin-Lee Jones, Jason Leigh Winter, Jacob Maynard, Leisha Mollyneaux, Gabriel Mokake (King Agnarr), Sarah O’Connor, Jemma Revell, Joshua St. Clair (Pabbie), Jacqui Sanchez (Queen Iduna), Jak Skelly (Oaken/Bishop), Jake Small, Kerry Spark, Isabel Snaas, Monica Swayne and Anna Woodside.
With music and lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez and book by Jennifer Lee, director Michael Grandage’s production features set and costume designs by Christopher Oram, lighting design by Natasha Katz, choreography by Rob Ashford, sound design by Peter Hylenski, video design by Finn Ross, puppet design by Michael Curry and musical supervision and arrangements by Stephen Oremus.
One of the hottest tickets on Broadway since its opening in March 2018, the lavish stage musical was hand-picked as the reopening production for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane following the completion of a £60 million renovation and restoration project.
Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s The Snow Queen, Frozen caught the imagination of audiences across the world from the moment it was first released into cinemas in 2013. The double Oscar winner was written and co-directed by Lee (with Chris Buck) with music and lyrics by Anderson-Lopez and Lopez.
Angela Thomas
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