Frozen Summer Games Returning to Blizzard Beach; Frozen on Broadway Cast Announced

Frozen Summer Games Returning to Blizzard Beach:

The Frozen Summer Games will be returning to Disney's Blizzard Beach on May 26. After the success of its inaugural year last year, the games return pitting guests against each other with Team Kristoff vs. Team Olaf. Guests will play different games such as the Ice Pail Relays, Snowball Toss, Ski Pole Limbo, and slide races. 

New this year, guests will be able to meet and take photos with Kristoff and Olaf at Blizzard Beach. Either Kristoff or Olaf will be at the designated photograph location inside the water park. Here you can take photos with them telling them which team you chose to play on.

Between crafts, the games, and a DJ spinning some up-tempo tunes, the Frozen Summer Games are sure to be highlight of the day for guests visiting Disney's Blizzard Beach this summer. 

Source: Disney Parks Blog

Frozen on Broadway Cast Has Been Announced:

Disney's Frozen the Broadway Musical won't open until 2018, but today the cast has been announced for the musical. The musical will premiere next year at the St. James Theater.  Here is the stars of the show:

Cassie Levy as Elsa:

Levy has starred on Broadway in Ghost, Wicked, and the 2014 revival of Les Misérables.

Patti Murin as Anna:

Murin was in the original Broadway productions of Lysistrata Jones and Xanadu.

Jelani Alladin as Kristoff:

This will be Alladin’s Broadway debut, and what a debut it will be.

Greg Hildreth as Olaf:

Hildreth previously stared in Peter and the Starcatcher and Cinderella on Broadway.

John Riddle as Hans:

Riddle previously starred in The Visit’s Young Anton.

Robert Creighton as the Duke of Weselton:

Creighton previously starred on Broadway in The Little Mermaid and Anything Goes.

Frozen on Broadway will be directed by Tony-award winner Michael Grandage and choreographed by Tony-award winner Rob Ashford. Music and lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez.  The show will start out of Broadway later this year at the Buell Theatre, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, beginning August 17 through October 1, 2017. It will then join The Lion King and Aladdin on Broadway in Spring 2018.

Source: Oh My Disney

For the First Time in Forever: Frozen is Coming to Broadway; Holiday Special to Air in 2017

"Frozen" fans get excited as some breaking new broke during Disney's earnings call this afternoon. Disney just can't 'let it go' with its popular franchise, with a sequel on the way, today the company announced that the popular movie from 2013 will be hitting Broadway in 2018. Now that's not all, as a holiday television special on ABC will air n 2017. 

The musical which will kickoff with pre-Broadway engagement in summer 2017, will be joining the critically acclaimed Broadway hits in Aladdin and The Lion King in spring 2018. The musical will have music and lyrics written by songwriters Kristen Anderson Lopez and Robert Lopez, who won Academy Awards for writing the songs for the original film. 

The story will be based on a book by the film's screenwriter, Jennifer Lee. Already attached to the project are multiple talented folks including Tony Award-winning Alex Timbers who will serve as director and Peter Darling will choreograph the show. The design team is also amazingly talented including costume designer Bob Crowley (Mary Poppins), lighting designer Natasha Katz (Aladdin), sound designer Peter Hylenski, and music supervisor Stephen Oremus (Wicked, Book of Mormon). 

For more information on "Frozen" on Broadway and for updates you can visit FrozenTheMusical.com.

That wasn't all the "Frozen" news announced during the call as ABC will air an untitled holiday special during Christmas 2017. While little details were announced, we do know that Anna, Elsa, Kristoff, Olaf, and Sven will all return for the special. 

The special will be directed by two-time Emmy-winning directors Kevin Deters and Steven Wermers-Skelton (Prep & Landing, Prep & Landing: Operation Secret Santa). The special will be produced by Oscar Award-winner Roy Conli (Big Hero 6). Members of the original voice cast will return Kristen Bell (Anna), Idina Menzel (Elsa), and Josh Gad (Olaf) will all reprise their roles for the special.