Broadway's New Princess Elsa Is Absolute Fire (And Ice)

Big news, Frozen fans and their legal guardians. Last year, we learned the much worshipped and irrationally catchy Disney musical would grace the Broadway stage in the spring of 2018.Today, Disney Theatrical Productions announced the cast of the highly anticipated production.Meet your newest Disney princess. Playing Elsa, the role immortalized by Idina Menzel, is vocal powerhouse Caissie Levy.Like Menzel, Levy has previously played Elphaba in Wicked. Her other roles include Fantine in Les Mis, Molly in Ghost and Sheila in Hair. Judging by this 2015 video of Levy singing Let It Go ' as mashed up with The Beatles Let It Be ' families lucky enough to see Levy belt out the ballad in person are in for a serious treat. Levy will be joined on tage by some truly magical talent. Playing the role of Anna, as played in the movie by Kristen Bell, is Patti Murin. Her previous parts include Glinda in Wicked and Lysistrata in Lysistrata Jones.Along with the leading ladies, the cast also features Jelani Alladin as Kristoff, John Riddle as Hans, Greg Hildreth as Olaf and Robert Creighton as the Duke of Weselton.We still have quite a while until winter hits Broadway. In the meantime, Frozenwill run anout-of-town tryout at the Buell Theatre in the Denver Center for the Performing Arts this fall, fromAug. 17 through Oct. 1, 2017.Single tickets for performances in Denver go on sale May 1, and tickets for Broadway performances will go on sale later this year. -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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