This isn’t ‘Frozen’ for adults, a dark new take on ‘Frozen’, or a radical reinvention by spectacle like ‘The Lion King’. But it’s a thoughtful, attractive and human spin that manages to balance a Drury Lane-size spectacle. If the film is a pre-school classic, the musical is maybe a couple of years more grown-up.
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The production takes a few scenes to come into its own. Gradually, however, it grows to become its own magical thing. Barks’s performance ... is a far more emotionally expressive princess than in the film. The Oscar-winning power ballad Let It Go grows in strength here, saturated with emotional drama.
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This isn’t a radical revamp, nor does the core Frozen audience want one. But, even if it plays it safe, Michael Grandage’s handsomely mounted show is still an impressive, twinkling spectacle with a sincere drama at its heart.
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“Michael Grandage’s ‘Frozen the Musical’ production is also fuelled by theatrical magic. It’s the old-school tricks that most thrill the audience: the wonderful puppetry that brings Olaf and Sven to life, and the costume quick-change in Let It Go, which draws gasps, cheers and frantic applause.”
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Frozen the Musical is a great example of how to make an all-ages show a success and bring the magic to life. Sure it’s primarily aimed at the young kids who adored the film but there’s something for everything to enjoy in this musical hit
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The script ... is serviceable, if not overly adventurous – it ... does little to deepen the characters. The same goes for the new music ... for the most part, it’s filler. Stephanie McKeon’s Anna is delightfully gutsy ... and Samantha Barks as Elsa is both ethereal and commanding.
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