Tag Archives: Frozen

2022 Olivier Nominations

Posted on March 8, 2022 by boz

This afternoon, Olivier winners Miriam-Teak Lee (& Juliet) and Sam Tutty (Dear Evan Hansen) announced the nominees in the 26 categories for the Society of London Theatre’s 2022 Olivier Awards. The West End revival of Cabaret led the pack with … Continue reading →

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2022 WhatsOnStage Awards

Posted on February 28, 2022 by boz

The 22nd WhatsOnStage Awards were presented Sunday night at London’s Prince of Wales Theatre. Frozen went into the evening with the most nominations (13) and earned the most wins (7), primarily in the technical categories. Among the other new musical … Continue reading →

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2022 WhatsOnStage Nominations

Posted on December 13, 2021 by boz

On a livestream from the Off West End’s The Other Palace, Labour of Love playwright James Graham and Get Up, Stand Up! performer Gabrielle Brooks announced the nominees for the 22nd annual WhatsOnStage Awards. The West End transfer of Frozen … Continue reading →

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Olaf Presents Preview

Posted on November 12, 2021 by boz

Today, the Walt Disney Company is celebrating Disney+ Day, marking the second anniversary of their streaming service’s debut, by releasing new content across the service’s brands, including Olaf Presents, an original series of short cartoons from Walt Disney Animation Studios … Continue reading →

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West End Frozen Review Roundup

Posted on September 9, 2021 by boz

The West End premiere of Frozen, originally set to open April 14, officially opened September 8 at London’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane and has received generally favorable reviews from stage critics. The musical, based on the 2013 animated Disney film, … Continue reading →

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Broadway Shows Return to Australia

Posted on April 8, 2021 by boz

Last night, Nightline, the late-night series from ABC News (which is part of the Disney Television group), broadcast a segment about the return of Broadway shows in Australia, the first country to lift theater restrictions. The story focused on the … Continue reading →

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Broadway Birthday: Jonathan Groff

Posted on March 26, 2021 by boz

Happy Birthday to two-time Tony nominee Jonathan Groff, born March 26, 1985, in Lancaster, Pa. Groff was active in his school drama clubs as well as the local Fulton Opera House and Ephrata Performing Arts Center. After graduating from Conestoga … Continue reading →

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Broadway Birthday: Robert Lopez

Posted on February 23, 2021 by boz

Happy Birthday to double EGOT writer Robert Lopez, born Feb. 23, 1975, in Manhattan. At age 6, he started piano lessons at Greenwich House Music School, before attending Hunter College H.S. He studied English at Yale University, where he wrote … Continue reading →

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Billboard 2020 Year-End Charts

Posted on December 5, 2020 by boz

Billboard magazine has released its year-end charts. For 2020, the magazine teamed up with Google to debut a new chart that tracked the most popular songs searched for in Google’s “Hum to Search” feature on its new app. Among the 100 … Continue reading →

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Essential Film Musicals: Frozen

Posted on June 4, 2020 by boz

In 1937, Walt Disney had an idea for a biographical film about Hans Christian Andersen. In 1940, he arranged a co-production with Samuel Goldwyn, who would shoot live-action sequences to accompany Disney’s animated sequences, but World War II brought an … Continue reading →

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