a lot of people are pointing out and lamenting the awkward, stiff, and over-sexual choreography and chemistry (or lack thereof), but they fail to understand that that’s exactly the point of this scene, and that that is what makes it so great. patti murin, the actress who plays anna, is stellar in her performance. her almost immature... fondling of hans here is precisely so as a result of her isolation and exclusion throughout her entire childhood (you can also see this very clearly in her ‘for the first time in forever’ performance) and this also plays in to the overarching theme of ‘true love’ in the entire story, as part of anna’s character development (in which anna realises that her supposed love for hans was superficial, and that her love for her sister, nurtured by warmth and compassion, is what’s right) (listen: the song ‘true love’ in the album). hans, on the other hand, doesn’t respond to the ‘advances’ of anna-initially. you can very clearly see his confusion and hesitance. but as the song continues, he grows warmer and more attuned to anna, because he’s starting to realise that he can manipulate and exploit her (look at the hand grab and the twirling). the original movie was criticised for the inexplicable revelation of hans’ true nature at the end, but the broadway showcases this ‘slip’ here, which provides a hint that can foreshadow the plot twist and thus, temper it, in a way. one critique i do have, however, is how dead the overall set is. the song is fun, lively, and exuberant, but nothing moves in the background to couple that. perhaps they couldn’t execute fancy manoeuvres on the GMA set, or perhaps it’s to further emphasise the stiffness of the scene, but it does take a toll on my enjoyment
This isn't quirky and awkward in a cute way like in the movie, this is weirdly sexual and Anna kind of comes off as an inappropriate aunt rather than an unsure young woman
The musical adaptation targets the adult audience as mentioned by the creators of the show so they changed it up a bit. Read: It was not made for kids.
@@alexismendozatv I haven't seen the show but I assume Anna is still supposed to be someone who has longed for human contact and love her whole life. Love is an Open Door was used to convey how she finally felt like she got that, so it was a romantic yet cute and quirky song. But this really just makes it feel like Anna's character motivation isn't love, but she just wants to bang Hans. And it's so overly goofy there's no time for romance or sincerity even between the sexual parts. I feel like adults deserve quality, too.
I absolutely adore this choreography. It completely portrays Anna's youth and her desire for human connection. Having a guy to love was a foreign topic for her her entire life, why would anyone expect her to NOT take a chance and get a little touchy? She's young and she's naive and she's awkward. I think this whole song is perfect.
I think the reason why Anna looks so touchy (but I don't think so) is because the audience will be adults most of them I mean look this is broadway and tickets cost a lot maybe the directors thought her actions needs to have some connections with the audience something unpredictable and a change.
i like the detail of making Hans voice go higher when he says 'thats what i was going to say'. As when you lie your voice often goes higher. nice touch!
Yeah, and I actually see a bit of Santino in Hans. This guy doesn't look like Hans at all. Anna too, she looks and acts like a middle-aged inappropriate aunt.
Angelika Joy huh? the first comment was about the voice actor for hans (santino fontana) and then nobody’s business commented about jonathon groff (kristoff)
Idk if it’s the fact that it’s a GMA performance and they’re tired and jumping everywhere but the harmonies in the last bars just collapsed and got so weird and it sealed the deal for me
Actually, I think the awkwardness is a strength - just remember Hans is supposed to be faking all of this. In the movie, most people bought it. Here, it's painful to watch. But I'm 100% with you on the sexual thing. Anna's increased childishness gives a sort of pedophilic vibe to it.
isn't he just using her. and after they was to marry her he was going to kill her. he was just trying to trick her in to marring him. so there isn't suppose to be chemistry between them.
I honestly really like this version of the song. Patti Murin and John Riddle sound so much more better here in the live performance than in the musical soundtrack and their jokes and quirky dance moves make Hans's betrayal a little more heartbreaking when you remember that Anna finally found someone she could relate to after being isolated for so many years. Also, Anna shoving Hans into her boobs was a lot funnier than it should have been
Idk, I've seen For the First Time in Forever too and it always comes down to Anna being TOO MUCH. It's like they stripped her of all the interior drama she actually had in the movie.
@@sarahmichellekay But the original point was deception. The audience is supposed to be tricked into thinking that he's her "true love" and then have the rug pulled out right from under them. What if someone comes to see the show who has never seen the movie? How are they going to interpret this?
Remember that everything on stage needs to be bigger, so what might seem perfectly fine in the theatre can suddenly feel too much being filmed for TV with close-ups.
Ashley N Same here. Particularly with no deleted songs cut from the movie putting Let It Go at the end of Act One after In Summer and mostly using projectors for Elsa’s ice powers.
@@yippedoodah I don't know. Mermaid had a bad script to begin with, but the costumes, set, memorable songs and choreography are why it's performed at all today. The choices made fit the script and kept the spirit of the original characters intact. This song in particular in Frozen seems to have taken no direction from the original movie and paints Anna to be more mature than she truly is. The actors are working well with what they've got, but the choices made in this one are directorial flops if anything.
I'll say this: I LOVE THIS. I love Putti Murin, and she portrays Anna in such a youthful way. Her vocal range and quality for 8 shows a week is ASTOUNDING. She truly embodied Anna, and it breaks my heart that she left the show. But I'm so excited for what she does next!
idk this feels so forced like anna is lovable bc she's a little awkward, and i get that it's broadway, but i feel like they're trying too hard here.......
it's trying to be like... lol, so funny and relatable, sexually frustrated young woman. but for what was billed as a character-driven story, it's just trying to hard to be funny and missing out on anna's actual feelings of loneliness and naivety.
Ali Zimmerman it’s funny, but she’s almost unbearably pitchy when he’s carrying her... which is also understandable, of course, since she’s upside down and being flipped... but I feel like it could’ve been a little smoother
@@thestonemasyn6932 Yeah, which I totally understand, I'm just not a big fan of sexual humor, it makes me a little uncomfortable, but that's just my opinion. It doesn't ruin the performance for me of anything like that. In fact, I love this show, especially Hans in this show. I feel like they gave him more depth than he had in the movie, which I love! And again, I love Patti!
I honestly love this version, I mean at this point we all know what happens in this story. It's not like we're gonna still be taking this romance seriously, so may as well have fun with it. Plus making their relationship more awkward, forced, immature, and humourous plays into the themes of the intricacies of real life love that the Broadway musical introduced
Honestly I think it’s great how comedic they made it. To me that makes it less cringy than the original but it’s still keeping the romantic tone. (Though is is coming from someone who really values humour in a relationship)
This was painful to watch. They took all the sweet "romance" out of the scene and instead made it uncomfortably sexual. Anna in the movie is awkward, but not in the way that this version is. This was just felt incredibly wrong and I'm disappointed.
But this WAS made to be unromantic. Nothing about this was supposed to be sweet. It was supposed to showcase superficial love and was made to cater to an adult audience. Broadway tickets like the one this was made for, is restricted to 18+ for a reason. Watching this WAS supposed to be painful to watch, because this wasn't true love. In the short choreography they had, it showed Hans being uncomfortable when Anna placed his arm around her shoulder. But quickly changed his attitude because he realized he could use this to manipulate her. So I think they portrayed this most exceptionally. So it's actually the movie that is weird, because Hans was such a sweetheart. So him being a Villain at the end just came out of nowhere.
@@Anonymous-in4ed It's a Disney show - not Avenue Q. It was not "made to cater to an adult audience", nor are the tickets 18+. The website literally says "Disney on Broadway performances are recommended for a general audience. As an advisory to adults who might bring young people, Disney recommends its productions for ages 6 and up." (To avoid crying in the theater, generally).
@@Anonymous-in4ed Also, personally, I preferred a plot twist with hints instead of it being bluntly spelled out. That's just a personal preference though.
idk why so many people dislike this ! i think the actress for anna really made it come to life and they both have amazing voices ! of course things could’ve been portrayed different but obviously this is what they were going for. so anything she’s doing .. was rehearsed in practice one million times and that’s what they wanted her to do. GOOD JOB GUYS !
@@emakostic8635 Most people including me don't like it because it sounds pitchy, there is no chemistry the Anna looks too old for the part and it looks more sexually than quirky love song it's supposed to be but it's my opinion.
An amazing song in the movie and the musical delivers this... I’m so disappointed. I didn’t feel any chemistry at all between them and I was really expecting some changes on the background... and it has a sexual appeal that isn’t there in the movie. I’m very disappointed.
Flávio Jr. Okay first. That's the whole point of the scene Anna isnt used to all this so I stuff so she thinks hans is her true love when rlly she just has a crush on him. I can agree with the background thing tho. Also it's not like little 5 yr olds are gonna be going to NYC to see a Broadway show it's more for a adulta
Julia Petteys Broadway isnt only in NYC and if you have any brains at all you would know that it isnt mainly for adults. A huge part of the broadway loving community are teenagers trying to get onto broadway or do musical theater. Also they are talking about this in relation to the story of Frozen. They obviously weren’t trying to make Anna this sexually desperate but thats what it comes off as.
THAT'S BECAUSE IT'S NOT REAL. they're portraying how superficial it is. it's not the musical -- it's the broadway stage adaptation -- have you even looked at the cast album? there's only 9 new songs, and few numbers from the movie were cut.
Idc what people are saying but I love this version and the broadway version has far more adult jokes and even in the choreo, this isn’t a serious song and I love how they portrayed it
If you really study Hans during this number, you can almost see exactly what he's thinking. In the beginning it seems like he's still kind of unsure of his plan, what I mean by that is how he'll go about it. But you see he's just casually playing along with Anna to get to know her better, in hopes of finding someway of getting to Elsa. The gears start turning at the towards the end of the first chorus, seeing that she's gullible he's probably thinking something along the lines of "Hmm maybe she could be useful" then he is caught off guard when she makes an advance towards him right at the end of the chorus. Sure, he's a charmer no doubt, but knowing his history I don't think he's had much experience with women at all, let alone have one all over him. This sensation is not only new to Anna but also to Hans. Out of shock, his first general reaction is to walk away from her to collect himself and try to comprehend what just happened. After a moments reflection he sees that she's not only gullible but also starving for affection, and most definitely attracted to him. Once he's come to terms with this, he realizes that he may be able to manipulate her, this could be his "open door" to the throne. But before foolishly jumping in, he needs to test the water. He needs to know just how hung up on him she is as well as how hungry for love she is. In order to find out, he comes back at her in the start of the second verse, approaching her in a nonchalant manner. Throughout this verse he is learning her, figuring her out. It's almost too easy, partially because he does see a part of himself in her. He knows the feeling of loneliness and uselessness just as much as she does. He knows the "pain of the past" and she's his ticket to say goodbye to it. He sees the victim that he's always been inside of her and needs to feel like he's in control for once. We see that long for control when he grabs her wrist. After that he follows her every move, almost chasing her down, he is so close to grasping his goal, he can't lose it now. But is he really chasing his goal or is his own hungry for attention gravitating towards Anna's affection. She is practically swooning over him and it feels good to someone who's felt like a screw up all his life. He catches his breath in an attempt to pull himself together. He begins to test her again by leading her to the side, a sign of control. But she once again catches him off guard and puts his arm around her, pulling herself closer to him. He glaces at her almost in disbelief. He has never experienced anything like this before and it shows as he awkwardly follows as she leads back in the opposite direction. In this moment he finds himself a bit side tracked, he's actually starting to enjoy himself and letting his guard down. Even someone with an agenda like his can't entirely deny Anna's warmth. He has never been treated with so much affection before in his life as well as met anyone so relatable and that draws him in. Just for a bit it seems like he gets caught up in having fun with her. He begins to drop the casual play-along mood and slowly starts to reveal his own quirks and goofier side that he would otherwise be judged for, but he feels a sense of safety with Anna. He unleashes for and more of his playful side on Anna and absorbs her contagious joy, but soon after reality catches up with him and it all comes back. Between the mixture of frantically trying to claim his goal and genuine happiness, his mind races. The next thing he knows, he's asking her to marry him. He holds his breath in nervousness awaiting her answer. When she responds with a yes, he knows he's hit the jackpot! He throws her over his shoulder in relief knowing that the beginning of his path to the throne is paved but also wonders at the back of his mind what he got himself into. As the number comes to and end his mind is moving a mile a minute, but he has a sense of security now. He can't believe he hasn't managed to mess this up yet and feels accomplished, like he could pat himself on the back, and Anna isn't so bad herself. He's felt so loved or successful at the same time in his whole life. The door to his future his wide open.
@@gracesmith649 Yeah, I know not everyone will, just putting my thoughts out there XD When I was done with it, I was like "Whoops... I just wrote a novel..." But hey, I can't help it, when a forensic science student sees non-verbals.... We can't help but analyze lol
I don't realy like it...the actors are great! Don't get me wrong...the coreo just seems like they tried to hard...especialy this new part were they just “dance“. It was just like“what the heck are they doing now?“, it didn't seem to mean anything, it was just dorky. “Love is an open door“ is about annas dream of romantic coming true and this wasn't romantic at all. Yes anna is a huge dork, but you could have done it differently. I am realy sad, because frozen is a movie dear to my heart and I was excited about the musical...but I don't know if I even want to see it...?
the dance break is something done in musical theater. it wasn't done in the movie because it's done more often on live stage. it's just supposed to be entertaining. musicals really dont make any sense, but thats one of the reasons people like them. they're just for fun
Seeing it for the second time has changed my mind. I love both the actors now. What a crazy musical number I will probably do both parts to in my room.
This was the song that disappointed me the most I looooved the show But this song was very flat I expected a big dance And background changes And they made it awkward which make sense but the choreography didn’t seem to match well.
Animation Geek glad to know a trained broadway professional has such an opinion on a simple performance! Thanks for the feedback that was really needed!
Josh Thone thank you for such an unneeded and obnoxious comment. Let people have opinions. And you’re technically contradicting yourself by saying her comments wasn’t needed when yours in fact was less necessary
I respectfully disagree. Honestly this is my favorite number from the entire show, and it works so very well with the geeky/ awkwardness that they both have.
Josh Thone what a stupid comment. She said she thought the number was too boring for her, you don't have to be Rita Moreno to think a stage number isn't as big as you want it to be.
She is a 37 year old experienced woman trying to play the role of an 18 year old that has been locked In a castle her whole life and has not experienced anything like this before in her whole life
Idk why people critize this so much, for me this Anna is way too much funnier, brave and crazy than the movie xD plus remember this is a Braodway performance! It must be exageratted and a bit spicey in order to catch the attention of everybody, including those who are sitting in the back, it is not the same when you watch your tv lol
okay for everyone comparing it to shrek - shrek is a comedy and it’s not meant to be glamorous. this couple is supposed to seem glamorously in love- hell, the whole show is supposed to be ‘glamorous’ which, as i mentioned, is not shrek’s intention at all. the difference between this and shrek is that shrek accomplished what they wanted, and disney created a really sexual/pitchy/not right number that just doesn’t hit the mark. i don’t care for frozen but, man, did they fail at putting this number onstage.
this annoys me that the lady who played anna here looks older than kristen bell, is the same age as her but the broadway company wouldn’t let Kristen play anna in the show because she was “too old.” this is the same story with Idina Menzel. smh 😒🙄🤦♀️
I don’t see why everyone is complaining. I fucking loved it!!! Plus they did say they wanted an older audience to enjoy it. People nowadays just love seeing the negative in everything. They worked really hard on this, they took the time to make this different from the original version. No one is original nowadays so I like how they jazzed it up a bit. And I gotta Anna and Hans killed it in the dancing portion!!!
Patti Murin is great . I saw the show and was expecting a rehash of the movie. But the cast made it their own. Everyone should see this. I can't wait to go back
I swear when she leaves the cast they’ll replace her with someone MUCH younger, or at least younger looking. She really looks her age, and can not convincingly appear as a young innocent woman.
And what's wrong with talented 30 year olds portraying someone younger? It shouldn't have to be all about the age, it's about talent, which she and Cassie Levy both have. Unless you're a casting director who knows about these things, I suggest you leave it to the professionals.
I don't care about age, I care about actors playing a role convincingly and there is nothing convincing about her as a young woman - her character seems older than Elsa!
agreed...christy altomare is 32 but portrays 18-year-old anya/anastasia perfectly in anastasia the musical. i am not a casting director, but youthful innocence is a big part of anna’s character; it’s not the fact that she’s young, but the fact that she is inexperienced and naive and lovable and awkward and sweet.
Hey, the truth hurts. She has a nasal tone and when she belts, can't stay on pitch. When you're on Broadway, there's a certain level of performance expected, and when you don't meet that level, criticism is natural.
This version was absoulutly perfect the acting was wounderful and you can see they had a blast performing the song together. The coreography was super cute and fits Anna's character absoulutly perfectly i mean she's been locked inside the castle all alone for too long never having the chanse to meet any loved once not even her sister so why on earth would she refuse now that she finally found someone she thought to be her love. I absoulutly love this version❤❤
I find this version so creepy and unnecessarily sexual, I don’t like the way he’s grabbing her and throwing her around, and at some points he even has his hands under her skirts which is just so creepy. Like just imagine the animated version of Anna and Hans dancing like this, it’s disgusting.
I don't really see Hans being creepy in this, do you mean he has his hand quite far up her leg for the lifts? Because lifts are almost impossible if you don;t grab the person on the thigh, plus obviously in animation lifts will look more effortless than in real life. As Patti mentioned on twitter, her dress is incredibly heavy too, so it's not going to be quite as graceful as an animated lift. I think the choreographed lifts are meant to portray in a way their immediate closeness, as in real life lifts are hard to achieve unless 1. they are practiced and 2. there is mutual trust between the partners (trust them not to drop you, trust them not to kick you in the face)
When turning Frozen into a broadway musical the writers wanted to expand the audience. The movie is meant for children and is family friendly. The play is meant for adults, yes kids are going to watch and still see the Frozen they loved but now their parents and older audience members get to view the adult themes. There's an interview with the writer for the Broadway musical where they discuss this.
Jack Griffin he has to put his hands under her dress because otherwise he is only lifting her dress and not her or has a higher risk of dropping her I know from personal experience
I feel like this whole thing could have been so great but flopped. Firstly the casting is all wrong. Anna is a hopeful ingenue that is thrilled to be in love for the first time; as mentioned by someone else, this portrayal is like a drunk aunt. Hans also doesn't have the poster-boy protagonist countenance that we saw in the first act of the film; here he is lewd, sloppy and in no way charming. The staging did not help them. The film is lively, cutting to different shots and backgrounds every few lines and the characters running to those different locations. Theatre is limited in this respect, although the lack of background and movement made the performance feel rather static. So, when the actors eventually do move, they are clunky and awkward. The costume choices, particularly accompanied with THAT choreography, further damages its appeal. The singing was often off key - admittedly this is a hard song to sing and I could not perform it myself, however this is a broadway production. I got so excited when I saw this and had such high hopes, but was so disappointed.
Not a big fan of Pattie Murin as Anna. I think she's a little long in the tooth to be playing Anna, who is supposed to be about 18. Pattie doesn't have that young, wide-eyed, love-struck character down. Also, their chemistry is lacking.
I never understood why Hans would learn so much choreography only to betray her
Dedication. Go big or go home
He’s the ultimate method actor!
Let’s face it, he loves the spotlight 😂
Cause he decided to betray her after this horrendous choreography.
What choreography??
"Can i say something even crazier?"
*deep man voice* YES
I thought it was his voice lmao 😂😂😂
Lmao
Lol
wait
@@minatonamikaze9797 #METOO
they turned anna into a middleaged mum
Ruby Driscoll yh but she is acting like an inappropriate, drunk aunt😂
(Karen material)
She was so poorly cast
@@franfrankie7 agreed
True.. 😁😁
a lot of people are pointing out and lamenting the awkward, stiff, and over-sexual choreography and chemistry (or lack thereof), but they fail to understand that that’s exactly the point of this scene, and that that is what makes it so great.
patti murin, the actress who plays anna, is stellar in her performance. her almost immature... fondling of hans here is precisely so as a result of her isolation and exclusion throughout her entire childhood (you can also see this very clearly in her ‘for the first time in forever’ performance) and this also plays in to the overarching theme of ‘true love’ in the entire story, as part of anna’s character development (in which anna realises that her supposed love for hans was superficial, and that her love for her sister, nurtured by warmth and compassion, is what’s right) (listen: the song ‘true love’ in the album).
hans, on the other hand, doesn’t respond to the ‘advances’ of anna-initially. you can very clearly see his confusion and hesitance. but as the song continues, he grows warmer and more attuned to anna, because he’s starting to realise that he can manipulate and exploit her (look at the hand grab and the twirling). the original movie was criticised for the inexplicable revelation of hans’ true nature at the end, but the broadway showcases this ‘slip’ here, which provides a hint that can foreshadow the plot twist and thus, temper it, in a way.
one critique i do have, however, is how dead the overall set is. the song is fun, lively, and exuberant, but nothing moves in the background to couple that. perhaps they couldn’t execute fancy manoeuvres on the GMA set, or perhaps it’s to further emphasise the stiffness of the scene, but it does take a toll on my enjoyment
hmmm interesting thoughts :)
Love this!!!
Totally agree!
THANKYOU SOMEONE FINALLY SAID IT 👏👏👏👏👏
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I can see why Hans wanted to betray her after this choreography
To be fair, do you know how hard it is to belt out high E's
Carlos Alejandro Alvarenga true
they could have made it simpler for GMA
Full of Hamiltrash I’m crying 😂
Ikr- also hi your user and profile picture is amaingg
This isn't quirky and awkward in a cute way like in the movie, this is weirdly sexual and Anna kind of comes off as an inappropriate aunt rather than an unsure young woman
Lmfao 😂
Okay so I'm not the only one who felt it was a little too goofy?
she's a bit old
The musical adaptation targets the adult audience as mentioned by the creators of the show so they changed it up a bit.
Read: It was not made for kids.
@@alexismendozatv I haven't seen the show but I assume Anna is still supposed to be someone who has longed for human contact and love her whole life. Love is an Open Door was used to convey how she finally felt like she got that, so it was a romantic yet cute and quirky song. But this really just makes it feel like Anna's character motivation isn't love, but she just wants to bang Hans. And it's so overly goofy there's no time for romance or sincerity even between the sexual parts. I feel like adults deserve quality, too.
I absolutely adore this choreography.
It completely portrays Anna's youth and her desire for human connection. Having a guy to love was a foreign topic for her her entire life, why would anyone expect her to NOT take a chance and get a little touchy? She's young and she's naive and she's awkward. I think this whole song is perfect.
Half A Kiwi AGREED !
I get that, but the way she portrays Anna looks more creepy than naive and awkward
I think the reason why Anna looks so touchy (but I don't think so) is because the audience will be adults most of them I mean look this is broadway and tickets cost a lot maybe the directors thought her actions needs to have some connections with the audience something unpredictable and a change.
Finally another person that likes the choreography
but the actor in this is almost 40 years old, so it just looks disturbing.
i like the detail of making Hans voice go higher when he says 'thats what i was going to say'. As when you lie your voice often goes higher. nice touch!
Ella B omggg 😱!
TRUEEE
The fact that Patti's dress weighs 12 pounds has me questioning this choreography
Try doing choreography in a 12 pound dress. It's not easy!
She got legs of steel
Pinkiki6 AJ do you not understand? I think they mean to say that its really hard and they dont know how she did it? Im guessing it was a compliment?
sad yeehaw they do those in light material hehe
They rehearsed with the skirts on. Not the exact dress, but with a dress that weighed the same.
Anna looks so thirsty in this number damn
She pushes his face into her chest
Can't blame her 😂
Theatre
LOL YHESSHHH AHAHAAHAU
Considering she's about 40, she doesn't have much time to waste
Why didn’t they get the actual voice actor to play Hans?? He’s a Broadway star
Yeah, and I actually see a bit of Santino in Hans. This guy doesn't look like Hans at all. Anna too, she looks and acts like a middle-aged inappropriate aunt.
love jonathon groff
@@tylerparker1612 jonathon groff played kristoff in the movie
Julia Romano that’s.... why they said it
Angelika Joy huh? the first comment was about the voice actor for hans (santino fontana) and then nobody’s business commented about jonathon groff (kristoff)
I'm lowkey questioning who allowed this to happen on stage.... lmfao
I'm high key questioning it!
Louis S. Hamilton say no to this
Caphill Royals heathers dead girl walking-
officiallyolivia ....dead girl walking is actually good, and not written from a children’s movie. 😂
officiallyolivia dead girl walking is quite awkward to watch, but it’s a whole lot better than this
Yeah, I’m not really feeling this version. It feels awkward and weirdly sexual in a very uncomfortable way 😬
TrashLord Lord of the Trash The dancing was forgivable
haha i thought it was just me lol
I agreed :(
Idk if it’s the fact that it’s a GMA performance and they’re tired and jumping everywhere but the harmonies in the last bars just collapsed and got so weird and it sealed the deal for me
Actually, I think the awkwardness is a strength - just remember Hans is supposed to be faking all of this. In the movie, most people bought it. Here, it's painful to watch. But I'm 100% with you on the sexual thing. Anna's increased childishness gives a sort of pedophilic vibe to it.
They have no chemistry
Isn't that the point? She's so socially inexperienced she thinks she's in love with him cause she has a small crush...
isn't he just using her. and after they was to marry her he was going to kill her. he was just trying to trick her in to marring him. so there isn't suppose to be chemistry between them.
There is supposed to be chemistry, it's supposed to be believable that she felt she fell in love with him in one night and wanted to MARRY him
Yeah dude that's kind of the point
@@cottontherabbit2952 she lived in isolation. She didn't know it was just a small crush
I honestly really like this version of the song. Patti Murin and John Riddle sound so much more better here in the live performance than in the musical soundtrack and their jokes and quirky dance moves make Hans's betrayal a little more heartbreaking when you remember that Anna finally found someone she could relate to after being isolated for so many years. Also, Anna shoving Hans into her boobs was a lot funnier than it should have been
😘 i think so
"love is an open door" got suddenly less subtle.
Clément Hossaert wdym?
😫😫😫😫 No need to share your dirty minded readings...
I think they could have toned down the comedic factor just a little bit. It didn't feel romantic enough.
I think the point is for it to feel dysfunctional from the start
Idk, I've seen For the First Time in Forever too and it always comes down to Anna being TOO MUCH. It's like they stripped her of all the interior drama she actually had in the movie.
@@sarahmichellekay But the original point was deception. The audience is supposed to be tricked into thinking that he's her "true love" and then have the rug pulled out right from under them. What if someone comes to see the show who has never seen the movie? How are they going to interpret this?
@@silverstarlightproductions1292 The hysterical part comes more from Anna, she just seems at a 10 from start to finish.
Remember that everything on stage needs to be bigger, so what might seem perfectly fine in the theatre can suddenly feel too much being filmed for TV with close-ups.
I don't know how I feel about this. First time a Disney production has made me question its decisions 😂
Ashley N Same here. Particularly with no deleted songs cut from the movie putting Let It Go at the end of Act One after In Summer and mostly using projectors for Elsa’s ice powers.
Hopefully the show will (somehow) undergo a few changes at some point
Idk I feel like Little Mermaid had more questionable choices....
@@yippedoodah I don't know. Mermaid had a bad script to begin with, but the costumes, set, memorable songs and choreography are why it's performed at all today. The choices made fit the script and kept the spirit of the original characters intact. This song in particular in Frozen seems to have taken no direction from the original movie and paints Anna to be more mature than she truly is. The actors are working well with what they've got, but the choices made in this one are directorial flops if anything.
At 2:57 I was like what the heck?
Anna: **hand slides down Han's chest**
Adults: 😂😂
Kids: hey mom what is Anna doing to Hans?
I'll say this: I LOVE THIS. I love Putti Murin, and she portrays Anna in such a youthful way. Her vocal range and quality for 8 shows a week is ASTOUNDING. She truly embodied Anna, and it breaks my heart that she left the show. But I'm so excited for what she does next!
idk this feels so forced like anna is lovable bc she's a little awkward, and i get that it's broadway, but i feel like they're trying too hard here.......
Sorry but I agree with you
it's trying to be like... lol, so funny and relatable, sexually frustrated young woman. but for what was billed as a character-driven story, it's just trying to hard to be funny and missing out on anna's actual feelings of loneliness and naivety.
Yeah, I have to agree as well
2:43 when she says ‘yes’ 😂
I am so dead😂
Omg she sounded like a man when she said yes
The first few times I listened to this I was driving (so not watching) and I thought it was him yelling "Yes!"
Ali Zimmerman it’s funny, but she’s almost unbearably pitchy when he’s carrying her... which is also understandable, of course, since she’s upside down and being flipped... but I feel like it could’ve been a little smoother
I think this interpretation is a perfect fit for the much older audience broadway shows gather in general!
Please tell me Im not the only one who loves this version and doesnt think that patti is bad at all. I love patti💜
I think Patti's great, and I love the broadway version, I could just do with a little less sexual stuff, other than that, I think its wonderful!!! 💙
@@vanitine Well its directed moee towards adults, they meant for it to have some adult humor
@@thestonemasyn6932 Yeah, which I totally understand, I'm just not a big fan of sexual humor, it makes me a little uncomfortable, but that's just my opinion. It doesn't ruin the performance for me of anything like that. In fact, I love this show, especially Hans in this show. I feel like they gave him more depth than he had in the movie, which I love! And again, I love Patti!
Patti beautiful
You are not..
Why is Hans so handsome and cute at the same time?
anyone the actor ??
anyone know the actor*
@@melaniemendez5549 the actor for hans is john riddle!
Obviously Anna’s voice is great but it just doesn’t fit for the character it’s just too low toned and comedic
I honestly love this version, I mean at this point we all know what happens in this story. It's not like we're gonna still be taking this romance seriously, so may as well have fun with it.
Plus making their relationship more awkward, forced, immature, and humourous plays into the themes of the intricacies of real life love that the Broadway musical introduced
Honestly I think it’s great how comedic they made it. To me that makes it less cringy than the original but it’s still keeping the romantic tone. (Though is is coming from someone who really values humour in a relationship)
Look I thought this was actually kinda cute. Yeah, they were a bit pitchy, and some parts were a tad awkward but I think they did really well
This was painful to watch. They took all the sweet "romance" out of the scene and instead made it uncomfortably sexual. Anna in the movie is awkward, but not in the way that this version is. This was just felt incredibly wrong and I'm disappointed.
Pathetic
But this WAS made to be unromantic. Nothing about this was supposed to be sweet. It was supposed to showcase superficial love and was made to cater to an adult audience.
Broadway tickets like the one this was made for, is restricted to 18+ for a reason.
Watching this WAS supposed to be painful to watch, because this wasn't true love.
In the short choreography they had, it showed Hans being uncomfortable when Anna placed his arm around her shoulder. But quickly changed his attitude because he realized he could use this to manipulate her.
So I think they portrayed this most exceptionally.
So it's actually the movie that is weird, because Hans was such a sweetheart. So him being a Villain at the end just came out of nowhere.
@@Anonymous-in4ed It's a Disney show - not Avenue Q. It was not "made to cater to an adult audience", nor are the tickets 18+. The website literally says "Disney on Broadway performances are recommended for a general audience. As an advisory to adults who might bring young people, Disney recommends its productions for ages 6 and up." (To avoid crying in the theater, generally).
@@Anonymous-in4ed Also, personally, I preferred a plot twist with hints instead of it being bluntly spelled out. That's just a personal preference though.
idk why so many people dislike this ! i think the actress for anna really made it come to life and they both have amazing voices ! of course things could’ve been portrayed different but obviously this is what they were going for. so anything she’s doing .. was rehearsed in practice one million times and that’s what they wanted her to do. GOOD JOB GUYS !
Unpopular opinion- I like the actors and the performance
hahah same i like this anna idk whats wrong
same here. i wonder y they had a lot of negative comments about this eh.
@@emakostic8635 Most people including me don't like it because it sounds pitchy, there is no chemistry the Anna looks too old for the part and it looks more sexually than quirky love song it's supposed to be but it's my opinion.
saameee
primulaa same!!
An amazing song in the movie and the musical delivers this... I’m so disappointed. I didn’t feel any chemistry at all between them and I was really expecting some changes on the background... and it has a sexual appeal that isn’t there in the movie. I’m very disappointed.
Flávio Jr. it’s really different on the actual musical, believe me, everything it’s mor spectacular.
Preach
Flávio Jr. Okay first. That's the whole point of the scene Anna isnt used to all this so I stuff so she thinks hans is her true love when rlly she just has a crush on him. I can agree with the background thing tho. Also it's not like little 5 yr olds are gonna be going to NYC to see a Broadway show it's more for a adulta
Julia Petteys Broadway isnt only in NYC and if you have any brains at all you would know that it isnt mainly for adults. A huge part of the broadway loving community are teenagers trying to get onto broadway or do musical theater. Also they are talking about this in relation to the story of Frozen. They obviously weren’t trying to make Anna this sexually desperate but thats what it comes off as.
THAT'S BECAUSE IT'S NOT REAL. they're portraying how superficial it is. it's not the musical -- it's the broadway stage adaptation -- have you even looked at the cast album? there's only 9 new songs, and few numbers from the movie were cut.
2:56 Did she really put his face in her-
I know I was like 😳
Idc what people are saying but I love this version and the broadway version has far more adult jokes and even in the choreo, this isn’t a serious song and I love how they portrayed it
I... It's so awkward and weirdly adult but I can't tell if I love it or hate it. But maaaaaad respect to her singing upside-down.
If you really study Hans during this number, you can almost see exactly what he's thinking. In the beginning it seems like he's still kind of unsure of his plan, what I mean by that is how he'll go about it. But you see he's just casually playing along with Anna to get to know her better, in hopes of finding someway of getting to Elsa. The gears start turning at the towards the end of the first chorus, seeing that she's gullible he's probably thinking something along the lines of "Hmm maybe she could be useful" then he is caught off guard when she makes an advance towards him right at the end of the chorus. Sure, he's a charmer no doubt, but knowing his history I don't think he's had much experience with women at all, let alone have one all over him. This sensation is not only new to Anna but also to Hans. Out of shock, his first general reaction is to walk away from her to collect himself and try to comprehend what just happened. After a moments reflection he sees that she's not only gullible but also starving for affection, and most definitely attracted to him. Once he's come to terms with this, he realizes that he may be able to manipulate her, this could be his "open door" to the throne. But before foolishly jumping in, he needs to test the water. He needs to know just how hung up on him she is as well as how hungry for love she is. In order to find out, he comes back at her in the start of the second verse, approaching her in a nonchalant manner. Throughout this verse he is learning her, figuring her out. It's almost too easy, partially because he does see a part of himself in her. He knows the feeling of loneliness and uselessness just as much as she does. He knows the "pain of the past" and she's his ticket to say goodbye to it. He sees the victim that he's always been inside of her and needs to feel like he's in control for once. We see that long for control when he grabs her wrist. After that he follows her every move, almost chasing her down, he is so close to grasping his goal, he can't lose it now. But is he really chasing his goal or is his own hungry for attention gravitating towards Anna's affection. She is practically swooning over him and it feels good to someone who's felt like a screw up all his life. He catches his breath in an attempt to pull himself together. He begins to test her again by leading her to the side, a sign of control. But she once again catches him off guard and puts his arm around her, pulling herself closer to him. He glaces at her almost in disbelief. He has never experienced anything like this before and it shows as he awkwardly follows as she leads back in the opposite direction. In this moment he finds himself a bit side tracked, he's actually starting to enjoy himself and letting his guard down. Even someone with an agenda like his can't entirely deny Anna's warmth. He has never been treated with so much affection before in his life as well as met anyone so relatable and that draws him in. Just for a bit it seems like he gets caught up in having fun with her. He begins to drop the casual play-along mood and slowly starts to reveal his own quirks and goofier side that he would otherwise be judged for, but he feels a sense of safety with Anna. He unleashes for and more of his playful side on Anna and absorbs her contagious joy, but soon after reality catches up with him and it all comes back. Between the mixture of frantically trying to claim his goal and genuine happiness, his mind races. The next thing he knows, he's asking her to marry him. He holds his breath in nervousness awaiting her answer. When she responds with a yes, he knows he's hit the jackpot! He throws her over his shoulder in relief knowing that the beginning of his path to the throne is paved but also wonders at the back of his mind what he got himself into. As the number comes to and end his mind is moving a mile a minute, but he has a sense of security now. He can't believe he hasn't managed to mess this up yet and feels accomplished, like he could pat himself on the back, and Anna isn't so bad herself. He's felt so loved or successful at the same time in his whole life. The door to his future his wide open.
Not everyone is going to read it because it is long press the
Like buten if I'm right
@@gracesmith649 Yeah, I know not everyone will, just putting my thoughts out there XD When I was done with it, I was like "Whoops... I just wrote a novel..." But hey, I can't help it, when a forensic science student sees non-verbals.... We can't help but analyze lol
@@vanitine I read it and thought it was beautiful ❤ (Sorry I know I'm late)
@@A.N.A.M.A Aw thank you! Glad you enjoyed!😂
I don't realy like it...the actors are great! Don't get me wrong...the coreo just seems like they tried to hard...especialy this new part were they just “dance“. It was just like“what the heck are they doing now?“, it didn't seem to mean anything, it was just dorky. “Love is an open door“ is about annas dream of romantic coming true and this wasn't romantic at all. Yes anna is a huge dork, but you could have done it differently. I am realy sad, because frozen is a movie dear to my heart and I was excited about the musical...but I don't know if I even want to see it...?
There isn't supposed to be romance?
I know right
the dance break is something done in musical theater. it wasn't done in the movie because it's done more often on live stage. it's just supposed to be entertaining. musicals really dont make any sense, but thats one of the reasons people like them. they're just for fun
Seeing it for the second time has changed my mind. I love both the actors now. What a crazy musical number I will probably do both parts to in my room.
I don't know about others but I really really loved it. They are just so talented. Gosh I really loved it.
This was the song that disappointed me the most
I looooved the show
But this song was very flat
I expected a big dance
And background changes
And they made it awkward which make sense but the choreography didn’t seem to match well.
Animation Geek glad to know a trained broadway professional has such an opinion on a simple performance! Thanks for the feedback that was really needed!
Josh Thone thank you for such an unneeded and obnoxious comment. Let people have opinions. And you’re technically contradicting yourself by saying her comments wasn’t needed when yours in fact was less necessary
Rawr
I respectfully disagree. Honestly this is my favorite number from the entire show, and it works so very well with the geeky/ awkwardness that they both have.
Josh Thone what a stupid comment. She said she thought the number was too boring for her, you don't have to be Rita Moreno to think a stage number isn't as big as you want it to be.
gonna be honest i hate the actress for anna idk just something about her doesn’t click right with me
Maddy Gman finally someone else agrees with me!
singertobe EXACTLY
She is a 37 year old experienced woman trying to play the role of an 18 year old that has been locked In a castle her whole life and has not experienced anything like this before in her whole life
Thank god someone agrees
Yeah she just doesn't fit the part and she is slightly pitchy in some parts when she's singing
Im a little late but I totally love this version. I know it’s a little too goofy but I still like it, especially for the first time seeing this.
Idk why people critize this so much, for me this Anna is way too much funnier, brave and crazy than the movie xD plus remember this is a Braodway performance! It must be exageratted and a bit spicey in order to catch the attention of everybody, including those who are sitting in the back, it is not the same when you watch your tv lol
Yeah but she shoved his face in her breasts, and it was originally a children's movie
Like, Disney don't do that, it's for kids
a.s.r.a *-* ikr
okay for everyone comparing it to shrek - shrek is a comedy and it’s not meant to be glamorous. this couple is supposed to seem glamorously in love- hell, the whole show is supposed to be ‘glamorous’ which, as i mentioned, is not shrek’s intention at all. the difference between this and shrek is that shrek accomplished what they wanted, and disney created a really sexual/pitchy/not right number that just doesn’t hit the mark. i don’t care for frozen but, man, did they fail at putting this number onstage.
this annoys me that the lady who played anna here looks older than kristen bell, is the same age as her but the broadway company wouldn’t let Kristen play anna in the show because she was “too old.” this is the same story with Idina Menzel. smh 😒🙄🤦♀️
When Anna said “YES” to Han’s “will you marry me”. I was scared af!!!
LOVE this version! Frozen the musical is a grown up version of frozen so this fits so much better! I laughed so much ahaha
I hope they do Fixer Upper. I'm interested how that's done.
king dingaling way better than the movie
It's better than the movie
You can't - just can't - look to this cute boy and think he's the villain
I know I can't be the only one who loved it
you could see how anna was so blindly in love and hans was just taking advantage of that
I don’t see why everyone is complaining. I fucking loved it!!! Plus they did say they wanted an older audience to enjoy it. People nowadays just love seeing the negative in everything. They worked really hard on this, they took the time to make this different from the original version. No one is original nowadays so I like how they jazzed it up a bit. And I gotta Anna and Hans killed it in the dancing portion!!!
Patti Murin is great . I saw the show and was expecting a rehash of the movie. But the cast made it their own. Everyone should see this. I can't wait to go back
hans gives gabe from the office vibes
john riddle is such a delight as hans... and patti's an absolute icon for getting through that choreography in a dress that weighs 12 pounds.
I swear when she leaves the cast they’ll replace her with someone MUCH younger, or at least younger looking. She really looks her age, and can not convincingly appear as a young innocent woman.
And what's wrong with talented 30 year olds portraying someone younger? It shouldn't have to be all about the age, it's about talent, which she and Cassie Levy both have. Unless you're a casting director who knows about these things, I suggest you leave it to the professionals.
I don't care about age, I care about actors playing a role convincingly and there is nothing convincing about her as a young woman - her character seems older than Elsa!
agreed...christy altomare is 32 but portrays 18-year-old anya/anastasia perfectly in anastasia the musical. i am not a casting director, but youthful innocence is a big part of anna’s character; it’s not the fact that she’s young, but the fact that she is inexperienced and naive and lovable and awkward and sweet.
if you have a passion at doing something. age is not a fcking hindrance man!
They need to hire the girl who si currently playing candy in men’s girls
is it just me or do their vocal tones just not blend well? like something about the pitches in the harmonies just seems off
Maybe because he doesn't really like her so he's pretending to mesh with her?
Ana: can i say somenthing even crazier?😊🤭
También Ana: YES👹👹
I'm in a youth theater and we're doing Frozen Junior right now and our choreography looks so much better. I really expected this to look good.
man she is not so easy on the old ear drums...
oh, that was a nice rude comment
Hey, the truth hurts. She has a nasal tone and when she belts, can't stay on pitch. When you're on Broadway, there's a certain level of performance expected, and when you don't meet that level, criticism is natural.
Best opening to a musical I have seen so far!
@@danielw4047 i still haven't seen it, but i'm pretty sure this is not the opening, you mean in the show itself?
Vera Williams sorry I don’t know why this comment popped up here it was meant for another video. This is my 2 yo daughters favourite vid though!
I think it was a brilliant artistic choice for Anna and Hans to be super dorky and awkward in this part. It made me laugh so hard!
this would be perfect if The actual voice actors Did this show
This version was absoulutly perfect the acting was wounderful and you can see they had a blast performing the song together. The coreography was super cute and fits Anna's character absoulutly perfectly i mean she's been locked inside the castle all alone for too long never having the chanse to meet any loved once not even her sister so why on earth would she refuse now that she finally found someone she thought to be her love. I absoulutly love this version❤❤
BUT HONESTLY THIS CHOREO IS SOOOO CUTEEE ASDFGHHJK
I must say im not sure how much I agree with that...
TRUEEE. I love this scene
Yeaaah
Both two”Love is an open doooor!!”
Subtitle “What is an open door”
Their voice are perfect Combination. So amazing!!
i’m not sure why everyone hates this, i love it!
I find this version so creepy and unnecessarily sexual, I don’t like the way he’s grabbing her and throwing her around, and at some points he even has his hands under her skirts which is just so creepy. Like just imagine the animated version of Anna and Hans dancing like this, it’s disgusting.
Agreed!
I don't really see Hans being creepy in this, do you mean he has his hand quite far up her leg for the lifts? Because lifts are almost impossible if you don;t grab the person on the thigh, plus obviously in animation lifts will look more effortless than in real life. As Patti mentioned on twitter, her dress is incredibly heavy too, so it's not going to be quite as graceful as an animated lift. I think the choreographed lifts are meant to portray in a way their immediate closeness, as in real life lifts are hard to achieve unless 1. they are practiced and 2. there is mutual trust between the partners (trust them not to drop you, trust them not to kick you in the face)
When turning Frozen into a broadway musical the writers wanted to expand the audience. The movie is meant for children and is family friendly. The play is meant for adults, yes kids are going to watch and still see the Frozen they loved but now their parents and older audience members get to view the adult themes. There's an interview with the writer for the Broadway musical where they discuss this.
Jack Griffin he has to put his hands under her dress because otherwise he is only lifting her dress and not her or has a higher risk of dropping her I know from personal experience
Madeline Flores That’s fair enough. Especially with me being in my mid 20’s
THIS ANNA IS HILARIOUS
I just loved every bit of this show, but this I just ADORE!
Im seen this like a million times and I still laugh like the first time! You guys are the best!!
I feel like this whole thing could have been so great but flopped. Firstly the casting is all wrong. Anna is a hopeful ingenue that is thrilled to be in love for the first time; as mentioned by someone else, this portrayal is like a drunk aunt. Hans also doesn't have the poster-boy protagonist countenance that we saw in the first act of the film; here he is lewd, sloppy and in no way charming.
The staging did not help them. The film is lively, cutting to different shots and backgrounds every few lines and the characters running to those different locations. Theatre is limited in this respect, although the lack of background and movement made the performance feel rather static. So, when the actors eventually do move, they are clunky and awkward. The costume choices, particularly accompanied with THAT choreography, further damages its appeal. The singing was often off key - admittedly this is a hard song to sing and I could not perform it myself, however this is a broadway production.
I got so excited when I saw this and had such high hopes, but was so disappointed.
I agreed
why does everyone hate this???? i love it!
アナ可愛すぎます❤劇団四季のアナ雪も楽しみ😊
Man, this is everything I've wanted in a three minute musical sequence.
The way she says yes.
The high five on the “say goodbye” looks very weird
I absolutely love this version
This song always makes me happy and they made it more
Why did this performance make them seem so perfect together oh God
They are adorable😍❤️
They are marvelous! ♥ ♥
Great!!! I watched them at the theater.They are very talented.Congratulations
For a broadway show that took 4 years in the making, this looks like they were doing improv on all the choreography-
this anna reminds me of the og fiona in shrek's broadway and i love it but what the hell is this mess
maybe not a mess? idk
yeah the more i watch this the more i want to spend 1,000 getting to broadway just to see this
don’t do sutton foster dirty like that
😂😂😂
omg not me coming back to stan
This Anna is so beautiful...
This Anna's more like that aunt we all love, who always makes inappropriate jokes and sneaks us candy. The innocence isn't present here lmao.
Hans was my favorite character I like villains don’t bully me
Eu quero muito que esse musical venha pro Brasil, eu amo Frozen!
My fave frozen song
Holy cow this Hans is incredible!
Not a big fan of Pattie Murin as Anna. I think she's a little long in the tooth to be playing Anna, who is supposed to be about 18. Pattie doesn't have that young, wide-eyed, love-struck character down. Also, their chemistry is lacking.
Hey, she's only 59!
THANKS!! I THOUGHT I WAS INSANE
This not what I expected. I thought it would be like in the movie but it made me laugh. I like it.
the performance is awsome and so much fun
The super agressive YES was what got me
Okay the “ow ow ow ow” part was actually really funny
2:56 straight to honeymoon. well well
I saw this showing last night! It was amazing!!!!
やばいめっちゃ好きだ！