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I think part of it is because they have the time to expand and the other part is what live theatre brings to the table. I mean- in order to keep the show running they have to focus on the most critical elements that will stay with it - namely the music and script. Everything else can and will change. So if they beef up the script and music to drive the emotion better, it'll carry through in future shows that lack complex sets or a large number of people for the chorus. They also already had the concept thought out, so they basically took the movie, revised it, and turned it into a proper musical. In a movie, a lot of storytelling is done through the environment. It's a move that sometimes leaves characters lacking, especially since mood and environment is subjective. Combine that with nasty deadlines and crunch times and you end up with a sub-par end product that is the end-all be-all film adaptation of the story. I don't know where to end this, but I finished my thoughts.
I love how you can hear a baby cry when Hans is about to kill Elsa. I know it was just a random baby from the audience but somehow it makes that scene so much more dramatic! It's perfect!
THE WAY JASON DEA- I MEAN HANS IS STILL HOLDING HER FACE AND LITERALLY SAYING THE LINE _INTO_ HER MOUTH BASICALLY INSTEAD OF PULLING BACK *i'm ascending*
@@lyrablack8621 Lmao yeah that was the joke! Ryan just manages to make the most toxic characters seem attractive and desirable just because he's playing them if that makes sense
Fun fact : When it's the end of a show and the actors are crying, it's because they usually had a blast working with the other people and don't want it to be over. Sometimes you make life long friends 💙
Its interesting how Kristoff refers to Anna only as her name, despite not being in a relationship...Yet Hans keeps referring to Anna as 'Princess Anna' even though he is engaged to her, this further highlights that he cares more about the status and further foreshadows the upcoming plot twist.
Yes! In a modern situation (which it is for us) However it's the noble etiquette: using the title of a person is the polite thing to do as a Prince. (Kristoff can be considered as a rude peasant without education here, if it were a real monarchy XD)
I love how she says "the cold never bothered me anyway" and then when she has the conversation with Anna and gets more stressed she points out that "the air's getting colder." SO IT DOES BOTHER HER. Edit 1: When Anna dances with Kristoff its with fun music and his family, vs when she dances with Hans its purely romantic and alone. I like the dynamic of Hans manipulation vs Kristoff and Anna's natural attraction to one another. Edit 2: Hans says "Her skin was ice, her hair was white." And its makes Elsa think about herself, how what she touches freezes and her white blond hair. He compares Anna's 'dead' state to how Elsa naturally exists. Edit 3: Kistoff is an ICE MAN. HE IS STRONG. In the movie, he is able to spin Anna like she's NOTHING. And yet, when he is about to go KILL Hans, a single touch from Anna stops him. And THATS on true love. Edit 4: when Anna and Elsa hug at the very end, Elsa looks to the sky and Anna looks at Elsa. Elsa hopes her parents are proud of her for fixing things with Anna, controlling her power, and for saving the kingdom, and Anna is just happy to have her sister back.
IKR?? I always thought Elsa was so unlikeable in the movie :/ she was just so cold (no pun intended) This actress she was so good and so likeable and you could really tell how selfless she was and how much she cared for her sister. In the movie i got the "im not like other girls i dont belong and im just a frickin weirdo and now im gonna run off and wait so i can freeze someone" vibes lmao.
same ;___; (also... frozen was meant to be staged in Germany this year but... you know what happened then - I'm SO SAD ;__; - same for prince of egypt - such losses)
I love the change from the movie where Elsa is actually telling herself that she has to try and fix the situation rather than simply just avoiding the entire situation.
I love the fact that at 8:58 they put the "oh Anna" just before the reveal and not as part of it like in the film, it makes it so much more ominous! Before you know what he's going to do it's like a heart-swelling "oh Anna!" and then it immediately becomes more like the film's mocking malicious version which is the tiniest change but so cool
As a theatre kid, seeing people’s appreciation for the work that gets put into plays is so amazing and I love it so much. This is such an amazing performance
I was giggling to myself the whole video, I hope to get into musical theater sometime soon and I really have learned to appreciate the work and talent of the actors
Fun fact: Something I don’t think the person filming got was that the house gives a five minute warning before Act II starts, but there’s no official light change or anything like that. What cues Act II is Oaken walking down the house right aisle and shouting “Yoo-hoo!” At the audience. WhenI saw this in person, I was sitting on the aisle on house right, and I happened to be the one Oaken interacted with first. I have never screamed so loud in my entire life.
Just saw Frozen on tour today, and at 1:07 our Oaken actually was singing that long note himself, while makes it seem like the directors discovered this guy couldn't hold the note and thought "let's make a joke out of this" which makes it even funnier.
the actor here is kevin del aguila- a phenomenal broadway actor! he can most definitely hold that note, they probanly just wanted to make a funny oaken joke
Don't get me started on the costumes. They are amazing, drool worthy! I did costumes for my high school theatre guild years ago, and that's where I first gained my love and appreciation for all things theatre. Now, I still have an eye for costumes in all shows and movies I watch.
I love watching Ryan’s portrayal of Hans, watching the movie I honestly forget he’s a character he’s just so bland but Ryan puts on a sort of psychopath/sociopath twist onto that- his performance as Hans gives me chills
I also loved John Riddle as Hans from the OG Broadway cast. He was great, too. Let's face it, the Broadway version of Hans is so much better than the movie.
I saw it live last year and it was the first time i’ve gotten LITERAL CHILLS from a live performance (I haven’t seen that many but what ever) and I tried not to cry because I was with my mom. And It wasn’t me crying because of how sad it was, it was the over whelming sense of joy I got from the vocals. I HIGHLY recommend you seeing it in person after corona of course, because words can’t do justice how amazing this musical was.
Broadway Hans is the perfect manipulative bitch; from his actions, to dialogue. It's all perfect, oh my god. Ughhh, missed opportunity to show childhood memories in the movie when Anna was suffering in the room like those snow effects in Into the Unknown😭 That, "ANNNAAA," and "ELSAAA," in that song gives me chills aa THAT FROZEN ANNA SCENE WHAT THE HELL "May I kiss you?" just straight up😭🖐️ THAT ENDING WITH THE SPIRALING THINGY WITH ALL THE CHARACTERS AAAA
They referenced the original story so well, too. In the original ice queen, the queen was evil and in the end was executed. The fact they added that they were going to kill her and announcing it to the people, like it would be realistically in a time period like this, is such a nice touch. Making her feel more like a minster added to the "evil" idea, rather than how in the movie it felt more like the people after her were the evil ones.
Dude I’m so glad you pointed out the set design because DAMN they rocked it with every single scene. In scenes like Anna’s bedroom and the ice palace and oaken’s trading post it’s like they made it almost exactly like the movie which I think is incredible. These set designers also had to figure out how to make it look like ice was overtaking an entire kingdom and they PULLED IT OFF
I know, right. The sets were so detailed and gorgeous! I was a theatre kid in high school, and still love any type of theatre, so I was just in awe of this entire musical. Everything about it was just so good, made me all warm and fuzzy. It adds so much more than what the movie was able to give in such a short time.
Something that always gets me during Monster is that in the last few lines... “one thing that’s left for me to do”, “before I fade to white”, plus the moments before when she calls for her parents, it REALLY sounds like once she’d hopefully put things right, Elsa was going to be willing to kill herself to protect everyone else.
Oh damn, I never realized that. That probably wasn't the intention when the lyrics were written, but just the fact that they could be taken that way. Damn! 🤯
Yeah… that was totally intentional. It makes her character a lot more “relatable” and realistic because many of us would turn to those kinds of thoughts in her situation.
Ryan was the best person for Hans, the way his personality twists when he becomes evil. I got shivers. He is too good at playing disturbing characters it was like seeing JD all over again
@@ms.honeybear2c4u26 JD is a character in the musical adaption of Heathers. JD was basically the villain of the show. Ryan played him in the original cast.
I really like that they didn't use a platinum blonde wig for Ciara (Elsa)and one that actually matched her skin tone, I know some performances don't do this so I'm glad Broadway shows are finally doing this with POC actors
Pff not even poc, platinum blonde hardly fits any undertone, and Elsa wigs vary from cream blonde to white. This was the first one I've seen that matched the skintone in general.
is it just me or does hans's absence from the palace when she needed him most come across more as symbolism of him not really being there for her but rather for the sake of becoming king?
You can definitely see a little bit of JD coming through when Ryan does the “if only there was someone who loved you” line. He’s so good at playing charming but menacing characters!
I would just like to say, as someone who does costume changes in theatre shows, we don’t get enough appreciation. We literally have seconds for clothes, hair, accessories. It’s thrilling and very nerve wracking. So thank you for the appreciation :)
ugh mad Respect ♥️ I got put on costume lead w no experience for my musical and I had 23 seconds to change mary Poppins into her jolly holiday costume it was insane
My ballet school did a ballet version of Frozen and I danced Elsa, the costume changes were insane! One time I didn't get ready in time as I only had half a minute and missed the first few seconds of the music :( I have a lot of respect for people who go through that daily Haha! It's crazy and a lot harder than it looks
as a wanna be director we appreciate you so much! It’s insane all the work you do, say, could you explain what happened when Anna’s hair and clothes changed so quickly?
So much respect for you! Behind the scenes they are very appreciated by the cast (at least in my experience) but the audience doesn't see that/get it. It can be extremely stressful to have to get everything right. Because when it goes right, no one notices, but when there is even a tiny mistake, people notice... So I'll repeat myself: mad respect for you guys
I just want to point out that they cast a woman to play a snow’man’. It’s awesome… just like they cast black men for a king and Kristoff and a brown girl to play Elsa. I really liked this, even better than the movie in my opinion. I mean look at Anna and Kristoff’s chemistry here. Beautiful. Just. Beautiful.
Ngl, I'm one of those "Tangled is better than Frozen" people, but seeing the musical is making me rethink. It's way better than the movie since it adds another layer of depth to the characters that improves the story by a lot. Edit: Frozen on Broadway > Tangled > Frozen Now I'll just patiently wait for Tangled on Broadway...
@@Vistelia I heard that there's a Tangled musical that's exclusive to the Disney cruise line. But apparently it's not as big or as good of a production as Frozen on Broadway.
@@Vistelia but there is tangled the series! It’s amazing seriously, so many absolutely jaw dropping Broadway-esc songs (and the whole original cast from the movie for the main characters and Broadway people like Jeremy Jordan and Eden Espinosa doing main voices.) I would highly recommend nothing left to lose or ready as I’ll ever be. (I promise it’s 100% worth it.)
I'm going to be honest with you, I hate elsa from the movie with a burning passion but I genuinely love this version so much better. This just gives a deeper meaning to it all and really makes all of the characters more enjoyable whilst having amazing set design and songs. I'd love to see this in person one day
I'm a year late but I've longed for a comment like yours. I too loathe movie Elsa but get so much flack because she's disney's corporate wh*re 🫠 But she's so good in this. Such an interesting character
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it may be a stretch but perhaps Anna’s transformation after that hug from Elsa was the act of true love. by finally accepting and returning anna’s love, they were both released from their isolation and in elsa’s case, fear. besides, it was like elsa finishing that hug Anna had given her earlier.
Absolutely. The act of true love was from them both. Anna displayed an act of true love by sacrificing herself, and Elsa reciprocated it, reversing the damage Elsa had inadvertently created. And I never thought of it as Elsa finally returning the hug Anna had tried giving her earlies. That just makes it so much better lol
Ryan is so incredibly good at playing the line of good and evil. It could be he has a little of that in real life but it's hard to find a stage actor who can do that.
I've been in several musicals and it's true at 15:02 right at the end of the show when you're singing the last song there's always that rush of adrenaline and you feel like you can't stop smiling.
Another little detail about costuming, Elsa's dress pre Anna's heart freezing is soft and flowing, and post freezing it's more pointy, notice the icicles on the arms
13:09 I was in a performance of Frozen, and here's the way WE did it. When Anna goes under three ensemble members are tasked with taking off her outside white layer and changing her wig, meanwhile, she flips out the normal layer.
Not you cutting onions in my room. Okay but this was so emotional, like the movie didn’t really do it for me, but THIS. This is so much better than the movie and it adds so much depth to the characters! Kristoff isn’t a love interest insert, Hans feels like a real villain, and Elsa actually feels like she got growth during the play, unlike the movie where she’s happy introverting it up in her castle until Anna and Hans pull her back to Arendelle, literally BY FORCE. I loved this so much thank you so much for sharing.
im a musical acress myself, she's wearing the dress under it, the white dress is like a big robe she's wearing. also the wig is worn under her white one. but because of the lights you cant see. the tric is, because there are a lot of people on stage you have a lot to watch. your eyes automaticly dont follow Anna. thats why you never see the fast change greetings from the netherlands x
I was watching the whole thing like "he's JD, right? No... Yes? Maybe? His voice and face are similar but I can't tell.." and then that line came and I was instantly "oh yeah ok so he's def JD" and then he evil laughed to top it all off.
YES! Like P l e a s e!!!! And I have a good reason for it too, _Money_ THey would be building their empire and on the Frozen love. They would get more people to buy Disney+ probably just for it. It's literally a win for them.
I love when Anna places her hands on Elsa in order to further communicate her emotions, because it speaks to *both* characters: Elsa puts her hands together so she can't even attempt to touch her sister. She also fiddles with her fingers as if trying to adjust gloves. (It also draws a connection to her misconception of safety and hiding one's self going hand in hand.) Though speaks to both characters, not just Elsa. Case in point, Anna, who is a tactile person. This is possibly due to not seeing many people and wanting to express how much it means for her, an extrovert, to be amoung people again. So going to touch Elsa is very in character for her and speaks to her urge for connection. Meanwhile, Elsa is introverted and, due to trauma, she avoids touch (and therefore connection). So her reaction for put her main magic tools (her hands) together and shy away is completely in character for her. Both women's facial expressions express the urge for connection in different tones, Elsa's tinged with pain in a morose tone while Anna's is more hopeful. The entire scene really highlights the interesting touch=connection and no touch=isolation motif. And to think I didn't like the movie Frozen, only to create a little analysis of a single scene when it's brought to stage due to the extra LAYERS.
the quick change at the end is basically when a large group of people are gathered together whats likely happening as they conceal the actress playing Anna, the white costume is put together in little pieces for each person to grab a hold of, subsequently 'breaking the spell' on Anna when Elsa hugs her. Its one of my favorite quick changes in theatre because you can make it a literal part of the show and its near seamless
14:33 Wait I got another small detail shskdndk Elsa actually holds her arms up and her hands open towards them like she can finally trust herself not to hurt anyone. Throughout the whole show, she keeps her hands close to herself (normally facing herself too) and this is one of the first times she actually moves them towards someone else without any intention of using her power. She can finally trust herself in controlling her power : )
I don't know if this is me overanalyzing, but Anna and Kristoff dancing in Fixer Upper reminds me of Hans and Anna dancing in Love is an open door only this time it is actually built on love, trust and mutual respect.
Me watching Hans in the movie:*pure disgust* Me watching Ryan play as Hans in the musical: *"We do I find villains attractive?! Do I need a therapist?"*
**spoilers for frozen 2 if you havent seen it yet** Can we just talk about how Disney killed Olaf in both movies then brought him back to life like, "Nah we just playing fam"
The creepy glowing eyes of the trolls reminds me of Film Theory's Frozen theory. MatPat pointed out how Elsa used to have total control of her power and the only reason why she accidentally hit Anna is because Anna wouldn't listen to her when they were playing. The trolls "manipulated" the royal family into thinking Elsa's power is dangerous and they have to supress it, they even scared Elsa into thinking her power is deadly. Sooooo yeah.
To be fair, the Hidden People only tell her that "Fear will be your enemy" and offer their assistance any time. The Royal Family specifically never takes them up on that offer and teaches their daughter to fear herself. Like, that's specifically what they said not to do.
@@dustinflowers1914 also tbf why didn't the trolls try to tell elsa that her powers weren't that bad when they oviously terrified her when they told her about the dangers of her powers
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Where can I watch the full musical? I LOVED the video so much, now I have to watch it 😄
I’m pretty sure there was a very smooth actors switch when Anna gets frozen
Can you plzzzz do more musicalssss
At 3:42 ,can someone tell me what's the title of the song being sung?
@@chunellemariavictoriaespan8752 “I cant lose you”
ITS ALWAYS THE MUSICALS THAT PUT MORE DEPTH INTO WHATS ACTUALLY GOING ON KANSJDJSOSB
ALSO THE GUY FOR KRISTOFF IS SO ATTRACTIVE LMFAO BYE
This is the same for Legally Blonde, cause i hated the movie but LOOOVE the musical
@@AudreyDiolata exactly! Especially Elle and Emmett’s relationship!
I mean, they have 2 more hours to flesh things out with musicals. XD
@@drkh0_rr0r TRUEEEEEE
They built elsa's character a lot better here than the movie.
They built everyone’s character better here than in the movie tbh
I think part of it is because they have the time to expand and the other part is what live theatre brings to the table. I mean- in order to keep the show running they have to focus on the most critical elements that will stay with it - namely the music and script. Everything else can and will change. So if they beef up the script and music to drive the emotion better, it'll carry through in future shows that lack complex sets or a large number of people for the chorus. They also already had the concept thought out, so they basically took the movie, revised it, and turned it into a proper musical.
In a movie, a lot of storytelling is done through the environment. It's a move that sometimes leaves characters lacking, especially since mood and environment is subjective. Combine that with nasty deadlines and crunch times and you end up with a sub-par end product that is the end-all be-all film adaptation of the story.
I don't know where to end this, but I finished my thoughts.
I love how you can hear a baby cry when Hans is about to kill Elsa. I know it was just a random baby from the audience but somehow it makes that scene so much more dramatic! It's perfect!
I legit thought the baby was a legit part of the show at first lol
The baby's crying is part of the show.
@@ballfreunde4263nah it's not, i saw it live and there most certainly was not a baby crying then lol
yes exactly
sorry that was me i get really emotional /j
the fact that you can only hear babies crying when hans unsheathes his sword and when anna’s dying is such coincidental symbolism :(
the babies crying really add a layer of depth we need
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I honestly thought it was a cat at first
I thought it was an actual sound effect in the theater😭
@@lenkaangelovski4050 SO DID I WAS LIKE “huh wtf is that”
I was like "Oh damn the crying baby really adds some spice" and then I realized it was from the audience GFHFSDGSD
THE WAY JASON DEA- I MEAN HANS IS STILL HOLDING HER FACE AND LITERALLY SAYING THE LINE _INTO_ HER MOUTH BASICALLY INSTEAD OF PULLING BACK *i'm ascending*
JD AGSDJHFGAKSD
NOT JD
JD IM SOBBINGH HSBSBANDHJS
Anna got revenge for herself, for Veronica and for Liv, mad respect ✊
Edit: WHOOPS I meant Maddie 😅
@@wisdom23feb62 you mean Maddie XD
I know they’re similar but c’mon lol
also yes mad respect ✊
Everyone: Why am I attracted to Broadway Hans?
Me: I call it "The JD Syndrome"
💀💀 ryan mccartan even plays a jd…
@@lyrablack8621 Lmao yeah that was the joke! Ryan just manages to make the most toxic characters seem attractive and desirable just because he's playing them if that makes sense
@@samjackson5833 No I totally get it lmao! Didn't know you were making a joke it went right over my head :p
PLEASE-
I WAS MEANT TO BE YOUUUURRRRS
Fun fact : When it's the end of a show and the actors are crying, it's because they usually had a blast working with the other people and don't want it to be over. Sometimes you make life long friends 💙
THE WAY RYAN’S HEAD SNAPS BACK WITH THE PUNCH AND HIS HAIR IS SO DRAMATIC PLEASEEEEEE
14:24
I DIDNT NOTICE HIS HAIR LMAOOO
I felt the pain of that punch but also felt satisfied 😌
PFFFFFF
The fact he had to do that every show like I would've been worried about him hurting his neck XHSKDBDKDN
Its interesting how Kristoff refers to Anna only as her name, despite not being in a relationship...Yet Hans keeps referring to Anna as 'Princess Anna' even though he is engaged to her, this further highlights that he cares more about the status and further foreshadows the upcoming plot twist.
Woww nice catch!
@@Vistelia Thank you!
Yes! In a modern situation (which it is for us)
However it's the noble etiquette: using the title of a person is the polite thing to do as a Prince. (Kristoff can be considered as a rude peasant without education here, if it were a real monarchy XD)
It also is as if he doesn’t really see that they are actually engaged, since he really didn’t love her!
But doesn’t he refer to Elsa as Elsa when it should be queen Elsa??
8:15 interesting that it sounds like hans said “for HONOR” instead of “for Anna”
OMG YEAH, TOTALLY!🤝🤝🤝
zuko vibessssss
Ok zuko
I must take control of Arendelle to regain my honor!
@@taithedie 🤣🤣💀
I love how she says "the cold never bothered me anyway" and then when she has the conversation with Anna and gets more stressed she points out that "the air's getting colder." SO IT DOES BOTHER HER.
Edit 1: When Anna dances with Kristoff its with fun music and his family, vs when she dances with Hans its purely romantic and alone. I like the dynamic of Hans manipulation vs Kristoff and Anna's natural attraction to one another.
Edit 2: Hans says "Her skin was ice, her hair was white." And its makes Elsa think about herself, how what she touches freezes and her white blond hair. He compares Anna's 'dead' state to how Elsa naturally exists.
Edit 3: Kistoff is an ICE MAN. HE IS STRONG. In the movie, he is able to spin Anna like she's NOTHING. And yet, when he is about to go KILL Hans, a single touch from Anna stops him. And THATS on true love.
Edit 4: when Anna and Elsa hug at the very end, Elsa looks to the sky and Anna looks at Elsa. Elsa hopes her parents are proud of her for fixing things with Anna, controlling her power, and for saving the kingdom, and Anna is just happy to have her sister back.
I'm crying rn frozen was such an attachment for me when I was a child and this is bringing back so many memories
The cold doesn't bother Elsa. She knows her sister is a summer girl and that if things get too chilly, she could easily kill her by accident... again.
yoooo these r really good
What @Dustin Flowers said
Well, edit 2 blew my mind
Ok but they made Else here way more likeable then she is in the movie imo
@@phonecharger4073 *spam. this.*
Yeah, and this Elsa has WAY more acearo and anxiety energy.
This version>>>>>>>the movie
IKR?? I always thought Elsa was so unlikeable in the movie :/ she was just so cold (no pun intended) This actress she was so good and so likeable and you could really tell how selfless she was and how much she cared for her sister. In the movie i got the "im not like other girls i dont belong and im just a frickin weirdo and now im gonna run off and wait so i can freeze someone" vibes lmao.
@@ninanoiir quite a specific description but i get you
@@vesmelzifroth yes.
NOT ME TEARING UP IN A VIDEO THAT ISN'T THE WHOLE MUSICAL GIRL I--
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Just watch it before they take it down
same ;___; (also... frozen was meant to be staged in Germany this year but... you know what happened then - I'm SO SAD ;__; - same for prince of egypt - such losses)
I KNOW RIGHT? ME TOO
I CRIED MY EYES OUTTTTTTT
SAME BRO BY THE END I WAS IN TEARSSSSSS
I love the change from the movie where Elsa is actually telling herself that she has to try and fix the situation rather than simply just avoiding the entire situation.
I love the fact that at 8:58 they put the "oh Anna" just before the reveal and not as part of it like in the film, it makes it so much more ominous! Before you know what he's going to do it's like a heart-swelling "oh Anna!" and then it immediately becomes more like the film's mocking malicious version which is the tiniest change but so cool
I totally agree!!
It was better than the movie in my opinion. I love movie Hans, but like you said, this way was better
The amount of ✨hatred✨ I have for the person who’s head was in the way during the Anna Hans punch is unbelievable
SAMEEEE
and olaf accidentally burning himself
*”HELLO LITTLE CHILD IN SNOWMAN COSTUME”*
Im going to refer to everyone as little child now
i was gonna say same
until i remembered im under 5’4
im a legal adult
Timestamp?
@@TojiOkano 0:53
@@yangxiaolong5071 Thanks bro-
@@TojiOkano no problem bro uwu
As a theatre kid, seeing people’s appreciation for the work that gets put into plays is so amazing and I love it so much. This is such an amazing performance
I was giggling to myself the whole video, I hope to get into musical theater sometime soon and I really have learned to appreciate the work and talent of the actors
I love how Elsa’s clothes look a bit undergarment-ish cuz she’s so cold resistant she’s too warm in clothes
Hans revealing his evil plan:
The maid outside the door who’s getting a free soap opera out of this:👁👄👁
LMAO PLSSS-
I’m 💀 Imao
XDDD
SOAUYASKAHQGF
PLSSSSSS 😭
Not me crying-
Can we also talk about the fact that Elsa with pants is, IMMACULATE.
and thats on Frozen II, too
I've been waiting for her to put on some pants or a jumpsuit, and she BODIED in Frozen II
YES
HOLD ON SOMEBODY GIVE ME THE TIMESTAMP
@@GoogleUser-xo4lk you can see it best at 11:48 ish :F
Fun fact: Something I don’t think the person filming got was that the house gives a five minute warning before Act II starts, but there’s no official light change or anything like that. What cues Act II is Oaken walking down the house right aisle and shouting “Yoo-hoo!” At the audience. WhenI saw this in person, I was sitting on the aisle on house right, and I happened to be the one Oaken interacted with first. I have never screamed so loud in my entire life.
Just saw Frozen on tour today, and at 1:07 our Oaken actually was singing that long note himself, while makes it seem like the directors discovered this guy couldn't hold the note and thought "let's make a joke out of this" which makes it even funnier.
I was kinda disappointed when they didn't have that joke when I saw it - I was expecting it! - but what you suggested here makes sense lmao
the actor here is kevin del aguila- a phenomenal broadway actor! he can most definitely hold that note, they probanly just wanted to make a funny oaken joke
CAN WE ALSO TALK ABOUT HOW WHEN ELSA UNFREEZES THE PLACE, THE SONG PLAYING IS THE NORTHULDRA TRADITIONAL SONG FROM F2
it was actually in the begining of Frozen too
The opening song of both movies was the song the Northuldra people sang
Originally that song is a sami version of a norwegian christmas song :)
Hans is so charismatic (which is the point) and I think Ryan did such a good job with the character. Also I’m obsessed with the costumes.
Ikr the costumes were absolutely amazing!
You mean diggy 😅😉😏
Don't get me started on the costumes. They are amazing, drool worthy! I did costumes for my high school theatre guild years ago, and that's where I first gained my love and appreciation for all things theatre. Now, I still have an eye for costumes in all shows and movies I watch.
Costumes is amazing
I love watching Ryan’s portrayal of Hans, watching the movie I honestly forget he’s a character he’s just so bland but Ryan puts on a sort of psychopath/sociopath twist onto that- his performance as Hans gives me chills
I also loved John Riddle as Hans from the OG Broadway cast. He was great, too. Let's face it, the Broadway version of Hans is so much better than the movie.
Kinda like when he played JD in heathers offbroadway
Obviously JD was always written as a sociopath tho
"Keep your distance"
*Good thing to know Elsa respects social distancing*
Who else thinks Anna and Kristoff have WAY better chemistry here than in the movie?
hell yea
Completely
Yes
no, not at all actually
Yesssss
“Why aren’t you smiling” bro I’m literally sobbing imagine how I’m gonna cope if I see it live
Bruh fr when she was like “you have to be smiling right now like what” I was just laying here in fetal position on the floor bawling my eyes out
Its amazing live 👏
I saw it live last year and it was the first time i’ve gotten LITERAL CHILLS from a live performance (I haven’t seen that many but what ever) and I tried not to cry because I was with my mom. And It wasn’t me crying because of how sad it was, it was the over whelming sense of joy I got from the vocals. I HIGHLY recommend you seeing it in person after corona of course, because words can’t do justice how amazing this musical was.
u wont be able to see it live i dont think... im pretty sure they've announced that they've stopped doing frozen on broadway sadly 😭
@@adriananadiine sure but i live in england and they announced that they’re still opening on the west end next year
Broadway Hans is the perfect manipulative bitch; from his actions, to dialogue. It's all perfect, oh my god.
Ughhh, missed opportunity to show childhood memories in the movie when Anna was suffering in the room like those snow effects in Into the Unknown😭
That, "ANNNAAA," and "ELSAAA," in that song gives me chills aa
THAT FROZEN ANNA SCENE WHAT THE HELL
"May I kiss you?" just straight up😭🖐️
THAT ENDING WITH THE SPIRALING THINGY WITH ALL THE CHARACTERS AAAA
They referenced the original story so well, too. In the original ice queen, the queen was evil and in the end was executed. The fact they added that they were going to kill her and announcing it to the people, like it would be realistically in a time period like this, is such a nice touch. Making her feel more like a minster added to the "evil" idea, rather than how in the movie it felt more like the people after her were the evil ones.
Alternative titel: 16 minutes why I should see the Frozen musical
i did not expect to convert so many people with these videos but im living for it
Pretty much. I honestly had no interest before but now? WOW. I want to SO. BAD.
Yeah this is my first time (with the frist part) seeing this
@@Vistelia Where did you even find it- i wanna sEE-
@Vistelia Where did you watch this? Can you give me the link?
Kristoff doesn't look like Kristoff but he's more Kristoff than Kristoff.
Know what I mean?
Yh he is the complete opposite than the character but I like this kristoff more bc HE IS MORE OF A KRISTOFF
Yesssssss
Omg I agree!
I know exactly what you mean
Basically Kristoff with a personality
Dude I’m so glad you pointed out the set design because DAMN they rocked it with every single scene. In scenes like Anna’s bedroom and the ice palace and oaken’s trading post it’s like they made it almost exactly like the movie which I think is incredible. These set designers also had to figure out how to make it look like ice was overtaking an entire kingdom and they PULLED IT OFF
I know, right. The sets were so detailed and gorgeous! I was a theatre kid in high school, and still love any type of theatre, so I was just in awe of this entire musical. Everything about it was just so good, made me all warm and fuzzy. It adds so much more than what the movie was able to give in such a short time.
Something that always gets me during Monster is that in the last few lines... “one thing that’s left for me to do”, “before I fade to white”, plus the moments before when she calls for her parents, it REALLY sounds like once she’d hopefully put things right, Elsa was going to be willing to kill herself to protect everyone else.
Oh damn, I never realized that. That probably wasn't the intention when the lyrics were written, but just the fact that they could be taken that way. Damn! 🤯
Yeah… that was totally intentional. It makes her character a lot more “relatable” and realistic because many of us would turn to those kinds of thoughts in her situation.
Ryan was the best person for Hans, the way his personality twists when he becomes evil. I got shivers. He is too good at playing disturbing characters it was like seeing JD all over again
He’s literally the perfect choice for that role
What’s JD?
@@ms.honeybear2c4u26 JD is a character in the musical adaption of Heathers. JD was basically the villain of the show. Ryan played him in the original cast.
Ryan was SOOO good at playing JD so it was obvious he was gonna be good at hans
THAT'S WHY HE LOOKED SO FAMILIAR
I really like that they didn't use a platinum blonde wig for Ciara (Elsa)and one that actually matched her skin tone, I know some performances don't do this so I'm glad Broadway shows are finally doing this with POC actors
Right?? You can tell they put care into how it looked and it looks stunning!
Pff not even poc, platinum blonde hardly fits any undertone, and Elsa wigs vary from cream blonde to white. This was the first one I've seen that matched the skintone in general.
i’m gonna sound dumb asf but what is poc? 💀
@@yuhgetittoit9269 person of color
They did that with Ashley de Rosa’s Wig when she played Regina in mean girls on broadway
"Elsa, you're free" hits harder to me for some reason.
I appreciate and like that Elsa has more personality than the first movie than just being the singer of Let It Go
"not anna downing the whole glass"
when i tell you i SCREAMED
is it just me or does hans's absence from the palace when she needed him most come across more as symbolism of him not really being there for her but rather for the sake of becoming king?
Yesss I didn't know how to put this into to words but you nailed what I was trying to say there!
You can definitely see a little bit of JD coming through when Ryan does the “if only there was someone who loved you” line. He’s so good at playing charming but menacing characters!
Elsa’s smile at 15:50 just looks so real and genuine and just like a big sister i can’t even oh my goshhhhhh
It looked like it was the actresses were not only in character, but they were also happy that they completed another day perfectly together🥺
I don’t know if anyone else noticed but at the end where they hug, if you look behind them you can see the children actors hugging
omg that’s so cute 😭💀
Wait when was that oh nvm
@@Hello-mx6hk timestamp please :(
@@ziinaart-magicpencil8776 i know i’m not the person you were responding to, but it’s at 15:49 or 15:50
@@kayla671 And thank you for still taking the time to help me out 😊💖
I would just like to say, as someone who does costume changes in theatre shows, we don’t get enough appreciation. We literally have seconds for clothes, hair, accessories. It’s thrilling and very nerve wracking. So thank you for the appreciation :)
ugh mad Respect ♥️ I got put on costume lead w no experience for my musical and I had 23 seconds to change mary Poppins into her jolly holiday costume it was insane
My ballet school did a ballet version of Frozen and I danced Elsa, the costume changes were insane! One time I didn't get ready in time as I only had half a minute and missed the first few seconds of the music :(
I have a lot of respect for people who go through that daily Haha! It's crazy and a lot harder than it looks
as an actor, i understand completely what goes on backstage and i appreciate you so much!
as a wanna be director we appreciate you so much! It’s insane all the work you do, say, could you explain what happened when Anna’s hair and clothes changed so quickly?
So much respect for you! Behind the scenes they are very appreciated by the cast (at least in my experience) but the audience doesn't see that/get it. It can be extremely stressful to have to get everything right. Because when it goes right, no one notices, but when there is even a tiny mistake, people notice...
So I'll repeat myself: mad respect for you guys
I just want to point out that they cast a woman to play a snow’man’. It’s awesome… just like they cast black men for a king and Kristoff and a brown girl to play Elsa. I really liked this, even better than the movie in my opinion. I mean look at Anna and Kristoff’s chemistry here. Beautiful. Just. Beautiful.
Absolutely
I love how Anna is like probably dying but still, we always got time for an epic dance number with the fam😂
Hans: *"I l i e d"*
Anna: *surprised pikachu*
Anna: •0•
Meanwhile in lion king
Simba to scar:Everything you ever told mr was a lie
°O°
Ngl, I'm one of those "Tangled is better than Frozen" people, but seeing the musical is making me rethink. It's way better than the movie since it adds another layer of depth to the characters that improves the story by a lot.
Edit: Frozen on Broadway > Tangled > Frozen
Now I'll just patiently wait for Tangled on Broadway...
i'm definitely one of those people too but i love frozen on broadway! a tangled on broadway though 👀
@@Vistelia I need tangled on Broadway so bad
@@Vistelia I heard that there's a Tangled musical that's exclusive to the Disney cruise line. But apparently it's not as big or as good of a production as Frozen on Broadway.
@@eleveli2437 yeah I watched it, just wish it was longer :/
@@Vistelia but there is tangled the series! It’s amazing seriously, so many absolutely jaw dropping Broadway-esc songs (and the whole original cast from the movie for the main characters and Broadway people like Jeremy Jordan and Eden Espinosa doing main voices.)
I would highly recommend nothing left to lose or ready as I’ll ever be. (I promise it’s 100% worth it.)
When ryan starts acting evil I get flashbacks to Heathers…Why is he so good at playing psychopaths?
I'm going to be honest with you, I hate elsa from the movie with a burning passion but I genuinely love this version so much better. This just gives a deeper meaning to it all and really makes all of the characters more enjoyable whilst having amazing set design and songs. I'd love to see this in person one day
Elsa and anna were annoying in the movie
I'm a year late but I've longed for a comment like yours. I too loathe movie Elsa but get so much flack because she's disney's corporate wh*re 🫠 But she's so good in this. Such an interesting character
She was so boring had no personality barely does anything elsa is so miserable man
The musical is a lot better than the movie honestly. The characters have so much more depth and the symbolism is on point.
dude, if you havent already, sign this petition someone in the comments made! we need to get this on disney plus 😔✨ www.change.org/p/disney-studios-get-the-broadway-performance-of-frozen-on-disney?US%3A3&recruiter=1169805016&G%3ESearch%3ESAP%3EUS%3ENonBrand%3EBMM
@@phonecharger4073
Singed! I don’t have Disney+ but still it’ll be good to have more content on this platform... Especially content as good as this!
My thoughts!
That is almost always the case.
Same with Lion King and Hunchback, both are a lot more detailed with Lion King being more adult too.
The fact that Elsa's dress is more detailed and shiny in the broadway than the original movie-
Oh my god, and the camera doesn't even KIND OF do the dress justice. It is SO gorgeous in reality.
Well, animating is pretty hard, especially 3d
it may be a stretch but perhaps Anna’s transformation after that hug from Elsa was the act of true love. by finally accepting and returning anna’s love, they were both released from their isolation and in elsa’s case, fear. besides, it was like elsa finishing that hug Anna had given her earlier.
Absolutely. The act of true love was from them both. Anna displayed an act of true love by sacrificing herself, and Elsa reciprocated it, reversing the damage Elsa had inadvertently created.
And I never thought of it as Elsa finally returning the hug Anna had tried giving her earlies. That just makes it so much better lol
Ryan is so incredibly good at playing the line of good and evil. It could be he has a little of that in real life but it's hard to find a stage actor who can do that.
I hate how much I’m attracted to Ryan AFTER he’s openly evil.
it’s hot smh ✋
THE LAUGH IS JUST
Therapy isn’t free 🤣😭
@@summerhunny chile the laugh made me melt🙈
SAAAAAAAME me almost crushing on Hans
THE SHOULDER SHIMMY ELSA DOES WHEN ANNA AND KRISTOFF KISS I-
lmao
14:03
@@painfulguess5067 thx
PAHAHAHAHA
I've been in several musicals and it's true at 15:02 right at the end of the show when you're singing the last song there's always that rush of adrenaline and you feel like you can't stop smiling.
8:59 the way he delivers that line from innocent to evil PURE TALENT!!!
Another little detail about costuming, Elsa's dress pre Anna's heart freezing is soft and flowing, and post freezing it's more pointy, notice the icicles on the arms
:O
why is no one talking about Kristof, LIKE HE’S SO FINE-
ikr😂😂 oop-
He reminds me of Simon from Bridgerton for some reason.
@@pixel_bites1081 oo yeaa
literally tho
he is ugly af
13:09 I was in a performance of Frozen, and here's the way WE did it.
When Anna goes under three ensemble members are tasked with taking off her outside white layer and changing her wig, meanwhile, she flips out the normal layer.
Oooo cool!
FINALLY A COMMENT (sort of) EXPLAINING IT
Not you cutting onions in my room. Okay but this was so emotional, like the movie didn’t really do it for me, but THIS. This is so much better than the movie and it adds so much depth to the characters! Kristoff isn’t a love interest insert, Hans feels like a real villain, and Elsa actually feels like she got growth during the play, unlike the movie where she’s happy introverting it up in her castle until Anna and Hans pull her back to Arendelle, literally BY FORCE. I loved this so much thank you so much for sharing.
im a musical acress myself, she's wearing the dress under it, the white dress is like a big robe she's wearing. also the wig is worn under her white one. but because of the lights you cant see.
the tric is, because there are a lot of people on stage you have a lot to watch. your eyes automaticly dont follow Anna. thats why you never see the fast change
greetings from the netherlands x
@Cassie Doerksen no problem
Hi! Could you tell me what time that is?
@@daff8268 11:58 i believe!
Wow! That’s crazy, thank you ☺️
greetings from Latin America
Hi, that's very cool. Thanks for explaining! Gebeurd dit ook zo in Nederland? En heb je nog een aanrader voor een musical?
Frozen Broadway is better than the movie, nothing else that just facts
Yup. Didn't feel nothin during the movie and hated it in the end. Became a fan of the Broadway version.
Tru tru
Oof, the Broadway one has more heart but I grew up watching Frozen. XD I love them both.
Well for me I love them both equally. They have their own different shine.
Period
I'm still questioning how in the world they change those clothes, the hair, and all of 'em so flawlessly. that's on another level
Expert quick-changes and costuming! I was a costumer in my high school theatre guild and had to help with a few quick changes.
Because unlike the people in the Disney remake, people in Disney Broadway actually makes effort when making changes
The fact the parents are right behind them singing for the final song is cute too!!!
I literally didn't realize he's JD until he was laughing in that oh if only someone loved you scene slkdjfds
I was watching the whole thing like "he's JD, right? No... Yes? Maybe? His voice and face are similar but I can't tell.." and then that line came and I was instantly "oh yeah ok so he's def JD" and then he evil laughed to top it all off.
when you only recognized him bc of liv and maddy😐
SAMEE
@@tehecara OF MY DIFF AND CJCFHHVJBJ YES
@@tehecara I thought I was the only one lol
Ok so imma need Disney to put this outstanding performance on Disney+ at this very moment just like Hamilton!!!
YES! Like P l e a s e!!!! And I have a good reason for it too, _Money_
THey would be building their empire and on the Frozen love. They would get more people to buy Disney+ probably just for it. It's literally a win for them.
sign the petition in the desc of part one!!!!
i wanna see the whole thing, so id love to see it all
I love when Anna places her hands on Elsa in order to further communicate her emotions, because it speaks to *both* characters: Elsa puts her hands together so she can't even attempt to touch her sister. She also fiddles with her fingers as if trying to adjust gloves. (It also draws a connection to her misconception of safety and hiding one's self going hand in hand.) Though speaks to both characters, not just Elsa. Case in point, Anna, who is a tactile person. This is possibly due to not seeing many people and wanting to express how much it means for her, an extrovert, to be amoung people again. So going to touch Elsa is very in character for her and speaks to her urge for connection. Meanwhile, Elsa is introverted and, due to trauma, she avoids touch (and therefore connection). So her reaction for put her main magic tools (her hands) together and shy away is completely in character for her. Both women's facial expressions express the urge for connection in different tones, Elsa's tinged with pain in a morose tone while Anna's is more hopeful. The entire scene really highlights the interesting touch=connection and no touch=isolation motif.
And to think I didn't like the movie Frozen, only to create a little analysis of a single scene when it's brought to stage due to the extra LAYERS.
bro the way he sings "what do I know about love?" at 6:12 is now one of my favorite sounds.
Can we just talk about how well the Sven costume was made like HE BLINKS
I'm obsessed with the Sven costume. The person wearing it is basically doing a plank the whole time.
I got to many JD vibes from Hans when he said “I lied” and walked away
Helps that they’re the same actor lmao
literally all i can hear is JD
@@perraterca me too.
that entire scene reminds me of when veronica finds JD under the gym
*"all is forgiven baby. come out and get dressed, you're my date to the pep rally tonight!"*
WOW Elsa actually had a personality and character development in this musical-
the quick change at the end is basically when a large group of people are gathered together whats likely happening as they conceal the actress playing Anna, the white costume is put together in little pieces for each person to grab a hold of, subsequently 'breaking the spell' on Anna when Elsa hugs her. Its one of my favorite quick changes in theatre because you can make it a literal part of the show and its near seamless
I'm thinking a double wig and the costume is designed exactly like Elsa's in Let it Go.
We did something similar (though backwards) in one of my dance recitals. It's pretty effective and super cool to watch!
Love how you can see someone holding the clothes
Yeah and the wig is under the other one. That’s why it’s so curly
your pretty much psot on
15:40 "if you aren't smiling rn" GURL I'M SOBBING OKAY ? I wish I could this live i'd be crying the entire time I love it so much.
14:33 Wait I got another small detail shskdndk
Elsa actually holds her arms up and her hands open towards them like she can finally trust herself not to hurt anyone. Throughout the whole show, she keeps her hands close to herself (normally facing herself too) and this is one of the first times she actually moves them towards someone else without any intention of using her power. She can finally trust herself in controlling her power : )
Nice catch!
Why didn’t you point out the fact they both say “may I kiss you?” It’s so adorableee
Just letting you know, in the musical there aren't any trolls. They're call hidden folk in the musical
Yeah I know my bad! I realized afterwards 😅
@@Vistelia I love the show tho. I want to see it SO bad. I have to wait until at least next summer. 😭
OOOOOO that's so cool
That sounds better than trolls
@@bloopthecat5181 Yeah, but trolls are integral to Norwegian folklore.
14:11
He was about to do it again but she went "um we have to do the show"
They gave kristoff and Elsa so much depth, it makes you like their characters for more than just being pretty and charismatic.
when you said “if you aren’t smiling right now...” MA’AM I WAS IN TEARS 😭
Completely valid
SAME
ME TOO
SAME
NO BECAUSE SAME. I’M LITERALLY OVER HERE BAWLING MY EYES OUT😭✋🏻
I don't know if this is me overanalyzing, but Anna and Kristoff dancing in Fixer Upper reminds me of Hans and Anna dancing in Love is an open door only this time it is actually built on love, trust and mutual respect.
Mutual respect... do I smell a Larry reference?
@@lovelyisalovelyword6705 hahaha 💙💚
I mean I wouldn’t say love (they literally just met let’s be honest here) but yeah!!
Man, their vocals while running acting and dancing are much more stable than my entire mental health. I wish I can have 1/4 of their talent
The height difference between Anna and Elsa at 14:43 😌
Why is Han’s evil laugh attractive, I-
Cause Ryan McCartan
I'm glad they didn't give Anna two braids. It looks just fine animated, but would have looked really silly on a real person.
15:43 “if you aren’t smiling rn id get yourself checked out how can you not “ I’m literally crying bcs of this whole scene
you can never truly understand how it feels to sing onstage at the end of a show until you do it. best feeling ever
"I already have" Okay Jason Dean, pop off. Didn't realize Anna was Veronica, but pop off sis.
This ain’t his first rodeo 💀
Ver-anna-ca
@@delightfulmochas I WHEEZED
@@delightfulmochas lmaooo
@@delightfulmochas get out of here 😂
Me watching Hans in the movie:*pure disgust*
Me watching Ryan play as Hans in the musical: *"We do I find villains attractive?! Do I need a therapist?"*
LMAO its cause its ryan mccarten i had the biggest crush on him when he was in Liv and Maddie ajhjffv
J.D did that for me too
LMAOOO SAME
@@lucypieniazek7350 😭😭😭
Literally me for any villain in basically every book/movie/musical
0:47 As a Finn, I immediately busted out in laughter as this is pretty much my family tradition-😂😂
(Not running around like that tho-)
The “her skin is ice” being repeated from past is so traumatic and my kind of movie
**spoilers for frozen 2 if you havent seen it yet**
Can we just talk about how Disney killed Olaf in both movies then brought him back to life like, "Nah we just playing fam"
I cried during frozen 2 cause i thought olaf died
@@nataliemoreira6594 SAMEEE we watched it in the movies and I was trying so hard to stop my tears from coming out because I was with my cousin
@mana and the 'hero' does something to bring them back to life
@mana excpet the Lion King. Or the Good Dinosaur. Big Hero 6...
I love your profile picture- ✋😩🤚
I feel bad for the actors wearing layers upon layers of winter clothes... They must be sweating buckets
On stage it's rather cold
It’s probably cold in there at certain times replicate the cold setting. If it isn’t cold then RIP actors..
Well I think on stage it's cold but when you go running, dancing, and singing around for a long time it must be very hot
@@valentinesylvestre1822 The fabrics are probably much more lightweight than they seem. Costumers with that much $$ backing can do miracles
As someone who did the junior version, I was sweating by the end.
5:54 .... ITS LOVE BABY
Just absolutely killed me I laughed so hard
Man I can get a adrenaline rush from just sitting in my room watching this... It must of felt amazing to be in that theatre
For sure
The creepy glowing eyes of the trolls reminds me of Film Theory's Frozen theory. MatPat pointed out how Elsa used to have total control of her power and the only reason why she accidentally hit Anna is because Anna wouldn't listen to her when they were playing. The trolls "manipulated" the royal family into thinking Elsa's power is dangerous and they have to supress it, they even scared Elsa into thinking her power is deadly. Sooooo yeah.
To be fair, the Hidden People only tell her that "Fear will be your enemy" and offer their assistance any time. The Royal Family specifically never takes them up on that offer and teaches their daughter to fear herself. Like, that's specifically what they said not to do.
@@dustinflowers1914 also tbf why didn't the trolls try to tell elsa that her powers weren't that bad when they oviously terrified her when they told her about the dangers of her powers