Frozen musical based on Disney animated film to open on London’s West End in 2020
‘Frozen’ has been running on Broadway for a year and received three Tony award nominations
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Your support makes all the difference.Disney’s stage musical of the hit film Frozen will debut in London’s West End in autumn 2020.
The show features both the film’s songs – including “Let It Go” – and 12 brand new numbers, all created by original songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez.
Frozen has been running on Broadway for a year and received three Tony award nominations. It’s now set to reopen Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane, which has been undergoing a £45m renovation and restoration project.
Michael Grandage will direct and Rob Ashford will choreograph the new production, with set and costume designs by Christopher Oram. No casting details have been announced.
Jennifer Lee, who wrote the film and the book for the musical, said: “We’re so humbled by the continued support for Frozen – at its heart, a joyous story about love and sisterhood. We’re very excited to share what we have created on stage with London and to see it come to life in that gorgeous theatre.”
Anderson-Lopez and Lopez said: “The power of Frozen comes from the story of two strong, very real women saving their world by leaning in to their deep love for one another. Expanding this story has been an absolute joy. We went deeper and discovered several song moments that enrich the story in a new emotional and theatrical way.”
The Frozen musical will tour North America this autumn, with productions in Australia opening in 2020. A sequel to the film is also set for release on 22 November.
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