FROZEN Previews

[LesWickedly]

Final dress at 7:00 tonight. 

[greenifyme2]

I’m going tomorrow. anyone else?

[Dolly80]

The truth is that anyone going to an invited dress just feels so darn pleased with themselves and wants to show off- cue lots of smug “it was amazing” Instagram posts..

I really hope it is by the way- but invited dress performances are not a good judge of how a show really plays.

[LesWickedly]

Dolly, was thinking the same thing. While I’m sure some of the raves were genuine, you can tell there were lots who just wanted to brag about being at the invited dress.

Greenify, I won’t be there, but will be eagerly waiting for reports. Please post your thoughts after!

[kyle4]

will be there for FIRST PREVIEW... yep... of COURSE...

[JSquared2]

Dolly80 said: "The truth is that anyone going to an invited dress just feels so darn pleased with themselves and wants to show off- cue lots of smug “it was amazing” Instagram posts..

I really hope it is by the way- but invited dress performances are not a good judge of how a show really plays. "

Geez, would you like some bitter apples to go along with those sour grapes! 

[LxGstv]

JSquared2 said: "Dolly80 said: "The truth is that anyone going to an invited dress just feels so darn pleased with themselves and wants to show off- cue lots of smug “it was amazing” Instagram posts..

I really hope it is by the way- but invited dress performances are not a good judge of how a show really plays. "

Geez, would you like some bitter apples to go along with those sour grapes!"

It’s actually a very good argument... same when movies are being tested with early audiences, the “seeing it before anyone else” factor definitely changes things... 

[kade.ivy]

Glimpses of some merch here.

 

[Elizabeth Little]

Very curious about how the final dress goes, especially given the article that came out today about Tom Schumacher. 

 

https://www.wsj.com/articles/at-straitlaced-disney-a-star-producers-r-rated-antics-draw-complaints-1519228818

[greenifyme2]

kade.ivy said: "Glimpses of some merchhere.

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Wow a lot of that merch looks awesome! Not crazy about the positioning of the 2 faces on the T-shirt and wish the hoodie was not white, but that Olaf is definitely coming home with me. Maybe I should leave my credit card at home ??

[Dolly80]

Not bitter at all- I speak from experience of going to them myself!

[DrewJoseph]

Is frozen selling well? I looked through the calendars and clicked on a few performances in the fall and a lot of seats were still available. Like really a lot. It sure isn’t selling as well as potter or hamilton. Are they concerned?

[disneybroadwayfan22]

Tonight is the night!!!! So scared and weary, but so damn excited!

[CT2NYC]

Mezzanine seats K 18-20 & K 21-23 are still available on Ticketmaster for tonight's first preview, $199.50 each!

[rg7759]

it was a pretty spotless dress rehearsal. its definitely worthy of many technical tonys. i wish it incorporated more hints of the snow queen. it may be too presumptuous that everyone knows the story, like if you didnt, ending act 1 with let it go would seem kinda random. but its really quite beautiful.

[disneybroadwayfan22]

Any changes from Denver that you notice? Songs, scenes etc.?

[JennH]

DrewJoseph said: "Is frozen selling well? I looked through the calendars and clicked on a few performances in the fall and a lot of seats were still available. Like really a lot. It sure isn’t selling as well as potter or hamilton. Are they concerned?"

It's selling just fine. This dates are just farther out, but also, HP has been an institution much longer than Frozen hence why I theorize why it's doing better and legit sold out, or at least with maybe one ticket available for each show from now until who knows when. Unlike people who say Frozen is also sold for months on end and ready have been posting about trying to sell off their tickets as they can't go, but I know better, I've been checking Ticketmaster for a while, keeping and eye on tickets for Frozen as I'm not sure when I can see it, and while the first three months are pretty hard to come by at this point, it's by no means "SOLD OUT UNTIL NEXT YEAR, BUY NOW" status. Plus HP is using that online "wait area", Frozen is not, so that should be a clue. But Frozen is fine, it's still selling, and those higher availability months later this year will certainly fill up as times goes by, especially closer to the fall and winter holidays.

Also that merch...I can't say I'm super impressed. It just looks like what I might be able to find or at least find something very similar, in the Disney Store only two blocks away. Maybe It's good thing I didn't get that job, I wouldn't be excited to sell any of that.

[LesWickedly]

https://www.nytimes.com/video/arts/music/100000005757038/monster-frozen-broadway-musical.html

Here’s Caissie singing Monster. Even though it’s very pop-sounding and some of the lyrics are not great, I really like it and Caissie’s vocals are killer. The video itself is also fantastic.

[Call_me_jorge]

JennH said: "DrewJoseph said: "Is frozen selling well? I looked through the calendars and clicked on a few performances in the fall and a lot of seats were still available. Like really a lot. It sure isn’t selling as well as potter or hamilton. Are they concerned?"

It's selling just fine. This datesare just farther out, but also, HP has been an institution much longer than Frozen hence why I theorize why it's doing better and legit sold out, or at least with maybe one ticket available for each show from now until who knows when.Unlike people who say Frozen is also soldfor months on end and ready have been posting about trying to sell off their tickets as they can't go, but I know better, I've been checking Ticketmaster for a while, keeping and eye on tickets for Frozen as I'm not sure when I can see it, and while the first three months are pretty hard to come by at this point, it's by no means "SOLD OUT UNTIL NEXT YEAR, BUY NOW" status. Plus HP is using that online "wait area", Frozen is not, so that should be a clue. But Frozen is fine, it's still selling, and those higher availability months later thisyear will certainly fill up as times goes by, especially closer to the fall and winter holidays.

Also that merch...I can't say I'm super impressed. It just looks like what I might be able to find or at least find something very similar, in the Disney Store only two blocks away. Maybe It's good thing I didn't get that job, I wouldn't be excited to sell any of that."

I don’t think this will do as bad as TLM or Tarzan, but I could see it doing the same kind of business as Aida.

[JennH]

LesWickedly said: "https://www.nytimes.com/video/arts/music/100000005757038/monster-frozen-broadway-musical.html

Here’s Caissie singing Monster. Even though it’s very pop-sounding and some of the lyrics are not great, I really like it and Caissie’s vocals are killer. The video itself is also fantastic."

Some how missed this, she sounds pretty great if not a bit spread and throaty. I love how I recognized Gotham Hall 

Jorge-Agreed. Possibly better than Aida, just because it's a name, and well loved one at that which Aida wasn't, but I can't see quite a Lion King or B and the B length run. It'll be a healthy run nonetheless.

[Wick3]

CT2NYC said: "Mezzanine seats K 18-20 & K 21-23 are still available on Ticketmaster for tonight's first preview, $199.50 each!"

Wow that's expensive (for me) but I bet someone will buy those! I'm presuming that's last row of mezz at the St James? If so, then there's definitely a balcony overhang too from that seat. :/

[LesWickedly]

Last row of the Mezz is actually Q. The overhang actually isn't too bad in the mezzanine at the St. James.

[IdinaBellFoster]

Caissie sounds great, and I like the melody but boy are those some awful lyrics.

[BwayLB]

The lyrics didn't grip me but Cassie's vocals are amazing

[Auggie27]

Got my hopes up with the back-up came in, but what began as a "Ghost" sounding power ballad (not just because of the singer) sort of turned into a flat-footed "No Good Deed," which clearly is the model. It's basically the same concept. If "Let It Be" is "Defying," this is about as "No Good Deed"ish as can be imagined.  Disappointing, since it doesn't show another side to the character or this singer.  Might've been daring to go in the other direction, to give her something softer and ruminative, not another icy wall shattering pop tune that sounds interchangeable with everything written since, well, "Aida."