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'Frozen' Musical Set For Broadway In 2018
By Stephanie Chase in Movies / TV / Theatre on 10 February 2016
Ana and Elsa are heading to Broadway, with a stage adaptation of the Disney favourite.
Frozen is heading to Broadway, with a full stage musical based on the Disney animation. According to the New York Times, Disney will bring the adaptation to the Broadway stage in the spring of 2018, through its New York-based theatrical division.
The announcement was made by the ceremony’s producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, who said that the two are currently constructing "an original multimedia musical sequence" called "Moving Pictures.”
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'Up Here': Everything You Need To Know About The New Musical From The 'Frozen' Songwriters
By George Percival in Movies / TV / Theatre on 05 June 2014
The due behind the hugely successful songs of Disney's Frozen have announced a new musical, but what can we expect from the production?
Anything Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez put their name to will immediately turn to gold given the monumental success of Frozen and their hugely respectable selection of highly regarded past projects. The animated Disney film not only won an Oscar for the song “Let It Go”, which featured Idina Menzel on vocals, but also attracted audiences so extensive it helped cement the film as the biggest Disney smash in years. Children were enraptured by the soaring anthems penned by the Lopez duo whilst it also found acceptance and admiration from adults.
They also provided the music for 2011’s stage adaptation of Winnie The Pooh as well as the stage translation of Finding Nemo. Robert Lopez has also won accolades for his song writing that helped spur South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s The Book Of Mormon, as well as puppet-based musical Avenue Q, to box-office smashes. The next venture from the in-vogue song writing duo will be the stage musical Up Here which is set for a run at San Diego’s La Jolla Playhouse during the 2015-16 season.
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All You Need To Know About The 'Let It Go' Writers' New Musical
By Joe DeAndrea in Movies / TV / Theatre on 04 June 2014
Following up their massive success with Frozen's 'Let It Go,' Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez have a new musical called 'Up Here.'
Just when you thought that you might've escaped 'Let It Go,' think again. The triple platinum, Academy Award winning track taken from Disney's smash hit, Frozen, may not be everywhere you look anymore, but that doesn't mean the creators of it are going away with it. The songwriters of 'Let It Go' are keeping busy as husband and wife duo Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez are gearing up to unveil a brand new project: a romantic comedy musical entitled 'Up Here,' set for a debut in 2015. The musical, which will open at the La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego, California is directed by Tony Award nominee Alex Timbers.
The show is about the main character Don, who is "an ordinary guy with a boring social life, an unused gym membership and a lot going on upstairs. When he finds a potential spark with Lindsay, his attempts at love are jeopardized by his chaotic subconscious mind." Seems interesting enough! As the Lopez's are finished with all aspects of the show, including all of the songs, it's enough to get us excited, but could they have another Frozen-like production on their hands? How about another 'Let It Go'? The producer of 'Up Here,' Scott Sanders, says "it is witty, it is wicked smart, it is irreverent, and it's youthful in its energy. It will appeal to a broad audience but it certainly will be something that even Millennials will relate to."
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Songwriters Behind 'Let It Go' Plot Romantic Comedy Musical 'Up Here'
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 04 June 2014
The award winning husband and wife team behind 'Frozen' are planning a new musical.
Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez - the Oscar-winning and now very rich husband-and-wife team behind the movie 'Frozen' - are plotting an original romantic comedy musical called 'Up Here'. Prestigious Californian theater company La Jolla Playhouse said on Tuesday that the show will be part of its 2015-2016 season and will be directed by Tony Award winner Alex Timbers.
'Up Here' will tell the story of a man who falls in love and is described as ".about moving past ourselves - and those little voices in our head - to find happiness." Lopez and Anderson-Lopez have written the songs, lyrics and story.
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