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The Broadway blockbuster Disney’s “Frozen” will usher in a new era at the Phoenix Theatre Company’s Dr. Stacie J. and Richard J Stephenson Theatre.
The 500-seat Stephenson Theatre will take center stage in the theater’s 106th season. Originally founded as the Phoenix Players in 1920, the organization was rechristened as The Phoenix Theatre Company in 1993. The company counts, among others, Steven Spielberg, who screened his first film, “Firelight,” at the theater in 1964, as an alumnus.
“Frozen” opens its run Wednesday, Sept. 24.
“The debut of this theater marks a transformative moment for our city’s cultural landscape,” Phoenix Theatre Producing Artistic Director Michael Barnard shared in a press release. “It’s only fitting that we celebrate with ‘Frozen,’ a production that unites spectacle, music, and story on the grandest scale.”
Featuring songs from the Oscar-winning film, “Frozen” tells the story of Anna’s quest to save her sister Elsa after her magical powers plunge the kingdom of Arendelle into an endless winter. Along the way, she encounters Kristoff, Sven, and Olaf, proving that courage, resilience, and love can thaw even the coldest winter, the theater states.
Directed by Barnard with choreography by Sam Hay and music direction by Kevin Robert White, the musical includes classic songs from the original movie plus 12 new additions by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez.
The cast for “Frozen” includes Matravius Avent, Shani Barrett, Rose Cali, Alyssa Chiarello, Brandon S. Chu, Lucas Coatney-Murietta, Kambria Cook, Chelsea Cree Groen, Joseph Paul Cavazos, Dani Cleveland, Caelan Creaser, Trisha Ditsworth, Cameron Edris, Shiloh Foreman, Adam James King, Kali Kappes, Molly Lajoie, Eddie Maldonado, Brandt Norris, Alexandro Partida, Lauran Stanis, Audra South, Jacody Weathers, and D. Scott Withers.
Tickets start at $60 and are available at phoenixtheatre.com or by calling 602-254-2151.