‘Frozen’ Getting A Holiday Special In 2017, Heading To Broadway In 2018
When it comes to a huge hit likeFrozen, it should come as no surprise that Disney just won’t let it go (I know, I’m sorry). The House of Mouse has already delivered an animated short calledFrozen Feverthat played withCinderellalast year and there’salready aFrozen 2in the works, but without a release date to look forward to yet. But that’s not all Disney has planned forFrozen.
Disney has officially announced that a Broadway adaptation ofFrozenis in the works, for an expected opening in the spring of 2018. In addition, an animated holiday special is in development for release in 2017. Find out more about theFrozenBroadway adaptation and holiday special below.
An official Twitter account for theFrozenBroadway musical went live yesterday with the news:
FROZEN is slated for Broadway spring 2018 following a pre‐Broadway engagement summer 2017https://t.co/fMTWzu5XAi
— Frozen the Musical (@FrozenBroadway)July 22, 2025
In addition, they announced some of the talent who will be working on the project. Oscar winnersKristen Anderson-LopezandRobert Lopezwill return to write the music and lyrics as they did for the feature film while co-director and writerJennifer Leewill be responsible for the book. Directing will beAlex Timbers, the man behindRocky the Musicaland the Amazon TV seriesMozart in the Jungle.
Other key talent includesPeter Darlingon choreography, scenic and costume design byBob Crowley, lighting design byNatasha Katz, sound design byPeter Hylenski, and music supervision, vocal and incidental music arrangements byStephen Oremus.
Disney hasn’t been doing so well with Broadway adaptations of their animated movies as of late.The Little MermaidandTarzanjust weren’t the hits that many hoped they would be. But considering the popularity ofFrozenand the talent involved, this could get them back at the top of their game.
But for those of you who can’t wait for 2018 to get your fix of something new fromFrozen, there’s more good news.Stitch Kingdomhas word from Disney’s first quarter earnings conference call that aFrozenholiday special is being planned for 2017. Disney COO Tom Staggs revealed the project, but without any details on the talent involved. Since much of the film’s talent already came back forFrozen Fever, including Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel, surely they’ll return for this special as well. But we’ll have to wait and see.
There’s a part of me that thinks this could make for aFrozenoverload, but then again, look at what’s happening withStar Warsand Marvel. I’m sureFrozenfans will be just as excited about this news as sci-fi and comic nerds are about those other franchises.
