Photo: Axel Schmidt/Associated PressDirector Freezes Out the CompetitionHe has directed divas and royalty from Eva Peron to Richard III. Now Elsa and Anna are within sight for Michael Grandage, the all-but-confirmed director of Disney DIS -1.40 % ’s “Frozen” on Broadway. Formerly the artistic director of London’s edgy Donmar Warehouse, Mr. Grandage has a long list of New York credits. The search for the right director took a circuitous route, as Disney previously engaged and fired Alex Timbers . It opens at the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center and the IFC Center in November.

Source: Wall Street Journal September 27, 2016 03:56 UTC