Elsa grows up confined by her power and sense of duty, Anna saddened and rebellious in reaction to their estrangement. The problem has nothing to do with the performances, which are never less than professional if seldom much more than that. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyBut these two elements of “Frozen” — the somber and the silly — are not blending, visually, musically or emotionally. (For Broadway, Elsa has acquired a don’t-mess-with-me pair of appliquéd trousers to replace a filmy nightgown she wore in the tryout.) But whether “Frozen” will make Disney another billion on Broadway is not my concern.

Source: New York Times March 23, 2018 01:41 UTC