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The cast of Belle Theatre\u2019s \u201cFrozen The Musical.\u201d -COURTESY PHOTO<\/p>\n
Prepare to melt in the midst of a magically created ice storm as the story of Arendelle royalty Princesses Anna and Elsa, soon to be Queen, transpires with their friend Olaf and others in a quest of sisterly true love, courage, authenticity and connection in the production of \u201cFrozen \u2013 The Musical,\u201d \u00a0premiering on Dec. 18 at The Belle Theatre in Cape Coral.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cWe strive to bring outstanding entertainment, a welcoming environment and a place where arts for all is center stage.\u201d The Belle\u2019s Executive Director and Founder, Tyler Young, said. \u201cWe make an effort to bring productions that are either new works, underproduced, or newly released to community theatres in SWFL.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
Broadway\u2019s \u201cFrozen \u2013 The Musical\u201d is based on Disney\u2019s movie that has songs and dialogue that kids from one to 92 all can belt out and quote by heart.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cFrozen just became available for local licensing earlier this year and I knew it had to make its way to The Belle stage,\u201d Young added. \u201cI\u2019m excited for the opportunity to create something that\u2019s extremely well known but has never been done in a space our size.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
Young says the script is very similar to the \u201cpro shot\u201d version on Disney+ since this is the full-length Broadway version.\n<\/p>\n
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Anna and Elsa meet for the first time in forever during the coronation ball. -COURTESY PHOTO<\/p>\n
\u201cThis creates the opportunity to take the scale of sets, props and effects from the Broadway show and modify and create new ways to adapt them for our space in a way that honors the complexity of the production but complements the performers and material,\u201d he said. \u201cThe show has a ton of complex technical pieces that we\u2019ve had to think about creatively to create magical solutions within our budget without losing the message or artistic vision. \u2018Frozen\u2019 has a special level of complexity, being that there\u2019s no precedent in the community theatre space as we are the first in our area and one of the first throughout the country to produce \u2018Frozen\u2019 in a non-professional space.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
From a staging perspective, audiences are in high expectation of a few key scenes, including Elsa creating the ice castle during the showstopper \u201cLet It Go\u201d song, to the changing of her dress.\n<\/p>\n
One of the actors cast as Elsa is Brittany Ringsdore who as a first-time role says it\u2019s in fact a dream role.\n<\/p>\n
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Brittany Ringsdore, who plays Elsa. -COURTESY PHOTO<\/p>\n
\u201cI have been singing \u2018Let It Go\u2019 since the movie came out when I was in middle school. I was even honored to get a chance to meet the woman behind the voice, Idina Menzel,\u201d Ringsdore reflected. \u201cSo, of course, there is so much pressure to be unique, but keep the integrity of the piece. I think audiences will be happy with my version of the iconic song.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
For the much-anticipated dress scene, Ringsdore believes the audience will be impressed.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is so amazing to be able to do this theatre magic. Especially someone of my size: being plus size, we are often told we can\u2019t be roles like Elsa or Anna,\u201d she added. \u201cOur amazing costume designer, Makenzie, has made such beautiful costumes with the coolest magic. I can\u2019t wait for the audience to see them all!\u201d\n<\/p>\n
Ashley Gafgen, who is also cast as Elsa for the first time, says this character is fun to portray, partially due to the technical elements involved in her scenes.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cI did have some moments early on in rehearsals where I was thinking, \u2018Whoa, I\u2019m going to be that high off the ground while singing and having a dress pulled off of me?\u2019 Thankfully, I\u2019m now at a point that I can just perform the scene and enjoy all of the Disney magic that comes with it,\u201d she described.\n<\/p>\n
When portraying iconic characters such as Anna, Elsa and Olaf, these are often dream roles but allow the actors to tap into their creativity while honoring the authenticity.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cI think that, whenever you\u2019re playing a Disney character, the audience has an idea in their minds that you don\u2019t want to alter too drastically,\u201d according to Gafgen. \u201cI like to keep that in mind specifically while singing \u2018Let It Go\u2019 because it is such a highly anticipated moment of the show, while also getting to make it my own in certain ways.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
Tyler explains that none of this production\u2019s cast have ever portrayed the characters in the full-scale Broadway production but have played these parts in \u201cjunior\u201d or \u201ckid\u201d versions of \u201cFrozen.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\u201cWhich honestly is giving some of them the opportunity to revisit these characters as adults,\u201d he believes.\n<\/p>\n
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Patience Cole, who plays Anna. -COURTESY PHOTO<\/p>\n
Patience Cole is one of the actors cast as Anna who is not afraid to her emotions on her sleeve\u2014earnest, brave, awkward and funny.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are two key scenes where I feel the audience truly gets to connect with Anna. The first is during \u2018First Time in Forever\u2019, which is her big introduction to the storyline,\u201d Cole described. \u201cIt gives the audience such a close look at Anna\u2019s quirky side but also her strength and resilience, for someone who has been so alone her whole life Anna is a joyful optimist. She gets goofy with this song, so her personality really gets to shine through.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
Anna is also being played by Grace Koltz, who tapped into the sister\u2019s free spirit while talking with her hands, big facial expressions and removing societal expectations of what a princess should do or say.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cAnna does not censor. Almost every thought is expressed either out loud or in her face and body. Anna also openly expresses her love for chocolate, and I, too, want to stuff some chocolate in my face,\u201d Koltz explained. \u201cLetting go and allowing myself\u00a0to play into a life without fear of judgment or social rules\u00a0has become essential in bringing Anna to life. Anna is also impulsive and has a childlike sense of play so leaning into my gut reactions has really helped bring out her funny awkward\u00a0side.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
Beyond the sisters\u2019 journey and telling of sacrifice, acceptance and love is the glue, or snow, that holds the story together from the young princess\u2019s childhood to adulthood \u2013 Olaf.\n<\/p>\n
Ethan Mackay is portraying Olaf, and as in the Broadway version, he is the voice of the puppet that has such a strong connection to audiences.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cI think Olaf represents pure, unconditional love, but he also carries this wonderfully childlike view of the world that people immediately connect to. There\u2019s something about his innocence, his curiosity, and his delight in even the simplest things that tap into a part of us we don\u2019t always let ourselves feel as adults,\u201d Mackay reflected. \u201cWhen audiences see Olaf, they\u2019re reminded of what it felt like to be a child \u2013 open, hopeful, and full of imagination. That sense of nostalgia, combined with his genuine kindness and loyalty, makes him feel like both a friend and a little piece of our own childhoods brought to life.\u201d<\/p>\n
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