{"id":86596,"date":"2025-12-17T12:09:06","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T12:09:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/86596\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T12:09:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T12:09:06","slug":"frozen-hits-the-stage-in-sunny-south-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/86596\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Frozen\u2019 hits the stage in sunny South Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. \u2014 A magical and musical snowstorm is coming to South Florida, as Slow Burn\u2019s production of \u201cFrozen\u201d hits the Broward Center for the Performing Arts stage. <\/p>\n

Audiences will definitely know the iconic songs, but they also might recognize the performers singing them. Some members of the cast are current and former students of the Broward Center.<\/p>\n

Young Elsa is being played by students Blaire DiMisa and Stella Macey from Boca Raton. The 13-year-olds have taken classes and been in shows at the Broward Center for several years, and are especially excited to be playing this role together.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re like best friends,\u201d DiMisa said. \u201cWhen we found out we got the role, we were like, \u2018Oh my gosh, we can carpool with each other, we can have sleepovers and run our lines together.\u2019 It\u2019s a lot of fun.\u201d<\/p>\n

Macey said she feels more excited than nervous about taking on such an iconic show and role, thanks to her Broward Center education. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt definitely prepares you in the aspect of acting and singing and dancing,\u201d she said. \u201cIt helps you learn how to become a professional, if you wanna do this.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lucky for them, they\u2019re also surrounded by professional performers in the cast, including Ashley Valent, who was just like them as a kid.<\/p>\n

\u201cI grew up at the Broward Center,\u201d Valent said. \u201cMy first national tour I ever saw was here. It was the Lion King and I was like, three years old.\u201d<\/p>\n

Valent was born in Miami, but grew up in Fort Lauderdale and Westin. She took Broward Center Education classes, did the Performance Project<\/a> in middle school and took part in the \u201cPrincess Reads-A-Lot\u201d program in high school. Valent recently graduated from Northwestern University and moved to New York to pursue her career in musical theatre. But for now, she\u2019s back to her Broward County roots for a run of productions with Slow Burn.<\/p>\n

\u201cSeveral people in the cast have been in my life in several different ways, and to be able to do a show with them feels really cool,\u201d she said. \u201cLike, our assistant stage manager was my first dresser in my first show here… it is truly a family.\u201d<\/p>\n

As the younger cast members are wowed by the talent of the adults, Valent said she also learns lessons from them.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving that child wonder is what\u2019s so cool about having them in the room,\u201d she said. \u201cTo see them still have the air of, \u2018This is fun and this is still magical.\u2019 To see that in their eyes is something that I hope to be able to take on.\u201d<\/p>\n

There\u2019s something for all ages in Frozen, and the cast said they\u2019re excited for the magic to come to life on stage. Here\u2019s what they hope you\u2019ll walk away with:<\/p>\n

\u201cI just hope they feel the magic,\u201d Macey said, \u201cBecause the whole cast has put in so much work, and I just know it\u2019s going to be so fun.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe whole gist of the story is like, the sisters always come together and they love each other,\u201d DiMisa said, \u201cSo, I hope they feel all the love.\u201d<\/p>\n

And Valent said the coolest thing about the show is the \u201cspectacle of it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is just one of the most beautiful shows I\u2019ve ever seen,\u201d Valent said. \u201cEspecially at Slow Burn, like the caliber of technical ability and performance coming together is just one of the coolest things, and I think that audiences are going to be really shocked by it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Slow Burn\u2019s production of Frozen runs through January 4 at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts. Get more information and tickets here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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