Posted on 03/23/2018 6:22:19 AM PDT by C19fan
Being the stage adaptation of one of Disney's highest-grossing animations meant expectations were always going to be high.
But the Broadway production of Frozen seemingly failed to melt the hearts of its audience when it made its debut at the St. James Theatre in New York City on Thursday night, as the hotly-anticipated production received a rather icy reception from many of its critics.
Despite being in the trusted hands of Broadway phenomenons Cassie Levy (Elsa) and Patti Murin (Anna), it seemed reviewers found the show made for lacklustre viewing as show-makers attempted to recreate Frozen's infinite kingdom, which is gripped by perpetual winter, on a finite stage.
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Unbelievable that they cast a BLACK man for “Kristoff” (Anna’s love interest). A Black man, in a place (Norway) and time where one would never even have been seen, let alone welcomed into a royal relationship. But as we know, “cultural appropriation” is fine if it is White culture being sullied.
The critics are probably unhappy it doesn’t include a choreographed simulated orgy.
I was disappointed in the musical numbers, but it’s a kids’ show so my opinion not real relevant.
Casting a black person as Anna’s love interest, ugh. If they wanted blacks prominent in the story they should have made Anna also black.
They push inter-racial couples relentlessly. And 95% of the time it’s a black man with a white woman. See, black men don’t like it when white guys move in on “their” women. This is all a one-way street.
Patti is on the left.
I believe this show is completely sold-out until the end of this year. I don’t think Disney is too worried about what the critics have to say about it, unless they are rich 13 year old girls.
That’s why it’s acceptable to have the TV ad where the black gal is tossing out all the belongings of her white BF as he stands out on the sidewalk.
Reversing the races would of course NEVER fly.
It's "color blind" casting in the theater today, unless the the role is one traditionally played by a person of color...in which case it must be played by someone of the "correct" ethnicity.
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