To mark the upcoming second anniversary of Disney’s Frozen The Musical at the West End's Theatre Royal Drury Lane (as well as the 10th anniversary of the blockbuster animated film), Walt Disney Records has released a new version of "Dangerous to Dream," performed by Samantha Barks, who created the role of Elsa for the London production.
Watch Barks perform the song—one of 12 original tunes penned by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez for the stage adaptation of the award-winning film—in the video above.
The track is available for free across all streaming platforms and is accompanied by a music video filmed at London’s historic Carlton House.
The London company also currently features Emily Lane as Anna, Djavan van de Fliert as Kristoff, Craig Gallivan as Olaf, Oliver Ormson as Hans, Richard Frame as Duke of Weselton, and alternating in the role of Sven, Ashley Birchall and Mikayla Jade.
The ensemble includes Rhianne Alleyne, Jeremy Batt, Marianne Bardgett, Rebecca Botterill, Char Burnett as Bulda, Collette Coleman, Laura Emmitt, Davide Fienauri, Jemal Felix, Jordan Fox, Molly Francis, Matt Gillett, Dominic Adam Griffin, Justin-Lee Jones, Isabella Glanznig Santos, Ben Irish as Pabbie, Aoife Kenny, Jordan Livesey, Joshua Robinson, Harriet Samuels, Jacqui Sanchez as Queen Iduna, Jak Skelly as Oaken/Bishop, Kerry Spark as King Agnarr, Caitlin Tipping, Rodney Vubya, Anna Woodside, and Luke Fraser Yates.
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Based on the 2013 animated Disney film, Frozen features music and lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez and a book by Jennifer Lee. The musical opened on Broadway in March 2018, earning Tony Award nominations for Best Musical, Best Book, and Best Original Score. The Broadway production announced in May 2020 that it would not reopen post-pandemic. The London production, which will celebrate its second anniversary later this summer, opened in August 2021.
Frozen is directed by Michael Grandage, with choreography by Rob Ashford, set and costume design by Christopher Oram, lighting design by Neil Austin, sound design by Peter Hylenski, video design by Finn Ross, puppet design by Michael Curry, and musical supervision and arrangements by Stephen Oremus.
