Disney’s Frozen Jr. Live at Glenn Massay Theatre
Contributed by Contributed by AJ Seims
DISNEY’s FROZEN- quick your first thought?......If you didn’t come up with “Let it Go” you may be living as the trolls (under the rocks…whom, incidentally, are considered “Hidden Folk” in the stage version).
Out in 2013, the animated movie has lived in almost every child’s home since. Subsequently, it has become a big, live Broadway hit still playing at Disney Studios including the parks and on the cruises. But now you can see Disney’s Frozen Jr at the Glenn Massay Theater starting January 24th and running thru February 8th. You don’t want to be left out in the cold and miss this one!
A HUGE cast of 87 of the Valley’s finest 8–18-year-old talents will be gracing the stage! AJ Seims (directing) and Kimber Marsden (stage managing) have brought you 9 years of high-quality theater to the Massay including: Fiddler On The Roof, A Christmas Carol, Pirates Of Penzance, Les Mis jr., Disney’s Newsies, Disney’s Beauty And The Beast, Sound Of Music (moved to Chugiak during Covid), Disney’s Tarzan, Music Man, Pirates Of Penzance (again), and now Disney’s Frozen jr. AJ said “We’d like to thank our sponsors who have stayed with us all these years particularly Walther Dental and Taylor Fire Protection (who haven’t missed a show).”
In discussing Frozen jr. AJ suggested, “you will want to sing along to all the favorites- Let It Go, Do You Want to Build a Snowman, Fixer Upper etc. But we hope you sing it to yourself and let the performers do the singing out loud…just sayin.” In talking about the auditions, he stated, “we knew this was going to be a popular one and we wanted a large cast but we weren’t prepared to have to turn away so many! As it was, I pushed it out of most realms casting 87. We hope those not in the show continue auditioning. They were all so good!”
You will be in awe of the exquisite costumes created by Tiffany Mann and team, of the amazing choreography by Hannah Brooke, the scenery spearheaded by Cory Rausa and the powerful vocals as directed by Carrie Johnson. This team and cast are making miracles happen. It will be a Frozen to remember!
AJ Seims is part of The Alaska Children's Institute for The Performing Arts dba. Triumvirate Theatre. This is a non-profit group of educators based out of Kenai that focuses much on giving children opportunities to pursue their dreams including offering scholarships etc. Since AJ lives in the Valley he does shows here under that umbrella. In 2021 Triumvirate’s beautiful theatre burned to the ground. This left the company homeless but not stagnant. Since then, efforts to raise close to 4 million dollars have finally come to fruition to construct a new theatre. This is underway and expected to be completed in March. AJ wanted you to know, “the January musicals at the Glenn Massay have been part of that fundraising effort. Thank you everyone who has supported theatre, supported us and even unknowingly, supported Triumvirate’s effort to rebuild to make a home for countless youth”.
Now you know of several reasons to come see Disney’s Frozen jr. put on by Triumvirate Theatre and The Glenn Massay Theater. Get your tickets today at: glennmassaytheater.com