History Theatre / Frozen2018

* {{Irony}}: During their trek up the mountain, Anna claims to Kristoff, "I know danger when I see it, just like I know love when I see it!" Little does she know that her "true love", Hans, is indeed a ''very'' dangerous and unloving person.* IWantSong: "Dangerous to Dream" sets up Elsa's wish to reconnect with her sister, while expressing her fear of letting her magic go.

* ArtisticLicenseHistory: Oaken mentions kroner as currency, but if Arendelle is a FantasyCounterpartCulture of Norway in the 1840s (as said by [[WordOfGod the production team of the movie]]), its currency would have been called the speciedaler until kroner were introduced in 1875.

* DramaticIrony: During their trek up the mountain, Anna claims to Kristoff, "I know danger when I see it, just like I know love when I see it!" Little does she know that her "true love", Hans, is indeed a ''very'' dangerous and unloving person.

* IWantSong: "Dangerous to Dream" sets up Elsa's wish to reconnect with her sister, while expressing her fear of letting her magic go.

* AdaptationalExpansion: The show focuses on Anna and Elsa's childhood a bit longer than the film, with their parents playing much more prominent roles in the prologue. The queen is given a brief backstory as having come from the Hidden Folk.

Following the success of ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'' on the big screen, a [[ScreenToStageAdaptation Broadway musical adaptation]] began development back in 2014, a mere year after the release of the original movie. With Jennifer Lee (script writer and co-director of the movie) returning to write the book and Kristen and Music/RobertLopez returning to pen 13 brand new songs, the show premiered in Denver for a 2017 preview run, and officially opened on Broadway on March 22, 2018. Due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, Disney suspended its performances because of Broadway's shutdown from COVID-19 and would not resume performances after the shutdown was lifted, effectively closing the musical on March 11, 2020. However, the national tour ''is'' planned to continue when touring shows are feasible again.

* InstantCostumeChange: Probably one of the most impressive ones in any Disney musical. A flash of light and a puff of smoke is all it takes for Elsa's coronation outfit to instantly transform into the iconic ice dress, and it never fails to get a big applause.

* {{Bowdlerise}}: The [[https://www.mtishows.com/disneys-frozen-jr Junior version]] of the show cuts out the more mature jokes, and retools "Hygge" so that there's no references to nudity or alcohol.

** While Olaf retains his animated appearance (ignore the puppeteer standing behind him 24/7), Sven has been redesigned to be [[https://d2nbs1b7alunpr.cloudfront.net/content/uploads/2017/11/3-Mason-Reeves-Kristoff-and-Collin-Baja-Sven-in-Frozen-North-American-Tour-photo-by-Deen-van-Meer-1024x768.jpg a more realistic-looking reindeer]].)

** While Olaf retains his animated appearance (ignore the puppeteer standing behind him 24/7), Sven has been redesigned to be [[https://d2nbs1b7alunpr.cloudfront.net/content/uploads/2017/11/3-Mason-Reeves-Kristoff-and-Collin-Baja-Sven-in-Frozen-North-American-Tour-photo-by-Deen-van-Meer-1024x768.jpg a more realistic-looking reindeer]].

** While Olaf retains his animated appearance (ignore the puppeteer standing behind him 24/7), Sven has been redesigned to be [[https://thenypost.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/frozen3a.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&strip=all a more realistic-looking reindeer]].

* InstantCostumeChange: Probably one of the most impressive ones in any Disney musical. A flash of light and a puff of smoke is all it takes for Elsa's coronation outfit to instantly transform into the iconic ice dress; it never fails to get a big applause.

* EasterEgg: Hidden within the proscenium of the stage are [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_5PRXlqJf0 small carvings based on]] several famous Disney films, including ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Mermaid|1989}}'', and ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'', and ''WesternAnimation/{{The Lion King|1994}}''.

** Through AdaptationalSpeciesChange. Grand Pabbie, Bulda, and the trolls are now taller, human-like creatures called the Hidden Folk, a far cry from the short, bulky, big eared characters that they are in the film. Pabbie himself is now a muscular, long-haired man with a BadassBeard.

** Sir Jorgen Bjorgen, Elsa's stuffed penguin toy from ''WesternAnimation/OlafsFrozenAdventure'', does make it into the musical as a prop in Anna's bedroom.

** Because of the plot restructuring, Kristoff's introduction as a child gets eliminated. "Frozen Heart" is replaced with "Vuelie / Let the Sun Shine On", although the melodies of "Frozen Heart" are still featured in other songs, most notably in "Colder by the Minute".

** Because of the plot restructuring, Kristoff's introduction as a child gets eliminated. "Frozen Heart" is replaced with "Vuelie / Let the Sun Shine On", although the melodies of "Frozen Heart" are still featured in the instrumentals of other songs, like "For the First Time in Forever (Reprise)".

Following the success of ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'' on the big screen, a [[ScreenToStageAdaptation Broadway musical adaptation]] began development back in 2014, a mere year after the release of the original movie. With Jennifer Lee (script writer and co-director of the movie) returning to write the book and Kristen and Music/RobertLopez returning to pen 13 brand new songs, the show premiered in Denver for a 2017 preview run, and officially opened on Broadway on March 22, 2018. Due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, Disney suspended its performances because of Broadway's shutdown from COVID-19 and would not resume performances after the shutdown was lifted, effectively closing the musical on March 11, 2020.

* IncrediblyLongNote: Olaf had one for a joke: "AAAAAAAAAAAAAbdomen." It was initially part of "When Everything Falls Apart", which was cut after the Denver tryouts, and reinstated in the show for a reprise of "Do You Want to Build a Snowman".

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: "Love is an Open Door" is much raunchier than in the movie, with Anna's desires for true love being sexed up. Anna runs her hands over Hans’s chest, Hans grabs Anna’s butt, there’s some panting, there’s a dance break where he has her leg up by her face in a split, and then she somehow ends up on the ground beneath him… and then as the song ends, he buries his face in her chest and then they proceed to make out for at LEAST 30 seconds as all the coronation-goers filter back in.

* AdaptationalHeroism: {{Downplayed|Trope}} with the Duke of Weselton. Though he's still a villainous weasel with a sexist attitude, the Duke here is at least willingly to brave the treacherous mountains along with Hans to find Elsa [[DirtyCoward rather than remain behind]] and let his henchmen do the dirty work like he does in the film. Though he isn't punished, it's at least implied he gets better once he sees Elsa really meant no harm.

* DarkerAndEdgier: Downplayed, as it's not that much darker than the original. However, the musical does get away with some racier jokes, and with occasional darker themes such as [[spoiler: Elsa contemplating suicide to save the kingdom from herself.]]

* DarkerAndEdgier: Downplayed, as it's not that much darker than the original. However, the musical does get away with some racier jokes.

** "For the First Time in Forever (Reprise)" and, its replacement in the touring production, "I Can't Lose You", begins with Elsa singing the bridge from the Demi Lovato version of "Let It Go": "Standing, frozen, in this life I've chosen...."

** Even though it's just a facade, Hans acts a lot more {{Adorkable}} and awkward this time around; this makes his eventual [[EvilAllAlong reveal]] all the more jarring.

** The first time Hans sings "Hans of the Southern Isles", it highlights his {{Adorkable}}ness. In the reprise, he becomes a heroic figure as he recruits men to attack Elsa's castle.

Following the success of ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'' on the big screen, a [[ScreenToStageAdaptation Broadway musical adaptation]] began development back in 2014, a mere year after the release of the original movie. With Jennifer Lee (script writer and co-director of the movie) returning to write the book and Kristen and Music/RobertLopez returning to pen 13 brand new songs, the show premiered in Denver for a 2017 preview run, and officially opened on Broadway on March 22, 2018. Due to the UsefulNotes/CoronavirusDisease2019Pandemic, Disney suspended its performances because of Broadway's shutdown from COVID-19 and would not resume performances after the shutdown was lifted, effectively closing the musical on March 11, 2020.