From left: Kevin Del Aguila, Alyssa Fox, Timothy Hughes and Lauren Nicole Chapman have joined the cast of 40. ‘Frozen’ opens in Denver on Aug. 17.

Disney Theatrical Productions today announced the remaining cast and creative team for its new Broadway musical Frozen. The new stage adaptation of the popular animated film plays its out-of-town tryout at the Buell Theatre from  Aug. 17-Oct. 1 before joining Disney hits Aladdin and The Lion King on Broadway in spring 2018 at the St. James Theatre.  

Newly named principal cast members are Kevin Del Aguila (Oaken), Timothy Hughes (Pabbie), Andrew Pirozzi (Sven), Audrey Bennett (Young Anna), Mattea Conforti (Young Anna), Brooklyn Nelson (Young Elsa), Ayla Schwartz (Young Elsa), Alyssa Fox (Elsa Standby) and Aisha Jackson (Anna Standby).

Read more about the casting of Caissie Levy as Elsa

Jackson is a graduate of the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley and has previously performed in Broadway’s Beautiful: The Carole King Musical and in  Waitress The Musical. She won a 2014 True West Award for her starring performance in the Arvada Center’s Memphis. Aguila wrote the hit musical Altar Boyz. Fox played Elphaba in the national touring production of that played Denver in 2015. Bennett played Gretl Von Trapp in the touring production of The Sound of Music that visited Denver a year ago.

They join the previously announced cast members Caissie Levy (Elsa), Patti Murin (Anna), Jelani Alladin (Kristoff), Greg Hildreth (Olaf), John Riddle (Hans) and Robert Creighton (Duke of Weselton).

The cast of 40 will also feature Alicia Albright, Tracee Beazer, Wendi Bergamini, Ashley Blanchet, James Brown III, Claire Camp, Lauren Nicole Chapman, Spencer Clark, Jeremy Davis, Kali Grinder, Ashley Elizabeth Hale, Zach Hess, Donald Jones Jr., Nina Lafarga, Ross Lekites, Austin Lesch, Synthia Link, Travis Patton, Adam Perry, Jeff Pew, Olivia Phillip, Noah J. Ricketts, Ann Sanders, Jacob Smith and Nicholas Ward.

Brown was a member of the ensemble of Disney’s previous pre-Broadway tryout in Denver, The Little Mermaid, in 2007. Lekitas played Tony in the 2011 revival of West Side Story at the Buell. Chapman not only appeared in the national touring production of Kinky Boots that played Denver in 2014, she was part of the cast that sang “Give My Regards to Broadway at the life celebration of DCPA President Randy Weeks.

Bergamini played Franca, the dramatic sister-in-law of Fabrizio, in the first national tour of The Light in the Piazza. Blanchet and Ricketts were here last year in Beautiful – The Carole King Musical.

Based on the 2014 film written by a trio of Oscar^® winners, Frozen features music and lyrics by the creators of the film score Kristen Anderson-Lopez (Up Here, Winnie the Pooh, In Transit) and EGOT-winner Robert Lopez (Avenue Q, The Book of Mormon, Up Here) and a book by Jennifer Lee (Zootopia, Wreck-It Ralph), the film’s screenwriter and director (with Chris Buck). Frozen won 2014 Oscars for Best Song (“Let It Go”) and Best Animated Feature. 

Frozen’s director is Michael Grandage, a Tony Award winner (Red) and director of three Olivier Award-winning Outstanding Musicals (Merrily We Roll Along, Grand Hotel and Guys and Dolls).

Frozen is produced by Disney Theatrical Productions.

(Pictured above and right: Alyssa Fox, right, portrayed Elphaba in ‘Wicked’ in Denver. Photo by Joan Marcus.)

Single tickets for performances in Denver start at $25 and are on-sale now, with a limit of eight tickets per account. To sign up for email alerts about the Denver engagement, go to Denvercenter.org/Frozen.

Tickets for Broadway performances will go on sale later this year. Visit FrozenTheMusical.com to sign up for Broadway ticket announcements and other news.

Video bonus: Our 2015 interview with Aisha Jackson

Our video interview with Aisha Jackson of ‘Frozen’ when she was just joining the cast of ‘Beautiful: The Carole King Musical ‘on Broadway. Video by John Moore for the DCPA NewsCenter.

More Colorado theatre coverage on the DCPA NewsCenter

Frozen: At a glance
At a glance: From Disney, the producer of The Lion King, Mary Poppins and Beauty and the Beast comes the beloved tale of two sisters torn apart and their journey to find themselves and their way back to each other. Be among the first to see this highly anticipated new musical before it makes its Broadway debut. This Broadway-bound Frozen, a full-length stage work told in two acts, is the first and only incarnation of the tale that expands upon and deepens its indelible plot and themes through new songs and story material from the film’s creators.  Like the Disney Theatrical Broadway musicals that have come before it, it is a full evening of theatre and is expected to run 2 1/2 hours.

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Aug. 17-Oct. 1
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Ticket information for Denver:
Single tickets for the pre-Broadway engagement of Frozen are on sale now. Tickets start at $25, with a limit of eight tickets per account

Previous NewsCenter coverage of Frozen
Don’t get scammed buying your Frozen tickets
Principal casting announced: Caissie Levy to star as Elsa
Denver Frozen tickets go on sale May 1
Disney confirms director Michael Grandage
Denver dates for Frozen announced
2016-17 Broadway season to include pre-Broadway Frozen