Colder Weather is Coming to Casa Mañana with Disney’s Frozen: The Broadway Musical

Frozen: The Broadway Musical is a powerful tale of sisterhood, acceptance, and the real meaning of true love. When Princess Elsa is crowned Queen of Arendelle, the magical powers she’s tried to hide burst forth, cursing the land into a forever winter. As Elsa flees into the mountains, her sister Anna sets off on a journey to find her and bring her home. Along the way, she gains the help of ice harvester Kristoff, his reindeer Sven, and a happy-go-lucky snowman named Olaf. 

Frozen: The Broadway Musical stars Leandra Ellis-Gaston as Elsa, Sydney Dotson as Anna, Paul Schwensen as Hans, Justin Showell as Kristoff, Logan Rafanelli as Weselton, Landon Thompson as Sven, David Postlewate as Olaf, Simon Kowalski as Oaken, Taylor Jo Bryant as Queen Iduna, Zach Sutton as King Agnarr, Braxton O. Johnson as Pabbie, Kayla Haskins as Bulda, Lana Gatlin as Young Elsa, and Ella Buckner as Young Anna. Ensemble includes Allison Bridgeman, Steven Rios, Evan Hussey, Danny Tran, Bennett Cooper, Van Leonard, Ally Kay Ramsey, Maria Shorunke, and Grace Moore. 

Eugenio Contenti (Director/Choreographer) is a director, choreographer, and writer whose work has been seen across the U.S., Italy, Spain, and Mexico. Most recently, he directed the Italian premieres and national tours of Amélie and Murder for Two. Casa Mañana credits include: Rent, Come From Away, The Lightning Thief, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Once, and A Man of No Importance. Other notable credits include A Little Night Music, Nine, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Italian National Tour), Bring It On, The Full Monty, Cabaret, and Footloose, as well as the Italian and Spanish productions of Legally Blonde, for which he also served as artistic consultant. Eugenio teaches masterclasses internationally and has collaborated with performing arts institutions throughout Italy, France, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Germany, and Spain. As a writer, his plays What a Drag! and Escape the Music received national premieres in Italy. His translation and adaptation credits include the Italian productions of First Date, Curtains, and Legally Blonde, as well as the upcoming national tour of Mrs. Doubtfire.

Jesse Warkentin (Music Director) served as musical director and conductor for the International Broadway Tour of An American In Paris, traveling to China, Taiwan, and Paris. US Broadway Tours include Wicked, An American In Paris and Rogers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella. Jesse has performed in the Radio City Christmas Spectacular orchestra, music directed and performed at numerous regional theatres including: MTWichita (The Wizard Of Oz, Beauty & The Beast, Matilda), Ogunquit Playhouse (Beautiful), NorthShore (Spamalot), Casa Mañana (Beautiful, Jersey Boys), A.C.T. of CT (Frozen), City Springs Theatre (Les Misérables, White Christmas, Frozen), Tuacahn (Beautiful), and enjoys working on new theatre projects when home in NYC.