Frozen Sells Out

It is rare for a high school show to gain so much popularity that each seat holds a different person, but the theater club took on this challenge and won. 

ZOEY BLACKMAN, Staff ReporterMay 9, 2023Leave a Comment

Stephanie Rawitt For the first time in many years, an Eastern Theater production has sold out!

Eastern Regional High School’s theater club just recently finished their fabulous and freezing run of Frozen: The Broadway Musical. After winning the United States of Frozen competition and being the only school in New Jersey to present the full Broadway production, Eastern did not hesitate to take full advantage of this opportunity. With shows running from March 24th through April 2nd, the cast and crew had a very successful run with an outstanding response. Audiences gathered in great numbers to see this stand-out Disney hit! The last performance took place on April 2nd at 2:00pm. Not a single seat in the auditorium was left empty. Frozen sold out!

 

  Eastern’s performing arts center seats 1350 people, leaving room for a huge audience. It is rare for a high school show to gain so much popularity that each seat holds a different person, but the theater club took on this challenge and won. 

 

  Frozen, itself, holds a lot of popularity as it is a huge Disney movie and phenomenon around the world. A large percentage of the tickets sold were parents bringing their children to see their favorite princesses, Elsa and Anna. Kids gathered in the crowd in full costume ready to belt out “Let it Go” as the snow fell from the sky. 

 

  Along with the credit Frozen already withholds, the winning of the competition also gathered some attention. The Educational Theatre Association, Disney Theatrical Group, and Music Theatre International worked together to create the competition, The United States of Frozen, where they rewarded 51 winners (one from each state) the rights to the full Broadway production. As a proud winner of the competition, Eastern presented a beautiful adaptation of this production. The buzz from the competition definitely contributed to the ticket sales. 

 

  Although a competition was won and Frozen already has a popular title, it is impossible to deny that the quality of Eastern’s production gathered the audience. The theater club proudly closed its wonderful production after receiving wonderful reviews and a sold out audience.