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5-STAR THEATRICALS

Presents the Second Show of its 2025 Season…

The Broadway Musical

Music and Lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez
Book by Jennifer Lee

Originally directed on Broadway by Michael Grandage

Based on the Disney film written by Jennifer Lee
and directed by Chris Buck & Jennifer Lee

Originally produced on Broadway by Disney Theatrical Productions

Musical Direction by Anthony Lucca

Choreography by Cheryl Baxter

Direction by Yvette Lawrence

“The Cold Never Bothered Us Anyway” beginning Friday, July 11 in the Kavli Theatre at the Bank of America Performing Arts Center!

5-STAR THEATRICALS is thrilled to present the second production of its 2025 season, Disney’s FROZEN The Broadway Musical, music and lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez, book by Jennifer Lee, originally directed on Broadway by Michael Grandage, based on the Disney film written by Jennifer Lee and directed by Chris Buck & Jennifer Lee, originally produced on Broadway by Disney Theatrical Productions.  5-Star Theatricals production features musical direction by Anthony Lucca, choreography by Cheryl Baxter and direction by Yvette Lawrence. Disney’s FROZEN The Broadway Musical will opens on Friday, July 11, 2025 at 7:30pm (press opening) and runs through Sunday, July 20, 2025 in the Kavli Theatre at the Bank of America Performing Arts Center, 2100 Thousand Oaks Boulevard in Thousand Oaks.   

For the first time in forever, experience the musical phenomenon that has taken the world by storm! Based on the Academy Award-winning animated feature film, Disney’s FROZEN The Broadway Musical includes all the film’s beloved songs by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, along with new music written exclusively for the stage!

ABOUT THE CAST AND CREATIVE TEAM

The Cast of Disney’s FROZEN The Broadway Musical features: Ellie Smith as “Princess Anna,” Monika Peña as “Princess Elsa,” Landen Starkman as “Olaf,” Frankie Zabilka as “Hans,” Sawyer Patterson as “Kristoff,” Sebastian Guerrero as “Sven,” Travis Joe Dixon as “Duke of Weselton,” Javier Garcia as “Oaken/Bishop/Ensemble,” Amy Sorensen as “Young Anna,” Catherine Last as “Young Elsa,” Ceron Jones as “Pabbie/Ensemble,” Jodi Marks as “Bulda/Ensemble,” Richie Ferris as “King Agnarr/Ensemble,” and Eleen Hsu-Wentland as “Queen Iduna/Ensemble.”  The Ensemble will also feature (in alphabetical order): Amanda Aceves-Lopez, Aaron Michael-Rees Camitses, Samaha Angelikah “Jelly” Chun, Luc Clopton, Jeff Garrido, Chloe Johnson, Lielle Kaidar, Melissa Musial, Micah Nicholson, Matthew Smith, Spencer Williams and Rasha Willes. The Youth Ensemble are (in alphabetical order): Zander Chin, Ava Giselle Field, Charlee Marie, Madison North, Conor Noson and Sophia Sedik.  

YVETTE LAWRENCE (Director) is thrilled to be returning to the 5-Star Theatricals family with Frozen!  Other 5-Star Theatrical shows include Cinderella, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (starring Susan Egan), and Peter Pan. Ms. Lawrence is a multifaceted director, with a body of work that spans everything from Shakespeare to Kaufman & Hart to chamber pieces to full-scale musicals. She has directed over sixty productions in regional, educational, and black box settings. This summer she looks forward to directing The Old Man and The Old Moon for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Select performing credits include Broadway: Disney’s Beauty and The Beast, Falsettos, Nick & Nora (dir. Arthur Laurents); Off-Broadway: Bring in the Morning (dir. Sheldon Epps); National Tours: Little Shop of Horrors (dir. Jerry Zaks, chor. Kathleen Marshall), Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (L.A), Blood Brothers (Joseph Jefferson Award Nomination), Falsettos (dir. James Lapine) Television: One Life to Live, As the World Turns, The Guiding Light, and numerous national commercials. Recordings: A Broadway Christmas, Nick & Nora (Original Broadway Cast). Ms. Lawrence is also an arts educator, she conducts master classes, performs in concerts around the country, and serves as the director of the theatre program at Chaminade College Preparatory High School. She has an MFA in Performance Pedagogy and an MA in Education from Loyola Marymount University. 

CHERYL BAXTER (Choreography) has been in the entertainment business for over 45 years working in theater, commercials, film and television. She started her career as an assistant choreographer to Gene Kelly and Kenny Ortega in Coppola’s film, One From The Heart and went on to assist Meryl Streep in Death Becomes Her. She has worked on over 20 films including Xanadu, Tap, Grease 2, 500 Days of Summer, The Muppet Movie, This Is It, with Michael Jackson and The Account 2. Television credits include “Glee,” “General Hospital,” “The Academy and Golden Globe Awards,” “How I Met Your Mother,” “Physical,” “Palm Royale,” “The Perfect Couple” and “Night Court” to name a few.  She has danced beside legends such as Gregory Hines, Sammy Davis Jr. The Nicholas Brothers and Donald O’Connor and has backed up the rapper DaBaby on “The Grammy Awards” and Miley Cyrus on the “VMA Awards.” She has performed in the Los Angeles and First National companies of Cats and 42nd Street and can be seen in the Broadway telecast of Sophisticated Ladies. She has directed and choreographed theater productions world-wide and has set shows for Universal Studios, Disney, “Sesame Street Live,” “Paw Patrol” and “Hello Kitty.” Her new passion is Tik Tok, dancing with her best friend Beth as “Dababyboomers.” For 5-Star Theatricals, she has choreographed many productions including Evita, Peter Pan, Mary Poppins, Beauty and the Beast and Cinderella.            

ANTHONY LUCCA (Musical Director/Conductor) is an award-winning music director, orchestrator, and arranger.  He is the music supervisor, orchestrator, and arranger for King of Pangea, currently playing at the King’s Head Theatre in London. As a music director, world premieres include Bronco Billy (Skylight Theatre Company, LA Drama Critic’s Circle Award for Best Musical Direction), Mutt House (Kirk Douglas Theater), Cult of Love (IAMA Theatre Company).  West Coast premieres: Calvin Berger, The Civility of Albert Cashier (Colony Theatre Company). Regional (Los Angeles): The Sound of Music, Oliver!, Cinderella, Something Rotten!, Mamma Mia! (5-Star Theatricals), Sideways: In Concert (Via Reggia Productions), Evita (Palos Verdes Performing Arts Center).  He served as resident music director for the National Theatre Institute at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre Center (2016-2017).  Orchestration: Māyā: In Concert (Prospect Musicals), King of Pangea (Kings Head Theatre),Belles Are Swinging (MB Artists), Hans Christian Andersen’s The Shadow (Mixed eMotion Theatrix).  As a guest artist, he teaches and music directs for the Rubicon Theatre Company’s Summer Youth Program, Loyola Marymount University and is an adjunct faculty member at USC School of Dramatic Arts, where he is director of the USC Musical Theatre Summer Conservatory. 

The Design Team of DISNEY’S FROZEN THE BROADWAY MUSICAL features: Lighting Design by Brandon Baruch; Sound Design by Jonathan A. Burke; Costume Coordination by Noëlle Raffy-Porter; Hair & Wig Design by Luis Martinez; Props Design by Alex Choate. The Production Stage Manager is Cameron J. Turner. 

ABOUT THE SCHEDULE AND PRICING

DISNEY’S FROZEN THE BROADWAY MUSICAL opens on Friday, July 11, 2025 at 7:30pm (press opening) and run through Sunday, July 20, 2025 at the Kavli Theatre at the Bank of America Performing Arts Center, 2100 Thousand Oaks Boulevard in Thousand Oaks.   

Performances are Thursdays at 7:30pm; Fridays at 7:30pm; Saturdays at 1:00pm and 7:30pm; Sundays at 1:00pm.                                                             

Tickets are on sale now and may be purchased at the Bank of America Performing Arts Center Box Office located at 2100 Thousand Oaks Boulevard in Thousand Oaks, or through www.5startheatricals.com, or by phone at (805) 449-2787.  For groups of 10 or more, please call Group Sales, 5-STAR THEATRICALS at (805) 497-8613 x 1.      

Ticket prices range from $55 – $95.  For ticket and theatre information, call (805) 449-ARTS (2787).  DISNEY’S FROZEN THE BROADWAY MUSICAL performs at the Kavli Theatre, Bank of America Performing Arts Center, at 2100 Thousand Oaks Boulevard in Thousand Oaks.   

For membership & ticket information, call 805-231-3604 or visit www.5startheatricals.com.