Frozen hot at Rainbow Stage
Originally scheduled to close on Aug. 24, the musical will now have an evening performance on Aug. 26 and an additional matinee performance on Aug. 27.
An adaptation of the 2013 hit Disney animated film, the Broadway version of Frozen has been a stone-cold hit for Rainbow, with all other matinee performances sold out.
Tickets to regularly scheduled evening performances are still available, the company says.
'Rainbow Stage artistic director Carson Nattrass, who helmed this 145-minute production, has mined gold with his latest crackerjack cast and creative team,' wrote Holly Harris in her rave of the production for the Free Press.
Tickets are for the added performances are $29-$78 at rainbowstage.ca.
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