Brittany Anderson and Juniper Garza in Quad City Music Guild's "Disney's Frozen" at the Prospect Park Auditorium -- November 13 through 22.
Friday, November 13, through Sunday, November 22
Prospect Park Auditorium, 1584 34th Avenue, Moline IL
Based on the Oscar-winning modern classic that stands as one of the highest-grossing animated films of all time, Disney's Frozen enjoys a Quad City Music Guild presentation at Moline's Prospect Park Auditorium November 13 through 22, this magical family enchantment a three-time Tony Award nominee hailed by The Guardian for its "theatrical razzmatazz" and "sense of a real, beating heart in the relationship between the two tortured sisters."
In Frozen's beautiful, mountainous kingdom of Arendelle, Princesses Anna and Elsa grow up sheltered inside their castle, isolated from the world and increasingly distant from each other. When Elsa is crowned queen, the magical powers she’s desperately tried to conceal from her sister take control, and she flees into the mountains. As a ferocious winter descends on Arendelle, Anna sets off on an epic journey to find Elsa and bring her home – with the help of hardworking ice harvester Kristoff, his loyal reindeer Sven, and a happy-go-lucky snowman named Olaf. Full of magic, humor, and a stunning musical score by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and double-EGOT recipient Robert Lopez, Disney's Frozen is a powerful yet heartwarming tale of sisterhood, acceptance, and finding the real meaning of true love, its memorable songs including "Do You Want to Build a Snowman?," "For the First Time in Forever," and the Oscar-winning power ballad "Let It Go."
Directing and set designing Disney's Frozen is longtime Music Guild favorite Kevin Pieper, who previously helmed such productions as Irving Berlin's White Christmas and Elf: The Musical and appeared earlier this year in 1776 and Cabaret. Valeree Pieper serves as the show's music director, with additional members of the Piepers' creative team including: assistant director Amy Ahern; assistant music director Emily Roberts; stage manager Kathryn Weber; choreographer Rebekah Riewerts; assistant set designer Robert Crist; costume designers Cathy Marsoun and Connie McGinn; lighting designer John Weigandt; sound designer Brian Phipps; props designers Sheri Olson and Corinne Brown; and producer Dave Blakey.
Magical sisters Elsa and Anna are respectively portrayed by Kena McCance and Natalie Bileddo, with Deve Reed as the lovable snowman Olaf, Juniper Garza as Kristoff, and Brittany Anderson as the ice harvester's faithful reindeer Sven. Additional members of Frozen's featured cast include: Regan Beaudry; Tyler Bleanger; Anna Bourke; John Collazo; Abigail Krug; Luis Portillo; Andy Sederquist; Matt Shimmin; and Kennedy Waeyaert.
Featured in the show's ensemble are: Russ Berberich; Lauren Casillas; Allison Good; Colleen Gould; Ben Krebs; Dylan Sitko; and Brandon Zhou. The ensemble dancers include: Tori Hofer; Paulla Houston; Faith Martinez; Sophia Mitchell; Marissa Pedersen; and Megan Winchell. And a full 21 area musician compose Frozen's pit orchestra: Anne Phipps, Tricia Fuelling, and Emma Thompson (reeds); Carly Jackson (oboe and English horn); Cody Dutton and Kurt Matherly (trumpets); Noah McCracken and Elden Decker (trombones); Angi Chase (horn); Lily Willett, Grant McBride, and Maria McCracken (violins); Miles Ethridge (viola); Alex Wohlers and Caleb Kindred (cello); Mark McGinn (bass); David McVay (guitar); Emily Roberts and Joe Miller (keyboards); and Steve Scherer and Jose Rangel (percussion).
Quad City Music Guild's Disney's Frozen runs at Moline's Prospect Park Auditorium November 13 through 22, with performances Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Admission is $15-20, and more information and tickets are available by calling (309)762-6610 and visiting QCMusicGuild.com.
