--What's up Broadway.com?
--I'm Jelani Alladin and I play Kristoff in Frozen on
Broadway and this year first episode of Ice Breakers for our new Tony nominated
Best Musical!
--Hello Broadway.com and welcome to my
first episode of Ice Breakers. Guys, I am so excited to be taking you backstage
for eight weeks of Frozen on Broadway. You're gonna learn everything about me
about this cast about this show. So today's first episode we're gonna start
by learning about everyone here at the show. So we're gonna take you backstage
and give you some icebreakers with people of the cast.
So check in, stay tuned!
You'll learn a lot.
--Hey guys I found Tim Hughes who plays Pabbie
--I was hiding What's up?
--Okay your icebreaker question is what is the height of the shortest dancer you've
danced with in a show? The height of the shortest dancer?
--Cuz you're what?
--Cuz I'm 6'7''? --Yeah
--Did you just do a pan? --Yeah, I did.
--Yeah I would say I'd
probably say it was when I did up at Goodspeed and Amy Shore who's
maybe who's under five feet
--Wow! --We danced in a kick line next to each other which
just was not good
--So next we have Jeremy. Hey Jeremy!
--Hi. --So this is for Broadway.com VLOG. Your icebreaker
question is how many Broadway shows have you done? --This is my tenth Broadway show
--Your tenth Broadway show got you the what? -- The Gypsy robe
--Oh, Wendy, so tell fans what's your
favorite pre-show snack is?
--My favorite pre-show snack. It might have something to do with this!
--No! --Oh my god what is that
--These are some
almonds from our favorite Trader Joes.
-Raw, no salt, no nothing, she's so clean and pure that's what
keeps it so beautiful look at that face look at that face!
Look at the face!
--Lauren Chapman.
What's the highest note you've belted on Broadway?
I think it was an E flat.
--E flat? You sing like F's in this show
--An F? Maybe a G --Oh wow
can we get it right now? --Yeah
--Wait, what's on in Kinky Boots?
[singing] From London to Mila-an!
--I'm with Bobby Creighton --Come on!
--Okay I just I'm winded I came up
a lot of stairs
--A lot of stairs. This is the fifth floor. This is the Hygge room.
--Oh wait you can't see my shirt can we see that shirt? What does that say?
--Got Hygge?
--Get a shot of that door. I'll give you an action shot you ready?
Hygge, when everybody's happy. Not here yeah you're not allowed in.
--So, your
ice breaker question is what's your favorite day at the gym?
--My favorite what?
--Day at the gym
--Tuesday because that's the start of my week and I love feeling good about myself!
--No, like your body part!
--Yass
--So tonight a frozen on
Broadway we have two brand new cast members joining us on stage and here
they are getting their wigs done. Say hello! --Hi!
--Tell Broadway.com who
you are -- I'm Zoe Glick
--And what are you playing? --Young Anna
--And it's your Broadway debut right? --Yeah.
--How excited are you?
--Really excited.
--She can't control sitting in the chair she's like shaking! Okay and over here
we have the legendary... --Hi!
--Hi Mimi. Tell them who you are. --I'm Mimi Ryder.
--Yes, and you know in case you don't know, she's played Matilda on Broadway! No big
deal. Look at that smile so cute and who are you playing?
--Young Elsa. --You're playing young
Elsa are you excited to be joining our company tonight?
--Yeah
--That's so cool. --Okay so
I'm here with the Mattea Comforti
and so Mattea, your ice breaker question is
what's your favorite Broadway show you've done besides Frozen because,
can you --Okay well I did Sunday in the Park with George
Matilda, Frozen
--Just Broadway musicals?
--Okay, yeah, --That's
it?
--Yeah --Those three? That's three more than I have
so
--Ayla. Your icebreaker question is... if you didn't have magical powers of ice
what magic power would you have?
--Oh that's really hard
Ooh I want a magic power that brings puppies to me
It's like a force brings them all in to cuddle -- Oh... I don't
like dogs --What?!
--Oh, I know! [screaming]
--Cut! Cut!
--So, if you didn't play Kristoff in Frozen what other will what other role
would you play?
--Oh, I'd wanna be Elsa
just cuz I want to sing Let It Go.
You guys that was my question from the young crew. I'm going to call you the young
crew.
--We are the awesome crew
--This is Patti Murin
--You guys know she plays Anna obviously. Okay so Patti
your ice breaker question is which of your show husbands has given you the
best kiss?
--Not fair!
--I just made that up guys. That wasn't pre-planned
--Olaf [laughs]
--That's incredible. She likes kissing the puppet
--He's just got that big mouth, you know?
[laughs] --I love you
--I love you
--John Riddle.
--It's really exhausting --So your icebreaker question is would you rather
live on land or sea?
--Oh duh, sea. --And why is that? -- I would live on a boat in the
Mediterranean --So you can get people some
background as to why you love boats so much?
--[offscreen] Cause he's a white dude.
--I grew up [laughs]
I grew up on the Great Lakes, Greg...
--Hello Sailor
--And I grew up racing sailboats because my family used to do that. So I'm a
water baby.
--The last person I got get is Greg Hildreth. --I told you I'm
not doing this...
--What do you mean you're not doing this? Greg, please!
You're you're a Broadway fan favourite.
You've been in so many Broadway shows. You're such a legend. We need to we need
you on this. Please, Greg I'm begging you just give us a couple words of wisdom.
--Do you really think I'm a legend?
--I do. --[laughs]
--All right my first the word of
wisdom is if you ever find yourself and in a scene and you don't have any lines
and you don't know what to do with your body,
do that.
--Places call, places for the top --Places for the top of Act Two, which
means that we have to go downstairs for places. So you guys, before the actuary
day we do this thing Patti Murin and and fellow crew members before
and every act to to kind of get us in the spirit of the show, and we're gonna
share with you every week. --You guys, it's time for
--Places with Oaken!
--I'm Oaken. I am your host here at places with Okaken --We got picked up, you guys!
[screams]
--This talk show that happens before we go on stage.
Our guest today on Places with Oaken is
--Lisa Dawn Cave!
--Step into the light for us
--This is our Stage Manager here at Frozen. Lisa Dawn, welcome to
places with Oaken. What is it like being the production stage manager
here at Frozen?
--Ohhh
--[all] Well that's all the time we have at Palces with Oaken thank you
--That's a wrap
--Okay, guys, So, as part of my Broadway.com vlog, every week
we're gonna have something called Body by Sven. It's going to be a two minute workout with
none other but Andrew Pirozzi, who plays sven. --Hi
So get ready for this two minute work out.
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--All right guys so here I am with Caissie Levy who you know as Elsa. And so every
week we're gonna do this crazy thing we're ever going to Elsa Riffs. And so in
the show sometimes Caissie... you know starts to feel really fun
--Sometimes. Every now and then. I mean like
within reason like it taste for it. Nothing crazy.
--Yeah and she gives us a little flavor to
like her songs. And the other day, I think she did one that you guys should know
because it was amazing.
--[music]
--This is how she usually sings it.
--[singing along] Far do I have to go? And could that take the storm away or only make it grow?
--So she usually does gro-ow
that's your riff, right? And the other day you're like Do I keep on running? How far do I have to go?
--[singing] And would that take the storm away or only make it gro-o-o-ow.
[screams]
--Jelani likes it
--Or only make it only make it
--grow- oh
--Grow. Oh, so good! --Sometimes, you know, on the second show
of the day or the sixth show of the week. You just want to have a little fun with it
--Let loose a little bit --Like still within the world of what it
is just another Flavor Flav... --Now, she doesn't know this,
but I basically been
cataloging every single one that she's done so far. So,
you'll get one every week guys so stay tuned for that. Anyway thanks Caissie!
--I love you mwah --Love you
--All right Broadway.com. This has been your first episode of Ice Breaker. And
tune in next time for more things Frozen. We're going to have a lot of shenanigans to
go down back here and I only got to sweet just a little bit of what happened
this week. Next week and going around to a lot of awards season event so if
you take me guys around to that. Be sure to tweet at me. My twitter is
@JelaniAlladin and tweet at me any questions about what you want Caissie Levy to a
answer or Patti Murin to answer or which one me to answer. We'll get to a lot more
questions and a lot more insight into of what goes on back here next week.
That's it for now. Talk to you later!
--Come in.
--Just wanted to remind everybody to slay this evening. --Give us a twirl!
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