LONDON — Hit Disney animation Frozen has come to the London stage, officially opening as a West End musical on Wednesday in a theater newly restored by composer Andrew Lloyd Webber.

The Oscar-winning film about royal sisters Anna and Elsa in the fictional kingdom of Arendelle has won over legions of young fans around the world since its 2013 release. A stage adaptation opened on Broadway in 2018. Now London has its own version of the musical, starring British actress Samantha Barks as Elsa and Dublin-born actress Stephanie McKeon as Anna.

The musical, which began previews in late August, is showing at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, which recently reopened after a two-year, 60 million-pound ($82.51 million) restoration. West End veteran Lloyd Webber, known for musicals such as Evita, Cats, and The Phantom of the Opera, bought the theater in 2019. — Reuters

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