‘Frozen’ is coming to EHS

EVANSTON — It’s going to be a frosty spring at Evanston High School when “Frozen: The Musical” transforms the auditorium into the enchanted world of Arendelle. The musical theater department at EHS learned last week the school was a winner in the United States of Frozen contest to become one of the first theaters outside of Broadway tours to secure the rights to produce the show based on Disney’s smash animated hit.

Theater department director Erin Russell and vocal music director Heather Blackwell shared the news with students, staff and the public after Music Theatre International announced the 51 high schools — one per state and Puerto Rico — who were named winners of the contest and granted the production rights to the musical. Those productions can take place anytime from this fall up until January 2024 and will be the first school performances of the full-length musical not just in the United States but the world.