Actor strives to bring his own queer Black excellence to ‘Disney’s Frozen’
The cast of ‘Frozen’ North American Tour. (Courtesy photo by Deen Van Meer). By Rich Lopez | Staff writer rich@dallasvoice.com Kyle Lamar Mitchell of ‘Frozen.’ (Courtesy photo) The North Texas premiere of Disney’s Frozen is already underway at the Music Hall at Fair Park.
The popular movie-turned-musical opened Wednesday as the final stage production of the Broadway Dallas’ season. For Kyle Lamar Mitchell, it’s been a journey to be back on stage after a way long hiatus. “The audiences have been wonderful and you see all these little ones dressed like the characters,” he said by phone before opening night. “To be back in the theater is a really special experience.” Mitchell and the rest of the cast and crew had a long break due to the pandemic.
Rehearsals started in September 2019 and they opened that December. In March 2020, they were shut down. “A live audience is just paramount but health became more so,” he said.
The show didn’t return to the stage until August of last year. The 36 year-old actor is back to serving up some royal realness as King Agnarr, the father of Elsa and Anna who has the unbearable task of locking the former away due to her uncontrollable powers over ice and cold.
