Welcome to New York: The LITTLE Apple!
2025-06-07 17:00, 2025-06-08 13:00 (America/Edmonton) | Northern Arts and Cultural Centre (NACC), 4701 52nd Ave, Yellowknife, NT, X1A 2N7, Canada
JUNIOR SHOW

Bella Dance Academy takes to the NACC stage to celebrate all things NYC! Dance with us as we take our audience through Times Square, down 42nd Street, and into the theatres of Broadway!

As a reminder, our Junior Performance includes these classes: Preliminary Ballet, Primary Ballet, Kinder Acro, All Combo Classes, Mini Movement 3, Hippity Hop, Bella Beats Development Team, Showcase TeamOur Senior Performance includes all remaining classes.

Tickets go on sale May 1st at noon.

Click here to see the listing for the Senior showing.

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Welcome to New York: The Big Apple!
2025-06-08 17:00 | Northern Arts and Cultural Centre (NACC), 4701 52nd Ave, Yellowknife, NT, X1A 2N7, Canada
SENIOR SHOW

Bella Dance Academy takes to the NACC stage to celebrate all things NYC! Dance with us as we take our audience through Times Square, down 42nd Street, and into the theatres of Broadway!

As a reminder, our Junior Performance includes these classes: Preliminary Ballet, Primary Ballet, Kinder Acro, All Combo Classes, Mini Movement 3, Hippity Hop, Bella Beats Development Team, Showcase TeamOur Senior Performance includes all remaining classes.

Tickets go on sale May 1st at noon.

Click here to see the listing for the Junior showing.

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CBC Radio’s The Debaters
2025-06-14 19:00 | Northern Arts and Cultural Centre (NACC), 4701 52nd Ave, Yellowknife, NT, X1A 2N7, Canada
Now in its 19th season on CBC Radio One, The Debaters is the hit show where comics go toe-to-toe in a battle of laughs and logic. Hosted by Steve Patterson, international headliner and two-time winner of Canada’s Best Male Stand-Up, The Debaters is a combustible mix of sharply crafted comedic rants and hilarious ad-libs.The engaging format is part stand-up, part quiz show and part comedy competition with the live audience picking the winners. Each show will feature three unique debates.

Please note this show will be taped for radio.

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Kiuryaq
2025-09-19 19:30, 2025-09-20 19:30 | Northern Arts and Cultural Centre (NACC), 4701 52nd Ave, Yellowknife, NT, X1A 2N7, Canada
Presented by

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Never whistle at the Northern Lights. They will come down and get you. They will play soccer with your head. They are also ancestors calling you home. Kiuryaq is ‘Aurora Borealis’ in the Western Arctic Inuvialuit language of Inuvialuktun, in reference to their bright colours.

Kiuryaq is an immersive circumpolar theatre performance that explores our relationship with the Northern Lights. It is a multi-disciplinary piece created in collaboration with sound composers, digital media artists, and theatre artists from Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples of Canada, Greenland, Sápmi territory and Alaska.

We follow these northern stories of connection that inspire us through the aurora borealis, or kiuryaq in Inuvialuktun. These stories – frightening, spiritual, epic and playful – are situated in our memories of then and experiences of now. All are held in our vast cosmologies, converging in ways that could not have imagined when this journey began.

Kiuryaq is about two siblings born in the North, an older sister and a younger brother. One is taken down south by a forced adoption and raised with no knowledge of their place of birth, the other is raised under the Aurora with their grandparents. Under the ancestral connection of the Northern Lights, choices are made that change both their realities.

Kiuryaq is a transformative performance work which brings the circumpolar region together to share wisdom, warnings and humour to all those who are curious. In form, Kiuryaq blends theatre, with three performers embodying multiple roles; concert, featuring original music played by a live string quartet; and film, with expansive, immersive projections.

Creative Team

Producers: Akpik Theatre & TheaturtleDirector: Reneltta ArlukMusic Director: Carmen BradenWriters: Reneltta Arluk, Rawdna Carita Eira, Alon NashmanDramaturgy: Christopher MorrisCultural Envoy: Rawdna Carita EiraPerformers: Julia Ulayok Davis, Salik Lennert, Elin OskalChoreographer: Fia GrogonoTechnical Director: Jessica HanProduction Manager: Kayleigh SandomirskyStage Management: Ashley ReesLighting Design: Itai ErdalCostume & Props Design: Jay HavensComposer | Sound Designer: Carmen BradenLive Performance and Recording: Dior Quartet (Noa Sarid, Joanne Yesol Choi, Yuri Santos, Tobias Elser, Jacob Clewell, Caleb Georges) Set Design | Illustrator: Hailey VerbonacVideo Design: Chimerik 似不像Digital Content: Davis Heslep & Barry BilinskyVideo Dramaturgy: Barry BilinskyCollaborating Filmmakers: Riddle Films & Cabin ProductionsImage Design: Rise Frequency Intuitive Graphic DesignNew Media/Projection Design Support Team: Chimerik 似不像New Media/Projection Design Collaborator: Vanka SalimNew Media/Projection Design Consultant & Facilitator: Sammy Chien-MacCaullProjection Technical Consultant: Cody DysonLive Sound Technician: Mike Auty

https://vimeo.com/1037889251?fl=pl&fe=vl

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Kiuryaq in Inuvik
2025-09-25 19:30 | Midnight Sun Complex, Inuvik, NT, Canada
Presented by

A Production By

Never whistle at the Northern Lights. They will come down and get you. They will play soccer with your head. They are also ancestors calling you home. Kiuryaq is ‘Aurora Borealis’ in the Western Arctic Inuvialuit language of Inuvialuktun, in reference to their bright colours.

Kiuryaq is an immersive circumpolar theatre performance that explores our relationship with the Northern Lights. It is a multi-disciplinary piece created in collaboration with sound composers, digital media artists, and theatre artists from Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples of Canada, Greenland, Sápmi territory and Alaska.

We follow these northern stories of connection that inspire us through the aurora borealis, or kiuryaq in Inuvialuktun. These stories – frightening, spiritual, epic and playful – are situated in our memories of then and experiences of now. All are held in our vast cosmologies, converging in ways that could not have imagined when this journey began.

Kiuryaq is about two siblings born in the North, an older sister and a younger brother. One is taken down south by a forced adoption and raised with no knowledge of their place of birth, the other is raised under the Aurora with their grandparents. Under the ancestral connection of the Northern Lights, choices are made that change both their realities.

Kiuryaq is a transformative performance work which brings the circumpolar region together to share wisdom, warnings and humour to all those who are curious. In form, Kiuryaq blends theatre, with three performers embodying multiple roles; concert, featuring original music played by a live string quartet; and film, with expansive, immersive projections.

Creative Team

Producers: Akpik Theatre & TheaturtleDirector: Reneltta ArlukMusic Director: Carmen BradenWriters: Reneltta Arluk, Rawdna Carita Eira, Alon NashmanDramaturgy: Christopher MorrisCultural Envoy: Rawdna Carita EiraPerformers: Julia Ulayok Davis, Salik Lennert, Elin OskalChoreographer: Fia GrogonoStage Management: Ashley ReesLighting Design: Itai ErdalCostume & Props Design: Jay HavensComposer | Sound Designer: Carmen BradenLive Performance and Recording: Dior Quartet (Noa Sarid, Joanne Yesol Choi, Yuri Santos, Tobias Elser, Jacob Clewell, Caleb Georges) Set Design | Illustrator: Hailey VerbonacVideo Design: Chimerik 似不像Digital Content: Davis Heslep & Barry BilinskyVideo Dramaturgy: Barry BilinskyCollaborating Filmmakers: Riddle Films & Cabin ProductionsImage Design: Rise Frequency Intuitive Graphic Design

https://vimeo.com/1037889251?fl=plu0026fe=vl

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Grease Sing-A-Long
2025-09-25 19:30 | Northern Arts and Cultural Centre (NACC), 4701 52nd Ave, Yellowknife, NT, X1A 2N7, Canada
As the sun-kissed summer of 1958 draws to a close, Danny, a sweet American boy, and Sandy, a wholesome exchange student, exchange vows of everlasting devotion and part ways, seemingly forever. However, an unexpected change of plans reunites the young dreamers at the bustling Rydell High for the new term; only, this year, something has changed. Once the cute boy next door, Danny is revealed to be the cocky leader of the riotous T-Birds greaser gang, will they be able to rekindle their romance?

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Kiuryaq in Fort Simpson
2025-09-29 19:30 | Liidlii Kue Elementary School, Ft. Simpson, NT, Canada

Kiuryaq in Hay River
2025-10-01 19:30 | The Hay River Recreation Centre, Hay River, NT, Canada

Kiuryaq in Fort Smith
2025-10-02 19:30 | Salt River First Nation Business & Conference Centre, Ft. Smith, NT, Canada
Presented by

A Production By

Never whistle at the Northern Lights. They will come down and get you. They will play soccer with your head. They are also ancestors calling you home. Kiuryaq is ‘Aurora Borealis’ in the Western Arctic Inuvialuit language of Inuvialuktun, in reference to their bright colours.

Kiuryaq is an immersive circumpolar theatre performance that explores our relationship with the Northern Lights. It is a multi-disciplinary piece created in collaboration with sound composers, digital media artists, and theatre artists from Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples of Canada, Greenland, Sápmi territory and Alaska.

We follow these northern stories of connection that inspire us through the aurora borealis, or kiuryaq in Inuvialuktun. These stories – frightening, spiritual, epic and playful – are situated in our memories of then and experiences of now. All are held in our vast cosmologies, converging in ways that could not have imagined when this journey began.

Kiuryaq is about two siblings born in the North, an older sister and a younger brother. One is taken down south by a forced adoption and raised with no knowledge of their place of birth, the other is raised under the Aurora with their grandparents. Under the ancestral connection of the Northern Lights, choices are made that change both their realities.

Kiuryaq is a transformative performance work which brings the circumpolar region together to share wisdom, warnings and humour to all those who are curious. In form, Kiuryaq blends theatre, with three performers embodying multiple roles; concert, featuring original music played by a live string quartet; and film, with expansive, immersive projections.

Creative Team

Producers: Akpik Theatre & TheaturtleDirector: Reneltta ArlukMusic Director: Carmen BradenWriters: Reneltta Arluk, Rawdna Carita Eira, Alon NashmanDramaturgy: Christopher MorrisCultural Envoy: Rawdna Carita EiraPerformers: Julia Ulayok Davis, Salik Lennert, Elin OskalChoreographer: Fia GrogonoTechnical Director: Jessica HanProduction Manager: Kayleigh SandomirskyStage Management: Ashley ReesLighting Design: Itai ErdalCostume & Props Design: Jay HavensComposer | Sound Designer: Carmen BradenMusic Recording: Dior Quartet (Noa Sarid, Joanne Yesol Choi, Yuri Santos, Tobias Elser, Jacob Clewell, Caleb Georges) Set Design | Illustrator: Hailey VerbonacVideo Design: Chimerik 似不像Digital Content: Davis Heslep & Barry BilinskyVideo Dramaturgy: Barry BilinskyCollaborating Filmmakers: Riddle Films & Cabin ProductionsImage Design: Rise Frequency Intuitive Graphic DesignNew Media/Projection Design Support Team: Chimerik 似不像New Media/Projection Design Collaborator: Vanka SalimNew Media/Projection Design Consultant & Facilitator: Sammy Chien-MacCaullProjection Technical Consultant: Cody Dyson

https://vimeo.com/1037889251?fl=plu0026fe=vl

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Kick-Ass Love: An Evening with Trevor Kasteel
2025-10-03 19:00 | Northern Arts and Cultural Centre (NACC), 4701 52nd Ave, Yellowknife, NT, X1A 2N7, Canada
COURAGE + SUFFERING = RESILIENCE

Join Northern builder, father, and mental health advocate Trevor Kasteel for the official launch of his debut book, podcast, and speaker series, Kick-Ass Love, on the two-year anniversary of the public breakdown that changed his life. Trevor chose courage over silence. This evening of storytelling and conversation promises to inspire, provoke thought, and even make you laugh.

In a world where men are told to man up, take the pain, and stay silent, Trevor shares his raw, transformative journey with unflinching honesty. For decades, Trevor carried a devastating secret, fighting the invisible weight of complex trauma while contributing to his community as a city councillor and building his successful construction business. When the fires of summer 2023 triggered another mental health crisis for him, Trevor faced a critical choice: his business or his life. He chose life.

“I had to choose my business or my life—I chose me.”

Trevor’s story dismantles the myth that vulnerability is weakness, instead showing that truth-seeking and truth-telling can be acts of self-leadership and strength.

This intimate evening celebrates the release of Trevor’s personal Kick-Ass Love Formula: Suffering + Courage = Resilience, which he describes as a detailed blueprint for reclaiming oneself after trauma—how to face the pain, tell the truth, and heal. Also launching this evening are Season One of Trevor’s Kick-Ass Love podcast and his new speaker series.

The evening is more than entertainment; it is a firepit of connection and community, where we tell the truth to each other without looking away.

“You are not your suffering; you are your resilience,” says Kasteel. “This book, this brand, this podcast—it’s not just my story. It’s proof that true courage isn’t the absence of fear, but the willingness to walk into it—and to heal.”

Experience an honest conversation about resilience, breaking cycles of shame, and choosing healing over hiding. Be a part of the launch! Come and celebrate the launch of Kick-Ass Love with us. Meet Trev, grab a book, and discover your own courage and resilience.

This event is being streamed online.

Creative Team

Author, Storyteller: Trevor Kasteel

Podcast Co-host: Tina Overbury

Books will be available for sale via Kindle (online) and on-site.

LINK TO TREVOR’S GOFUNDME Campaign

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The Comic Strippers
2025-10-10 19:30, 2025-10-11 19:30 | Northern Arts and Cultural Centre (NACC), 4701 52nd Ave, Yellowknife, NT, X1A 2N7, Canada
19+ ONLY!

WARNING! No Extreme Nudity, Just Extreme Hilarity!

The award-winning improv comedians are back with a new show with more moves and even quicker wits. A fictitious male stripper troupe (played by some of Canada’s best improvisational comedians) perform a sexylarious improv comedy show. They’re trying to be sexy… but it just comes out funny. Constantly grooving and gyrating, they banter with the crowd and perform hilarious improv sketches. Semi-undressed and completely unscripted, The Comic Strippers take off their shirts and take on your suggestions to create an entirely unique show and a whole new genre of comedy.

Canadian Comedy Award Winner of ‘BEST LIVE PRODUCTION’

The show is suitable for both men and women. An entertaining ride where anything goes. Rip It Up Magazine

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Matt Andersen
2025-10-17 19:30, 2025-10-18 19:30 | Northern Arts and Cultural Centre (NACC), 4701 52nd Ave, Yellowknife, NT, X1A 2N7, Canada
With Opening Act Old Man Luedecke!

When Matt Andersen steps on stage, he brings a lifetime of music to every note he plays. His latest album, The Hammer & The Rose, is a veritable garden of heart; a (mostly) delicate collection of tender folk and stirring soul numbers that find the New Brunswick-born songwriter thoughtfully tending to the most important things in life. Andersen’s stage presence is informed by decades of cutting his teeth in dusty clubs, dim-lit bars, and grand theatres all over the world, delivering moving performances that run the gamut from intimate to wall-shaking. In the studio, he’s always brought the same attention to detail and commitment to craft as he has to his live show. The result is a multi-faceted and poignant body of work, which has led him to amass over 33 million streams on Spotify and 30 million views on YouTube.

In addition to headlining major festivals, clubs and theatres throughout North America, Europe, and Australia, he has shared the stage and toured with Marcus King, Beth Hart, Marty Stuart, Greg Allman, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Randy Bachman, Serena Ryder, Tab Benoit, and more.

Andersen nabbed the 2013 and 2016 European Blues Awards for Best Solo/Acoustic Act, was the first ever Canadian to take home top honours in the solo category at the 2010 International Blues Challenge in Memphis, won the CIMA Road Gold award in 2015, and has won multiple Maple Blues Awards. Matt Andersen & The Big Bottle of Joy was nominated for a Juno Award in 2024.

Back Again in the NWT As the Opening Act: Old Man Luedecke

Old Man Luedecke is the recording and performing name of two-time JUNO award-winning and Polaris prize-nominated singer/songwriter Chris Luedecke. He’s a multiple East Coast Music Award winner known for his high-energy, banjo-driven stompers, touching guitar ballads, and dry, humorous stories. Old Man Luedecke has been making a soundtrack to an authentic life for nearly twenty years.

Born in Toronto and long-time resident of the country near Chester, Nova Scotia, Luedecke began recording in the early 2000s DIY folk scene of Halifax. He made his two JUNO-winning albums for Black Hen Music in the late ‘00s, with Steve Dawson as producer, at Vancouver’s famed Factory studio. Luedecke has kept up many worldwide concert appearances, playing in Europe and around Canada and the USA, and six trips to Australia, including a memorable tour where his whole young family travelled with him around rural Queensland for the Festival of Small Halls.

And A Special NWT Collaboration with Pat Braden and Norman Glowach

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Frozen In Time
2025-10-19 14:00 | Northern Arts and Cultural Centre (NACC), 4701 52nd Ave, Yellowknife, NT, X1A 2N7, Canada
Showings at 11:00am and 2:00pm!

Join your two favourite princesses for a magical afternoon! This event will be filled with storytelling and singing along to all your favourite songs! This show is a perfect family get together that kids of all ages will enjoy, and the family can enjoy together. To make the afternoon more special, everyone is encouraged to come dressed as their favourite prince, princess, character or even villain.

For those looking to make the afternoon a little bit more magical, VIP tickets are available. These extremely limited tickets include the best seats in the house, and a meet and greet with a photo opportunity with the stars of the show!

Tickets go on sale August 29 at 1:30pm!

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Sound of Music Sing-A-Long
2025-10-24 19:30 | Northern Arts and Cultural Centre (NACC), 4701 52nd Ave, Yellowknife, NT, X1A 2N7, Canada
In 1930s Austria, a young woman named Maria is failing miserably in her attempts to become a nun. When Navy Captain Georg Von Trapp writes to the abbey requesting a governess that can handle his seven mischievous children, Maria is given the job. Over time, he and Maria find themselves falling in love, despite his engagement to a Baroness named Elsa and Maria’s status as a postulant. However, their personal conflicts soon become overshadowed by the unfolding world events.

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Richard O'Brien's "The Rocky Horror Show"
2025-10-30 19:00, 2025-10-31 19:00, 2025-11-01 21:30 | Northern Arts and Cultural Centre (NACC), 4701 52nd Ave, Yellowknife, NT, X1A 2N7, Canada
Books, Music, Lyrics by Richard O’Brien

Back by outrageous demand! Parcel of Rogues is bringing The Rocky Horror Show back to the NACC stage after last year’s debut.

We’re still dripping with sequins, stilettos, and scandal, and this time we’re resurrecting The Rocky Horror Show for a Halloween weekend you’ll never forget (no matter how hard you try).

· October 30 – Sneak a peek at our Preview Night (deliciously discounted)· October 31 – Halloween havoc… Rocky style · November 1 Two wicked shows, double the decadence

So slap on your lipstick, lace up those heels, and prepare to do the Time Warp… again, and again!All tickets include a prop bag for your enjoyment. Rated R / 16+

This performance contains mature themes, sexual content, & strong language. The show also includes depictions of violence, drug use, sex, and partial nudity. Please be aware that the production embraces content that is intended to challenge conventional norms and includes audience participation.

This show also contains strobe lighting effects, sudden loud noises, theatrical fog/haze, and water/food.

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Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show
2025-11-01 18:30 | Northern Arts and Cultural Centre (NACC), 4701 52nd Ave, Yellowknife, NT, X1A 2N7, Canada

Pantalone Runs For Mayor: Naughty Night Out
2025-11-06 19:00, 2025-11-07 21:00, 2025-11-08 19:00 | Northern Arts and Cultural Centre (NACC), 4701 52nd Ave, Yellowknife, NT, X1A 2N7, Canada
PANTELONE RUNS FOR MAYOR!A Commedia dell’Arte Spectacle

Commedia dell’Arte, a form of improvisational theatre that relies on stock-characters, slapstick humour costumes, props and masks, is coming to NACC!

Something strange is happening in town… The mayor’s gone, the power vacuum is pulling in all the usual suspects, and ambition, greed, and sheer stupidity are on the rise. When self-serving, penny-pitching Pantelone decides to run for office, it sets off a chain reaction of wild schemes, unexpected betrayals and double crosses, and more than a little bad poetry. But who will win the election? That’s up to fate—and maybe you.

Expect love triangles, political intrigue, mislabeled magic potions, and plenty of laughs. And because this is Commedia dell’Arte, you, the audience, help shape the action and the outcome of the story, meaning no two performances are ever the same!

Each show is a hilarious mix of masks, mayhem, and improv, performed by classic characters.

What to Expect

Audience Involvement: Expect a little playful participation – but nothing too scary!

Style: Classic commedia dell’arte – masks, slapstick, satire, and audience play

Runtime: About 50-60 minutes (short, sharp, and hilarious)

Naughty Night Out: The same cast of characters, with the same premise, but a different experience! Recommended for ages 14+ (saucier jokes, cheeky twists, sexual comedy)

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Pantalone Runs For Mayor: Family Friendly
2025-11-07 19:00, 2025-11-08 14:00 | Northern Arts and Cultural Centre (NACC), 4701 52nd Ave, Yellowknife, NT, X1A 2N7, Canada
PANTELONE RUNS FOR MAYOR!A Commedia dell’Arte Spectacle

Commedia dell’Arte, a form of improvisational theatre that relies on stock-characters, slapstick humour costumes, props and masks, is coming to NACC!

Something strange is happening in town… The mayor’s gone, the power vacuum is pulling in all the usual suspects, and ambition, greed, and sheer stupidity are on the rise. When self-serving, penny-pitching Pantelone decides to run for office, it sets off a chain reaction of wild schemes, unexpected betrayals and double crosses, and more than a little bad poetry. But who will win the election? That’s up to fate—and maybe you.

Expect love triangles, political intrigue, mislabeled magic potions, and plenty of laughs. And because this is Commedia dell’Arte, you, the audience, help shape the action and the outcome of the story, meaning no two performances are ever the same!

Each show is a hilarious mix of masks, mayhem, and improv, performed by classic characters.

What to Expect

Audience Involvement: Expect a little playful participation – but nothing too scary!

Style: Classic commedia dell’arte – masks, slapstick, satire, and audience play

Runtime: About 50-60 minutes (short, sharp, and hilarious)

Family Friendly Edition: Recommended for ages 6+

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Frozen JR.
2025-11-20 19:00 - 20:15, 2025-11-21 19:00 - 20:15, 2025-11-22 13:00 - 14:15 | Northern Arts and Cultural Centre (NACC), 4701 52nd Ave, Yellowknife, NT, X1A 2N7, Canada
Ecole Sir John Franklin High School’s Drama Department proudly presents…Frozen JR. A Musical in One Act

The enchanting modern classic from Disney “Frozen JR” is based on the 2018 Broadway musical, and brings Elsa, Anna, and the magical land of Arendelle to life, onstage. The show features all of the memorable songs from the animated film, with music and lyrics by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, plus five new songs written for the Broadway production.

A story of true love and acceptance between sisters, Frozen JR. expands upon the emotional relationship and journey between Princesses Anna and Elsa. When faced with danger, the two discover their hidden potential and the powerful bond of sisterhood. With a cast of beloved characters and loaded with magic, adventure, and plenty of humor, Frozen JR. is sure to thaw even the coldest heart!

Appropriate for all ages.

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