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'Frozen' Retrospective Reveals the Actress Originally Playing Elsa, a Role Kristen Bell & Idina Menzel Both Auditioned For But Didn't Book, Talks Adele Dazeem Mix-Up

We just learned so much about Disney’s classic movie Frozen!

Believe it or not, the original blockbuster premiered in theaters 10 years ago. In honor of the special anniversary, Vanity Fair got stars including Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell, Josh Gad and Jonathan Groff together to look back on the start of the successful franchise.

In the process, we learned a lot about how the final movie we know and love differed from the original plot. In fact, the original movie even had different actresses reading for Elsa and Anna (the characters played by Idina and Kristen).

We also learned that Frozen was not the first Disney movie either actress auditioned for. Interestingly, they were both in the running for the same part in another hit from the House of Mouse.

At the end of the interview, the cast also reflected on John Travolta‘s now iconic flub at the Oscars when he introduced Idina as Adele Dazeem.

Scroll through the see some of the biggest revelations from the history of Frozen…

Stephen Sondheim's Final Musical 'Here We Are' Draws Star-Studded Crowd for Opening Night Celebration

The new musical Here We Are, which is the final show from legendary composer Stephen Sondheim, has officially debuted off-Broadway.

A star-studded crowd stepped out to attend the performance on Sunday night (October 22) at The Shed’s Griffin Theatre in New York City.

Among the stars pictured in the gallery are Lee Pace, John Benjamin Hickey, Katie Holmes, Jim Parsons, Sara Bareilles, Phillipa Soo, Sarah Paulson, Nathan Lane, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Paul Rudd, Andy Cohen, Chris Rock, Jane Krakowski, Annaleigh Ashford, Josh Groban, Zachary Quinto, and Josh Gad.

Josh and Annaleigh are currently starring in the revival of Sondheim‘s Sweeney Todd while Sara and Phillipa recently led the revival of Sondheim‘s Into the Woods.

Cast members photographed at the opening night party included David Hyde Pierce, Steven Pasquale, Rachel Bay Jones, Bobby Cannavale, and Micaela Diamond.

The New York Times says that the show “is a worthy and loving farewell to the great musical dramatist.”

Here We Are is running at The Shed through January 21.

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Josh Gad Has 'Medical Emergency,' Sits Out Broadway Show Performance

Josh Gad is dealing with a “medical emergency.”

The 42-year-old Frozen star took to Instagram on Saturday (October 7) to share that he would have to miss his afternoon performance in the Broadway show Gutenberg! The Musical! for health reasons.

Josh explained what was going on in a video and in a lengthy caption.

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Nicki Minaj, Josh Gad & More Celebs React To Having An Earthquake During Hurricane Hilary

Earthquakes aren’t exactly rare in southern California, but the most recent one wasn’t what anyone was expecting.

A 5.0 magnitude quake hit the region on Sunday afternoon, at the same time that citizens in the area are bracing for a big impact from Hurricane Hilary.

For today, it’s expected that the southern California “will experience the strongest portion of wind and rain. Heavy rainfall is expected in some areas and there will be strong winds.”

Since the earthquake happened, many celebs, including Nicki Minaj, Josh Gad, Brooke Shields and more have reacted to having both natural occurrences happen at the same time.

Stay safe out there!

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Andrew Rannells & Josh Gad to Reunite on Broadway in New Musical 'Gutenberg!'

Andrew Rannells and Josh Gad are returning to Broadway together!

The fan-fave actors starred in The Book of Mormon‘s original cast over a decade ago and have since gone on to have great careers on both stage and screen.

The guys will re-team for the Broadway premiere of Gutenberg! The Musical! The show is billed as “the story of two best pals named Bud and Doug who put on a show together because they just love each other so damn much.”

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Josh Gad & Jane Krakowski Play Rain Clouds For James Corden's 'Singin' In The Rain' Skit for 'Carpool Karaoke' - See The Pics!

James Corden channels his inner Gene Kelly for a parody of Singin’ In The Rain while filming a segment for an upcoming Carpool Karaoke episode in Los Angeles on Friday (April 14).

The 44-year-old recruited pals Josh Gad and Jane Krakowski for the show, where they were dressed up as literal rainy clouds for the number.

In addition to the Singin’ In The Rain segment, James, Jane and Josh were also seen with a big Music Man tribute.

The trio dressed up in glitzy, blue and white marching band uniforms for the number that was performed on Beverly Dr.

Josh and James were also seen chatting on the sidewalk ahead of an opening number scene for the upcoming episode.

If you missed it, you can see the official schedule and planned guests for James‘ final Late Late Show episode.

In a more recent episode, James got to play the newest assistant to the Kardashian family. See the skit now!

You can check out 15+ pictures of James Corden, Josh Gad and Jane Krakowski filming for Carpool karaoke…

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Josh Gad Confirms He's Not Actually Starring in 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame' Movie (For Now, At Least)

Sorry, but that live-action The Hunchback of Notre Dame movie isn’t actually being made.

A fan-made movie poster has been floating around the internet showing a star-studded cast attached to the proposed Disney film, which allegedly had a release date for 2025.

Josh Gad was listed on the poster, seemingly set to play the lead character Quasimodo with Gal Gadot as Esmeralda.

Other cast members included on the poster included Chris Evans, Peter Capaldi, Imelda Staunton, Kelsey Grammer, Jack Black, and Sacha Baron Cohen.

Josh initially shared the poster on Instagram and led fans to believe it was true, including Julianne Hough who commented, “Oh.my.GAD!!!!!!” He later edited the caption of the post to confirm it’s not actually happening… for now, at least.

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