Broadway Frozen actor snatches ‘Re-Elect Trump’ flag from audience member
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(Updated on 20 Feb 2019)
Call him a ‘stone cold snatcher’, *Frozen* actor **Timothy Hughes** grabbed a Trump re-election flag straight from the hands of an audience member during the Disney musical on Wednesday, 5 September 2018. The actors were taking their final bows when a front-row audience member, who was donning a ‘Make America Great Again’ visor, began waving the flag to and fro.
**Timothy Hughes**, who plays Pabbie the wise troll in the Broadway production of Disney’s *Frozen*, told NBC New York that the flag was a ‘sign of disrespect’ and did not belong in a show that promotes ‘messages of love, acceptance and diversity.’
**Hughes** showed no signs of remorse and remained entirely unapologetic on the matter. Following the incident, the Donald Trump supporter demanded $5 from cast members for the flag and was ultimately not removed from the **St James Theatre** due to the altercation occurring right at the very end of the performance.
*Frozen* premiered on Broadway at the St James Theatre back in March 2018 and has already received **three Tony Award nominations** for **Best Musical**, **Best Book of a Musical** and **Best Original Score**. In a similar fashion to *[**The Lion King**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/9/the-lion-king-tickets.aspx) *and *[**Aladdin**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/1742/aladdin-tickets.aspx)*, the stage adaptation of *Frozen* takes the original story and expands upon the plot and themes with many new songs and scenes.
As far as a West End transfer of *Frozen* is concerned, **Baz Bamigboye** from the Daily Mail has already stirred rumours that snow might fall in London sooner than we think. The **[Theatre Royal Drury Lane](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/11/theatre-royal-drury-lane.aspx)** was reported by **Bamigboye** to be one of the venues in consideration for a transfer. This makes sense as ***[42nd Street](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/2453/42nd-street-tickets.aspx)***, which is now playing at the theatre, [recently announced its closing date](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/news/2028/bonnie-langford-to-join-the-cast-of-42nd-street-plus-closing-date-announced.aspx) for next year on **5 January 2019**. However, the **[Theatre Royal Drury Lane](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/11/theatre-royal-drury-lane.aspx)** is also due for refurbishment following the musical’s final curtain, so if the rumours hold true, it could still be a long, hard winter before London audiences see *Frozen* on the West End stage.
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In the meantime, you can check out our list for the [Top 5 Animated Disney Films We Want to See On Stage](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/post/1299/5-animated-disney-films-that-should-be-made-into-musicals.aspx) and our list for the [Top 6 Musicals Adapted from Animated Disney Films](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/post/1291/top-6-musicals-adapted-from-animated-disney-films.aspx).