Broadway, television, and movie star, Patti Murin, stops by The Mouse and Me to share some incredible stories about what it was like originating the role of Princess Anna in Frozen on Broadway. Patti also talks about her Festival of the Arts performances at EPCOT, and so much more!

Not many actresses get to say that they played a Disney Princess one time in their career. Well…Patti is extra extra extra extra special. That’s 4 “extra’s” because she’s played four Disney Princesses!

Patti made her Broadway debut in the musical Xanadu, where she played the leading role of Clio / Kira. In her next Broadway appearance, she originated the title role in Lysistrata Jones and was nominated for a Fred and Adele Astaire Award for Outstanding Female Dancer in a Broadway Show. For her performance in Frozen, she was nominated for a Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance and an Outer Circle Critics Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical.

Patti was incredibly popular when she played Glinda in the first national tour of Wicked. She was also in Lady Be Good at New York City Center Encores, she played Belle in the American Tour of Beauty and the Beast, and Ariel in The Little Mermaid, Paulette in Legally Blonde, and Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors, all at The Muny in St. Louis, which is America’s oldest and largest outdoor musical theatre!

Patti is also known in the television world for playing Dr. Nina Shore on NBC’s Chicago Med, Ava on Royal Pains, and starred in the Hallmark Channel movies Holiday For Heroes and Love on Iceland.

Scott and Patti became fast friends and we know you’re just going to just love hearing her stories!

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