Listen to Frozen's New Star McKenzie Kurtz with These Incredible Clips from Her Past

McKenzie Kurtz was just anointed Frozen's newest Princess Anna, Elsa's fearless and faithful younger sister in the Broadway musical based on the blockbuster animated film. She makes her Broadway debut in the role—she just graduated from the University of Michigan in 2019. She may be new to the Broadway stage, but Kurtz has been belting out show-stopping numbers since high school with a voice ready-made for the Broadway stage. Patti Murin is still building snowmen at the St. James Theatre till February 16, so, for the first time in forever, start binging these videos, and see why Kurtz booked this royal role.

Kurtz appeared as Ariel Moore in the Muny's 2019 production of Footloose. Christian Borle directed, and Kurtz gave a masterclass in singing while looking cool on motorcycle. 

Our cup runneth over from this video of Kurtz singing "Gorgeous," originally sung by Barbara Harris in the Broadway musical The Apple Tree.

Kurtz performed this original student piece of political satire while a junior at the University of Michigan, and we can't look away.

Kurtz was a finalist for a Jimmy Award in 2015 (yes, the same competition that shot Mean Girls' Reneé Rapp to fame in 2018), and she gave this "Show Off" performance from The Drowsy Chaperone at a competition in 2012.

Kurtz performed as Mary Poppins while in high school, and even then she seemed destined for Broadway.