Frozenfans are in for a treat!
Caroline Bowman and Caroline Innerbichler — who originated the roles ofElsa and Anna, respectively, in the national tour of Disney’sFrozenmusical when it launched in 2019 — reunite to perform their duet, “I Can’t Lose You,” in a brand-new music video shared exclusively with PEOPLE.
The previously unreleased track will now be available on all music streaming platforms on Friday.
“It was really cool to get to approach the story again and write a duet for Anna and Elsa, which we had never gotten to do, and we had always wanted to [with Anna and Elsa] singing in harmony,” Robert tells PEOPLE. “So we were kind of salivating. We had just finishedFrozen 2, and we were salivating to write one song for Anna and Elsa. [Disney Theatrical Productions president] Tom Schumacher called us, and we were like, ‘Yes, we get to do it for the show!’ "
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Kristen adds that she and her husband had been “wanting to” pen a duet for the sisters of Arendelle since the release of their 2013 Oscar-winning animated film, but that it didn’t quite fit in the sequel,Frozen 2.
“There was a moment inFrozen 2that this particular song general idea could have gone into, but Jennifer Lee had written a scene that was so great, and the animators had animated it so beautifully that we were like, ‘Don’t mess with it.’ " In the stage adaptation, however, she says “it just flowed.”
“This will be the 1st audience to hear a NEW Anna and Elsa duet called ‘I Can’t Lose You,’ " the celebrated songwriter wrote at the time. “We were lucky enough to see Caroline Bowman and Caroline Innerbichler rehearse it and it gave us all the feels. Hope you guys enjoy it!”
Nearly nine years sinceFrozen’s film debut, Kristen and Robert tell PEOPLE they are thrilled that the movie — and musical films that have followed, including Disney’sEncanto— still resonates with young audiences.
“To know that our stuff and [songwriter]Lin [-Manuel Miranda]’s stuff is catching fire like this with the next generation, it’s incredibly meaningful to us,” says Robert.
Adds Kristen, “There is an intrinsic joy in learning a song and bringing it to life. It brings out just an insatiable joy, and I don’t think there’s enough insatiable joy in the world. So if a musical can sort of connect people in that way — bring everybody to life and bring the goofy wonderful, rhythmic, bright-colored joy that we all have inside of us out to the world, I think that’s a good thing.”
source: people.com
