That’s cold! Disney has dismissed the director of its Broadway-bound “Frozen” musical.

The company said Thursday that it was seeking a replacement for the director, Alex Timbers, a much-praised artist whose previous collaboration with Disney, as one of two directors of “Peter and the Starcatcher,” brought him a nomination for a Tony Award.

Disney issued a brief statement that did not explain the change. “Disney Theatrical Productions and director Alex Timbers have parted ways on the upcoming Broadway musical ‘Frozen’,” the company said. “Announcement of a new director for the project will be made in the near future.”

The president of Disney Theatrical, Thomas Schumacher, offered a few more details in a separate statement. “Making the tough calls when creating a new Broadway musical is never easy, but this was especially painful,” he said.

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“Alex Timbers is one of the most exciting and innovative theater directors I know, and we’ve proudly worked with him from my support of the early development of ‘Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson’ through our work together on ‘Peter and the Starcatcher’,” Mr. Schumacher added. “Though we have chosen to go in another direction with this role, we are committed to seeing ‘Frozen’s’ tremendous theatrical potential brought to life onstage.”