The great thing about “Misplaced within the Woods” (which I might extremely encourage the reader to sing together with by way of the above video), is that it requires Jonathan Groff to sing a duet with himself, half of it in a reindeer voice. I notably take pleasure in how Kristoff does that complete recitative factor that they do in musicals, the place he is form of half-speaking, half-singing the immortal line, “Reindeers are higher than folks. Sven, why is love so arduous?”

To not be outdone, the reindeer Sven offers Kristoff ethical assist, assuring him that his emotions are actual and he must let down his guard. That is excellent reindeer recommendation, relevant not simply to an iceman’s broken-hearted ’80s-style fantasy ballad, however to the very specter of the apocalypse. If nothing else, you’ll be able to’t fault Groff for desirous to please his 8-year-old “Knock on the Cabin” co-star, Kristen Cui. Lord is aware of they most likely wanted one thing to lighten the temper on the set of a tense thriller that entails Groff’s character, his husband, and their younger daughter being taken hostage by 4 armed strangers, who demand that one in every of them be sacrificed to avert (you guessed it) the apocalypse.

It is heavy material, which is additional difficult by the pure disasters that play out on TV (in each the films and the true world). In the event you ask me, we may all use a bit Reindeer Jonathan Groff assist in our lives.

“Knock on the Cabin” is in theaters now.