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Danai Gurira Channels Her Inner Elsa in This Sweeping Blue Dress

Danai Gurira attends
Danai Gurira attends the ‘Eclipsed’ Broadway opening night at Golden Theatre on March 6, 2016, in New York City.

Move over, princesses, and make room for a true queen! Danai Gurira celebrated the Broadway premiere of her play, Eclipsed, on Sunday, March 6, by walking the red carpet in a sweeping blue dress that looked like a real-life version of the one Frozen‘s Queen Elsa wears.

Elsa in Frozen
Frozen’s Queen Elsa in her iconic blue dress with a Watteau train.

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The Walking Dead actress, 38, donned a draped, celadon-blue Schiaparelli Haute Couture dress that boasted a multihued train. Extra champagne layers created the illusion of a shimmer, while the piece-y train mimicked Elsa’s glorious cape.

Danai Gurira attends the
Danai Gurira attends the ‘Eclipsed’ Broadway opening night at the Golden Theatre on March 6, 2016, in New York City.

One difference? While Elsa’s dress is exclusively blue, Gurira’s dress also featured one hot-pink ribbon of fabric for a bold pop of contrast.

Saycon Sengbloh, Zainab Jah, Liesl Tommy, Danai Gurira, Lupita Nyong'o, Pascale Armand and Akosua Busia during the 'Eclipsed' Broadway opening night curtain call at the Golden Theatre on March 6, 2016, in New York City.
Saycon Sengbloh, Zainab Jah, Liesl Tommy, Danai Gurira, Lupita Nyong’o, Pascale Armand and Akosua Busia during the ‘Eclipsed’ Broadway opening night curtain call at the Golden Theatre on March 6, 2016, in New York City.

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Danai Gurira and Lupita Nyong'o pose at the Opening Night afterparty for
Danai Gurira and Lupita Nyong’o pose at the Opening Night afterparty for ‘Eclipsed’ at Gotham Hall on March 6, 2016, in New York City.

Lupita Nyong’o, who stars in the play, joined the playwright on the red carpet. The 12 Years a Slave actress, 33, stunned in an emerald lace dress by Balmain. But the Oscar winner seemed to love Gurira’s dress even more, as she continued to fluff the train to get it just so for photos.

Elsa in Frozen
Elsa “letting it go” in ‘Frozen.’

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