Casting classic musicals with Muppets!

This is a concept I've toyed with for a LONG time. (I've talked with others about pitching it as a TV series.)

I'm particularly proud of the casting I did for certain musicals (plugging in characters from "Sesame Street", "Fraggle Rock", "The Ghost of Faffner Hall", and other Muppet productions when necessary.)

Some of the casting is a bit 'outside the box', only because I didn't want Kermit to have the male lead all the time just because he's Kermit. Most times, he usually directs (and laments that he needs a drink). Backstage chaos is chronicled as well (like a standard "Muppet Show".

I'm particularly proud of my casting for "Fiddler On The Roof", "Sweeney Todd", and "The Phantom of the Opera", among others....

Miss Piggy as Countess Charlotte in ALNM, especially if "My Husband the Pig" is back in the score.

"Gypsy" starring Miss Piggy and Kermit was an idea I had, complete with Miss Piggy having a meltdown over someone taking a picture. (The culprit--Patti LuPone, who's sitting in the balcony with Statler & Waldorf. Watching Miss Piggy freak out, Statler and Waldorf tell Patti she did it better.)

I thought Gonzo would be better as the Emcee in "Cabaret"....

I guess I'm on the Gonzo kick because I see him as Evan in DEH with Janice playing his mother and Animal playing Conner. Possibly Scooter as Jared. Zoe could be a chicken.

roseaddams said: "Uncle Deadly is Frank-N-Furter. Kermit and Miss Piggy are Brad and Janet. Floyd is Riff Raff. Animal is Rocky. Janice is Magenta. Bunsen Honeydew is Dr. Scott. Dr. Teeth is Eddie."

Actually, this one was already done, with different casting and a terrific premise, by legendary filker Tom Smith as The Rocky Horror Muppet Show back in the late Eighties.

Miss Piggy as Mame with Miss Poogy as Vera, Scooter as Patrick, and Fozzie as Beauregard

Did these in college: (Apologies for the bold type, tried to make a bulleted list)

Les Mup - "It's time for revolution, it's time to make things right, it's time to kill the leaders on the Muppet Show tonight!"

• Valjean - Rowlf ValRowlf
• Javert - Sam the Eagle
• Marius - Kermit
• Cosette - Piggy
• Eponine - Janice
• Fantine - Patti LuPone (There's always one human)
• Thenardier - Statler
• Mrs. Thenardier - Waldorf in drag
• Gavroche - Robin
• Enjolras - Gonzo
• The Bishop - Scooter

And Muppet Christ Superstar

• Jesus - Ted Neely (One human, and we couldn't bring ourselves to crucify Kermit)
• Judas - Gonzo (Hangs himself by his nose)
• Mary Magdaline - Janice
• Pilate - Kermit ("Die if you want to, you innocent Muppet!" )
• Simon Zealotes - Floyd
• Peter - Scooter ("Scooter, don't you know what you have said?" )
• Maid by the Fire - Piggy (and she's annoyed her part is so small)
• Herod - Dr. Teeth (Fozzie is also acceptable)
• Caiaphas - Sam the Eagle
• Annas - Rizzo (Potentially Pepe in newer casts)
• Two special appearances:
  • The Count shows up for the 39 lashes
  • Animal whips Jesus with his chain.

Updated On: 12/7/17 at 02:52 PM

One of my other favorite Muppet casts: "RENT"!

Scooter as Mark

Sgt. Floyd Pepper as Roger

Janice as Mimi

Gonzo as Angel

Bert as Benny

Clifford as Collins

Mokey Fraggle as Maureen

Skeeter as Joanne

(Everyone else is in the ensemble, with Miss Piggy making a hilarious cameo as Alexi Darling--and finds another way to be in the show. And EVERYBODY...EVERY Muppet ever made...sings "Seasons Of Love".)

I've given Miss Piggy some fairly prominent roles over the years, so she has NOTHING to cry about. :)