^ Re-discovered some of my old Muppet casts from the above post and decided to put them here. Keep in mind, a lot of these are for comedic value, and keeping the hierarchy of the Muppet company in mind; also, full scripts were developed for each of these that ABC rejected. Highlights from each show are seen below. Unless Kermit has a lead role or a walk-on, he is usually just the director of the whole insane production. Orchestrations are always performed by the Electric Mayhem.
We even thought it out further, with featurettes including interviews with Sondheim (or creators of other shows) and so forth. We eliminated it from our final proposal because we were worried the "Muppet theater" idea was getting too involved.
Some casts:
Little Shop of Muppets (hehehe, get it? oh boy, it's cringe-inducing from here on out)
Seymour.............
Scooter Audrey..............
Miss Piggy Mushnik.............
Sam the Eagle Orin................
Gonzo Crystal.............
Janice Ronnette............
Annie Sue Pig Chiffon.............
Skeeter Audrey II...........voiced by
Dr. Teeth, Muppeteered by
Bunsen Honeydew,
Beaker,
Sweetums Peter Bernstein.....
Clifford Mrs. Luce...........
Mildred Skip Snip...........
Rizzo Patrick Martin......
Convincing John Wink Wilkinson......
Fozzie Bear Arthur Denton.......
Crazy Harry Highlights of the above production would have included Scooter taking an extremely long time getting Miss Piggy inside the plant puppet, and when she's pulled through, she can be audibly heard screaming "WATCH IT!!!!"; Sam the Eagle discovering his inner performer during the course of "Mushnik and Son" and extending the "Tevye moment" by about 20 minutes; and let's not forget the special gas mask (accommodated to fit Gonzo's head). Kermit has a walk-on as the first customer who wants to buy $50 worth of roses. (And he does break the fourth wall in doing so. After his first line, he says "I'm in this one too, folks, but only for a little bit.") The Audrey II-type character from
Fraggle Rock puts in an appearance attempting to upstage everyone during "Ya Never Know" while Scooter holds him.
Also, a special post-bows moment: after curtain call, the shop set splits in two to reveal the traditional Electric Mayhem set. Audrey II Pod 4 is then pushed to the back of the stage under a spotlight (with Sweetums still inside to lip-synch), and the Electric Mayhem take the stage to perform "Mean Green Mother from Outer Space."
Annie Annie...................
Prairie Dawn Daddy Warbucks..........
Kermit Ms. Hannigan............
Miss Piggy Grace...................
Annie Sue Pig Rooster.................
Gonzo Lily....................
Janice Sandy...................
Sprocket FDR.....................
Sam the Eagle Bundles McCloskey.......
Fozzie Bert Healy..............
Dr. Teeth Company.................
Everyone else Why Gonzo, you might be asking? Think about his obsession. Would you put it past him to play a character named ROOSTER? The main running gag in this one was that Miss Piggy schemes to play Annie, even though she's WAY too old for the part (although most Muppets don't have a specific age, this would imply that she's at least in her early 40's). The other big gag we were thinking about doing was having the always-smiling Dr. Teeth play Bert Healy, thus turning "You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile" into a jazz/fusion number. One gag we were forced to drop because it seemed more of a copy than an homage was Fozzie Bear playing FDR, and constantly forgetting that he wasn't supposed to stand up, a bit I originally saw done on
The Simpsons where Krusty the Clown is in
Sunrise at Campobello and forgets to stay in the wheelchair.
Chicago Velma Kelly..........
Miss Piggy Roxie Hart...........
Skeeter Billy Flynn..........
Gonzo "Mama" Morton........
Janice Harrison.............
Sam the Eagle Amos Hart............
Droop Mary Sunshine........
Mildred Bandleader...........
Dr. Teeth Go-To-Hell Kitty.....
Mokey Ensemble.............
Everyone else Note: Mildred's casting was only if we went with the Christine Baranski interpretation. If not, the role would have been played by the Newsman in drag. And of course, Camilla would cluck her way through the role of the Hunyak.
"There is no problem so big that it cannot be run away from."
~ Charles M. Schulz
