What are some musicals along the lines of "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown" or "Snoopy"?
What are some musicals along the lines of "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown" or "Snoopy"?
#1What are some musicals along the lines of "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown" or "Snoopy"?
Posted: 2/10/13 at 1:03pm
I work at a children's theatre, and I'm looking for some musicals along similar to "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown" and "Snoopy" in that they are not complex in terms of plot or subject matter (though they could be) and would be family friendly.
Annie, The Sound of Music and The Wizard of OZ are things we have recently done.
#2What are some musicals along the lines of
Posted: 2/10/13 at 1:19pm
I know it's one of those shows that theatre people love to hate, but I find SEUSSICAL incredibly enjoyable.
When my company did it, the kids adored it because it brought many beloved literary characters to life, but the adults loved it just as much because the score is inspired by recognizable genres and artists (Aretha Franklin and the Beach Boys for example).
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#2What are some musicals along the lines of
Posted: 2/10/13 at 1:21pmThere are also many children's versions of shows. I work with a kids group and we have recently done Cats, The Little Mermaid, Hairspray and Little Shop.
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#3What are some musicals along the lines of
Posted: 2/10/13 at 1:25pm
Believe it or not, they did Seussical and The Little Mermaid last year too :)
Hairspray a few years ago too :)
TheGingerBreadMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/7/12
#4What are some musicals along the lines of
Posted: 2/10/13 at 1:27pmI believe there is a children's version of GREASE that a group in my community put on a few years back. That could be fun. I heard that it takes out all the sex and drug references, no smoking, no swearing, etc...... I believe it is called "GREASE: SQUEAKY CLEAN" or something like that.
TheGingerBreadMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/7/12
#5What are some musicals along the lines of
Posted: 2/10/13 at 1:27pmSorry, Double Post Updated On: 2/10/13 at 01:27 PM
ErinDillyFan
Broadway Star Joined: 7/14/06
#6What are some musicals along the lines of
Posted: 2/10/13 at 4:20pm
Joseph & The ATDC.
About 12 yrs ago when my daughter was elementary school a saw a musical version of "The Emperor's New Clothes", put on by 4th and 5th graders that was very fun.
Disney has a bunch of other titles "Aladdin Jr" comes to mind.
dreaming
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/24/09
#7What are some musicals along the lines of
Posted: 2/10/13 at 5:52pm
How diverse is your group? I'd suggest "Once On This Island". (There is a junior version.)
There are some lovely versions of "Alice in Wonderland" out there.
I think the clean Grease could be fun (did that at camp when I was a kid).
theatergeek3
Stand-by Joined: 2/9/13
#8What are some musicals along the lines of
Posted: 2/10/13 at 7:23pmDo you know the show How To Eat Like A Child by Delia Ephron. Seussical could be a good idea. Or Peter Pan. MTI has a collection of "Broadway JR" shows that are really great. They have Into the Woods JR., Once on This Island JR., Fiddler on the Roof JR, The Music Man JR and a lot of other great shows too. You should definitely check them out. Hope this helps.
#9What are some musicals along the lines of
Posted: 2/10/13 at 7:49pm
Dreaming: my co-director and I were thinking about doing a version of Alice in Wonderland--which ones do you think are good?
dreaming
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/24/09
#10What are some musicals along the lines of
Posted: 2/10/13 at 8:00pmHow old are the kids, Gink? There's the Disney Jr. version which isn't half bad. There is also a Prince Street Player's version that's neat for a non-Disney version.
#11What are some musicals along the lines of
Posted: 2/11/13 at 7:17pmHow about A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD.
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Nettik
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#12What are some musicals along the lines of
Posted: 2/12/13 at 10:31am
I was involved with a children's theatre group years ago that performed The Magic Pebble, written by Nancy Kierspe Carson. It was never a Broadway or off-Broadway show, but the music in it's pretty simple and catchy, the plot is fun, and the cast can be as large or as small as desired.
It has nothing to do with Sylvester and the Magic Pebble. It's about a group of children who find... a magic pebble. It grants wishes, but gets smaller with each wish. Through a combination of childish and accidental wishes, the children end up journeying onto a pirate ship, into Ancient Egypt (where they encounter King Tut), and back to their hometown. They keep picking up historical figures on their way in a sort of anonymous-Bill-and-Ted's-Excellent-Adventure style, but they need to figure out how to bring them back to their own times as the pebble gets smaller and smaller.
I highly recommend it for children's theatre groups. It was my first show ever, I can still remember the music today, and it was ridiculously fun to be a part of. Simple plot, simple music, lots of possibilities.
Outoftowner2
Stand-by Joined: 1/8/12
#13What are some musicals along the lines of
Posted: 2/12/13 at 12:45pmThere's a great version of Alice in Wonderland..can have a lot of kids in it. Also, check out the Flat Stanley musical. Pretty good songs for kids.
ErinDillyFan
Broadway Star Joined: 7/14/06
#14What are some musicals along the lines of
Posted: 2/12/13 at 3:54pmThe last children's theater production I saw did "Children of Eden" about 70 kids from 8-18. The leads were all hs students.
#15What are some musicals along the lines of
Posted: 2/12/13 at 5:57pm
Marlo Thomas' Free to Be You and Me works great as a kids musical.
I directed it at Stagedoor Manor and it was a big hit.
I think it was in book form but easily adapts to a show.
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