Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (musical)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | |
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Music |
Frank Churchill (movie) Jay Blackton (stage) |
Lyrics |
Larry Morey (movie) Joe Cook (stage) |
Book | Joe Cook |
Basis |
Disney's animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs |
Productions |
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is a musical with music by Frank Churchill (from the movie) and Jay Blackton, lyrics by Larry Morey (from the movie) and Joe Cook, book by Joe Cook, based on the 1937 animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
Productions
The stage adaptation was originally created at The Muny in St. Louis in 1969 and was repeated there in 1972. After that, a production opened at the Radio City Music Hall on October 18, 1979 and closed November 18, 1979 and closed after 38 performances so Radio City could put on the Radio City Christmas Spectacular (went up November 25, 1979 to and closed after 91 performances on January 6, 1980). Snow White re-opened on January 11, 1980, and closed after 68 performances on March 9, 1980, a total of 106 performances. A video recording of one of the shows was briefly available on VHS and Betamax from Walt Disney Home Video in 1981.
Cast and crew
The show was directed and choreographed by Frank Wagner, produced by Robert F. Jani, executive musical director Donald Pippin, scenery by John William Keck, costumes by Frank Spencer, lighting by Ken Billington, conducted by Don Smith, orchestrations by Philip J. Lang, Queen's presentation music arrangement by Ronald Melrose, masks and animal costumes by Joe Stephen, choral arrangements Jay Blackton, Don Pippen, production stage manager Jeff Hamlin, stage manager Neil Miller, and press by Gifford/Wallace, Deborah Morgenthal.
Cast
Character | Actor |
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Snow White | Mary Jo Salerno |
Prince Charming | Richard Bowne |
The Queen | Anne Francine |
The Witch | Charles Hall |
Doc | Don Potter |
Grumpy | Benny Freigh |
Happy | Richard Day |
Bashful | Jay Edward Allen |
Sneezy | Louis Carry |
Sleepy | Jerry Riley |
Dopey | Michael E. King |
Huntsman | Bruce Sherman |
The Mirror | Charles Hall |
The King | Thomas Ruisinger |
Luna | Yolande Bavan |
Greta | Heidi Coe |
Mother | Lauren Lipson |
Chamberlain | David Pursley |
Musical Numbers
- Overture
- "Welcome To The Kingdom" - Company
- "Queen's Presentation" - Company
- "I'm Wishing" - Snow White, Greta, Villagers
- "One Song" - Prince Charming
- "With a Smile and a Song" - Snow White, Animals
- "Whistle While You Work" - Snow White, Animals
- "Heigh-Ho" - Seven Dwarfs
- "Bluddle-Uddle-Um-Dum (The Washing Song)" - Seven Dwarfs
- "Will I Ever See Her Again" - Prince Charming
- "The Dwarfs' Yodel Song (The Silly Song)" - Snow White, Seven Dwarfs, Animals
- "Some Day My Prince Will Come" - Snow White
- "Heigh-Ho (Reprise)" - Seven Dwarfs
- "Here's The Happy Ending" - Company
- Bibliography
- "The Best Plays of 1979-1980". Dodd, Mead & Company, 1980, pp. 367–369. ISBN 0-396-07907-5.