Beanstalk! The Musical!

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Book by Ross Mihalko and Donna Swift
Music by Linda Berg
Lyrics by Ross Mihalko

Beanstalk! The Musical! is exactly like nothing you've ever seen before, not even in a book! This fun family show follows the adventures of Jack, a young boy with his head in the clouds and his nose in a book of fairytales. Filled with hilarious characters, toe-tapping tunes and more twists than a climbing vine, Beanstalk! The Musical! is one show that's guaranteed to grow and grow and grow right into your heart.

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Cast Size

3w, 3m, 3girl(s), 3boy(s), 10any gender (adult), 10any gender (youth)
Duration

60 minutes (1 hour)
Subgenre

Theatre for Young Audiences, Fables/Folktales
Target Audience

Appropriate for all audiences, Adult, Young Children (Age 2 - 5), Children (Age 6 - 10), Pre-Teen (Age 11 - 13)

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Summary

Beanstalk! The Musical! is exactly like nothing you've ever seen before, not even in a book! This fun family show follows the adventures of Jack, a young boy with his head in the clouds and his nose in a book of fairytales. When the magic beans Jack trades for the family cow grows into a gigantic beanstalk, Jack finally gets the chance to have a fairytale adventure of his very own. Now if he can only find the treasure, save his family, and get the cow back, today might just really be his magical fairytale afterall. Filled with hilarious characters, toe-tapping tunes and more twists than a climbing vine, Beanstalk! The Musical! is one show that's guaranteed to grow and grow and grow right into your heart.

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History

First presented at Island Theater Workshop's Children's Theater in Oak Bluffs, MA in July 2005.

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Performing Groups

NARRATOR 1-5 - The tellers of the tale.
JACK - A king hearted boy who beleives in fairytales.
JACK 2 - Jack in disguise.
JACK 3 - Jack in another disguise.
MOTHER - Jack's mother; a grumpy old woman who used to be rich and happy.
COW - Jack's best friend.
ALEX THE SKUNK MERCHANT - A skunk merchant named Alex.
CHRIS THE CHEESE MERCHANT - A cheese merchant named Chris.
SUE THE POTPOURRI MERCHANT - A potpourri merchant named Sue.
BEANSELLER - A mysterious bean merchant with a secret past.
THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY - A fugitive in the magical land above the clouds.
THE GIANT - A big man with a big appetite for little people.
GIANT'S WIFE - A big woman with a big heart.
HEN - An enchanted and exhausted hen that lays golden eggs.
HARP - A magical singing harp who acts like an opera star/diva.

Time Period Not Applicable
Setting The ordinary land below the clouds and the magical land above them.
Features Fantasy Costumes
Additional Features No intermission, Physical Comedy
Duration 60 minutes (1 hour)
Cautions
- No Special Cautions

Music

"Magical Fairytale Day" - JACK & MOTHER
"Bean Song" - BEANSELLER & CHORUS
"My Great Adventure" - JACK
"Giant Love Song" - GIANT’S WIFE & CHORUS
"The Giant Song" - THE GIANT
"Rock-A-Bye Giant" - HARP
"The Giant and The Thief" - HARP
"He’ll Be Coming Down The Beanstalk" - HARP
"Here A Chop" - HARP
"Magical Fairytale Day" (Finale) - COMPANY

This title is orchestrated for Piano Only

Musical Style Classic Broadway
Vocal DemandsEasy
Orchestra Size Large
Chorus Size Medium

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12 Piano-Vocal scores
This title is orchestrated for Piano Only

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Authors

Roz Mihalko

Roz Mihalko is a queer, trans lyricist, playwright and screenwriter who loves weaving words into worlds. Her plays and musicals have been produced and performed around the world, and her one-act collection Jung Girls in Freudian Slips was produced off-Broadway. As a screenwri ...

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Donna Swift

Donna Swift is the founder and director of IMP for Kids, a company committed to providing quality theater education and performance opportunities to young people ages 6-21. Since receiving her theater arts degree from Emerson College in 1990, Donna has worked professionally a ...

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Beanstalk! The Musical!