A Year With Frog & Toad The Musical
Music by Robert Reale, Book and Lyrics by Willie Real
July 20-23 2006
Wilson Theater on the
Beloit College Campus
From the MTI website regarding A Year with Frog and Toad:
Arnold Lobel's well-loved characters hop from the page to the stage in Robert and Willie Reale's musical A Year With Frog And Toad. Conceived by Mr. Lobel's daughter, Adrianne Lobel, A Year With Frog And Toad remains true to the spirit of the original stories as it follows two great friends, the cheerful and popular Frog and the rather grumpy Toad through four fun-filled seasons. Waking from hibernation in the spring, they proceed to plant gardens, swim, rake leaves and go sledding, learning life lessons along the way, including a most important one about friendship and rejoicing in the attributes that make each of us different and special.
A score that bubbles with melody and wit, it's jazzy upbeat sound is a perfect match for the hopping, crawling and flying denizens that inhabit Frog and Toad's world. Featuring a small cast that doubles in several roles and simple, suggestive costumes and staging, A Year With Frog And Toad is a perfect show for an ensemble group of actors.
It’s clever book and lyrics and snazzy music can serve as a great introduction to theatre for youngsters, while keeping adults entertained as well.
A new show, destined to become a classic, A Year With Frog And Toad is inventive, exuberant and totally enchanting.
Produced by Greg Wallendal and the PAPAS organization
Choreographer: Kyle Blair ('05)
Music Direction/Conductor: Jonathan Bartz ('04)
Thank you to Beloit College for allowing us to use Meyer Hall for this production. We greatly appreciate your dedication to the arts and to our students who learned so much from this experience and to the children and parents of Beloit to whom we brought so much enjoyment.