"You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown" (revised)

Wow, it’s so exciting to be the title character in this super fun musical! 

Hold on, it says "revised" - it's still about Charlie Brown, right?

 

 

 It’s still about ALL the "Peanuts" gang. As a matter of fact, some people would say that Lucy is the main character of the show, certainly ONE of the main characters if the not THE main character, 

at least, that’s what some people would say.

 

 

The show premiered in 1967, based on the comic strip "Peanuts" by Charles M. Schulz with book, music, and lyrics by Clark Gesner. It was much loved at the time and is still performed. 

There was a 1999 revival of the show featuring new dialogue by Michael Mayer, who also directed, 

and additional songs and orchestration written by Andrew Lippa.

In this revival, the character of Patty was replaced with Sally Brown, inspired by the same change Schulz made in the animated TV adaptation.

I like it!

 

 

Andrew Lippa is one of my favorite musical theatre composers. 

He composed music for "The Wild Party" and "The Addams Family" among others.

 

 

The Brookfield Theatre production is a great interpretation of the revival. It runs February 9 thru 24 with a FREE preview for senior citizens on February 8 at 8:00 pm

 

I recommend having supper before the show - there are a lot of great restaurants nearby.

Get your tickets! www.BrookfieldTheatre.org