for YOUNG AUDIENCES

Happily Never After

A “Shrek”-like take on classic fairy tales, snarky enough for the kids and wise enough for the adults, this new musical plays great for any audience.  There are a dozen major speaking roles, and an ensemble which can vary in size from three to thirty.  A huge hit in Los Angeles in multiple productions.

Optional scene makes this show flexible for intermissionless 70-minute version, or full-length show.

Just-So Stories

Classic whimsy.  Still delighting children.  This adaptation features three of Kipling’s timeless tales:  The Beginning of the Armadillos, How the Whale Got His Tiny Throat, and the wild Sing-Song of Old Man Kangaroo.
 
-a cast of three, six, nine or more (any gender, any age)
 
-easy music (with optional piano accompaniment)
 
-minimal costumes and sets
 
Decades of productions of Just So Stories have been tested in hundreds of performances in Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York.  The kids love it.

 

Cinderella

Cinderella: the True Story catapults the classic fairy tale into a riot of snark, slapstick, and sparkling satire. Forget the meek maiden—this Cinderella refuses to be trampled by a tax‑happy King too distracted by his feud with Baron Von Schnortzenpfeffer to grant her an audience. With a Fairy Godmother who bungles every spell, Stepsisters hopelessly obsessed with gowns and glitter, and a Prince who falls head over heels for wit instead of slippers, this romp turns tradition on its head.

Commissioned for the 77th anniversary of the Nine O’Clock Players.

Rootabaga Stories

This three-person adaptation of Carl Sandburg’s classic Rootabaga Stories brings to life the Potato Face Blind Man and two irrepressible Zizzies, weaving together Rag Bag Nanny and other timeless tales in a kaleidoscope of laughter, lyricism, and gentle nostalgia. With Sandburg’s playful prose as its compass, the show is a throwback to a kinder, quirkier America—where imagination reigns supreme and every twist of language is a ticket to delight.

Pinocchio

Soaring musical score, hilarious slapstick, timeless story.   But be forewarned:  the original book is very dark, and so is this magical musical.
 
The Los Angeles Times called this show ‘the dark side of fantasy.’
 
It’s an authentic commedia script faithful to the original Collodi stories.
 
Cast of 14; multiple commedia sets

The Elephant's Child

The Elephant’s Child springs to life in a three‑person musical bursting with Kipling’s classic whimsy and timeless charm. Children still delight in these tales, as the curious Elephant’s Child stretches his nose into adventure alongside The Butterfly that Stamped and the hilariously ambitious cavegirl of How the First Letter Was Written. With a flexible cast of three, six, nine—or more—of any age or gender, easy music (piano optional), and minimal costumes and sets, this adaptation is as simple to stage as it is joyful to watch. Decades of productions in Chicago and Los Angeles have proven its magic in hundreds of performances: kids laugh, sing, and cheer, while grown‑ups rediscover the playful genius of Kipling’s storytelling.