The magical story of Jack, his mother, a peddler, the terrible Giant, a hen, a harp and more comes to the stage as an unforgettable musical. See how a poor town handles the excitement of the giant beanstalk. The 9 original songs portray the character’s feelings. They include the poignant What Will I Do? the rollicking Beans, Beans, Magical Beans, He’s Gonna Climb Up, That Giant! Watching the Clouds Go By, I Am A Golden Egg-Layin’ Hen, There He Goes Again, I Hope, When I Sing, and Hey Jack’s Back! Setting ideas include oversized furniture for the Giant’s castle and a climbable beanstalk.
A hilarious look at a King’s infatuation with clothing and how it almost ruins him and his whole country. Chock full of clever puns by the Court Jester, you’ll delight in the original script of this timeless fairy tale. Featuring witty and captivating songs such as the sarcastic, What a Parade! the 50’s style song My Entire Attire, the dastardly weaver’s song, We’ve Got the Knack, the recurring I Can’t Believe It! the Jester’s Give Me An Audience, the Princess’ Maybe Someday, the delightful trio - More Gold! and The Clothingham National Anthem, A King Must Look His Best and ending with The Clothes Don’t Make the Man.
Have you ever wondered about the inner feelings of your favorite nursery rhyme characters? Why was Jack in the corner anyway? Just how contrary is Mary? Why does Georgy like girls so much? What made the Girl with the curl so mean sometimes? How did the spider feel when being rejected by Miss Muffet? Is Jack really nimble and quick? Just how many children are in that shoe? Does the poor dog ever get a bone???? Well, jump into the lives of all your favorite nursery rhyme characters as we visit the Rhyme Town School. How do they react when 3 people from Villainville try to sabotage the town’s visit from Mother Goose? The original script will tickle adults as well as children with some familiar lines and many clever lines to add to their stories. Hear these fun songs; Rhyme Time, Georgie’s It’s Such a Pity That They’re So Pretty, the Children in the Shoe’s Momma, When Can We Go To School? the Villain’s Mis-understood, the Rhyme Medley, She Doesn’t Like Me sung by Spider and the Lamb, I Think She Likes Me sung by Georgie, Why? Why? Why? and Mother Goose’s Follow Your Heart, Spread Your Wings.
Take a remarkable trip back in time and meet such famous people as Mark Twain, Queen Elizabeth, Shakespeare, Annie Oakley, Cavemen, Ben Franklin and even see the dedication of The Statue of Liberty, courtesy of the Johnson children and their incredible computer program - turned Time Machine. It’s a fascinating journey to historic time periods, with costumes, scenery, and constant humor from little Willie Johnson. You’ll want to travel back in time too after this special musical. Original songs include; Leave Us Alone, What Is This Crazy Mess? I Have These Dreams, Ben, Benjamin Franklin, Long Live the Queen, Hey Everybody, Gather ‘Round, Rolling Down the River, Lady Liberty, We’re Stickin’ Together, and It’s About Time.
The exciting, educational sequel to It’s About Time Again stars those adorable Johnson children as they go back in time once more - this time to write a report for music class. We visit historic times from the fabulous 20th century. Meet fascinating people from each decade including Sufferagets, Flappers, Shirley Temple look-a-likes, WWII Servicemen, Elvis Fans, etc. Choose your own favorite songs from each decade or use suggestions given in the materials. This entertaining script brings kids on stage for a fabulous tribute to the 20th Century. Includes original songs: It’s About Time and Why Must I Always be the Perfect One?
Perfect for the children’s Christmas program at church, this insightful, sweet musical reminds us what Christmas is all about. We learn, through the eyes of 15 precious and funny Christmas Tree Ornaments, how one family discovers the true meaning of Christmas as they reminisce through flashbacks, to their past Christmases. It is a discovery time for us all through original songs like Made in Heaven, Christmas is a Time to Give, Oh, Jesus, Happy Birthday, ‘Cause it’s Christmas, I Believe, Oh Lord, and Mary and Joseph. You’ll never forget the opening introduction of the darling Ornaments in We Are The Christmas Tree Ornaments. Costume and staging ideas for the Ornaments included. A finale with traditional Christmas Carols brings this wonderful musical to a beautiful end.
A secular version of the above musical is available also, using traditional Christmas carols and a few original songs.
This unbelievably fun story takes place in the home of the Holiday family as twins Holly and Dave Holiday are celebrating their 11th birthday. The children receive a very unusual present – a game called The Holiday Game. At their birthday party, the twins make their birthday wish simultaneously: “I wish every holiday was on our birthday” and they begin to play the game. When Dave’s game piece lands on St. Patrick’s Day, up through the table pops a Leprechaun, shocking the party goers. He sings a song as they try to tell him that it’s not St. Patrick’s Day. Throughout the musical, charming characters from nearly every holiday appear, including 2 Presidents, Cupid, a Groundhog and it’s Shadow, the Easter Bunny, Santa, a Dreidel and many more - each with its own personality. The story gets a little wacky when the familiar holiday characters interact with each other. Did Holly and Dave’s wish really come true??? Is this really what they want? Original songs include Holiday, Green, Green, Green, I Want to Jump Back in my Hole, Freedom, Christmas is a Time to Give, I’m A Little Jackie-O-Lantern, April Fool, and Happy, Happy Birthday.
What do seven creative elves do when Santa has amnesia? First, they talk to the reindeer and then they call on Mrs. Claus. This group cooks up quite a scheme to make sure Christmas is on schedule. Get to know the hard working elves, 7 reindeer, and Mrs. Claus as they discover the love they share for children and dear Santa. Five original songs (2 including Orff instruments) will delight your audiences. Christmas Is a Time to Give, I Do Not Know, I Do Not Understand, I’ve Always Dreamed of Driving Santa’s Reindeer, Dancer Has the Answer and I’ll Never Give Up On You. A great school or church Christmas Program. Approx. 35 minutes.
Everyone is upset when there is only one month before Riverside Elementary will be torn down to build a new school. The fifth graders are having a case of the blues when Mrs. Jones’ class stumbles onto an incredible mystery. The children find clues as they count down days to the end of their last school year together. Will they solve the mystery on time? How do they end their blues? Comedy enters the scene as their wacky substitute, Mrs. Periwinkle, tries to handle the class. Ten original songs include the bluesy - I’ve Got The Blues, The Riverside Elementary school song, We’re A TEAM!, the 50’s style - Drop Everything And Read, the rhythmic song ala Stomp - Keep the Rhythm, Who is Our Benefactor? the rappin’- Art Smart, I Hate Math, I Want to S-P-E-L-L and the sweet farewell song The Best. Orff instruments are featured in several songs.