Snoopy's Getting Married, Charlie Brown (1985) Joe Raposo (original arranger and composer of incidental music, uncredited)

Sometimes, in the group numbers, this young cast even gets the most out of them.Desiree Goyette (credited as music director in opening credits) And savor the intricacy of this show, whose book, music and lyrics are by Clark Gesner (enhanced here with additions made for a 1999 Broadway run). Instead, go if you have young children to bring who will be impressed by seeing actors their own age at close range. Villas draws some extra applause with his dance moves in Linus’s “My Blanket and Me” number. So don’t go expecting to be knocked out, though Jeremy T. Instead, the smaller arena magnifies the lack of experience that a big-cast, big-stage Broadway show can hide. The intent here may have been to draw adult-caliber performances out of age-appropriate actors, or to somehow illuminate the show by having it performed by actual children. But there is a fair amount of complexity in these seemingly simple characters, which is why “Charlie Brown” is best when performed by adults, or at least by high school students. Perhaps some of it will come as the show matures - certainly the comic timing will improve as these actors learn where the laughs are. Little of that was in evidence at the performance I saw. With the exception of Milly Shapiro, who is a spot-on delight as Sally, all of the actors (who are ages 9 through 13) seemed to need a lot more directing from Michael Unger, whose task here is formidable.

Colley still had work to do to capture the angst of Charlie Brown. The focus, naturally, is Charlie Brown, played by Joshua Colley, who has appeared in the Broadway productions of “Newsies” and “Les Misérables.” (Graydon Peter Yosowitz steps into the role June 1 through 7.) The show, of course, features the “Peanuts” gang singing and philosophizing through vignettes from little-kid existence: a nail-biting baseball game, a daunting book report, anxiety over a favorite blanket. Big-stage experience doesn’t necessarily guarantee small-stage success. This is a more demanding musical than you might remember.Ģ. The York Theater Company has tried an experiment with its production of “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown,” casting this musical about young children with relatively young children, ones who have Broadway or regional houses or both on their résumés.

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