NEW in the Young @ Part Series Monday, April 17, 2023
TRW’s adapted musicals for kids are available in two distinct product lines tailor-made for young actors: Young@Part® musicals run 60 minutes and are designed for performers aged 8 to 14 years old. Younger@Part® editions are designed for performers 6-11 years old and run 30 minutes. Ideally suited to the school and youth theatre producing environment and perfect for fully-staged productions, assemblies, or classroom shares, these author-approved versions are developed and thoroughly workshopped by distinguished theatre educators. Cast sizes are expandable, song keys are adjusted for developing voices, and scenes are edited for time and content – all while keeping the spirit of the original Broadway show intact.
New productions in this valuable series include:
We Will Rock You (Young @ Part)
Featuring chart-topping Queen songs including “Another One Bites the Dust;” “Bohemian Rhapsody;” “We Will Rock You;” “Somebody to Love;” “We Are the Champions” and many more, this 70-minute adaptation of the West End show follows two young rebels as they restore rock ‘n’ roll to “the iPlanet” in a post-apocalyptic world. Designed especially for elementary and middle schools as well as children’s theater, the song keys have been adapted to be accessible, and songs and scenes have been edited for length and content while keeping the spirit of the original show intact. There are many great roles, and the production can include any size chorus that appears throughout the show. This memorable show will be tons of fun to perform – and the audience will absolutely love it!
The Wind in the Willows (Young @ Part)
This riotous comedy follows Mole, Rat, Badger, and the impulsive Mr. Toad, whose antics land him in serious trouble. With his beloved home under threat from the notorious Chief Weasel and his gang of sinister Wild Wooders, Toad must attempt a daring escape leading to a series of misadventures and a heroic battle to recapture Toad Hall. Full of humor, wit, a gorgeous, soaring score, and heartwarming lessons of friendship, it’s a rich 60-minute ensemble show perfect for schools and youth theaters.
All Shook Up (Younger @ Part)
It’s 1955, and into a square little town rides a guitar-playing young man who changes everything and everyone he meets. Loosely based on Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” and inspired by and featuring the songs of Elvis Presley, this hip-swiveling, lip-curling musical fantasy will have you jumpin’ out of your blue suede shoes with such classics as Teddy Bear; Hound Dog and Jailhouse Rock. With great roles for all genders, this 35-40 minute adaptation of the Broadway show is an unforgettable thrill for elementary school performers and their audiences.
Miss Nelson Is Missing (Younger @ Part)
Humor is underscored by lessons of appreciation and respect in this 35-minute adaptation of the book “Miss Nelson is Missing” by Harry Allard and James Marshall for elementary school-age performers. Miss Nelson’s class is the worst-behaved in the whole school, with spitballs and paper airplanes flying everywhere. But class 207 is in for a surprise when gentle Miss Nelson is replaced by Viola Swamp, a no-nonsense substitute who assigns piles of homework! The students must find their beloved Miss Nelson… will they ever get her back?
How I Became a Pirate (Younger @ Part)
Sail off on a fantastic musical excursion as a band of comical pirates lands at North Beach looking for an expert digger to join their crew. Braid Beard and his/her mates enlist young Jeremy Jacob as they look for the perfect spot to bury their treasure. Jeremy learns that adventuring can be lots of fun, but love and home are treasures you can’t find on any map. Your elementary-school-age cast will love flaunting their pirate swagger in this delightful and swashbuckling musical adventure that is flexible for any size cast!
The Addams Family (Younger @ Part)
Celebrate the wackiness in every family with this best-selling Broadway musical adapted for middle-school-age performers! Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family whom her parents have never met. She confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother. Now, Gomez Addams must do something he’s never done before – keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia. Everything will change for the whole family on the fateful night they host a dinner for Wednesday’s “normal” boyfriend and his parents.
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